Movies
Beaver, The
Yes, Mel Gibson is a uniquely lousy human being, but lets not take that out on Jodie Foster, who directed (and co-stars in) this dramedy about a troubled family man who adopts a beaver hand puppet as his sole means of communication. A powerful social critique that’s equal parts emotion
Bill Cunningham New York
It took eight years to convince legendary street-fashion photographer Bill Cunningham to be filmed, and we should all be grateful for director Press persistence. Following the 82-year-old photog as he tirelessly bikes and shoots his city, this doc is a captivating and moving portrait of a singular man and a
Brainjacked
OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE SHOW ONLY Teenage runaway Tristan stumbles upon a sinister mind control plot thats a lot like brainwashing except that it has less to do with psychology than with drilling holes in peoples heads. A tribute to the classic gore-fests of Herschell Gordon Lewis, this is
Meatballs
LOST MARBLES GEEK MATINEE Attention, all campers. Tonights film is Meatballs, the ultimate summer camp movie, and the big screen debut of Bill Murray. It is directed by a Canadian, but dont hold that against it. Those of you in the balcony, we can hear you when you open your
Kansas City Bomber
In the world of roller derby, theres only room at the top for one, and this one is the hottest thing on wheels! Raquel Welch tears up the track in this, what many consider the Citizen Kane of roller derby movies, which also features Jodie Foster (four years pre-Taxi Driver).