Movies
The Reverb Syndicate presents Mondo Mayfair
The Reverb Syndicate brings their blend of spaghetti western themes, sixties spy music and classic surf rock to the Mayfair accompanied by big-screen visuals for a very special Digital Projector Fundraiser concert! These hometown heroes have recorded three albums and headlined in Toronto, Montréal, New York, London and
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
“WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists” takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical “hacktivist” collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous’ raucous beginnings
Fortunate Son
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE After overcoming a severe drug problem, Montréal filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos (formerly of Ottawa) turns his documentary camera on his complicated, painful relationship with his Greek immigrant parents. Following Tony from his childhood home to the villages of his parents birth
Malone
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS An ex-CIA hit-man (played with moustache bristling by Burt Reynolds) finds out how difficult it is to retire in this modernization of the classic western Shane that leaves no bad guy standing and no barn un-exploded.
Capital City Opera presents Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte – In Concert
Capital City Opera presents Mozarts most famous and popular comic opera, Così Fan Tutte in concert (with pure voice and no orchestra). Cast using live auditions, online voting on audition videos and social media, this production features all-Canadian talent. All tickets $30 | Available at The Leading Note (Elgin) or
Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus
PRESENTED BY THE GUATAMALAN STOVE PROJECT | FUNDRAISER FOR MICROLOANS Social capitalism is a new revolution, and Muhammad Yunnus, the father of microfinance, is its foremost revolutionary. Following the lives of six mircoloan recipients over a year, this is a hopeful film about the power of honest work to
Gott Ist Tot
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE Victor finds himself watching the apocalypse from the apartment he hasn’t left in 30 years and in possession of a relic from his past that holds the key to humanity’s salvation. But before he can save the world, he must overcome his demons. All tickets $10
Little Shop of Horrors
Frank Ozs big-screen adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical adaptation of Roger Cormans B-movie about an alien invasion that starts in a Skid Row flower shop brings new meaning to the term plant food. Starring Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, John Candy and Christopher Guest.
Local Hero
FUNDRAISER FOR FRIENDS OF LANSDOWNE This fun-filled fundraiser for Friends of Lansdowne has only one serious goal raising some money towards their outstanding legal costs. It starts with a reception for our own local heroes, followed by a screening of the uplifting comedy Local Hero, which pits a giant
Robot & Frank
OTTAWA PREMIERE In the not-too-distant future, aging former cat burglar Frank (Frank Langella) receives an unwanted gift: a robot butler/health care aide (Peter Sarsgaard). If that sounds like an unlikely setup for a heist film, it is, but its an even more unlikely setup for what the film really is: