Movies
Chernobyl Diaries
The found-footage horror genre goes nuclear with this tale of a group of extreme tourists who visit the abandoned city surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and discover to their surprise that its not as charming a vacation spot. One of the most rock-solid horror offerings of the year. (Dread
The Cabin in the Woods
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. (I have a husband bulge for this film.)
Birds, The
Fellini called Hitchcocks ode to issues both ornithological and Freudian “an apocalyptic poem.” We call it the finest revenge-of-nature movie ever made. Get here early and pick a prime perch.
Shut Up and Play the Hits
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, HOT DOCS 2012 It started with a note on a bands website: good people of earth: lcd soundsystem are playing madison square garden on april 2nd, and it will be our last show ever. This doc shows what happened before, during and after that day,
Family Plot
Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Sharkwater
PRESENTED BY HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL/CANADA AND FIN DONNELLY, MP Join us for a special screening of this powerful, award-winning documentary that debunks historical and media stereotypes of sharks, and reveals their true magnificence. The film follows one man’s remarkable, courageous journey as it changes from a mission to save the
Jesus Henry Christ
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2011 10-year-old Henry discovers he was conceived by artificial insemination and sets out to meet his biological father (Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon) despite the protests of his mother (Toni Collette, Little Miss Sunshine) in this indie comedy that is exciting, quirky and very
Father’s Day
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY OTTAWA HORROR & FANGORIA A young man risks everything to track down the serial killer who murdered his father in this Troma-produced, shot-in-Kenora horror parody that is over the top, tasteless, senseless, and completely hilarious from the nauseating beginning to the bombastic and bloody end,
Life and Debt
PRESENTED BY THE JAMAICAN SELF HELP OTTAWA COMMITTEE FUNDRAISER FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS IN KINGSTONS INNER CITY Looking at the destructive effect of International Monetary Fund policies on the Jamaican economy, Blacks doc adopts the alluringly soothing tone of a subversive tour guide [and] informs potential tourists of the things that
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Avast! The latest animated feature from Aardman (the creators of Wallace and Gromit) is a wonderful, plunder-ful high-seas adventure that opens a treasure chests worth of action, slapstick and dry Brit-wit and will shiver the timbers of young and old with laughter.