Movies
Signal, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS OCTOBER 3 There’s bravura manipulativeness to “The Signal,” the stylish, slyly funny question mark of a movie from director and co-writer William Eubank. At first it’s a melancholy road trip in which college kids Nic (Brenton Thwaites), Haley (Olivia Cooke) and Jonah (Beau Knapp) battle future
OIFF 2014 presents Chess Game (with Butterfly Fluttering)
CHESS GAME Mina, Beth and Martona are locked in Talavera Bruce Penitentiary, in Rio de Janeiro. Mina (Priscila Fantin) is the brain of the group, Beth is the impulsive one, and Martona is pure muscle. Mina controls the jail by selling drugs and goods, smuggled in by her sister, Jullienne.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
PRESENTED BY THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE 2 Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller’s visually stunning “Sin City” graphic novels back to the screen in SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. Weaving together two of Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most
Kissproof World
A MADE IN OTTAWA THRILLER DOUBLE BILL | ALL TICKETS $10 A jet black comedy in which, for ambiguous reasons, all the women in the world have started killing all the men. Hoping to escape this, four young women ranging in age from 18 to 25, decide to go hide
Samanala Sandwaniya (aka Butterfly Symphony)
Presented by Helasaviya Canada This event is organized by Helasaviya to raise funds to provide indigenous medical treatments to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in a Sri Lankan village. Vadeesha Devaminda Wickramanayaka is a highly creative and sensitive young music student in his school. A special love letter that he finds
Are You Here
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 26 Hopes have run understandably high for the first major feature film effort from Matthew Weiner, creator and executive producer of TV’s brilliant “Mad Men.” But between some negative advance reviews and a reportedly underwhelming debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, “Are You
Trip To Italy, The
HELD OVER FOR A 4th WEEK! Michael Winterbottom’s largely improvised 2010 film, The Trip, took comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon-or semifictionalized versions thereof-on a restaurant tour around northern England. In this witty and incisive follow-up, Winterbottom reunites the pair for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of
Ottawa International Film Festival 2014 presents American Descent (with Subsurface Flow)
The Ottawa International Film Festival celebrates it’s 5th Anniversary by showcasing Canadian and International Films at the historic Mayfair Theatre. Over the course of four days OIFF will showcase twenty five films consisting of narrative features, short films and documentaries. Feature Film Highlights will include: Canadian Premiere: Girl house – Director/Producers will
Rudderless
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS NOVEMBER 1 Billy Crudup plays Sam, a former high-profile advertising executive whose life is torn apart by the sudden death of his son. Living off the grid on a docked sailboat, he wastes away his days while drowning his pain in alcohol. When Sam discovers a
Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago
500 miles on foot. Bunk-beds. Blisters. Stunning landscapes. World-class snorers. Hot searing sun, freezing cold rain. Kindness from strangers. Debilitating injury. Unexpected romance. No toilet paper when you really need it. Profound grief and deep doubt. Hunger. Laughing with new friends. Total exhaustion. You are guaranteed to experience all of