Based on Moshin Hamids incisive novel about a Pakistani-American who finds his love for his adopted home tested (and less than requited) in the wake of 9/11, director Nairs (Monsoon Wedding) latest make great use of her gift for revealing the challenges and contradictions of the American minority experience… [where]
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, SUNDANCE 2011 Despite its title, this doc has a sobering subject the Liberian warlord who, with his army of child soldiers, slaughtered thousands during the countrys protracted civil war. Ten years later, he re-emerged as an evangelical preacher, preaching (and seeking) forgiveness. Whether or
Mayfair Stay-At-Home Virtual Cinema – available to watch at home as of Friday January 15th! Click over now to watch The Reason I Jump! This immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world. From Tribeca Film Festival, Silverdocs Documentary Festival, and Rome International Film Festival
The Story: Decades after the fact, a former World War II prisoner of war suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder faces up to his past. The Lowdown: The kind of adult, thoughtful and solid entertainment that is little seen these days, The Railway Man is first-rate filmmaking with terrific and terrifically human performances throughout.
The fact that The Raid is all premise a SWAT team gets trapped in a building in the Jakarta slums with an army of ruthless gangsters and no plot doesnt change the fact that this is the most bracing Asian action film since Ong Bak and makes The
When Gareth Evans The Raid premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, audiences were floored. It was as if someone had smacked us in the face about 800 times, and showed us that the action being churned out by Hollywood wasnt half as effective as it could be. No amount of CGI
Against the backdrop of a military dictatorship, Eugenia is reunited with her estranged family following her father’s stroke and is forced to confront dark secret. FEST International Film Fest: Best Actress award winner! Venice Film Fest: Queer Lion nominee! Valladolid International Film Fest: Best Film nominee!
The Quiet Man – presented by The Embassy of Ireland for Irish Heritage Month – Screening on March 26, 27! Advance tickets now available for The Quiet Man! On Monday March 27, we’ll have a Zoom Q&A on screen with Patrick Wayne (son of John Wayne, who was in
The Quiet Girl – Screening on April 28, 29, May 1, 2! Advance tickets now available for The Quiet Girl! Held Over for a 2nd Week – May 7, 8, 9! Advance tickets now available for the 2nd Week of The Quiet Girl! Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet,
The Quick And The Dead – Gene Hackman Tribute Film Festival – 30th Anniversary screenings on March 16, 19! Advance tickets now available for The Quick And The Dead! A gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort