Movies
Machete Kills
Ex-federale Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) does exactly what the title promises as he pursues an arms dealer (Mel Gibson) bent on starting World War III.
John And The Missus
PRESENTED BY THE CANADIAN CULT REVUE | WINNER, BEST ACTOR GENIE Canuck acting legend Gordon Pinsent writes, directs and stars in this funny, romantic and prescient portrayal of a struggling Newfoundland mining town in the early 60s.
I Am Divine
OTTAWA PREMIERE This doc about Glenn Milstead (a.k.a. John Waters leading lady Divine) goes behind the eye shadow, chronicling his/her life from painful childhood to exuberant cult film icon. Affectionate, informative and genuinely entertaining. (HitFix)
Hook
Robin Williams is Peter Pan, now a flightless, grown-up workaholic. But when a kidnapping draws him back to Neverland, he rejoins the Lost Boys and finds himself just in time to cross swords with Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman).
Goldfinger
James Bond Mini-Fest! Goldfinger screens February 19, 20, 23 & 24! Advance tickets now available for Goldfinger! While investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Academy Awards: Best Sound Effects Editing award winner! BAFTA: Best British Art Direction
From Russia With Love
James Bond Mini-Fest! From Russia With Love screens February 12, 13, 16 & 17! Advance tickets now available for From Russia With Love! James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naïve Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Free Birds
PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLE’S Two turkeys (voiced by Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson) travel back in time to retroactively remove themselves from the Thanksgiving menu in this gobbledy-good animated feature.
Diana
OTTAWA PREMIERE “[Naomi] Watts’ work is extraordinary” (Time Out New York) as she portrays the late royal during the time of her ill-fated love affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan.
Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks stars in this true-life story of the skipper of a ship taken hostage by Somali pirates, and director Greengrass (United 93) delivers a piercingly realistic [film that] will exceed your expectations. (LA Times)
Camille Claudel 1915
OTTAWA PREMIERE This portrait of the brilliant sculptress (Juliette Binoche) during the time she was confined by her family to an asylum is “rigorous and powerful.” (The Dissolve)