Upcoming New Movies This Week

Hey all, another week, and another slew of new movies at theatres around Ottawa.

Wednesday

At the Mayfair is a double bill of Canadian movies about marijuana;

Growing Op




and,
Down In The Dirt, and coming-of-age story from Newfoundland. Stars Hugh Dillon.


Friday

At the Mayfair, David Lynch's debut feature Eraserhead is playing at Midnight.

Before that is a documentary about the rise of midnight movies in the 1970s, called, appropriately, Midnight Movies. Among the films discussed included Pink Flamingos from John Waters, ALejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo, and Eraserhead.


At the chain theatres, opening on Friday is Clint Eastwood's latest, Gran Torino, about a retired korean war veteran who grudgingly accepts his new Korean neighbours and helps them out with their gang problems. His help involves a shotgun.




Also opening Friday is Ron Howard's latest, Frost Nixon, about the infamous 1977 television interviews between David Frost and disgraced US President Richard Nixon. Frost is played by Michael Sheen, and Nixon played by Frank Langella, who's racking up awards for his performance.
Exclusively at World Exchange.




Two films I don't give a shit about, but will let you know about anyway:

The Unborn (I've heard this described as a Jewish Exorcist (rabbi instead of priest))



and, sadly, why has Anne Hathaway done this (I hope she got paid well and lives off the money while making great work like Rachel Getting Married)

Bride Wars




Saturday

Saturday Night, the Midnight Movies continue at the Mayfair with Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven's now classic camp film from 1995. Starring Elizabeth Berkley (who will always be Jessie Spano in my heart), Showgirls is to this day the highest grossing NC-17 film of all time. Midnight at the Mayfair.




Sunday

At the Bytowne, is Repo, The Genetic Opera, featuring none other than Paris Hilton. (Raise your hand if you never thought you'd see a Paris Hilton movie at the Bytowne).




Monday

Monday Night at the Bytowne is a personal favorite of mine, Akira Kurosawa's High And Low. Known more for his samurai films, this Kurosawa film is about a wealthy executive whose son is held for ransom, When he discovers that that the wrong boy was kidnapped, he has to decide what is the most honorable course to take. A great crime film, it's currently being developed for a remake by Martin Scorsese.




Also playing this weekend at the Mayfair, in case you missed them this fall, are Speed Racer, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Changeling, and Choke.

Lots of choice, go have fun!