Movies
1941
Charlton Heston and John Wayne begged Spielberg not to make this unpatriotic WWII comedy. Although it was trashed by American critics, this star-studded romp was highly regarded outside the US, and is highly recommend by us!
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The
GEEK NIGHT Buckaroo Banzai: physicist. Neurosurgeon. Samurai. Rock star. Comic-book hero. Leader of the Hong Kong Cavaliers. Driver of the dimension-hopping Jet Car. And the worlds only hope against the evil Red Lectroids of Planet 10. If you haven’t seen this, it’s the coolest thing you’ve never seen.
Popeye
You know what I like about this movie? It is what it is. 0
Nashville
Y’all take it easy now. This isn’t Dallas, it’s Nashville! They can’t do this to us here in Nashville! Let’s show them what we’re made of. Come on everybody, sing! Somebody, sing! 0
PROGRAM CHANGE: Peacock King
Our screening of A Kid From Tibet has been unavoidably delayed. In its place, the Drunken Masters Dojo presents Yuen Biao in a kung fu fantasy directed by the man responsible for The Story of Ricky. (Remember that film? Or are you still trying to forget?) Biao plays a Tibetan monk
KELP RECORDS 16th ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS
This month, Kelp Records and Beaus All Natural Brewing Company celebrate 16 year of independent music with two days of concerts at the Mayfair. Thursday, May 13 7:00 PM doors | 8:00 PM music | performances by Jim Bryson and Chris Page $20 advance
Misfortunates, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE Using Dimitri Verhulsts semi-autobiographical novel as a starting point, director Van Groeningen crafts a ravishing-looking [and] often hilarious tragicomedy (Variety) about a Belgian family that would be called working class if any of them bothered to work. English subtitles
Socalled Movie, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE If Woody Allen and Lil Wayne had a lovechild, it would be Josh Dolgin, a.k.a. Socalled, the Montreal-based hip-hop-klezmer-funk musician at the centre of this kaleidoscopic documentary about one mans incredible creative process. English with French subtitles | Josh Dolgin in attendance June 18!
Tintorera
Hugo Stiglitz (yup, this is where Tarantino got the name for the Inglourious Basterds character) stars in this Jaws rip-off in which a tiger shark (tintorera, en Espangol) churns up the seas in place of a great white. Also starring Susan George (Straw Dogs).
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
OTTAWA PREMIERE This startling doc examines the origins and reality of the militarization of space, and asks: will we weaponize space or keep it for peace? Must the world accept one super-power cop on the global beat? And what if it doesn’t?