What a rare pleasure it is to watch a movie and slowly realise it will soon become one of your favourites. Wes Anderson joints always threaten to wedge their way into your heart for all time, and his latest, cuckoo caper comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel, wedges with gusto. I’ve lived with Rushmore for fifteen years,
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE Victor finds himself watching the apocalypse from the apartment he hasn’t left in 30 years and in possession of a relic from his past that holds the key to humanity’s salvation. But before he can save the world, he must overcome his demons. All tickets $10
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind – Screening in tribute to the late, great Gordon Lightfoot on May 20, 21, 24! Advance tickets now available for Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind. From the song he refuses to perform to his admiration for Drake, a
STARTS DECEMBER 26 Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach’s comes when
Goon – Screening on Sunday January 18 at 3:30pm! Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way. Canadian Comedy Awards: Best Film award
OTTAWA PREMIERE In the heat of the summer. A lonesome house in the countryside between woods and corn fields. Nine-year-old twin brothers are waiting for their mother. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their
Goodfellas – Screening on September 10, 13, 15! Advance tickets now available for Goodfellas! The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. Academy Awards:
Cult filmmaker Ji-woon Kims kimchi-marinated remix of Leones classic transplants the familiar three-way outlaw rivalry to 1930s Japanese-occupied Manchuria, and fills it with an eye-popping train robbery, followed by a balls-out siege, and then a super-cool heist (AV Club) for starters.
Good One – Ottawa Premiere screenings on October 1,2,3! Advance tickets now available for Good One! During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend. Independent Film Festival of Boston: Grand Jury Prize award winner!