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The Snows Of Kilimanjaro
The victim of a home invasion tracks down and confronts his assailant in art house stalwart Guédiguians (Army of Crime) movie about dealing with pain, trauma and, ultimately, forgiveness. It is a film that sees the good in everyone and succeeds as a heart-warming crowd-pleaser without being needlessly manipulative. (Exclaim)
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE Director Spurlocks (Super Size Me) latest doc shines a Bat-signal on the celebs of the San Diego Comic-Con (Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Kevin Smith, Eli Roth and more), but the real focus is on the fans: These characters are completely devoted
The Capital City Opera presents: Puccinis La Bohème
Capital City Opera presents one of the most popular operas ever written, and the inspiration for the musical RENT Giacomo Puccinis immortal La Bohème in concert (with pure voice and no orchestra). The production was cast using live auditions, online voting on audition videos and social media promotion,
The Vow
When a car accident robs Paige (Rachel McAdams) of her memory, her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) must win her heart all over again, a challenge he approaches largely shirtlessly.
Terror of Dracula
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE Made on a miniscule budget (less than $20,000 (Canadian!)), this shot-in-Kingston love letter to classic horror films has been garnering a lot of attention, including praise from no less than Fangoria magazine! May 5, director Anthony D.P. Mann, along with cast and crew, will
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
In the hands of director Hallström (Chocolat) and Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire), Paul Tordays satirical novel about a Scottish bureaucrat (Ewan McGregor) hired to help a wealthy Sheikh introduce fly-fishing to the desert becomes a perfect Brit-com, with McGregor and his love interest Emily Blunt turning
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins…
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS In 1985, MGM decided to launch a new action franchise based on the popular pulp novel series, The Destroyer. They hired James Bond veteran Guy Hamilton to direct. And for their star, they picked Fred Ward? Strangely, it works. And yet we get
Rampart
Both director Moverman and star Woody Harrelson got Oscar nods for The Messenger. This time, they add James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) to their team to tell the tale of Dave Brown, a cop who makes Harvey Keitels Bad Lieutenant look like Officer Krupke a role Harrelson plays with an
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
GRAND PRIZE OF THE JURY FOR BEST FILM, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2011 Its long (two and a half hours). Its deliberately paced (that is to say, slow). But five-time Palme dOr nominee Ceylans unconventional police procedural about the search for a body in the Anatolian steppes is true,
Miss Bala
OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2011 Director Naranjos first major success outside of Mexico, this drama about a young woman clinging to beauty-queen dreams amidst the harsh realities of the Mexican drug war packs a roundhouse wallop. It’s a stark, terrifying spiral into an amoral world one of the