Movies
New Brunswick Films for a New Brunswick Theatre
Join us for an afternoon of films from New Brunswick and help raise funds to purchase and restore the historic Paramount Theatre in Saint John. Watch the short doc Saving the Paramount, hear the plan to transform it into a multi-use performing arts centre, and help save a piece
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
10th Anniversary! Screening on August 29th and 30th, and September 2nd and 3rd! Click here for advance tickets Scott Pilgrim is a 23-year-old radical Canadian gamer and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, and must defeat her seven evil exes to be
Shame
GOLDEN GLOBE AND BAFTA NOMINEE, BEST ACTOR Director McQueen played out the deadly politics of 1970s Britain on Michael Fassbenders body in Hunger and now makes that same body (every inch of it) a battleground for sexual politics in this tale of sex addiction and urban alienation. Riveting,
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BAFTA WINNER, OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM | NOMINATED FOR 3 OSCARS The director of the Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In may seem an odd choice to helm the adaptation of le Carres quintessential espionage novel, but he delivers a film thats utterly absorbing, extremely smart and considering
Peanut Butter Solution, The
CANADIAN CULT REVUE From the director of Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller comes this endearing tale about a kid, a couple of friendly ghosts and a magical cure for baldness that comes with one important caveat: take it easy on the peanut butter. Learn more about this family Can-con
Modus Operandi
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, CHICAGO UNDERGROUND 2010 Sasha Grey presents this tale of a CIA agent out for revenge but the plot is secondary here. What youre buying here is a true exploitation experience: A handmade, endearingly disreputable valentine to no-budget, maximum-impact cinema seriously seedy and truly inspired
My Week With Marilyn
NOMINATED FOR 2 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST LEAD ACTRESS When Sir Laurence Olivier made The Prince and the Showgirl in 1965, he fully expected to have an affair with his co-star, Marilyn Munroe. Instead, she took a liking to production assistant Colin Clark (for seven days, at least). The luminous Michelle
Cove, The
PRESENTED BY CARLETON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT In the 60s, Richard O’Barry helped capture the dolphins that played Flipper. Today, hes working to prevent a brutal yearly dolphin slaughter in Japan one with deadly human consequences. It’s not easy to watch, but neither should it be missed. Cover
Adventures of Tintin, The
OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Spielberg (along with co-producer Peter Jackson) performance-captures Herges intrepid boy reporter to life and piles on the adventure, danger and cliffhangers at a pace that would exhaust even Indiana Jones. The result? An action-packed, tongue-in-cheek blockbuster that will blister your barnacles.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
As you may have guessed from the title, this third installment of the franchise finds the Chipmunks marooned on a desert island. They get rescued in the end, and your feelings about that, whatever they are, are valid.