Movies
Goodfellas
Goodfellas – Screening on September 10, 13, 15! Advance tickets now available for Goodfellas! The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. Academy Awards:
Saving Private Ryan
Even though Spielberg won his second directing Oscar for Saving Private Ryan, which is now widely considered one of the masterpieces of WWII cinema, 1998s Best Picture Oscar went to Shakespeare in Love which is not coming to the Mayfair anytime soon.
Ashes of American Flags: Wilco Live
OTTAWA PREMIERE | Sponsored by Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival and CKCU In this award-winning doc, which follows Wilcos 2008 tour, the performances are the focus, and as anyone whos seen Wilco recently knows, theyve never been hotter. (Rolling Stone) So, great film? Roger. Prizes? Roger
Thank You Girls, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE A group of drag queens and their entourage journeys from one small-town beauty pageant to the next in this glam-tastic outing thats being called the next Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! In Visayan and Tagalog with English subtitles $12 | Advance tickets at eventbrite.com | Producer James
At Home by Myself with You
OTTAWA PREMIERE Romy hasnt left her apartment in six years. Why? Because shes afraid. Of storms. Boxes. Kissing. And lobsters. So when a handsome new neighbour disrupts her life, its a classic story of girl-meets-boy-girl-falls-for-boy-girl-cant-leave-her-apartment. Or can she?
Shark is Still Working, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE There’s an old Hollywood adage: the more fun a movie was to make, the worse it will be. Keep that in mind while watching this doc about the endless stress and hardship that was the making of Jaws. (See it with Jaws June 5!)
Shock Waves
1977: Peter Cushing appears in Star Wars and what we consider the greatest non-Romero American zombie film ever. When shipwrecked yacht-mates wash up on an island run by a former SS commander, they predictably end up food for Nazi zombies.
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.
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!
Secret of Kells, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE OSCAR NOMINEE BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Young Brendan lives an isolated life in the Abbey of Kells until a man arrives with an ancient book, brimming with mysterious power, that leads him on a dangerous quest into an enchanted forest. With its jewel-bright colors and intricate use