Movies
Attenberg
OTTAWA PREMIERE | BEST ACTRESS VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2010 As her father enters the final stages of a terminal illness, a naïve young woman begins exploring her own sexuality through the BBC nature documentaries of David Attenborough. Boldly conceived [and] heavily stylized (Slant), this is a great entry
Recovering Love
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE This documentary exposes the prejudice and punishment that confront women especially mothers recovering from addiction. In exploring the impact of that condemnation and the origins of addiction, Recovering Love creates compelling portraits of women who are deeply committed to their children, and to recovery. Free screening
Best Choice For Lansdowne Park
The Lansdowne Park Conservancy presents their proposal for a revenue-generating, heritage restoration of Lansdowne one that preserves Sylvia Holden Park and surrounding vistas while offering family-friendly green space, an amphitheater, amateur and professional sports facilities, a permanent local market and ample parking. See the plan, meet the architects and
Serbian Film, A
OTTAWA PREMIERE | MAY MAYHEM If you made it through Irreversible and The Human Centipede, youre still not ready for this tale of an aging porn star who agrees to perform in a demented directors art film. This is a near-perfect portrait of torment an agonized scream from a nation
Ottawa International Writers Festival
Check writersfestival.org for the most up-to-date listings. Thursday, April 28 6:30 PM: THE MYTH OF HUMAN PROGRESS: One on One with Chris Hedges (hosted by Stephen Brockwell) 8:30 PM: ALONE IN THE CLASSROOM: One on One with Elizabeth Hay (hosted by Phil Jenkins) Friday, April 29 6:30 PM:
Roller Boogie
PRESENTED BY RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS From the director of Commando comes this inspiring story of a rich girl (Linda Blair, The Exorcist) who runs away from home and leads a group of roller skaters determined to stop evil developers from tearing down their beloved roller rink. Just think about
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
1976. The Canadian prairies. 11-year-old Elizabeth discovers that the life she knows is a lie and sets out to find the one woman she thinks will truly understand her the titular Smoky Mountain Songbird. The film succeeds as a gentle meditation on an adolescent girl’s pubescent confusion. (Exclaim)
Hobo With A Shotgun
LOST MARBLES GEEK NIGHTS | MAY MAYHEM Remember when we showed Treevenge? Well, director Eisener is back at it with the most accurately-titled and authentically grindhouse film to come out of the Tarantino/Rodriguez Grindhouse project. Plus, hobo = Hauer.
Swinging Cheerleaders, The
FRIDAY NIGHT SINEMA Theres no I in team. But, as undercover reporter Kate finds out when she infiltrates her colleges cheerleading squad in this pep rally of a flick from the great Jack Hill (The Big Bird Cage, Foxy Brown), there are potentially several Os.
Rubber
OTTAWA PREMIERE | MAY MAYHEM What it took Stephen King an entire car to do in Christine, writer/director Dupieux does with a single car-part in this utterly unique film about a tire that becomes self-aware and goes on a killing spree. An essay on storytelling and spectatorship infused with