Movies
Brooklyn
STARTS JANUARY 1 NOMINATED FOR 3 OSCARS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! Eilis Lacey is a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The
I Am Eleven
Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey travelled the world for six years talking with 11-year-olds to compose this insightful, funny and moving documentary portrait of childhood. From an orphanage in India, to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I AM ELEVEN explores the lives
So You Think Youre Bilingual
Test your command of French and English in a one-of-a-kind comedy show featuring stand-up in both official languages, but with a twist! Hosted by bilingual Just-For-Laughs veteran Derek Seguin, francophone comedians will be performing in English and anglophone comedians will be performing in French. This show features David
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE (1947-2016) In this captivating, skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima, David Bowie regally embodies Celliers, a British officer interned by the Japanese as aPOW. Rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this films hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, obsessed with the mysterious blond major,
Macbeth (2015)
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
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
Love
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JANUARY 1 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF IRREVERSIBLE AND ENTER THE VOID! FOR ADULTS ONLY Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they
Crimson Peak
FROM MASTER FILMMAKER GUILLERMO DEL TORO (PAN’S LABYRINTH) In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes,
Room
Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominated, and Canadian Screen Awards winning screenwriter and novelist Emma Donoghue in attendance for a pre-screening Q&A! Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for
Al Purdy Was Here
OTTAWA PREMIERE | JANUARY 27 & 28 This documentary profiles Canadian poet Al Purdy, who first came to prominence in the 1960s with a style of writing that attempted to capture the tenor of modern life. The film includes archival footage of Purdy from television appearances, as well as interviews