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The Debt

Three physically and emotionally scarred ex-Mossad agents confront startling truths as they relive a 30-year-old mission in this “Nazi-hunting thriller [that] deepens into a meditation on conscience… with scenes [that] exude shivering suspense as well as sexual tension.” (Rolling Stone) With Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington

Bellflower

OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE 2011 Two best friends forestall adulthood by building a badass, Mad Max-style muscle car, complete with flamethrowers. All goes well until one of them falls in — and painfully out — of love. Despondent, he turns back to the car. And the flamethrowers. “Glodell’s

Escape Of The Kung Fu Apes From Dragon Island

When the notorious drug lord known as The Maestro begins using apes as his agents, a scientist working for him makes a startling discovery — the Legend of the Blue-Eyed Apes is true! Double bill with the sequel, Kung Fu Apes 2: B.O.T.S. OF D.O.O.M. $10 | Director

Kung Fu Apes 2: B.O.T.S. of D.O.O.M.

The Maestro is defeated, but the discovery of a mysterious robot triggers a power shift in what remains of his cartel. Will the Kung Fu Apes’ skills lead them to freedom and victory, or will revenge destroy any chance for peace? Double bill with the original Kung Fu

Wiebo’s War

OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION HOT DOCS 2011 | FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE Big Oil calls Wiebo Ludvig an eco-terrorist and a cult leader. He claims he’s a devout Christian fighting to defend his farm and family from the effects of toxic sour gas. This doc shows two decades of his

New Songwriters’ Workshop

Find your inspiration! Put your thoughts to music! Turn your good song into a great one! Canadian Music Week and Astral Radio presents the New Songwriter’s Workshop. All aspiring artists and songwriters, this is your chance to learn about songwriting from workshop leader, Juno- and Grammy-award-winning songwriter Dan Hill. Sept. 29

24 City

OTTAWA REGIONAL SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTURE WEEK 2011 In the spirit of Architecture Week’s theme, “gimme shelter,” 24 City — which blends documentary and drama to tell the story of Chinese factory workers displaced to make way for a luxury apartment complex — highlights the effects of gentrification and the

Exit Through The Gift Shop

PRESENTED BY LOST MARBLES London graffiti artist/prankster/art star Banksy is the void at the centre of this doc, “an exhilarating hall-of-mirrors look at what happens when global art fame turns anonymous, artists become objects [and] fans turn into artists.” (Entertainment Weekly) I don’t know if it’s art, but I know

Sixteen Candles

This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers. This is John Hughes’ directorial debut, which reminds me, can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?

Whistleblower, The

Rachael Weisz stars (with David Strathairn, Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci) in this based-on-a-true-story of the police monitor who exposed UN complicity in sex trafficking in post-war Bosnia. The “issue is the spark that drives the story, [but] the filmmakers have taken considerable care to create a full-bodied drama instead

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