Movies
The Secret World of Arrietty
PRESENTED BY MRS. TIGGY WINKLES Executive produced by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro), this adaptation of Mary Nortons 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 DOR 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, youll 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 Koikes (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 dont like over the top action and luscious colors, dont
Pina
OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM From director Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club), this tribute to choreographer Pina Bausch (who died during production of the film) is an utterly transfixing, exhilarating spectacle (Austin Chronicle) that embodies Bauschs signature advice to dancers: Get crazier. English subtitles
People of a Feather
OTTAWA PREMIERE | VIFF 2011 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER Biologist Joel Heath spent seven harsh winters in Hudson Bays remote Belcher Islands documenting the effects of Québec hydroelectric dams on the Arctic environment, wildlife and the native Sanikiluaq people, and the result is a near mystical mix of time-lapse Arctic landscapes,
Monsieur Lazhar
2011 GENIE & JUTRA WINNER, BEST FILM AND BEST DIRECTOR When an Algerian immigrant takes over a Montréal elementary school class following the former teachers suicide, there are lessons to be learned all around in this transcendent film [that forms] a tapestry of fraught relationships, weaving issues of parental authority,
In Darkness
In the hands of Canadian screenwriter David Shamoon, this story based on the extraordinary true history of Leopold Soha, who hid Jews in the sewers of the occupied city of Lvov during WWII finds flawed humanity in all its characters and is suspenseful, horrifying and at times intensely
Girl Model
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, TIFF 2011 & SXSW 2011 Juxtaposing the experiences of 13-year-old modeling hopeful Nadya with those of former model and current talent scout Ashley, this quietly heartbreaking doc exposes the ugly side of the international beauty industry. [E]ssential, revelatory viewing that speaks volumes about the culture
The Flowers of War
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE, BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Director Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern) shrinks the Nanjing Massacre during which Japanese soldiers killed more than 200,000 Chinese and raped an estimated 20,000 women to a comprehensible, but no less horrific, case-in-point in this story of a mortician (Christian Bale)