Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a
PRESENTED/BAKED TREATS BY AUNTIE LOOS BAKERY Youd expect a documentary about pastry chefs to be light on drama a bit of puff piece, you might say. But master documentarians Hegedus (The War Room) and Pennebaker (Dont Look Back) find “remarkable tension and heartbreak, [creating] a singularly human
King Richard – Screening February 4, 5, 7, 8, 9! Advance tickets now available for King Richard! Academy Awards: Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Editing, and Original Song nominee! A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are
SUNDAY NIGHT GEEK NIGHT When unemployed teacher Steve Wiebe sets out to break the world-record high score on Donkey Kong, glory seems just a flaming barrel away until he confronts the current record holder, the egomaniacal Billy Mitchell. Truth doesnt any stranger than this screen-killing documentary.
LOST MARBLES 80s NIGHTS For starters, Kong falls not from the Empire State Building, but the World Trade Center but thats just the tip of the crazy-berg. Ten years of coma later, Kong needs a heart transplant, and a blood transfusion. Enter Lady Kong and giant gorilla romance!
Chaplins penultimate film tells the quasi-autobiographical tale of a deposed European king who flees to America, rapidly becomes a celebrity, and then just as rapidly becomes the focus of a Communist witch-hunt. But dont worry, this late film is “as gentle, optimistic and funny as the first.” (Roger
Ottawa Premiere on August 22nd – Encore Screening on August 23rd! A documentary on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, God Told Me To, Q The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, Phone Booth). Featuring J.J. Abrams, Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Robert Forster, Mick Garris,
Kinds Of Kindness – Screening on August 10, 11, 13, 15! Advance tickets now available for Kinds Of Kindness! A man seeks to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questions his wife’s demeanor after her return from a supposed drowning, and a woman searches for an extraordinary
Kim’s Video – Ottawa Premiere on May 19, 21! Advance tickets now available for Kim’s Video! Physical media reigns supreme in Kim’s Video, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent
PALME DOR NOMINEE, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012 Director Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) returns with this steel-cold tale of the economics of crime starring Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Richard Jenkins. A juicy, bloody, grimy and profane crime drama that amply satisfies as a