Movies
Frank
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS SEPTEMBER 12 The droll wit and formal daring of Frank start with the casting. Michael Fassbender has been an X-Man, a gladiator (300), a sex addict (Shame) and an Oscar nominee (12 Years a Slave). Also a hottie, whose posters get drooled over on dorm walls. So why
The Forgotten Kingdom
Help Lesotho (www.helplesotho.org), an Ottawa-based charity, presents The Forgotten Kingdom, an award-winning film by Andrew Mudge that tells the story of a young man reluctantly embarking on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho (southern Africa) to bury his estranged father. He finds himself drawn to the mystical
Spyfall
OTTAWA PREMIERE A comical Bond-parody.Canadian Secret Agent Mike Hawk is called upon to take over a case and investigate the death of his predecessor. Airplane! meets Casino Royale! Director and cast in attendance Tickets $10 Presented by Brett Kelly Entertainment
Boyhood
The second shot of “Boyhood” doubles as the movie’s poster image: a young child named Mason, Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) lying on his back in green grass, staring at the sky. He does not speak and there is no voice-over narration, so we cannot know what’s in his head. But the
112 Weddings
112 Weddings is a bittersweet portrait of the state of modern marriage, as interpreted by a New York wedding photographer. Doug Block filmed 112 couples at their weddings over the years, witnessing them at the high point of their mutual romantic intoxication. In the moment, he conceived a great affection
Maleficent
With visuals both powerful and downright lovely, imagination to spare and a splendidly droll performance by Angelina Jolie, Maleficent reworks the story of Sleeping Beauty with grace and humor. Of course theres a question as to whether todays kids even know who Sleeping Beauty is. Is that the story with the dwarfs
The Dog
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS AUGUST 15 Personified by Al Pacino in the 1975 film, Wojtowicz was never what one might consider leading-man material. A short, self-described pervert, the Brooklyn lothario compensated with charisma for what he lacked in looks (and teeth). While married to his first wife, Wojtowicz sought sex in
Maleficent
“Maleficent” explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty” and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse
Dancing in Jaffe
Presented by Canadian Friends of Peace Now (supporting a two-state solution and peace between Israel and all its neighbours) Fundraiser for Canadian Friends of Peace Now Renowned ballroom dance champion, Pierre Dulaine, returns to his city of birth, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Arab Israeli children to dance and compete together. The
Locke
Locke is an extraordinary film about an ordinary life. It follows, in real time, one Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy), as he drives to London one night. Once he gets in his car, he never gets out, so this is a one-man show taking place within an extremely confined space. Hardy