Movies
You Are What You Act
“Fake it until you make it.” We’ve all heard this expression before. But does smiling actually make you happier? Does changing your posture make you more confident? Will acting in love cause you to fall in love? This film thinks so. You Are What You Act, the new award-winning documentary comes to Ottawa after
You [Romance]
You [Romance] – Screening on Thursday April 10 at 6:30pm! Advance tickets now available for You [Romance]! Ukraine’s first original historical musical, offering a unique opportunity to witness past-century writers as living, breathing people. The story revolves around Slovo House in Kharkiv, a building where the Soviet regime executed
Yogawoman
OTTAWA PREMIERE Profiling 50 of the most inspiring female yoga teachers from around the world, this limber doc shows how the millennia-old practice is changing lives from downtown Manhattan to the slums of Nairobi and beyond. A fascinating dip into the gender history of yoga. (Variety) *Join us at
Yesterday
A struggling musician realizes he’s the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles, after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed. From Danny Boyle, the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and 2x Oscar winning director of Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours, and Richard Curtis, the 3x
Yes, Madam
DRUNKEN MASTERS DOJO In her first starring role, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) plays a high-kicking Hong Kong cop who teams up with a British police inspector (Cynthia Rothrock, Blonde Fury). Directed by the legendary Corey Yuen, this is one action-packed buddy cop movie that wont take no for
Year of the Carnivore
If youve seen Short Bus, you know why Canadian media darling Sook-Yin Lee couldnt plausibly star in this story of an innocent girls quest to gain some sexual experience, and had to content herself with just writing and directing it.
Yamnuska, The Ragged Edge
Yamnuska, The Ragged Edge – Screening on Wednesday May 8 at 6:30pm! Follow two modern day adventurers as they embark on a rock climbing journey through time, celebrating the rich history and folklore of one of Canada’s most iconic climbing cliffs as they pay homage to the colourful characters who
Yakuza Weapon
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, FANTASIA 2011 The director of Mutant Girls Squad and the writer of Versus team up for this tender tale of a hit man with a Gattling gun for an arm and a rocket launcher for a leg. Bloody, brilliantly choreographed and utterly insane. (Quiet Earth)
Yakuza Apocalypse
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OCTOBER 21 & 22 In this film, fearsome Yakuza boss Kamiura is also a bloodsucking vampire. One day, men arrive from a competing clan and deliver him an ultimatum: Play nice or die. Kamiura refuses and, during a fierce battle, is torn limb from limb. With his
Yahya Didn’t Keep Quiet
This gentle tragedy pairs Motamed-Aria, Irans internationally renowned star, with a precocious and highly appealing child actor. An orphaned seven-year-old boy is sent to live with his crusty aunt (Motamed-Aria), a childless woman shunned by her inner city neighbors for more reasons than her secretive ways and her bad temper.