Movies
The Great Gatsby
Director Luhrmanns (Moulin Rouge) adaptation of Fitzgeralds classic is a visual wonderland. It’s stunning, breathtaking and a tour-de-force interpretation of our great American novel. Fitzgerald would be wowed!” (Kaplan on Kaplan)
Greedy Lying Bastards
OTTAWA PREMIERE We know that global warming is a real and growing threat, but politicians refuse to take action. Why? Simply put, theyve been bought by greedy, lying bastards and this doc will introduce you to some of those bastards. Kicking keisters and naming names (NY Times), this film
The Croods
PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLES What happens when cavemen lose their cave? They set out on a fantastical adventure thats pacy, energetically animated and casts off any lingering doubt that DreamWorks is moving into the character-driven domain normally dominated by Pixar. (3AW) Featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone,
The Frankenstein Theory
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY ZOMBIEINFO.COM A disgraced professor takes a documentary crew to the Arctic to prove that the story of Frankenstein is a true one, and that the iconic monster lives in the frozen wilderness in this thriller (from the producers of The Last Exorcism) that fuses Mary
The Company You Keep
Two generations of handsome collide in this story of an exiled former revolutionary (Redford) outed by a young journalist (Shia LeBeouf). With supporting turns from Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte and Chris Cooper, “the acting company Redford keeps in [this film] doesn’t get any better. Movies rarely do either.”
Blackbird
OTTAWA PREMIERE A high school student is accused of planning a school shooting based on the content of a short story in this debut feature from Nova Scotia filmmaker Buxton [that] offers a series of subtle revelations that challenge expectation without a hint of soapbox grandstanding or raging primal screams.”
At Any Price
OTTAWA PREMIERE Farmer Dennis Quaid wants his son (Zac Efron) to enter the family business, but Efrons sights are set on becoming a professional racecar driver until a crisis puts both their dreams in jeopardy. “A haunting portrait of the relationship between fathers and sons as being built on
American Mary
PRESENTED BY ZOMBIEINFO.COM | WINNER OF FIVE SCREAMFEST AWARDS Disenchanted with the healthcare system and desperate for money, a medical student (Katharine Isabelle, Ginger Snaps) enters the world of underground surgery, where she finds the procedures leave scars on patients and doctors alike. “One of the most original and politically engaged horrors of recent
Margarita
OTTAWA PREMIERE When power couple Gail and Ben fall on hard times, they are forced to fire their nanny the titular Margarita setting in motion a series of events that could lead to her deportation. A perfect pH balance of drama and humour resonates far beyond the small
Capital City Opera presents Opera in Hollywood
Capital City Opera presents a concert of LIVE opera from films such as Quantum of Solace, Life is Beautiful, The Hunger and Moonstruck all of which weave opera in the fabric of their stories. Join us and special guest Julie Nesrallah as we delve into the beauty of film, opera