One of only three films Spielberg wrote and directed, Close Encounters finds the directors alter-ego Richard Dreyfuss discovering both visitors from space and a new appreciation of his wifes mash potatoes. J.J. Abrams Spielberg homage Super 8 also plays this month.
One-man film crew and director Schocks documentary takes us behind the scenes at a century-old, family-run traveling circus, and in so doing creates a riveting patchwork of interconnected dramas that include difficult in-laws, arguments about money and familial exploitation, and the wrenching tensions between honoring tradition and forging ones own
Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton team up to save Partons beloved bawdy house in this Oscar-nominated musical thats rollicking, good-natured, a bit spicy and [has] just enough heart. (Variety) Penned by the writer of 9 to 5 and Harold and Maude, this is the nicest little whorehouse you ever saw.
The Blues Brothers – October 1, 4, 5! Advance tickets now available for The Blues Brothers! After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit “The Penguin”, the last of the nuns who raised them in an orphanage. They learn the Archdiocese will
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
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, thats a bad idea, but it gets worse, as the beast goes on a murderous rampage. Directed in best Ed Wood-style by the helmer
Shortly after becoming one of the worlds 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.
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.
OTTAWA PREMIERE | ONE SHOW ONLY Focusing on the inner duel between the virtuoso who declared Le concert, cest 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