Movies

Everything is Terrible presents “DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!”

Everything Is Terrible! (everyone’s favorite found footage chop shoppe) returns with a move composed entirely of dog-related found footage — that is also, somehow, a remake of Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain. Are you dog enough? Then go fetch! Mar. 28 | 9:15 PM | $6 members | $10 general |

Into The Abyss

OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TIFF 2011 The pane of glass separating Werner Herzog from his interview subject — death row inmate Michael Perry — becomes a window into the death penalty debate in this challenging doc, which “never… suggest[s] that there’s a black-and-white simplicity to the [issue]. Herzog looks

West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson

The Globe and Mail’s Roy MacGregor in attendance March 22! From the directors of Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, this documentary portrait unravels many of the mysteries surrounding this brilliant, beloved artist (including his contested cause of death), and features never-before-seen Thomson paintings. “As gorgeous as the

Road to Nowhere

OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, SXSW 2011 Legendary director Hellman’s (Two-Lane Blacktop) first feature in 21 years treads the white line between fiction and reality, following a filmmaker working on a true-crime movie who finds the crime creeping out of his script and into his life. Starring Shannyn Sossamon (The

W./E.

Writer/director Madonna reveals a previously undisclosed penchant for over-punctuation as she draws parallels between a modern-day romance and the other half of the story from The King’s Speech — the torrid love affair that led to Edward VIII’s abdication of the throne.

The Descendants

OSCAR WINNER, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Why did George Clooney get nominated for best actor for this “damn near perfect” (Rolling Stone) film? Because in spite of the fact that he’s George Clooney, he convincingly plays an average guy whose wife would cheat on him. See it to believe it!

The Secret World of Arrietty

PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLE’S Executive produced by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro), this adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic kid-lit series about little people who live beneath the floorboards stands in stark “contrast to the shrill, saccharine CGI cartoons — live-action included — that pass for

We Need to Talk About Kevin

PALME D’OR NOMINEE, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2011 It took Scottish auteur Ramsay (Ratcatcher) to get to the empty heart of this uniquely American story about a mother (Tilda Swinton) dealing with the aftermath of a horrific crime committed by her son. With We Need to Talk About Kevin, she has

The Three Stooges Follies

Oh, a wise guy, eh? Well then, you’ll enjoy this collection of vintage Stooge shorts including “Yes, We Have No Bonanza,” “Violent is the Word for Curly,” “You Nazty Spy!” and other eye-gouging goodies — such as a Buster Keaton short and several chapters from the 1943 Batman serial.

Redline

OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY LOST MARBLES Director Koike’s (The Animatrix) first animated feature — named for the rule-free road race at its centre — is a work of gallons-to-the-mile madness that leaves Speed Racer in its dust. “If you don’t like… over the top action and luscious colors, don’t

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