Movies
Last Mountain, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE 2011 Corporate giant Massey Energy makes billions blasting the Appalachians and extracting coal. In return, the people who live there got 2.8 billion gallons of toxic sludge, and a cancer epidemic. Now, with only one mountain left, theyve decided to fight back. This
Last Impresario, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS APRIL 24 Michael White might just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario, he produced over 300 shows and movies over the last 50 years. Bringing to the stage the risqué productions of Oh! Calcutta!, The Rocky
Last House on the Left, The
DAVID HESS MEMORIAL SCREENING To keep from fainting during Cravens directorial debut about parents taking brutal revenge on the gang that raped and murdered their daughter keep repeating, “It’s only a movie…It’s only a movie…” Plus, see star David Hess in Smash Cut the same night!
Last Flag Flying
Ottawa Premiere on December 22nd! Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard. From 2 x Gotham Awards winner, and 5 x Oscar nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater! Starring Oscar nominees Steve
Last Chance
OPL/BPO Canada 150, in partnership with Amnesty International, presents Last Chance, a National Film Board feature documentary by Paul Émile dEntremont. Last Chance tells the stories of 5 asylum seekers fleeing homophobic violence in their native countries, and the hurdles they face in coming to Canada.Panel discussion with representatives from
Last Call At The Gladstone Hotel
With this portrait of a hotels transition from flophouse to hipster hangout, the directors have crafted a riveting and extraordinary human portrait of the effects of urban renewal upon the poor and the unintentional roles artists play in the process of gentrification. (Hot Docs) A panel discussion will follow the
Last Cab To Darwin
A terminally ill cabdriver (Michael Caton) picks up an indigenous drifter (Mark Coles Smith) and a backpacker (Emma Hamilton) while traveling through the Australian Outback to get euthanized.
Last Airbender, The
Just to be clear, this film was shot in 2D; the 3D version was engineered after the fact to cash in on the 3D craze. So, in showing the 2D version, were actually honouring Shyamalans original vision for his adaptation of the anime-inspired Nickelodeon fantasy series. What a twist!
Larry Crowne
Co-written by Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and director/star Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne takes a page from Rodney Dangerfields book, sending Hanks middle-aged schlub back to college (on a scooter!), where he meets and falls in love with Julia Roberts and yes, gets some respect.
Lantouri
One of the most acclaimed films of the year, Reza Dormishian’s newest feature is a massive box office hit in Iran. Starring the duo of Navid Mohammadzadeh and Baran Kosari who delivered memorable performances in his previous film, I Am Not Angry!, Lantouri enters the world of petty criminals and explores