Movies
Oblivion
The year 2077: last-man-on-earth Tom Cruise (busy extracting whatever resources are left following a devastating alien (possibly Psychlo) invasion) discovers he isnt alone when the striking Olga Kurylenko and narrator-in-chief Morgan Freeman reveal themselves and Cruises own heroic destiny.
Oz: The Great and Powerful
PRESENTED BY LOST MARBLES Director Raimis (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) prequel-ization of L. Frank Baum’s beloved fantasy naturally casts James Franco as the titular hero, a flim-flammy circus magician who finds his destiny altered by some high winds and three witches (Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz) of varying degrees of goodness.
The Place Beyond the Pines
A motorcycle stunt rider (Ryan Gosling) turns to crime in order to support his wife and infant child, but when he crosses paths with an ambitious cop (Bradley Cooper), it leads to tragic (and handsome) consequences. “Bleak, raw, epic and vibrating with energy, Pines is a film to haunt your dreams, and, so far,
Room 237
You may have heard this one: the moon landing was a hoax, and the man who pulled the stardust over the worlds eyes was none other than Stanley Kubrick. But another myth emerges in this doc: Kubricks horror masterpiece The Shining is actually his symbolic confession to the crime. “Some
Still Mine
This New Brunswick-set tale about a man (James Cromwell) whose attempts to build a custom house for his ailing wife (Geneviève Bujold) run afoul of government regulations, “will leave viewers with a lump in the throat and a hopeful determination to face administrative adversity with as much stoicism and grace.”
Terms of Endearment
This tale of mother/daughter love, hate and reconciliation spans three decades, and has quite a pedigree: writer/director James L. Brooks (Broadcast News, The Simpsons) author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) and stars Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson (in his Oscar-winning role). Bring tissues.
To the Wonder
Director Malick (The Tree of Life), the divisive visual poet of American cinema, somehow makes this serene and sublime meditation on love, second chances, faith and regret even prettier than its cast (Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko and Javier Bardem). “Any half-serious filmgoers need to see it for themselves the product
Trance
This frenetic, kaleidoscopic noir from the director of Trainspotting follows an amnesiac (James McAvoy) who, with the help of a sexy hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson), must dive into his subconscious to recall where he hid a prized painting wanted by a sadistic criminal (Vincent Cassel). Slick, silly, and frequently very entertaining. Its vibe is twisty
Wake in Fright
OTTAWA PREMIERE | 40TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE A hapless schoolteachers overnight stay in a desolate outback town stretches into a nightmarish binge of lager, machismo, violence, late night kangaroo hunting, hangovers, fear and self-loathing in what Nick Cave called the best and most terrifying film about Australia in existence. “It left
Late Night Classics Presents: Gorilla!
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE A comedic salute to 1950s monster-on-the-loose B-movies, this shot-in-Ottawa flick tells the story of a young woman who discovers that an escaped gorilla is killing her friends and family and whose only hope to stop the beast is a booze-hound TV show host. All tickets $10 |