Movies
Looper
Listen, I don’t want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we’re going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws. Suffice to say that this atemporal film noir is something you should see before you come face to face
Searching for Sugar Man
WINNER, SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2012 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]
Seven Psychopaths
Acclaimed writer-director McDonagh (In Bruges) returns with this meta-crime-comedy about a struggling screenwriter who gets dragged into a twisty plot to kidnap a gangsters beloved Shih Tzu. A goofy, tormented near masterpiece [with] moments of real brilliance and pathos [it] isnt like anything else youll see this year, or any
Step Up to the Plate
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL If you found the family dynamics of Jiro Dreams of Sushi fascinating, youll find this doc which follows three-Michelin-star chef Michel Bras as he cedes control of his restaurant to his son appetizing, too. Made with a hypnotic elegance worthy
Warren Miller’s Flow State
PRESENTED BY THE BYTOWN SKI CLUB Wax up and strap in for the 2012 Warren Miller ski movie, featuring crisp skiing and boarding action captured in Alaska, Austria, California, Colorado, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and Utah. Come with us to a place where the faster you go, the slower things appear.
You’ve Been Trumped
WINNER, MAYSLES BROTHERS AWARD, DENVER INTL FILM FESTIVAL If you need yet another reason to hate Donald Trump, this doc about the Donalds plan to build a golf course on one of Scotlands last wilderness areas, and the local heroes who oppose him is a must-see. Guaranteed to
You’ve Been Trumped
WINNER, MAYSLES BROTHERS AWARD, DENVER INTL FILM FESTIVAL If you need yet another reason to hate Donald Trump, this doc about the Donalds plan to build a golf course on one of Scotlands last wilderness areas, and the local heroes who oppose him is a must-see. Guaranteed to
Easy Money
OFFICIAL SELECTION, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Twisting together three stories of a paroled prisoner, a Serbian mob enforcer and an ambitious young wannabe criminal this taut, closely observed crime drama is anchored by a trio of stellar performances [and] a script that balances style, smarts and surprising depth
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OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, FANTASIA 2012 PRESENTED BY ZOMBIEINFO.COM Nine of todays hottest young horror directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Chad Villella, Ti West and Adam Wingard take the found-footage horror genre to its logical conclusion in this
Easy Money
OFFICIAL SELECTION, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Twisting together three stories of a paroled prisoner, a Serbian mob enforcer and an ambitious young wannabe criminal this taut, closely observed crime drama is anchored by a trio of stellar performances [and] a script that balances style, smarts and surprising depth