The Canvasser – Screening on Wednesday May 24 at 6:30pm! Advance tickets now available for The Canvasser! Getting’ Dumb Films is proud to present the Ottawa public premiere for the filmed-in-Ottawa feature film comedy, The Canvasser. After a successful tour of the film festival circuit, The Canvasser is finally
“Jiřina Bohdalová and Kryštof Hádek star in this unpredictable psychological thriller as two people who end up imprisoned in a ground-floor flat.” ~Jan Škoda, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Eighty-year-old, widowed-pensioner Květa Galová (Jiřina Bohdalová) lives alone in a first floor flat. She learns that her parish priest
October 5th and 6th at 9:45pm! Halloween Month! A new digital restoration of the 1920 silent film classic, with live musical accompaniment! Odditory is a border-crossing trio specializing in original music produced on rare and unusual instruments. The group features thereminist extraordinary Eric Ross, master of the Continuum Fingerboard
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. (I have a husband bulge for this film.)
The true story of a White House butler who served eight presidents over three decades. Includes a sterling cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams and John Cusack.
Starts the Week of Friday August 28th! Click here for advance tickets Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control. Venice Film
The first film produced by the Weinsteins (founders of Miramax) tells the somewhat-familiar tale of a scarred camp caretaker taking bloody revenge on sexy teens. (Hey, it was the 80s.)
The Brutalist – Screening on April 11, 14, 15! Advance tickets now available for The Brutalist! When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy
The Brood – Screening on July 5, 8! Advance tickets now available for The Brood! A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders. Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival: International Critics’ Jury Prize award winner! Genie
NOMINATED FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM, 2014 ACADEMY AWARDS This story of two lovers, one a passionate atheist, the other a religious realist, “manages to pull off a small miracle, using joyous music and tenderness to tell a tragic story that moves you but doesn’t depress you.” (Miami Herald) English