Movies
Cameroon: Coming Out of the Nkuta
PRESENTED BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO MARK HUMAN RIGHTS DAY This timely doc follows Alice Nkom, a lawyer who offers legal assistance to gay men and women in Cameroon a country where simply being homosexual can land you in jail for five years. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of
Cell 211
OTTAWA PREMIERE Trainee prison guard Juan is accidentally knocked unconscious on his first day, and wakes to find himself in the middle of a full-scale riot in this quick-thinking thriller that won eight Goya Awards (Spanish Oscars). Tough as nails and cunning as a career criminal, Cell 211 is a
Buck
OTTAWA PREMIERE | WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARD SUNDANCE 2011 First-time director Meehls documentary about Buck Brannaman the technical advisor on, and inspiration for, Robert Redfords The Horse Whisperer is a quietly captivating portrait of an unlikely character (Hollywood Reporter), and shows that patience and empathy can be just as
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Hello. Doctor. Name, continue, yesterday. Tomorrow? Hello? Doctor? Name? Continue? Yesterday? Tomorrow? Hello. Doctor. Name. Continue. Yesterday. Tomorrow. Hellodoctornamecontinueyesterdaytomorrowhellodoctornamecontinue. (Related: Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, also plays this month.)
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey – Screening on January 4, 8! Advance tickets now available for 2001: A Space Odyssey! After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000. Academy Awards: Best
Dear God No!
OTTAWA PREMIERE Grindhouse homages dont come much more grinding than this shot-on-16-mm horror/sexploitation flick about a predatory motorcycle gang that finds the tables turned when they break into the wrong secluded cabin deep in the North Georgia woods.
Ottawa International Writers Festival presents: Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest with Wade
Check writersfestival.org for the most up-to-date listings. Book launch: Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest, by award-winning author, photographer and filmmaker Wade Davis (host TBA) $15 general | $10 students/seniors | Free for festival members Check writersfestival.org for the most up-to-date listings,
Moneyball
This true story of how the Oakland As used stats and algorithms to build a winning team on a bargain-bin budget as told by director Miller (Capote) and writers Sorkin (The Social Network) and Zaillian (Schindlers List) is, to use the only baseball metaphor I know, a home