Movies
Gnomeo and Juliet
Its like Romeo and Juliet, but with garden gnomes. (And the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Patrick Stuart, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan?!)
Enter The Void
Already justifiably famous/notorious for its seizure-inducing opening credits sequence, arthouse provocateur Noés postmortem odyssey through Tokyos underworld is one of the most mind-blowing and ambitious feature films ever made. (Salon). It is also not even remotely for the faint of heart. Seriously. If you like this sort of thing, Noés
Better Tomorrow, A
JOHN WOO DOUBLE-BARREL DOUBLE BILL with Hard Boiled Chow Yun-Fat plays a supporting role in this melodrama about two brothers one a cop, the other a gangster but in one scene (the restaurant assassination), he and director Woo created a new breed of action hero, and a new
Barney’s Version
GENIE WINNER BEST ACTOR The big-screen adaptation of Mordecai Richlers final novel was a long time coming, but its worth the wait. Paul Giamatti brings passion and ferocious fun to pain-in-the-ass Barney Panofsky and Dustin Hoffman makes magic as Barney’s randy dad. It’s acting heaven. (Rolling Stone)
American: The Bill Hicks Story
OTTAWA PREMIERE Its been 16 years since stand-up comedian Bill Hicks death, which is not long enough to take the sting out of his unflinching social commentary, as this doc assembled from previously unseen footage, 1,300 photographs, and the voices of those who knew him best shows. An
Another Year
OSCAR NOMINEE BEST SCREENPLAY A long-married couple (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen), entirely content with each other, provide emotional support and food for friends and family (New Yorker) whose lives are not nearly as blissful as their own. Nobody balances happiness and misery better than Leigh.
Blue Valentine
OSCAR NOMINEE BEST ACTRESS This raw, wrenching portrait of a troubled marriage (between Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, both of whom give fiercely committed performances (CBC)) shows us two key periods in the couples life: after the honeymoons over, and before it began.
Tangled
If you think you know the story of Rapunzel, dont be so sure. This retelling starts with a standard mismatched-couple-falls-in-love tale, but the script and the sprightly directing give the story plenty of snap and humor, and the animation is luminously beautiful. (A.V. Club)
Somewhere
UPDATE: We will be showing The Kings Speech on April 3, 6 & 7. No, it’s not The King’s Speech, which was supposed to be playing in this spot (Distributor Alliance Atlantis decided they could make more money by playing it at the
Beneath The Planet of the Apes
You know the horrifying truth that lies on the surface of the Planet of the Apes, but are you ready to learn the simmering simian secrets that lie beneath it?