Movies
The Imposter
OTTAWA PREMIERE | GRAND JURY PRIZE NOMINEE, SUNDANCE 2012 In 1994, 11-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared from San Antonio. Four years later, he resurfaced in Spain or so it seemed. This doc traces how the new Nicholas true identity was eventually exposed, and the much greater mystery that followed. The
The Impossible
OSCAR NOMINEE, BEST LEAD ACTRESS No washout, this based-on-a-true-story of a vacationing British family (headed by Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor) caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is technologically a marvel the tsunami experience is harrowingly believable but also emotionally rich. I hesitate to use this term,
The Image Book
Ottawa Premiere the Week of February 1st! The new film from Jean-Luc Godard! Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand. Cannes: Special P’alme d’Or award winner! International Cinephile Society: Grand Prix award winner! “Age is depriving
The Iceman
This true story of a hitman (Michael Shannon), who kept his death-dealing day job hidden from his wife (Wynona Ryder) and daughters for several years, rests on the power of one hell of a performance from Shannon, with this monster of an actor playing a monster of a man with
The Hunter
A haunted, solitary mercenary (Willem Dafoe at his craggiest) is hired to track down the Tasmanian Tiger, a creature believed extinct for nearly a century. On the hunt, he rediscovers his own believed-extinct humanity, and the film grows from a simple tale of man versus beast to a complicated parable
The Hunt For Johnny Ringo
OTTAWA PREMIERE | FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE Johnny Ringo teams up with his nemesis Bat Masterson in order to stop a counterfeit Ringo from committing crimes in his name. Starring Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers, Streets of Fire) and directed by Ottawa’s own Brett Kelly (My Fair Zombie)
The Hunt
BEST ACTOR AWARD 2012 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL A schoolteacher (Mads Mikkelsen, TV’s Hannibal) is falsely accused of committing pedophilia, but the accusation itself is enough to create outrage amongst the public and vilify an innocent man. “A subtle piece of moral drama crowned by a truly beautiful performance from Mikkelsen,
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) must take part in the “Victor’s Tour” of the districts, but revolution is in the air as the next Hunger Games is being prepared.
The Hunger Games
Are the odds in favour of a good time if you come see the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games? The consensus is yes: It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won’t quit and a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence, who gives us a female warrior worth cheering. (Rolling
The Hummingbird Project
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal. From Canadian Screen Awards, Cambridge Film Fest, and Tribeca Film Fest award winning director Kim Nguyen, starring Oscar nominees Salma Hayek, and Jesse Eisenberg, and Golden Globe winner