Movies
Alan Partridge
OTTAWA PREMIERE Steve Coogan’s love-to-hate-him television character finally comes to the big screen! When DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege. *** Steve
Fateful Findings
OTTAWA PREMIERE Written, produced, directed by and starring Neil Breen, this “paranormal thriller where a computer hacker exposes worldwide secrets” is destined to be the next true cult classic. *** Neil Breen is another poor schmo who has thrown his time and his money not to mention his heart into
Particle Fever
OTTAWA PREMIERE A documentary that follows six brilliant scientists who launch a radical experiment that could unravel major secrets about the universe. “It plays out with all the suspense of a thriller.” (The Washington Post) *** Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or
Enemy
A history professor (Jake Gyllenhaal) discovers he has a doppelganger when he sees him as a bit player in a movie. Both men meet and their lives become dangerously intertwined. “[this film] will have you talking and the mindboggling film will mull around in your noggin for days to come.”
August: Osage County (Fundraiser for Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre)
FROM OSAGE COUNTY TO OUR BACKYARD Film Night Fundraiser for Amethyst Womens Addiction Centre Sunday, April 27 @ 7:00 p.m. Mayfair Theatre There are an estimated 20,200 women in the Ottawa region coping with a serious alcohol abuse problem. This figure does not
Rhymes For Young Ghouls
OTTAWA PREMIERE A young Aboriginal teenage girl, a drug dealer by trade, plots revenge against the Indian agent who is dominating her life. *** So begins this harrowing, explosive debut from Jeff Barnaby. The backstory may be unfamiliar to international audiences – the post-genocide period of my country’s treatment of
Energy East: Our Risk – Their Reward
Doors open at 6:30pm Come hear Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Eriel Deranger of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (downstream Alberta tar sands) and Graham Saul, Executive Director of Ecology Ottawa talk about stopping a tar sands pipeline what would be the largest oil pipeline
Through The Fire
Through the Fire shows a side of Somalia and Somaliland beyond the all-too-familiar news reports of piracy, war, and famine. It tells the stories of remarkable Somali women who risk their lives to run essential humanitarian projects that have sustained their communities through decades of conflict. By giving insights into
Honour Your Word – Earth Day Celebration
A special screening of a new documentary film about the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Featuring special guest speakers Norman Matchewan and Elder Michel Thusky from the Barriere Lake community, and via Skype, filmmaker Martha Stiegman. Honour Your Word (2013, 59min) is an intimate portrait of life behind the barricades for the Algonquins of
The Wolf of Wall Street
Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed) re-team for the true story of Jordan Belfort, “a New York stockbroker who spent years cheerfully defrauding investors…DiCaprio is positively reptilian; he spits out his lines with a nasty glee. You’re both horrified and enchanted by this creature – a