Movies
Embrace of the Serpent
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS FEBRUARY 19 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE – BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “A stunning visual and a culturally informative film.” – Dennis Schwartz, Ozus’ World Movie Reviews “It’s an absorbing, even thrilling head trip” – Jessica Kiang, The Playlist Embrace of the Serpent centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Urban Forum is pleased to present its second Urban Film night at the Mayfair. The aim of the Urban Film Series is present films that focus on the mutually impactful relationship between urban design, architecture and people. This years selections include The Priutt Igoe Myth as the feature, preceded by the National
Southbound
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS FEBRUARY 12 SPECIAL INTRO BY THE FILMMAKERS VIA SKYPE BEFORE FRIDAY SCREENING! From the makers of the horror anthology V/H/S, these five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares and darkest secrets over one
Back To The Future
Back To The Future – Tracy Arnett presents a FREE Family Day matinee screening, with a FREE drink and popcorn for all who attend! (No reservations/first come first served). Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents’ first meeting and attracting his
45 Years
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR – BEST ACTRESS There is just one week until Kate Mercer’s (Charlotte Rampling) 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband (Tom Courtenay). The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and
Son of Saul
NOMINATED FOR THE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OSCAR! In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.
Dear Mandela
Rooftops Canada invites you to join us and our very special guests Leilani Farha UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and Lorena Zárate President of the Habitat International Coalition, for a screening of the award winning documentary Dear Mandela. The film will be followed by commentary from
Deathgasm
OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE NIGHT ONLY! WINNER – AUDIENCE AWARD – BEST FEATURE FILM – TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Action Hero Biju
Tickets: $11.99 plus taxes Action Hero Biju is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by Abrid Shine and starring Nivin Pauly in the title role. This is Shines second venture as a director after his debut 1983 (2014). The movie also marks Nivin Paulys debut as a producer. Jerry Amaldev will compose the original songs, while Rajesh Murugesan will score the film. The filming which began in May 2015 was
Fractured Land
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FEBRUARY 3 & 4 “…the film is powerful; a skillful study in landscape as well as character.” – The Globe and Mail “Fractured Land thus becomes something of a hybrid itself. On the one hand its a straight-up environmental doc, calling viewers to action on oil-drilling issues: