Movies
Escape from Planet Earth
PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLES When his astronaut brother (Brendan Fraser) is stranded on the worst planet in the galaxy Earth an alien scientist (Rob Corddry) must overcome his own timidity and an evil general (William Shatner) to, well, you read the title of the film, right? A
West of Memphis
BAFTA NOMINEE, BEST DOCUMENTARY Produced by Peter Jackson, this doc about the miscarriage of justice that led to 18 years behind bars for the boys known as the West Memphis Three provides a fresh perspective on an important story jam-packed with engrossing interviews and footage [and] packing a serious punch
On the Road
PALME DOR NOMINEE, CANNES 2012 From the director of The Motorcycle Diaries, this adaptation of Kerouacs Beat Generation lodestone is a movie for the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who
Christian McPherson presents My Life in Pictures
CHRISTIAN MCPHERSONS MY LIFE IN PICTURES BOOK LAUNCH Join us for the launch of My Life in Pictures a collection of prose poems by Canadian poet and novelist Christian McPherson that runs the authors life story through a film projector, illuminating a poignant coming of age story infused with
The Final Inch
PRESENTED BY RESULTS CANADA AND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Following polio workers across India, The Final Inch traces the massive mission to eradicate a forgotten disease in the poorest corners of the planet. A panel discussion including the films main character, Mikail Davenport, will follow the screening
Searching for Sugar Man
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE This doc, about the attempt to track down 70s folk singer Sixto Rodriguez who, despite flopping in America, was bigger than the Beatles in South Africa goes searching for the truth, and finds something stranger than fiction. Introduce[s us] to musical greatness
Wrong
OTTAWA PREMIERE | GRAND JURY PRIZE NOMINEE, SUNDANCE 2012 A man risks everything including his sanity to find his lost dog in director Dupieuxs (predictably) surreal follow-up to Rubber. A weird and awesome mind-bending, chopped and screwed wild and hilarious ride of absurdity [all in the cause of]
Silver Linings Playbook
OSCAR WINNER, BEST LEAD ACTRESS Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make mental illness look good in this story of a couple whose romantic chemistry stabilizes their brain chemistry Russell brings these high-strung characters together in a harmony of comic dysfunction that few other filmmakers could achieve without the film falling
Silver Linings Playbook
OSCAR WINNER, BEST LEAD ACTRESS Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make mental illness look good in this story of a couple whose romantic chemistry stabilizes their brain chemistry Russell brings these high-strung characters together in a harmony of comic dysfunction that few other filmmakers could achieve without the film falling
A Royal Affair
OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Danish film that will make you forget the Dogme movies ever happened, this sumptuous, based-on-a-true-story costume drama recounts the affair that ended the reign of King Christian VII and sparked a revolution and does so with near-literary craftsmanship, tone, and insight [balanced