Movies
The Big Wedding
Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams and Diane Keaton lead an all-star cast in this comedy about nuptials-gone-wrong and a young couple trying to survive a weekend with their crazy about-to-be-in-laws. Multi-hyphenated hysteria!
The Suicide Kid
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE A university freshman finds a new reason to live when his failed suicide attempt goes viral in this found-footage dramedy. An innovative, meticulously pieced-together feature bursting to life with personality nothing short of extraordinary.(Reel Georgia)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
JERRY LEWIS FILM FESTIVAL As the trailer for this swingin take on the Jekyll-and-Hyde story states, “We don’t care if you blab about the beginning of this picture; nor do we care if you give away the ending; but we do care if you reveal the middle. In fact, Jerry Lewis urges you
The Geisha Boy
JERRY LEWIS FILM FESTIVAL A second-rate magician (Jerry Lewis) befriends a little boy while entertaining troops in the Pacific. What could possibly go wrong?
Who’s Minding The Store?
JERRY LEWIS FILM FESTIVAL To prove his worth, Norman Phiffier (Jerry Lewis), engaged to marry the heir to a large chain of department stores, takes a job as a clerk. What could possibly go wrong?
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Based on Moshin Hamids incisive novel about a Pakistani-American who finds his love for his adopted home tested (and less than requited) in the wake of 9/11, director Nairs (Monsoon Wedding) latest make great use of her gift for revealing the challenges and contradictions of the American minority experience… [where]
The Master (1992)
THE DRUNKEN MASTER’S DOJO When he learns that his aged master (Yuen Wah) is being harassed by a local thug, not even the lack of a green card can stop Jet Li from coming to the old mans aid in this poignant anti-bullying tale.
Mud
Two young boys discover a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) living in in the woods and befriend him in this “wonderful, piquant modern-day variation on Huckleberry Finn” (New York Post) from the director of Take Shelter. Featuring Tye Sheridan (The Tree of Life) Sam Shepard, and the powerful Joe Don Baker (Walking Tall)
Like Someone in Love
When a Japanese call girl’s aged client is mistaken for her grandfather, they begin a curious relationship based on their respective needs for stability and companionship. This films sticks with you, and “won’t break your heart while you’re watching it. That will happen two or three days later.” (Austin Chronicle)
Love, Marilyn
Recently-discovered personal papers and correspondence (brought to life by a constellation of stars, including Glenn Close, Lindsay Lohan, Uma Thurman, Marissa Tomei, Elizabeth Banks and Ellen Burstyn) shed new light on the personal life and professional pressures of Marilyn Munroe in this well-structured, moving and heartbreaking biographical portrait.