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Wild Grass
2009 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL JURY PRIZE A lost wallet leads to an improbable, irrational romance in the latest film from master director Resnais (Hiroshima, Mon Amour). At 90, Resnais is producing work thats as challenging and exhilarating as ever, and this is a young mans film made with a
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Winnebago Man
OTTAWA PREMIERE Millions of YouTube viewers have seen the blooper reel of Jack Rebney cursing his way through the shooting of an RV sales video, but this doc seeks out the man behind the anger, and crafts a cautionary tale about accidental celebrity that is at once scabrously funny and
Winter’s Bone
2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award This adaptation of Daniel Woodrells novel about an Ozark teenagers search for her father, who has skipped town after putting the family home up as collateral for his bail is one of the unshowiest and most true-blooded epics
Who Am I?
PRESENTED BY DOUVRIS MARTIAL ARTS AND FITNESS CENTRE Fundraiser for the Canadian National Karate Team This action-packed, globetrotting, amnesia-powered thrill-ride will renew your appreciation for the worlds greatest living entertainer Jackie Chan and support the Douvris team at the World Karate Championships! Admission by donation. Karate demonstration starting
Canadian Radio Star New Songwriters Workshop (Presented by Canadian Music Week)
Prepare for Canadian Radio Star Canadian Music Weeks 17th annual national songwriting competition with this free, daylong workshop. Learn about writing a hit song, how to publish and find revenue streams, DIY marketing and have your music evaluated by a panel of pros! September 27 | 5:00
Faust
SILENTS IS GOLDEN SILENT HORROR FILM FESTIVAL We give the devil his due with this special screening of Murnaus adaptation of the legend of an alchemist who sells his soul to the demon Mephistopheles. Featuring a live score by Ottawa retro-instrumental sensation, The Flaps. Doors: 6:00 PM | Show: 7:00
Mid-August Lunch
When fifty-something bachelor Gianni (who lives with his mother) reluctantly agrees to look after his landlords elderly mother plus three other aged women over a holiday long weekend, the lesson is this: in mid-August, the days may be getting shorter, but its still summer. English subtitles.
Last Airbender, The
Just to be clear, this film was shot in 2D; the 3D version was engineered after the fact to cash in on the 3D craze. So, in showing the 2D version, were actually honouring Shyamalans original vision for his adaptation of the anime-inspired Nickelodeon fantasy series. What a twist!
Cyrus
John (John C. Reilly) meets the woman of his dreams (Marisa Tomei). Then he meets her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill), who thinks threes a crowd. The Duplasses’ slightly sluggish, low-budget, mumblecore style allows this story to flower as both light-fingered lark and drama of suspenseful dysfunction. (Entertainment Weekly)