Quartet

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut — about the chaos surrounding the run-up to the annual concert at a retirement home for opera singers — is a must for anyone who enjoyed last year’s Best Exotic Marigold Motel. “Charming, funny, and sentimental.” (Austin Chronicle)

Gangster Squad

It’s a battle of the generational heartthrobs — with the fate of Hollywood hanging in the balance — as a squad of tough-as-nails cops headed by Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling take on mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in 1940s Los Angeles. “Sean Penn’s not been this fun since

Gangster Squad

It’s a battle of the generational heartthrobs — with the fate of Hollywood hanging in the balance — as a squad of tough-as-nails cops headed by Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling take on mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in 1940s Los Angeles. “Sean Penn’s not been this fun since

Gangster Squad

It’s a battle of the generational heartthrobs — with the fate of Hollywood hanging in the balance — as a squad of tough-as-nails cops headed by Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling take on mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in 1940s Los Angeles. “Sean Penn’s not been this fun since

Gangster Squad

It’s a battle of the generational heartthrobs — with the fate of Hollywood hanging in the balance — as a squad of tough-as-nails cops headed by Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling take on mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in 1940s Los Angeles. “Sean Penn’s not been this fun since

Warm Bodies

PRESENTED BY ZOMBIEINFO.COM Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy resists eating girl. Did I mention boy is a zombie? “I kinda love this movie. [It’s] is a well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story with a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically

Occupy Love

PRESENTED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD OTTAWA Connecting the dots between revolutions, social change movements and Occupy protests the world over, this doc is a moving, transformative, heartfelt film — full of stunning visuals and rich soundscapes — that will leave you inspired. “Visually stunning, politically incendiary, audaciously inspiring. Occupy Love is

Lincoln

WINNER OF TWO OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST LEAD ACTOR What did it take to pass the most important constitutional amendment in the history of the United States? Pretty much the same sleeves-rolled-up work it takes to pass any other piece of legislation — and this fascinating political procedural shows us that

John Dies at the End

OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TIFF MIDNIGHT MADNESS 2012 Spoiler alert? Two slackers (one of them the doomed John) discover a literal gateway drug — one that opens a door to another dimension — and take it on themselves to protect the world from the monsters that dwell in

Christian McPherson presents “My Life in Pictures”