Movies
Two Evil Eyes
Two of the greatest horror filmmakers of all time tag-team the works of Edgar Allan Poe in this anthology, which sees Romero direct The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar and Argento helm The Black Cat. Featuring Harvey Keitel, Adrienne Barbeau and the FX work of Tom Savini!
Ip Man
OTTAWA PREMIERE | THE MAYFAIR GOES TO WAR Not only was this semi-historical biopic of Yip Man Bruce Lees kung fu master voted the best Asian film at the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival, its received rave reviews on the art house circuit as well. Add action direction by
Splice
If you like early Cronenberg, youll love this film, which shows why Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody should not experiment with human cloning: not because its illegal and ethically questionable, but because theyre just really, really bad parents.
Done The Impossible: The Fans’ Tale Of Firefly And Serenity
OTTAWA PREMIERE | SUNDAY NIGHT GEEK NIGHT Adam Baldwin hosts this fan-centric chronicle of the rise and fall and rise of Joss Whedon’s cult sci-fi western series Firefly, and its feature-film reincarnation, Serenity. Miss this, and I will curse you in Chinese.
Grown Ups
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider urinate in public pools, suffer hilarious injuries and learn heartwarming life lessons. They grow up so fast.
Das Boot
THE MAYFAIR GOES TO WAR They made us all train for this day. To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sacrifice. All for the Fatherland. Oh God, all just empty words. It’s not the way they said it was, is it? I just want someone
Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack, The
PRESENTED BY THE OTTAWA FOLK FESTIVAL Before you see Ramblin’ Jack Elliott at the 2010 OFF, see this documentary portrait of him, and learn how he links Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan. The film travels America and unearths rare current and archival footage and interviews to prove, as Arlo Guthrie
Death Wish 3
If he can’t find justice… he’ll make his own! When Charles Bronson returns to NYC to vigilante it up against a neighbourhood-terrorizing gang, he starts by shooting them with regular guns, but eventually resorts in what is undoubtedly the greatest climax in film history to a rocket launcher.
Good, The Bad, The Weird, The
Cult filmmaker Ji-woon Kims kimchi-marinated remix of Leones classic transplants the familiar three-way outlaw rivalry to 1930s Japanese-occupied Manchuria, and fills it with an eye-popping train robbery, followed by a balls-out siege, and then a super-cool heist (AV Club) for starters.
Long Pigs
OTTAWA PREMIERE This mockumentary profile of a cannibalistic killer manages a neat trick, making the most of its low budget and effectively mixing very unsettling horror with clever comedy and media-critical commentary. (Eye Weekly) Whats a long pig, you ask? You are.