There are many must-see older films from major directors at Ottawa’s independent cinemas this month, many of them 4K restorations. I’ll also remind you about the new releases I recommended in the last Magic in the Dark.
There are must-see older films from major directors at Ottawa’s independent cinemas in the first half of August, many of them new 4K restorations. There’s also an interesting selection of current films and a special documentary for Rocky Horror fans, and even a sweet treat for the kids and a cat video fest.
To A Land Unknown, Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s first narrative feature, could at first be mistaken for another of the documentaries for which he is known. The film’s grittiness and uncompromising, in-your-face realism, not to mention the story’s parallels with Fleifel’s life, could so easily be reality that it takes a moment to realize it is not.
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