Any Which Way You Can

Clint Eastwood returns as bare-knuckle fighter Philo Beddoe, again with simian sidekick Clyde (played by a noticeably different orangutan) in tow. Philo is ready to retire, but the Mafia, as is so often does, has other plans. How will he get out? Any which way he can. Directed by long

Astro Zombies, The

After being fired by the Space Agency, a disgruntled scientist naturally enough turns to creating a superhuman monster from the body parts of murder victims. Yes, that’s a bad idea, but it gets worse, as the beast goes on a murderous rampage. “Directed” in best Ed Wood-style by the helmer

Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The

Shortly after becoming one of the world’s most sought-after toys, Elmo — the most popular Muppet to debut since Sesame Street’s first aired in 1969 — graduated to the big screen for this adventure that takes him through the looking glass/garbage can.

Cars 2

Bridesmaids

What if the makers of The Hangover Part II had put some actual effort in? They might have come up with something like Bridesmaids, “a triumph for vomit, and feminism… the kind of high farce that could go toe-to-toe with anything Zach Galifianakis has suffered cinematically. Three cheers for equality.”

Liszt’s Dance With The Devil

OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE SHOW ONLY Focusing on the inner duel between the virtuoso who declared “Le concert, c’est moi!” and the composer on a lifelong spiritual quest, this doc brings Liszt’s dual nature to life through performances by Jeffrey Swann, Frederic Chiu, Muza Rubackyte, Oxana Yablonskaya, Mykola Suk and

Heroes Among Heroes

DRUNKEN MASTER’S DOJO In an opium-plagued China, legendary warrior Wong Fei-hung (Wong Gok) teams with popular folk hero Beggar So (Donny Yen) to take down the drug lords. And with martial arts choreographer extraordinaire Yuen Woo-Ping at the helm, you know that means physics-defying ass-kickings aplenty. Woo-Ping’s True Legend also

Strongman

OTTAWA PREMIERE | BEST DOCUMENTARY — SLAMDANCE 2009 | NY TIMES CRITICS’ PICK Shot over the course of nine years, this “strange and strangely beautiful” (Variety) documentary follows the career of aging muscleman Stanley Pleskun, a.k.a. Stanless Steel, who can bend pennies and twist horseshoes with his bare hands —

Case of Deceit, A

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE Cop-on-the-edge Craig Lones is hot on the trail of a notorious crime lord — until a double-cross plunges the detective into an even deeper conspiracy. Luckily, Lones is more than willing to shoot his way out in this ambitious, adrenalized, made-for-$30k feature debut from director Adam Kirkey.

Solarbabies

PRESENTED BY RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS In a distant future, on a dehydrated Earth, a group of teenage orphans rebel against the corrupt global government and go searching for water — on roller skates! (Co-written, improbably enough, by Walon Green (The Wild Bunch)).