Close Encounters of the Third Kind

One of only three films Spielberg wrote and directed, Close Encounters finds the director’s alter-ego Richard Dreyfuss discovering both visitors from space and a new appreciation of his wife’s mash potatoes. J.J. Abrams’ Spielberg homage Super 8 also plays this month.

Circo

One-man film crew and director Schock’s 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 one’s own

Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, The

Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton team up to save Parton’s beloved bawdy house in this Oscar-nominated musical that’s “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

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

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.

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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