Movies
Goon
Seann William Scott (Role Models) is no Paul Newman, but director Dowse (Fubar) and screenwriter Evan Goldberg (Superbad) have produced a hockey movie with a remarkable eye and ear for the nuances of the rituals of male behaviour [that] not only approaches the glories of Slap Shot, but may very
Going Blind
PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE The word inspirational is so overused as to be hackneyed, but writer-director Joe Lovetts documentary Going Blind in which he chronicles his excruciating battle with glaucoma while using his experiences to connect with five other people living with degrees of blindness
Friends With Kids
Jennifer Westfeldt (writer and star of Kissing Jessica Stein) makes her directorial debut helming an all-star cast (including Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Edward Burns and Megan Fox) in this rom-com about two platonic friends who decide to have a kid together. Surprisingly, things dont go as
Dr. Seuss The Lorax
When natures in trouble, each tree and mosquito, theres just one Lorax to call and its Danny Devito! With Barbalots, Once-lers and Truffala Trees, an Efron, a Swift, Ed Helms and some Thneeds, this fable-ous fable is just what you need! To learn more, buy a ticket (why not
Dolphin Tale
MOVIE FOR HOPE FUNDRAISER FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE Unfortunate titular puns aside, this based-on-a-true-story of a boy who forms an enduring friendship with an injured dolphin is a kids movie without condescension. (Variety) All tickets $5 | Presented by Mr. Firestone’s grade four class at Mutchmor Public School and Mark Lalonde of
Coriolanus
Screenwriter John Logan (Hugo, Rango, Gladiator) is working from pretty good source material (Shakespeares tragedy about a fierce warrior who is banished from, and vows revenge on, Rome), and director/star Fiennes brings his script to visceral life, confronting issues of class, duty, valor, and civilian-military relations and dynamics with a
Casa de Mi Padre
OTTAWA PREMIERE Proyectando en una forma de ahorrar rancho de su padre, los hermanos Álvarez se encuentran en una guerra con el señor de las drogas en México más temido en esta película rodada íntegramente en español. Con Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal y Diego Luna. English subtitles (Which is
Landsdowne Follies III: Folly Harder
Enjoy the music of Ian Tamblyn, Amanda Rheaume, Tara Holloway, and the Just Voices community choir while supporting transparency and accountability from our local government. All proceeds will be used to support the Friends of Lansdowne legal challenge. Learn more at letsgetitright.ca. Sunday, Apr. 15 | 4:00 PM
Doppelganger Paul
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TIFF 2011 When Karls manuscript (A Book About How Much I Hate Myself) is stolen, he meets Paul, who seems to be his doppelganger despite the fact they look nothing alike. The kind of meta-comedy that we’ve come to expect from Charlie Kaufman [with