Movies
Jean-Michel Basquiat: Radiant Child
OTTAWA PREMIERE Basquiat was an art world celebrity, but to director Davis, he was also a close friend. Her never-before-seen footage, including an unguarded 1985 interview, shows us the Basquiat she knew. The man himself stares into Daviss lens, both confident and scared the movie is key. (Time Out NY)
Toy Story 3 (In French/en francais)
Qu’advient-il des jouets une fois l’enfant à qui appartient les grandit? S’ils sont chanceux, ils finissent dans “un film Pixar [qui] a le poignant d’un Tennessee Williams de jouer … est aussi follement espiègle et inventif que [ses préquelles, et] est la plus grande réussite du studio depuis The Incredibles”. ( Entertainment
Pieces
When a chainsaw-wielding killer invades a New England college campus, who will survive and what will be left of them? Find out when we screen this Carter-era horror classic that claims You dont have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre! The finale is sanity-shredding. (Night of the
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Storytelling Festival presents “You Are Here” w/ Ivan Coyote
Ivan E. Coyote’s multimedia performance You Are Here builds on family legend and hometown nostalgia, capturing the magic of a Yukon town and lamenting the corporate colonization that has crept into even the farthest corners we call home. Accompanied by bluegrass guitar and super-8 footage. Learn more at twentytenfestivalost.wordpress.com
Mutant Girl Squad
OTTAWA PREMIERE | EXTREME ASIA A Japanese high school girl discovers she is a mutant, and goes on the run from government super soldiers in this gory riff on/rip-off of the X-Men formula. Expect unfathomable and hideous superpowers, and of course the requisite oceans of blood. Japanese with subtitles.
Machete
One of Grindhouses fake trailers gets real and gives the great Danny Trejo his first starring role as an ex-Federale with a big knife fetish who launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. Esta bien.
Reel Rock Tour, The
For the fifth anniversary of their climbing adventure films, Sender Films and Big UP Productions are celebrating by taking you on a global ride like never before. From death-defying treks up the wildest faces in The Alps, to Olympian displays of strength and tenacity on the hardest boulders ever climbed,
Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl
EXTREME ASIA Its a typical high school love triangle, except that two of its participants are a vampire and a Frankenstein’s monster. They love the same guy, so they fight. By the makers of Mayfair faves Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police. Sure to shock and offend! Japanese with subtitles.