Movies
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
Lynn Miles: Live At The Mayfair Theatre
Tickets are $35 and available at the theatre box office.
Poor No More
They tell us, “If you work hard, things will get better.” But Canada’s working poor know the truth. Poor No More looks at countries where people do not have to beg, housing is affordable and university education is free, and asks: if they can do this, why don’t we? Presented
Mr. Nobody
OTTAWA PREMIERE This delirious romantic fantasy starts in the year 2092, where 120-year-old Nemo Nobody tells the story of his life, which splits off into three parallel timelines, each branching from a youthful decision. If it all sounds a bit confusing, that’s because it is, but damned if this isn’t
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