Movies
Creed
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Harperman: A Dissident Serenade
Tonys Turners “Harperman” protest song was posted on YouTube on June 22, 2015. Two months later, he was suspended from his job as a federal government scientist pending an investigation into whether his creation of this song breached his employers “values and ethics” code. Weve had an election since then, but
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Syrian Love Story, A
Cinema Politica presents the Ottawa premiere of A SYRIAN LOVE STORY with director Sean McAllister and protagonist Amer Daoud in attendance A SYRIAN LOVE STORY in Arabic with English Subtitles Short synopsis: Filmed over 5 years, A SYRIAN LOVE STORY charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom. The poignant story of
Concussion
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE – BEST ACTOR – WILL SMITH Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro
Danish Girl, The
NOMINATED FOR 4 OSCARS INCLUDING BEST ACTOR AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Carol
NOMINATED FOR 6 OSCARS INCLUDING BEST ACTRESS AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Oscar nominee Rooney Mara) is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman
Experimenter
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JANUARY 8 Famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram, in 1961 conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority. Starring Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.
Legend (2015)
The true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie Kray (both played by Oscar nominee Tom Hardy), who captivated the public and once upon a time lorded over a criminal empire. An integral part of London’s East End, and the iconic Swinging Sixties.
Peanuts Movie, The
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.