Movies
Lone Survivor
NOMINATED FOR 2 ACADEMY AWARDS: BEST SOUND EDITING AND MIXING Four Navy SEALs (led by Mark Wahlberg) are ambushed in Afghanistan during a covert mission, in this harrowing tale of survival that “hits home and hits hard.” (Richard Roeper)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) must take part in the “Victor’s Tour” of the districts, but revolution is in the air as the next Hunger Games is being prepared.
A Field In England
OTTAWA PREMIERE Set in 1648 AD, this tale about deserters who are fed strange mushrooms by an alchemist, who leads them on a bizarre journey of paranoia and violence, is “A most original and stunning cinematic experience.” (Martin Scorsese)
Cannibal Holocaust
A film so notorious that the filmmakers were almost sent to prison because Italian authorities thought this tale of a documentary crew’s ill-fated visit to cannibalistic tribe was real!
Sexcula
This legendary, maple syrup-soaked, X-rated, taxpayer-funded feature a carnal combination of classic movie monster legends and steamy erotica is, to say the least, “somewhat unique.” (Canuxploitation.com) PRESENTED BY INVISIBLE CINEMA http://www.invisiblecinema.ca
Big Bad Wolves
OTTAWA PREMIERE A series of brutal murders sets three men the father of one of the victims, a rogue cop and the prime suspect on a collision course in what Quentin Tarantino calls “the best film of the year.”
All Is Lost
NOMINATED FOR BEST SOUND EDITING, 2014 ACADEMY AWARDS Robert Redford gives a command performance as a man fighting for survive after being lost at sea. “Spectacular, galvanizing ” (American Profile)
The Invisible Woman
NOMINATED FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN, 2014 ACADEMY AWARDS This period drama tells the story of the best of times, and the worst of times, in the secret love affair between Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes) and a much younger admirer (Felicity Jones).
Nebraska
WINNER, BEST ACTOR – BRUCE DERN – 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE Acting legend Bruce Dern, as a seemingly-senile old man on 900-mile trek to collect a million dollar prize he think’s he’s won, gives “the performance of a lifetime” (Christy Lemire) in