Movies
Al Purdy Was Here
OTTAWA PREMIERE | JANUARY 27 & 28 This documentary profiles Canadian poet Al Purdy, who first came to prominence in the 1960s with a style of writing that attempted to capture the tenor of modern life. The film includes archival footage of Purdy from television appearances, as well as interviews
Akira
Akira – Wednesday November 27th and Thursday November 28th! A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop. Japanese with English subtitles. On the heels of our presentation of Blade
Ajami
OSCAR NOMINEE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM This collection of five dramatic stories, which traces the everyday lives of the citizens of Ajami, the religiously mixed community of Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians in heart of Tel Aviv, is, in short emotionally mesmerizing. (Entertainment Weekly)
Aisle
The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) warmly invites you to a free screening of the film AISLE at the Mayfair Theater on Monday, 28 October from 6:30pm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Hicham Kayed. While Palestinian refugees residing in Lebanon are aware of the
Airport ’79 – The Concorde
ITS A DISASTER! Terrorists try to bring down the Concorde on its maiden flight, but luckily for the passengers including Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, Sylvia (Emmanuelle) Kristel, Eddie Albert, Charo, John Davidson, Jimmie Walker and David Warner the man in the cockpit is George Kennedy (the
Airport ’77
ITS A DISASTER! A hijacked 747 makes an unexpected landing under 100 feet of water, leaving its passengers including Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotton, Olivia de Havilland, James Stewart, George Kennedy, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee and Gil Gerard anything but straight and in the upright
Airplane!
Airplane! – Screening on March 12, 14, 15! Advance tickets now available for Airplane! In the classic disaster movie spoof, a man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. Writers Guild of America, USA: Best Adapted Comedy award winner! BAFTA
Aim For The Roses
Ottawa Premiere on Friday June 2nd! A “musical docudrama” by John Bolton, inspired by the utterly amazing and completely ridiculous album by Mark Haney, inspired by the daredevil stunt to end all daredevil stunts by Ken Carter. 5 Stars! Part long-form music video, part archival documentary, its experimental and conventional
Agora
In fourth-century Alexandria, Christianity confronts paganism, freedom beckons to the enslaved, and at the centre of it all stands the scientist, philosopher, astronomer and teacher Hypatia (Rachael Weisz). Amenábars historic epic is a movie about ideas, a drama based on the ancient war between science and superstition. (Roger Ebert)
Aggro Dr1ft
Aggro Dr1ft – Ottawa Premiere on Friday May 24, One Night Only! Advance tickets now available for Aggro Dr1ft! In the seedy domain of Miami’s criminal underbelly, a seasoned hitman embarks on the relentless pursuit of his next target. Shot entirely through thermal lens, he navigates a twisted world