Movies
Brett Kelly’s Iron Soldier
OTTAWA PREMIERE When terrorists steal the titular unstoppable military robot (the Iron Soldier, not Brett Kelly), it’s a race against time to stop them from using it against mankind! Starring Joe Estevez (brother of Martin Sheen, uncle of Charlie and Emilio)! Director Brett Kelly in attendance!
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (dogs welcome!)
PARTICIPACTION BARK-ALONG SCREENING BRING YOUR DOG! The Alvin movies have made how much?! A combined $765 million?! Seriously?! Its a good thing were inviting dogs to this screening they might be the only ones who havent seen it! Fundraiser for Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation Services
Cooking with Stella
This lighthearted social comedy follows a couple of Canadian Diplomats to New Delhi, where they inherit a household of servants headed by the entrepreneurial cook Stella. Co-written by Deepa Mehta, and starring Canadian indie films hardest working man, Don McKellar.
Prime Cut
This month, Saturday Night Sinema holds it breath as a mob enforcer (the great Lee Marvin) tries to settle a debt with a rancher (Gene Hackman). Before this unforgettable American nasty ends, people will be ground into sausage, and a young Sissy Spacek will wear a midriff t-shirt.
Saturday Night Fever
Join us on Sunday, December 16th for a throwback to the ’70s! There will be prizes, beer, and of course, we’ll be showing Saturday Night Fever so come dressed to impress. There will be prizes for the best 70’s inspired costumes. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie will
Runaways, The
Dakota Fanning is now old enough to play Cherie Currie (opposite Kristen Stewarts Joan Jett) in this coming-of-age biopic of groundbreaking girl-rock band The Runaways. Does that make you feel old, too?
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
SUNDAY NIGHT GEEK NIGHT Stuff your Transformers in a cube of energon, cause weve got a real sight for sore optical receptors: the GoBots, and their valiant struggle to save the noble Rock People. Starring the voices of Telly Savalas, Margot Kidder and Roddy McDowall? Yup.
Ghost Writer, The
Polanski knows how to make a hell of a genre film (Rosemarys Baby, anyone?), and this, his take on the political thriller, is no exception. Dont be surprised if you see the director accepting awards from his prison cell.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror
OTTAWA PREMIERE Watch out, Tommy Wiseau! The newly-anointed best worst movie finally wings its way to the Mayfair to claw at the eyes of Ottawa audiences. If this is a joke, its the Kennedy assassination of jokes. (Vice Magazine)
Danse Le ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, La
OTTAWA PREMIERE Master documentarian Wiseman (Titicut Follies) tracks seven Paris Opera Ballet productions simultaneously in this on-point doc that pirouettes around issues of commerce and art and jetés between moments mundane and profound to produce something astoundingly beautiful. (San Francisco Chronicle) English subtitles