Movies
Fading Gigolo
Woody Allen plays a pimp and John Turturro his gigolo employee. Got that? Accept the brilliantly absurd premise of Fading Gigolo and youre in for a hilarious ride. Working from his own screenplay, Turturro sets up the crazy idea in quick, bold strokes, then goes on to explore just what it would
Sacrament, The
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JUNE 20 Its really tough in this day and age to come up with new insight in to the mindset of the cult. Director Ti West manages to accomplish such a feat during the narrative of The Sacrament where he not only explores the facade of
Only Lovers Left Alive
When an artist like Jim Jarmusch tackles a love story between two vampires starring Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton you know several things from the outset. Were not going to be seeing anything less than transcendent performances, a philosophical sophistication in the narrative, and ethereal visuals, but I wasnt expecting
Borgman
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JULY 4 If Michael Haneke had a slightly less ironic appreciation of the term funny games, he might have cooked up something a little like Borgman, a sly, insidious and intermittently hilarious domestic thriller that is likely to remain one of the most daring selections of this years Cannescompetish.
Cyber-Seniors
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JULY 4 Affable and optimistic, the Canadian documentary “Cyber-Seniors” depicts the efforts of enterprising teenagers to get a technology-averse older generation to sign on, log in and start friending. Filmmaker Saffron Cassaday has more than an observer’s interest in capturing the retirement crowd getting better in
Palo Alto
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JUNE 27 Palo Alto is light and airy and filled with surprises. The first film by 27-year-old writer/director Gia Coppola is a fresh path down the well-trampled trail of high school movies. What happens to its cast of young characters is not novel weve seen
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
OTTAWA PREMIERE | STARTS JULY 18 ‘The quintessential manager … ” “He has the Midas touch . . . ” “As if Brian Epstein, Marshall McLuhan, and Mr. Magoo had a baby.” The testimonials come fast and affectionately in Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, but how can you not love
Treepot Cliffhanger Presents Chapter 5
Treepot Media presents Treepot Cliffhanger, a collaborative feature film project a year in the making. Five filmmakers developed chapters of the story over 2 month periods starting in March 2013, each chapter following the story set in motion by the director of the previous chapter in the style of a
Million Dollar Arm
This month’s Vanity Fair cover guy Jon Hamm is busy. The seventh season of “Mad Men” is underway and he can also be found in the family-inviting “Million Dollar Arm.” While Don Draper’s portrayer is the star here, he’s hardly the sole reason the winning baseball flick connects. And so
Unknown Known, The
After a February screening in Boston, a questioner led (director) Errol Morris to this insight about the circumlocutions of the subject of his latest film, Donald Rumsfeld: he speaks fluent Jabberwocky. Rumsfeld prides himself on his history of battering underlings by memo, dictating his every scrap of inkling of thought,