Movies
Writers Festival presents They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children with Roméo Dallaire
THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL AT THE MAYFAIR For more information or advance tickets, please visit writersfestival.org Tuesday, December 2 7:00 PM: They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children with Roméo Dallaire $15 general | $10 students or seniors | Free for festival members
Holiday Inn
PRESENTED BY OLD OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (OSCA) When Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire chase the same girl at an inn that is improbably only open on holidays, the melange of plot and production numbers [are] so deftly pulled together that one hardly knows where the story ends and a
Jocks
How did notorious exploitation film studio Crown International score speaking parts for Richard (Shaft) Roundtree and Christopher (Lord of the Rings trilogy) Lee in this 1986 teen sex comedy?! Find out on the last Saturday in November! Free for members!
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
Part two of Mesrines story begins with his death, then flashes back to the crimes, arrests, trials, escapes that led up to him being shot by France’s notorious anti-gang unit. Mesrine certainly deserves a place among memorable French gangster films. (Globe and Mail) Think Kill Bill and see these back
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
This is part one of the true-crime odyssey of Jacques Mesrine, the legendary gangster infamous for his bravado, daring prison escapes, numerous epic robberies, kidnappings and murders during a criminal career that spanned decades and continents. How far can killer instinct take you? To at least one sequel (see below).
Nanny McPhee Returns
Multiple Oscar winner, Shakespeare vet and Harry Potter alum Emma Thompson returns as the not-so-attractive, eponymous Marry Poppins surrogate and again writes the screenplay, an original story based on the beloved Nurse Matilda books. Not just an entertaining experience but an endearing one as well. (Hollywood.com)
Alien Vs. Ninja
EXTREME ASIA A fireball filled with aliens falls to earth in feudal Japan. The aliens (classic, Godzilla-style men-in-suits; none of this new-fangled CGI) proceed to tear apart villages and eat villagers until a band of ninja warriors shows up. Thats when the gloriously cartoon-y vs. kicks in. Japanese with subtitles.
Town, The
Ok, we’ve gotten used to George Clooney having a talent for directing, but now Ben Affleck!? Ben follows up the acclaimed Gone Baby Gone with this story of a thief balancing his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his heists, and the FBI agent who wants to
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
Woody Allens latest sly entry, which tracks the desires and anxieties of people who go the distance and a bit too far to chase their dreams (Now) features, as per usual, an incredible ensemble cast, this time including Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas and Josh Brolin.
Alpha et Omega (en Francais)
Ce film familial, d’animation par ordinateur suit deux loups sur les extrémités opposées de l’ordre social de leur meute qui, perdus dans un pays étranger, doivent compter sur eux pour rentrer à la maison. L’amour peut-fleur entre les loups qui parle de son comme la pom-pom girl de Heroes et le