Movies
FUBAR II
Terry and Dean are back, rolling in oil-patch dough and good times. Terry is dating a waitress, and things are getting serious in a hurry, which forces Dean to interrupt his cancer survivor/workman’s comp scam to prevent his buddy from swapping the fubar life for domestic captivity. See it with
FUBAR
Just giv’r with this cult classic mockumentary in which Albertan headbangers Terry and Dean contemplate friendship, life, death and cheap beer. (If you havent seen it, think Spinal Tap with a low-rent, Hoser twist.) Catch the imaginatively-titled sequel the same night!
Mighty Uke
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PRESENTED BY THE OTTAWA FOLKLORE CENTRE This plucky documentary about the golden age, long absence and recent resurgence of the ukulele is chockful of insights, history and just plain fun. Mighty Uke is nothing less than a mood lift, the least-heavy documentary Ive seen in years. (Canoe)
Writers Festival presents They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children with Roméo Dallaire
THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL AT THE MAYFAIR For more information or advance tickets, please visit writersfestival.org Tuesday, December 2 7:00 PM: They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children with Roméo Dallaire $15 general | $10 students or seniors | Free for festival members
Holiday Inn
PRESENTED BY OLD OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (OSCA) When Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire chase the same girl at an inn that is improbably only open on holidays, the melange of plot and production numbers [are] so deftly pulled together that one hardly knows where the story ends and a
Jocks
How did notorious exploitation film studio Crown International score speaking parts for Richard (Shaft) Roundtree and Christopher (Lord of the Rings trilogy) Lee in this 1986 teen sex comedy?! Find out on the last Saturday in November! Free for members!
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
Part two of Mesrines story begins with his death, then flashes back to the crimes, arrests, trials, escapes that led up to him being shot by France’s notorious anti-gang unit. Mesrine certainly deserves a place among memorable French gangster films. (Globe and Mail) Think Kill Bill and see these back
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
This is part one of the true-crime odyssey of Jacques Mesrine, the legendary gangster infamous for his bravado, daring prison escapes, numerous epic robberies, kidnappings and murders during a criminal career that spanned decades and continents. How far can killer instinct take you? To at least one sequel (see below).
Nanny McPhee Returns
Multiple Oscar winner, Shakespeare vet and Harry Potter alum Emma Thompson returns as the not-so-attractive, eponymous Marry Poppins surrogate and again writes the screenplay, an original story based on the beloved Nurse Matilda books. Not just an entertaining experience but an endearing one as well. (Hollywood.com)
Alien Vs. Ninja
EXTREME ASIA A fireball filled with aliens falls to earth in feudal Japan. The aliens (classic, Godzilla-style men-in-suits; none of this new-fangled CGI) proceed to tear apart villages and eat villagers until a band of ninja warriors shows up. Thats when the gloriously cartoon-y vs. kicks in. Japanese with subtitles.