Movies
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?
Twilight People, The
Directed by Eddie Romero (Black Mama, White Mama) and featuring sploitation icon Pam Grier as Ayesa, The Panther Woman, this Island of Dr. Moreau rip-off is one of the true classics of Filipino genre filmmaking. Yes, you read all that correctly. See it with Machete Maidens Unleashed! Mar 11.
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
OTTAWA PREMIERE Karate-kickin’ midgets! Paper-mâché monsters! Busty babes with blades! Filipino genre films of the ’70s and ’80s had it all and director Hartley (Not Quite Hollywood) puts it all on display in this doc about a faraway backlot where stunt men came cheap, plot was obsolete and even the
Two-Lane Blacktop
James Taylor and Warren Oates are on the road, racing West to East for pinks in this, the film Richard Linklater called the purest American road movie ever like a drive-in movie directed by a French New Wave director. It has the most purely cinematic ending in film history. [It
Fighter, The
7 OSCAR NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE Mark Wahlberg goes to the ropes with an intensely internal performance as boxer Irish Mickey Ward, while Christian Bale comes out swinging as Mickeys crack-addled half brother Dickie in this based-on-a-true-comeback-story. The Fighter, its heart full to bursting, is an emotional powerhouse that comes