Movies
Poor No More
They tell us, “If you work hard, things will get better.” But the working poor know the truth. There are countries where people do not have to beg, housing is affordable and university is free. Why not here? Presented by the Centretown Community Heath Center/Ottawa Poverty Reduction Network. Admission: your
Search and Destroy
A Vietnam vets post-traumatic stress turns present-traumatic and stressful when the war follows him home to Niagara Falls in this cool revenger from director Fruet (writer, Goin Down the Road, director, Death Weekend). Features Tisa Farrow (sister of Mia). CANADIAN CULT REVIEW VCR/TAX SHELTER DOUBLE BILL with The Brain |
Brain, The
Ironically, the VCR market helped this low-budget film about how television (and giant, alien brains) kill independent thought get made. The Brain mixes familiar genre clichés into a cheese-laden entree that isn’t afraid to laugh along with you. (Canuxploitation.com) CANADIAN CULT REVIEW VCR/TAX SHELTER DOUBLE BILL with Search
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The
Stieg Larsson died before his novels were published, much less adapted to the big screen, so he hasnt seen this indelible tale of sex, murder and revenge. Whats your excuse? English subtitles?
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
When one of their former feline friends (the eponymous Kitty Galore) turns foe, the cats are left with no choice but to join forces with the dogs to save both their species and the humans who feed and shelter them! Fur will fly.
I Spit On Your Grave
This woman has just cut, chopped, broken and burned five men beyond recognition but no jury in America would ever convict her! Possibly the purest, cruelest revenge film ever, this is a movie so sick, reprehensible and contemptible that I can hardly believe it’s playing. (Roger Ebert)
Human Centipede, The
When two stranded tourists unluckily seek help at a mad scientists villa, they end up part of his latest experiment: to surgically join three people mouth to rear end to form, well, a human centipede. Weve shown some disturbing films, but this one takes the cake (then passes
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
His brain came from a genius. His body came from a killer. His soul came from hell! Direct from the Hammer Horror vaults to our screen, this classic stars not one, but two Star Wars veterans, the great Peter (Grand Moff Tarkin) Cushing and David (Darth Vader) Prowse.
Girl Who Played With Fire, The
If youre still wondering why Stieg Larssons novels are international bestsellers, and why the films based on them are international blockbusters, this is your chance to find out. And to read English subtitles.
Remnants of a War
PRESENTED BY WORLD INTER-ACTION MONDIAL (WIAM) This fierce, moving documentary tells the stories of people who make their livings finding and dismantling landmines and other explosives left behind by military conflicts between Israel and Lebanon and does so with intense moral and visual clarity. (Village Voice) Admission $10 |