Movies
I Am Chris Farley
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS AUGUST 21 The film, from the directors of A Brony Tale, I Am Evel Knievel and the upcoming Johnny Cash – American Rebel, tells Chris Farley’s story, from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary club Second
Cop Car
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 11 Kevin Bacon (The Following, HBO’s Taking Chance, Mystic River) stars in director Jon Watts’ delightful throwback thriller Cop Car. When two good-natured but rebellious young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide
Editor, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 18 A film editor with wooden fingers becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders in this outrageous homage to the Italian giallo films of the 1970s and ’80s. Rey Ciso (co-director Adam Brooks) used to be one of the world’s best film
Z For Zachariah
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 4 In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been
Batkid Begins
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JULY 24 On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5-year-old cancer patient his wish. The documentary “Batkid Begins” looks at the “why” of this flash phenomenon. Why did the intense outpouring of spontaneous support for a child reverberate around the
Music of Survival
The story of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus is one of courage and true grit a vivid chronicle that celebrates the human spirit. This is the triumphant story of the original 17 members of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus who survived World War II as a musical ensemble. The film brings
Big Game
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JULY 10 In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod
Madame Bovary
Set in Normandy, France, this is the classic story of Emma Bovary, a young beauty who impulsively marries small-town doctor, Charles Bovary, to leave her father’s pig farm far behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy husband and
Slow West
OTTAWA PREMIERE | NOW PLAYING At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along the way.(C) A24 Films
Overnight, The
Newcomers to Los Angeles Alex (Adam Scott, Step Brothers) and Emily (Taylor Schilling, Orange Is The New Black) think they’ve found new friends when an eccentric couple (Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godreche) invites them over to their house for a playdate between their sons. After the children fall asleep, passion