Movies
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.
Being Flynn
OTTAWA PREMIERE It turns out this isnt a documentary about Jeff Bridges experiences making Tron, but rather an acclaimed drama about a young man (Paul Dano) who re-encounters his estranged father (Robert De Niro) while working at a homeless shelter from the Oscar-nominated writer/director of About A Boy.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage – Dario Argento Mini Film Fest – Screening on June 2, 5, 7! American Genre Film Archive 4K Restoration! Advance tickets now available for The Bird With The Crystal Plumage! In 1970, Dario Argento (DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA) indelibly redefined the “giallo” genre of
A Little Bit Zombie
PRESENTED BY ZOMBIEINFO.COM | FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE MAY 18 Steve is turning into a zombie but only a little bit. Which means, if he can control his craving for brains and evade the zombie hunter (friend of the Mayfair Stephen McHattie) hot on his cold trail, he can still
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 mans remarkable, courageous journey of as it changes from a mission to save
The Raid: Redemption
The fact that The Raid is all premise a SWAT team gets trapped in a building in the Jakarta slums with an army of ruthless gangsters and no plot doesnt change the fact that this is the most bracing Asian action film since Ong Bak and makes The
Payback
OFFICIAL SELECTION, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2012 Director Baichwal (Manufactured Landscapes) adapts Margaret Atwoods treatise on the fiscal and philosophical realities of debt drawing on examples that range from a blood feud in Albania to the incarceration of Conrad Black. A thoughtful and compelling meditation on global interconnectivity and
On the Ice
OTTAWA PREMIERE | BEST DEBUT FEATURE, BERLIN INTL FILM FESTIVAL 2011 Three teenage friends leave on a seal-hunting trip. Only two come back. Thats the deceptively simple set up for this this uncommonly involving thriller (Roger Ebert) set in in the native Inupiat community of Barrow, Alaska. Cold as ice
The Lady
Luc Besson (The Professional) takes a break from producing action films to direct this biopic of Burmese democracy advocated Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). Tracking both the political and personal prices she paid for her activism including long separations from her husband and children