Movies
The Bear, The Boy and The Dog (LIVE MUSIC)
SILENTS IS GOLDEN WOMEN OF THE SILENT ERA: NELL SHIPMAN DOUBLE BILL We continue our salute to Nell Shipman with this comedic short that sees the titular characters bumble through a number of situations to a live score by The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol. Double bill with
Legong: Dance of the Virgins (LIVE MUSIC)
SILENTS IS GOLDEN THE QUIET EARTH: INTERNATIONAL SILENT FILM SPOTLIGHT Shot on location in Bali, this tale of a young woman who falls in love with a musician (who has designs on her half-sister) was the last film made using the two-strip Technicolor process. We add more colour with a
General, The (LIVE MUSIC)
SILENTS IS GOLDEN KIDS BBQ MATINEE & BUSTER KEATON DOUBLE BILL This sidesplitting, death-defying tale of an engineer whorisks all to save his two loves his girlfriend and his train in the midst of Civil War is only made better by a live,original score by Mike Essoudry and His
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The (LIVE MUSIC)
SILENTS IS GOLDEN SILENT HORROR FILM FESTIVAL The ultimate act of expressionist filmmaking, Caligari tells its tale of a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murder on the underside of a tightrope stretched between dreams and reality. Featuring a suitably dreamy live score by HILOTRONS. Doors: 7:30
Phantom of the Opera (LIVE MUSIC)
SILENTS IS GOLDEN SILENT HORROR FILM FESTIVAL See the original silent horror epic the way it was meant to be with no #*$@ing Andrew Lloyd Webber! Instead, we present a live score by the intense experimental instrumental mini orchestra Kingdom Shore. Doors: 6:00 PM | Show: 7:00 PM |
Toy Story 3
What happens to toys once the kid who owns them grows up? If theyre lucky, they end up in a Pixar movie [that] has the poignance of a Tennessee Williams play is as madly mischievous and inventive as [its prequels, and] is the studio’s greatest achievement since The Incredibles. (Entertainment
Giallo
OTTAWA PREMIERE The legendary Dario Argento gets a bit meta with his latest film, self-referentially naming it after the genre he helped define. Adrien Brody headlines as a cop on the trail of a demented killer, but its Argento, more imaginative and stylish than most directors (Cinefantastique), whos the real
Life During Wartime
In revisiting his darkly comic Happiness, Todd Solondz may have made his best film yet. (Variety) So, yes, its a sequel. But it stand on its own: thanks to the superb performances and Solondzs sincere effort to grapple with the meaning of forgiveness, theres a surprisingly tender side to even
Eat Pray Love
What if you have everything you want including being Julia Roberts and youre still not happy? Set off on an around the world tour to rediscover the joys of, well, eating, praying and loving. Based on Elizabeth Gilberts hit memoir.
Footsteps To Ghana
IN SUPPORT OF BAOBAB YOUTH PERFORMERS | LIVE CONCERT Experience the beauty of West African life and music through a film chronicling the Baobab Youth Performers’ 2001 trip to West Africa and a live musical performance. $20 | proceed support the Performers’ 2011 return trip to Ghana