Movies
Virginia
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TIFF 2010 Directed by the Oscar-winning writer of Milk, this blackly-comedic Southern gothic melodrama turns on the relationship between a married, politically ambitious sheriff (Ed Harris) and his secret lover (Jennifer Connelly, doing her best work in years (Georgia Straight)) and what happens when their
Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS Juliette Lewis (Whip It) narrates this documentary about the adrenaline, love and pure addiction that drive women around the world to don fishnets and pseudonyms for the privilege of kicking one anothers asses on the roller derby flat track. LICENSED FOR
Unfinished Spaces
OTTAWA PREMIERE | GRAND JURY PRIZE, MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL 2012 In 1961, Fidel Castro promised that Cuba would have the most beautiful academy of arts in the world. But before the school was finished, the visionary young architects behind it were exiled from the island. This one of the
To Rome with Love
PRESENTED BY STELLA LUNA Woody Allens latest is a dolce quartet of intertwined stories that take place in the titular city, revolve around the titular emotion, and feature several incredible casts, including Roberto Benigni, Alison Pill, Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Penélope Cruz and Ellen Page.
The Swarm
ITS A DISASTER! Deadly African bees threaten a hive of stars including Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda in this classic written by Stirling Silliphant (The Towering Inferno,
Sound of My Voice
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, SUNDANCE 2011 Two documentary filmmakers go a bit too far undercover when they investigate a cult whose founder (co-writer Brit Marling, Another Earth) claims to be from the future in this impressive debut feature [that] creates a palpable vibe of uneasiness and uncertainty. (Austin Chronicle)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
ITS A DISASTER! An asteroid streaks toward Earth, ruining Steve Carells marriage but throwing him into a potentially romantic situation with Keira Knightley in this neo-disaster flick from the writer of Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist.
Rhinestone
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS If anyone can turn obnoxious New York cabbie Nick (Sylvester Stallone) into a successful country singer, its Dolly Parton. But thats still a big if. (This is the movie that Stallone turned down both Romancing the Stone and Beverly Hills Cop to make.)
Masters of the Universe
According to director Goddard, production company Cannon (best known for the Breakin films and Death Wish sequels) wasnt too big on concepts like spending money or budgeting adequate time (AV Club) for this Dolph-powered He-Man adaptation, but like the old Eternian saying goes, Live the journey, for every destination is
The Intouchables
After hes paralyzed in an accident, millionaire Philippe (François Cluzet) hires ex-con Driss (Senegalese actor Omar Sy, whose performance won him the César (French Oscar)) as his live-in caregiver. Together, Sy and Cluzet demolish stereotypes about race and social class by finding a common humanity in their characters. (Rolling Stone)