Movies
Thelma & Louise
20TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE Has it really been 20 years since Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drove off a cliff and into cinema history? Yes. And it just could be that we need this feminism-fueled road movie now more than ever.
Rumble Fish
CORNU-COPPALA Biff Wilcox is looking for you, Rusty James. He’s gonna kill you, Rusty James.
Rio
The Social Networks Jesse Eisenberg stars as Blu, a domesticated macaw who travels to the titular city to impress a girl (Anne Hathaway), and along the way meets the voices of Jamie Foxx and will.i.am. Balmy, bouncy, neither saccharine nor too scary. (Hollywood Reporter)
Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE See how opium plays a pivotal role in the lives of people who grow, manufacture and use it and in the increasingly tense sphere of international relations. Fair warning: your assumptions about addiction and the war on drugs will be challenged. Followed by a panel discussion
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown
If you like the Charlie Brown holiday specials, youll love this ultra-rare Peanuts feature, in which the gang heads to summer camp and challenges a gang of bullies to a river raft race. Can Charlie Brown, who, to quote Peppermint Patty, couldnt lead a dog on a leash, possibly lead
National Parks Project
OTTAWA PREMIERE In 1911, Parks Canada was founded, becoming the first National Parks Service in the world. On the even of its centennial, Canadas finest artists embarked on a historic expedition to capture the majesty of the landscape in music and film. Thirteen filmmakers, thirty-nine musicians, thirteen National Parks of
No Holds Barred
FUNDRAISER FOR FIGHTING BACK: WRESTLING WITH CANCER At the height of Hulkamania, Hulk Hogan starred as a world champion grappling with greedy corporate interests in this film that the Washington Post described as rated PG-13 and contain[ing] about what you’d expect from a film about professional wrestling. All tickets $10
Little White Lies
From Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), who also stars in Last Night (see above), Little White Lies tells the tale of a group of friends who escape to a beach house every summer but cant escape the truths that threaten their relationships. Often-hilarious and occasionally incisive ensemble dramas don’t
Little White Lies
From Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), who also stars in Last Night (see above), Little White Lies tells the tale of a group of friends who escape to a beach house every summer but cant escape the truths that threaten their relationships. Often-hilarious and occasionally incisive ensemble dramas don’t
Last Night
A married couple (Keira Knightly and Sam Worthington) is separated for an evening, during which they both encounter temptation, flirting with people even more improbably attractive than they are. The films taut performances and will-they-or-wont-they-and-should-they tension will keep [you] rapt. (National Post)