The Carleton University History Department presents a FREE screening of two documentaries on humanitarian aid: Humanitarian Citadel (about the International Committee of the Red Cross work during Yemens Civil War) and The Fight Against Typhus (about the ICRCs work in Poland in the wake of WWI). For more
The best Christmas movie ever! The best everyman action movie ever! The best Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman ever! The definition 80s action, Die Hard was emulated (or ripped off) by countless wannabes that followed (Under Siege, I’m looking at you). Yippee-ki-yay, stocking-stuffers.
OTTAWA PREMIERE Penetrating the PR smokescreen that surrounds the multi-billion-dollar carbon offset industry, this defiant doc travels the world to see what impact carbon credits really have and who really pays the price. An intelligent and relentlessly critical look at an under-reported aspect of the earth’s environmental problems. (Rabble.ca)
In the wake of the mighty McConaissance, is it now time for a Rey-boot? Over the last three years, the actor Matthew McConaughey has expertly slipped from romcom purgatory to critical and public acclaim via a series of brilliantly chosen, often loopily intense, character-actor roles. No one else in Hollywood now needs
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal threatens to separate them into different classes, the mischievous boys accidentally hypnotize him into thinking that he’s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Tom Hanks stars in this true-life story of the skipper of a ship taken hostage by Somali pirates, and director Greengrass (United 93) delivers a piercingly realistic [film that] will exceed your expectations. (LA Times)
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Capital Rainbow Refuge Queer Film Screening Night – Sunday August 18 at 6:30pm! Free advance tickets now available! Plase click over to rsvp your ticket to the Capital Rainbow Refuge Queer Film Screening Night! Capital Rainbow Refuge and Muskoka Queer Film Festival are joining forces to host an inspiring
Capital City Opera presents a concert of LIVE opera from films such as Quantum of Solace, Life is Beautiful, The Hunger and Moonstruck all of which weave opera in the fabric of their stories. Join us and special guest Julie Nesrallah as we delve into the beauty of film, opera
Capital City Opera presents Mozarts most famous and popular comic opera, Così Fan Tutte in concert (with pure voice and no orchestra). Cast using live auditions, online voting on audition videos and social media, this production features all-Canadian talent. All tickets $30 | Available at The Leading Note (Elgin) or