Movies
12 Years A Slave
WINNER OF 3 ACADEMY AWARDS – BEST PICTURE, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS & BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The compelling true story of Solomon Northrup, a freeman who was living happily with his family in upstate New York, until he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in New Orleans is “an uncompromising look
American Hustle
NOMINATED FOR 10 ACADEMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE A team of con artists (Christian Bale and Amy Adams) are forced to work under a rookie FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) who wants to entrap some major politicians, including an ambitious New Jersey mayor (Jeremy Renner). “Wide characters, deep storytelling, bad hair
Canadian Cameos Archival Short Films
The Canadian Cult Revue Series is proud to present a rare selection of Canadian Archival shorts from the Library and Archives vaults. All on 35mm film for National Canadian Film Day! Most are from the “Canadian Cameos” series directed by Gordon Sparling 1930’s-1950’s Titles include: Rhapsody in Two Languages, 1934 Hockey Star’s
Inside Llewyn Davis
NOMINATED FOR 2 ACADEMY AWARDS: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AND SOUND MIXING A luckless week in the life of a bitter folk singer during the Greenwich Village scene of 1961 is “brilliantly directed, superbly written [and features a] wonderful soundtrack ” (ViewLondon)
Philomena
NOMINATED FOR 4 ACADEMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE The mother (Judi Dench) of a child conceived out of wedlock is forced to give up her son for adoption. Years later, she teams up with a BBC reporter (Steve Coogan) to finally be reunited with him. “At once heartbreaking, entertaining and
Robocop
Ottawa Premiere – Director’s Cut 4k Restoration of the 1987 sci-fi classic – Screening the Week of December 4th! Advance tickets for Robocop are now available from events.com! In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police
Her
NOMINATED FOR 5 ACADEMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER – BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, SPIKE JONZE A lovelorn writer (Joaquin Phoenix) falls intensely in love with his highly advanced voice operating system Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) “In a dark theatre, surrounded by the wondrous world [director] Jonze creates, it’s difficult to
Cheap Thrills
OTTAWA PREMIERE! Audience Award Winner at SXSW 2013 Best First Film Jury Prize at Fantasia 2013 A family man about to lose his job and home meets an old friend at a bar and together they find themselves committing dangerous dares for cash for the amusement of a mysterious rich
Science and Zombies: The Science Students’ Association of Ottawa University presents Max Brooks
The University of Ottawa Science Students’ Association presents Science & Zombies! This event will feature a live presentation and a book signing session with Max Brooks (author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide), with an opening talk by Dr. Robert Smith?, a University of Ottawa professor who makes mathematical models
Third Contact
FINALLY IN OTTAWA! A tormented therapist embarks on a mind-bending investigation to find out why many of his patients are dying under mysterious circumstances in this gripping micro-budget thriller that crowd-funded its way across the Atlantic to play in Ottawa! Tickets $10