Movies
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS Shot and set in Ottawa and Montreal, this maple-flavoured giallo follows a hard-boiled Ottawa cop on the trail of his sister’s murderer, a trail that leads to car chases, shootouts and kung-fu fights with transvestites — all right here in the nations capital!
Restless
When terminally ill teen Mia Wasakowska (Jane Eyre) meets death-obsessed Henry Hopper (son of Dennis), its love at first sight (and last breath) in this surprisingly touching and funny look at the innocence and power of first love juxtaposed against the painful realization that everything ends. (Exclaim)
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW 2011 Nine years in the making, this portrait of Paul Liebrandt the youngest chef ever to receive a perfect, three-star review from the NY Times delves deep into both the art and business of cooking. With its close consideration of narrative detail,
Contagion
Gwyneth Paltrow takes on the role of the monkey from Outbreak and triggers a worldwide epidemic that infects and/or affects Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburn, Jude Law, John Hawk and Marion Cotillard among others in Soderberghs bio-pocalyptic blockbuster.
Full Monty, The
FUNDRAISER FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD OTTAWA Six unemployed British steelworkers decide better their lot in life by forming a male striptease act in this roaringly funny and subtly heartbreaking (Rolling Stone) indie hit. While watching, feel free to keep your hat on. All tickets $12
Art of Flight, The
PRESENTED BY TOP OF THE WORLD & RED BULL Take a helicopter to the top of the mountain. Board down. Never mind the avalanches. Thats the simple philosophy behind this stunning sports travelogue that follows iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and his friends to the peaks and thin air
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LOST MARBLES GEEK NIGHTS Gorge yourself on B-movie thrills with this intergalactic Gremlins spawn directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure) and starring Dee Wallace (Elliots mom in E.T.), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple) and Billy Zane (Billy Zane)!
Eichmanns End Love, Treachery, Death
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MONTH A holocaust survivor immigrates to Argentina, where, in an incredible twist of fate, his daughter falls in love with Adolf Eichmanns son. English subtitles. Presented by the Shoah Committee, the German Embassy and the Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies. Q&A following the film
An Insignificant Harvey
OTTAWA PREMIERE Harvey a janitor at a ski resort, who also happens to be an orphan and a little person lives a lonely life, until he takes in a stray huskie, an act which leads to him meeting an exotic dancer (Kristin Adams, Where the Truth Lies), who
Higher Ground
Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air) makes her directorial debut with this auto-adaptation of Carolyn S. Briggs memoir, in which she chronicled her life as an evangelical Christian and her subsequent crisis of faith. If you saw Red State, see this, because it breaks crucial, sacred ground in American