Cinema

The Ottawa Art Gallery’s (OAG) new experiential film series fundraiser opens this weekend, with proceeds going to the gallery to keep admission free. 

On December 1, we attended the launch party of this year’s Digi60 Filmmaker’s Festival, happening this month at the Arts Court and the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG).

New films, old films, and Christmas films are all on offer this month at the ByTowne and the Mayfair.

Sarah Crookall offers two short reviews of films playing at the European Union Film Festival, taking place at the OAG’s Alma Duncan Salon until Nov. 29.

For nearly four decades, the EUFF has become known for showcasing the landscapes, talents, and visions arising from countries like Ukraine, Germany, and other European Union states. With the latest iteration of the festival, 27 contemporary films demonstrate a range of genres, including comedies, road movies, dramas, thrillers, and documentaries.

There’s a bracing selection of new films and golden oldies—including one for winter sports aficionados and one for the kids—at Ottawa’s independent cinemas.

As we say “goodbye” to fall and “hello” to winter, what better way to spend a dreary November evening than to escape to one of Ottawa’s independent cinemas?

Much along the lines of asking a Boomer about the “good old days,” ask a Canadian Gen Xer about MuchMusic in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, and you’re likely to launch them into a wistful long-winded ramble about VJs, Big Shiny Tunes and other now essentially defunct terms. If you were there, you know. And […]

The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival is back for their seventh year at the Bytowne Cinema playing comedy, drama, animation, and various short films from Nov. 2-4.

I don’t believe I’ve ever had so many films to recommend to Magic in the Dark readers—almost two dozen! It’s the spookiest month of the year, and cinemas are outdoing themselves with scary offerings.

The best of cinema is on at the ByTowne and the Mayfair, with a special emphasis on horror films—see classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Carrie, The Excorcist, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on the big screen.

The second half of September offers us a myriad of options for movies. Here are just some of them to catch in theatres.

Barb Popel gives an overview for the unitiated of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of the largest in the world. Not sure where to start? See Barb’s recommendations in this article.

Classic westerns, TWO explosive films, the latest Wes Anderson, Legally Blonde (as long as you RSVP), and Barb’s pick for film of the year, Past Lives, are all playing at the ByTowne and the Mayfair in September.

Barb Popel shares her picks of the best movies to see at The Bytowne and the Mayfair this month, from the most-recent must-see movies to the must-see classics of another era.