Movies
Prowler, The
A soldier who returned from WWII to a Dear John letter soothes his heartbreak by butchering teens (with help from gore effects master Tom Savini) at the local spring dance. Watch for the inimitable Lawrence Tierney (Reservoir Dogs) as a wheelchair-bound peeping tom.
Poltergeist
Poltergeist – Halloween Month! – 40th Anniversary screenings the Week on October 7, 12, 13! Advance tickets now available for Poltergeist! A family in Southern California moves into a newly built suburban neighbourhood. Strange happenings begin with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving
Our Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd is the titular idiot who makes no end of trouble for his three sisters (Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer) and yet somehow manages to improve their lives by sharing his simple (and often stoned) worldview. Also features Rashida Jones and The Trips Steve Coogan.
One Day
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess meet, fall for one another, separate, and then reunite once a year for 20 years. In between meetings, they pine. Adapted from David Nicholls bestselling novel and directed by Lorne Scherfig (An Education), this is a Kleenex-recommended heartstring tugger.
Missing Link
When Nneka leaves her unfaithful husband and immigrates to Canada to start a fashion label, she finds her challenges have just begun in this Nollywood-inspired Canadian/African co-production that turns on failures of communication, betrayal and cruel twists of fate. Filmmaker in attendance!
Loose Cannons
Tommaso, the youngest son of a conservative Italian family, is finally ready to come out to his parents only to have his brother beat him to the punch in this slick and sweetly sentimental saga that explore[s] entrenched attitudes, foolish hopes and unfulfilled dreams with knowing wit and stylish
Hell At My Heels
Prolific Ottawa filmmaker Brett Kelly is back and this time, hes wearing cowboy boots! In this love letter to the Italian westerns of the 60s and 70s, two men, bound together and left for dead in the middle of the desert, must fight for survival and their chance
Fright Night
Fright Night – Screening November 26th, 29th, and 30th! Advance tickets now available for Fright Night! A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead. Academy of Science Fiction,
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The
Werner Herzog takes his camera and his Herzog-ness inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, which contain chamber upon chamber of spectacular prehistoric art, seen by only a handful of people before. You will exclaim out loud, ooh and ahh, feel shivers of recognition go down your spine.
Blair Witch Project, The
LOST MARBLES GEEK NIGHTS In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found and a pop culture phenomenon was born.