Movies
Mary Goes Round
Ottawa Premiere on April 13th! Annapolis Film Festival: Best of Fest award winner! Santa Barbara International Film Festival award winner! “slyly funny…a textured, touching performance” (TIFF) “a masterful performance” (Cleveland Int Film Fest) When a substance abuse counselor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown
Marwencol
OTTAWA PREMIERE Following a vicious beating, Mark Hogancamp began building a 1/6-scale WWII town in his backyard in an attempt to recover his fine motor skills. The project quickly took on a life of its own. This is one of the oddest and most moving documentaries since Grey Gardens Marwencol
Martian, The
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to
Martian, The
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to
Martha Marcy May Marlene
WINNER, BEST DIRECTOR, SUNDANCE 2011 A young woman named Martha flees a ramshackle cult and seeks refuge at her sisters home but the after-affects of her identity-obliterating experience prove much harder to escape. Hypnotic, narcotic, and trembling on the verge of either dread or redemption or some hazy state
Mars Needs Moms
Based on the book by Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed, this film (for the plot, see the title) finally puts Robert Zemeckis motion-capture animation (as seen in Beowulf and A Christmas Carol) to its proper use, producing an entertaining, accomplished movie that shows off what its signature technology can do.
Marriage Story
Starts Friday December 6th! An incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. From the Oscar nominated, and 2x Sundance award winning writer/director of The Squid and the Whale! Starring 4x Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson, Oscar nominee Adam Driver, 2x Oscar nominee Laura
Marnie
Sean Connery Tribute – screening November 8th, 9th, and 11th! Advance tickets now available via events.com for Marnie! Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed. From 5x Oscar nominated director,
Marmato
Threats, Protection and Peace in Colombia: A documentary screening and panel discussion on threatened human rights defenders This event marks 20 Years of Peace Brigades Internationals accompaniment of threatened human rights defenders in Colombia and the Ottawa Premiere of Marmato, a film on the confrontation with globalized mining in Colombia,