In the Ottawa region there is a good choice of cinemas. Most stick to new releases, but the Bytowne (789-3456) and the
the Mayfair Theatre (730-3403) offer excellent second run and international movies. The advantage
of becoming a member of either is that you see movies more cheaply, and they don't show movies that didn't really make it the first time round.
There are a few Other cinemas offering very low prices if you are happy to forego hi-tech sound with overloud whooshes at every opportunity.
Best of all, this region is home to one of the most advanced cinemas in the world, with both IMAX and OMNIMAX formats, the IMAX
Cineplus in the Museum of Civilization, Hull. We have often patronised Landmark Cinemas Kanata where in the early 2000's Laurie-Ann worked a couple of shifts per week, usually in the box office, when it was AMC 24 Kanata, and this gave us free tickets.
In January 2001 we invested in a DVD player (rather than repair our CD player) and the first DVD we watched was "The Mask of Zorro."
Here are the films and videos we've seen in recent years, with my own
ratings. I include an extra 6 star rating for unbelievably fantastic
films. Most recent are added at the top. Lest you infer that Laurie-Ann sees fewer movies than Tony,
she actually sees more, mainly on TV (on demand) but is less anal about reporting them on this page.
Seen by only
Rating one of us
Behind Charlie Mackesy **** Apple TV
Madof **** Netflix
Slow Horses, seasons 1 and 2 **** Netflix
Yellowstone, up to S4 E10 ****** Amazon Prime Video
The boy, the mole, the fox & the horse***** Apple TV
The Crown, season 5 ***** Netflix
Kleo **** Netflix
Opration Minceemeat **** Netflix
New Amsterdam S1,2 ***** Netflix
Catherdral of the Sea *** Netflix
Bodyguard ***** Netflix
Servant of the people ****** Netflix
The power of the dog **** Netflix
Munich - the Edge of War **** Netflix 28 Alanmeade Cr
Alias Grace **** Netflix Quarantine
Countdown (SpaseX civilian mission) **** Netflix Quarantine. Canadian Netflix
Chesapeake Shores *** Netflix - until we left South Africa
Enola Holmes *** Netflix Quarantine
The Healer *** Netflix Quarantine
The boy in the striped pyjamas ***** Netflix Quarantine
The bucket list **** Netflix
Father of lights *** Showathon
Furious love *** Showathon
Finger of God **** Showathon
Resistance (Marcel Marceau in the war)*** Showmax
I still believe *** Showmax
Soul Surfer **** Showmax - watched with Bella
The Undoing ***** Netflix
Secrets of the universe *** Showmax
Carol *** Netflix
Away **** Netflix
The Music Lovers **** YouTube Ken Russell's film, 1970
Years and Years ***** Showmax
First Man *** Netflix
Mary Magdalene **** Netflix
Holday in the wild ** Netflix
The Bank Job *** TV
The Crown, Seasons 1-4 ***** Netflix
I know this much is true ***** Tony Showmax Review
Tubular Bells-The Mike Oldfield story **** Tony YouTube
Red Joan ***** Showmax
Mars ***** Showmax
The Burden of Truth, Series 1 & 2 **** Showmax (CBC producton)
The Chldren Act **** Showmax
Victoria, Series 3 **** iTunes
Hiding in plain sight *** Showmax
Beyond the river ++++ Showmax
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Club **** Showmax
Sanditon **** Showmax
Hiding in plain sight *** Showmax
How to steal a country - documentary **** Tony ShoWmaX
Liz and Dick *** Showmax
An act of defiance **** Showmax
Suits, Seasons 7 & 8 **** Tony Showmax
Suits, All 8 seasons **** L-A Showmax
A beautiful day in the neighbourhood **** Showmax
Rocketman *** Showmax
January 2020
The Good Fight, seasons 1-3, TV ***** Showmax
Chernobyl **** Showmax, total 4 eposides
The Good Wife, seasons 4-7 TV ***** Tony Showmax, an episode a night.
Heavenquest: a pilgrims progress **** Pre-release on-line showing ($5)
The Lion King (2019) 3D ***** Tony Nu Metro cinema, Worcester
Adele live from the Artist's Den 2012 *** Tony Flight to Cape Town
Vice **** Tony Flight to Cape Town
At eternity's gate (van Gogh) *** Tony Flight to Amsterdam
Yesterday ***** Landmark Cinemas, Kanata
A star is born (1958? J Garland) **** Tony Flight to Toronto
Mary Poppins *** Tony Flight to Toronto
A star is born (1976 Streisand) *** Tony Flight to Amsterdam
Johnny English *** Tony Flight to Amsterdam
A star is born (2018 Cooper/Gaga) **** Tony Flight to Amsterdam
Downton Abbey complete ****** Tony Showmax, an episode a night.
January 2019
Black Panther *** iTunes download
Bohemian Rhapsody ***** Nu Metro cinema, Worcester
My Father's war *** Video store
I can only imagine **** iTunes download
The Little Kings ** Video store
T2 Trainspotting *** Tony Video store
Victoria Season 2 **** Showmax, an episode a night.
Heidi (2015 remake) **** Video store, shown to 40 Afrikaans children
Darkest Hour **** I-Tunes download
Hillsong - Let hope rise *** DVD
January 2018
The Real King's Speech *** DVD
Selena *** Red disk (ie digitized in Ottawa; watched in South Africa)
Deconstructing The White Album **** Tony
Deconstructing Revolver *** Tony
The Good Wife Season 1 - 4 ***** Tony TV series on DVD
A United Kingdom ***** TV Movies Channel
January 2017
The Reckoning *** DVD
Malala **** TV Movies Channel
Miracles from Heaven **** PVR
Yentl **** PVR
Snowden ***** PVR
Dream Girls *** PVR
Victoria, Season 1 **** TV
The Impossible ***** PVR
The unbearable lightness of being **** PVR
Nefarious **** Pemba
The Cross *** Pemba
Holy Ghost reborn **** Pemba
Living hope *** DVD
Martha and Mary **** TV_HBO
Pulp Fiction **** Tony TV-on-demand
January 2016
Reservoir Dogs **** Tony TV-on-demand
Sex, lies and videotape ***** Tony TV-on-demand
Amy *** Video-on-demand (Cloudcroft)
The Hangover **** Video-on-demand (Cloudcroft)
Steve Jobs **** Tony
Good Kill ***** TV-on-demand
AD - The Bible Continues ***** TV - pvr
Compelled by love (Heidi Baker) ****** DVD
Love and Mercy **** Tony
8 Mile **** PVR
Dear Mr. President ** On-line documentary
The Book of Negroes ***** TV miniseries - PVR
Get on up (Story of James Brown) *** Tony Airflight
Jersey Boys *** Tony Airflight
The Bodyguard ***** TV-on-demand
January 2015
Interstellar ***** IMAX
American Jesus ** TV-on-demand Documentary
The Hundred-Foot Journey ***** Tony
God is not dead **** TV-on-demand June 2014: $62 million, against the $2 million budget.
The Railway man ***** TV-on-demand Like 'Bridge on the River Kwai 2'
Good morning Vietnam, 1987 ***** TV-on-demand Robin Williams died yesterday 11 Aug 2014
Holy Ghost ***** Online premier 9 Aug
Noah * TV-on-demand
Heaven is for real ***** TV-on-demand
Her ** TV-on-demand
Inside Llewyn Davis **** TV-on-demand
Now, Voyager (Bette Davis, 1942) **** Netflix/RG
Philomena **** TV-on-demand
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ***** TV-on-demand
Saving Mr. Banks ***** TV-on-demand
The Book of Daniel ***** Tony Netflix
Son of God ***** Tony
12 Years a slave ***** TV-on-demand Best Picture at 2014 Oscars
Neil Young Heart of Gold **** Tony DVD
January 2014
80 Feet from Stardom *** Tony In-flight
All is lost **** Tony In-flight
Compelled by love (Heidi Baker) **** DVD
How I won the war (1967) *** Tony YouTube
American Hustle **** Tony
42 **** DVD
Passiondale *** TV in Nelson BC.
Gravity 3D *** Tony
The Great Gatsby **** Tony TV-on-demand (Lynn's)
The girl with the dragon tattoo **** Netflix
Children of Paradise (1945) **** Tony DVD Remarkable for its time
Kon-Tiki *** Tony
360 *** DVD This and the next two watched on holiday in Bellaire Michigan
Cloud Atlas *** DVD
The Flowers of War **** Tony DVD
The Bible - TV Mini series ***** DVD
Courageous **** DVD
Rockshow (with Paul McCartney) *** Multi-cinema showing worldwide 15 May
Nowhere Boy *** Tony DVD
The Master ***** TV-on-demand
Anna Karenina **** TV-on-demand
Argo ****** TV-on-demand
October Baby ***** TV-on-demand
Titanic, Blood and Steel **** TV
January 2013
A Christmas Carol *** Tony DVD, Technicolor
Les Miserables *****
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away *** Tony 3D
Baroudeur **** East Gate Alliance Church. Pre-release.
There be dragons *** TV-on-demand
Skyfall *** IMAX
The Artist **** DVD
The Case for Christ **** Tony DVD
The Hunger Games ***** TV-on-demand
The Way **** Netflix
Religulous ** Tony Top Documentary Films My review
Living in the Material World **** DVD - Martin Scorcese film about George Harrison
Hugo ***** TV-on-demand
The Adjustment Bureau *** Movie channel
The Bible's buried secrets ** Tony DVD
Barney's version **** TV-on-demand
All about Eve *** Tony TV
Black Swan ** TV-on-demand
Phil Ochs: There but for fortune ***
Volver *** Tony DVD
White Mane *** Tony DVD
Swing Kids **** DVD
Candy **** DVD
Grace of my heart **** DVD
Slumdog millionaire ***** TV
The King's speech ****** Video
Last orders *** Tony TV
All you need is Klaus (Voormann) *** Tony TV
Frost/Nixon **** DVD
Inception ***** TV-on-demand, watched twice by Tony
January 2011
The Social Network *****
Agora *** TV-on-demand
Nowhere Boy **** Tony
Radio Revolution: the Big 8 *** DVD
Wall Street **** Tony TV-on-demand
Hubble 3D (IMAX) ****
Collision *** Tony
Salt **
Ashes of American Flags - Wilco movie **** Tony
Extraordinary Measures *** DVD
Faith like Potatoes ***** Eastgate Alliance Church
Amalfi (Japanese) ** Tony Emirates
Armoured ** Tony Emirates
Crazy Heart *** Tony Emirates
Sherlock Holmes *** Tony Kenya Airways
U2 3D **** IMAX
The Hurt Locker *** DVD
Avatar (3D) ***
January 2010
Georgy Girl *** DVD
Invictus *****
Pirate Radio ***
2012 *** L-A
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin **** PBS TV 9 Nov 09
Michael Jackson's "This is it" **** Tony
John Lennon & the Plastc Ono Band ** DVD
Live in Toronto '79
The Beatles Rare and Unseen ** DVD
Take the lead *** TV
The International *** TV-on-demand
Up (3D) **
The Changeling **** TV-on-demand
Watchmen **** IMAX
Fireproof *** DVD
Global Day of Prayer 09 video *** DVD
Australia *****
January 2009
The Wall - live in Berlin **** DVD
Journey to the Center of the Earth(3D)****
Loving you *** DVD
The Audrey Hepburn Story *** DVD
Millennium Actress (Japanese) **** DVD
Dark Knight ***
Two of us (2000 - TV) *** VHS
Wall E ****
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000) **** DVD
August Rush ***** DVD
The Passion **** Tony BBC TV
Bee Movie **** Tony BA
No country for old men *** Tony BA
The Matrix *** Tony DVD
Michael Clayton *** Tony Air Canada
An Act of Love (Patricia Neal Story) *** DVD-R
Atonement ***** Tony
January 2008
I'm not there ****
The Kite Runner *** L-A
Across the Universe ****
Be Cool ** DVD
The Bourne Ultimatum ****
Choose this day **** DVD
Just cause ** DVD
Breach ***** DVD
Blood Diamond ***** DVD
The Last King of Scotland **** Tony
Babel **** DVD
Fighter Pilot *** IMAX
Amazing Grace ****** Film preview. Opens 23 March 07
The Lion King 2 - Simba's Pride *** DVD
The Queen ****
The Good Shepherd ****
Proof *** DVD
January 2007
Mrs Henderson Presents ***** DVD
Neil Young: Heart of Gold *** DVD
An Inconvenient Truth *** DVD
Beyond the Gates of Splendor *** DVD
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ** DVD
The Nativity Story *****
The US vs John Lennon ****
Luther **** DVD
World Trade Center ****
The Forever Changes Concert ****** Tony DVD
- Love with Arthur Lee
Shawn Phillips: Texas days, African **** Tony DVD
nights
United 93 *****
Crash **** DVD
The Concert for Bangladesh ***** Tony DVD
Left Behind: World at War *** DVD
CSI Miami: series 1 & 2 *** DVD
Venice 2004 (James & Kathy Copple) *** DVD
January 2006
No Direction Home (Bob Dylan) **** Tony DVD
Walk the line (Johnnny Cash) ****
Best of the Beatles (Pete best) **** DVD
Left Behind 2 *** Tony DVD
Shampoo ** TV
Ned Kelly *** Tony DVD
The Constant Gardener ****
Hillsong + Delirious? -Unified Praise ****** DVD
Babylon 5 complete *** L-A DVD
Deathtrap ** TV
Mysteries of the Nile *** IMAX
The Sea Inside **** DVD
Phantom of the Opera ** In flight movie
Cellular **** In flight movie
Ray **** In flight movie
Summer of 42 **** Video
Hell's Angels **** DVD
Wait until dark ** TV
The Collector *** TV
The Upside of Anger ****
Funny Face (1956) **** DVD
The Prodigal Planet (1988) ** video
Image of the Beast (1987) ** video
A Distant Thunder (1986) ** video
A Thief in the Night (1986) ** video
Hotel Rwanda ****
Beyond the Sea ****
Startrek IV: The Voyage Home (1991) *** video
The Story of Ruth (1960) *** video
Polar Express ****
January 2005
The Bourne Supremacy ****
School of Rock *** DVD
The Butterfly Effect *** DVD
Fahrenheit 9/11 ****
The Cider House Rules *** TV
Terminal *****
Troy **** L-A
Shrek 2 ***
True Crime **** video
Being John Malkovitch *** video
Love actually *** DVD
Once upon a time in the Midands *** DVD
Minority Report **** DVD
Nowhere in Africa *** L-A DVD
Under the Tuscan sun *** L-A DVD
The Passion of The Christ *****
Endless Harmony (Beach Boys story) **** Tony
Wonderwall ** Tony
The Concert for George (Harrison) ***** Tony DVD
Braveheart ****** TV
The Gospel of John ****
Peter and Paul ****** Tony Video
Calendar Girls *** L-A
Master and Commander ****
Winged migration *** DVD
Pink Floyd live at Pompeii **** DVD
January 2004
Who's that Girl? (Madonna) ***
Bonnhoffer **** Tony Video
Titanic ****
Maid in Manhattan ***
Evelyn *****
Die another day **** L-A
Startrek: Nemesis **** L-A
The Two Towers (Lord of the Rings) ***** L-A
Bend it with Beckham ****
A beautiful mind ****
I am Sam ***
Monsoon wedding ****
Shrek **** DVD
Megiddo *** DVD
Tommy *** DVD
The Sweet Hereafter **** DVD
Hillary and Jackie ****
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure ****
Lord of the Rings ****
Hearts of Atlantis **** Tony
Duets **** DVD
Sixth Sense (HJO) **** DVD
Pay it Forward (HJO) ***** DVD
AI (HJO) *****
Shadowlands ***** DVD
The Omega Code *** Video
Left behind *** DVD
Romeo must die **** DVD
Yellow Submarine **** DVD
A Hard Day's Night ****
Center Stage **** DVD
Save the last dance ** L-A
U-571 **** DVD
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ***
The Mask of Zorro ***** DVD
Unbreakable ****
Cast Away ****
January 2001
High Fidelity ** Video
Proof of Life ****
What women want **
Men of Honour **** Tony
One day in September ***
The Contender ** Tony
Almost Famous ****
Billy Elliott ***
The Patriot ****
X-Men *** L-A
New Waterford Girl ****
Gladiator *****
I dreamed of Africa *** L-A
Mission Impossible 2 ** L-A
Where the heart is *** L-A
Return to me *** L-A
Erin Brokovitch ****
Romeo must die *** L-A
Wonder Boys *** L-A
American Beauty *****
Mission to Mars *** L-A
The Beach *** L-A
Magnolia **** L-A
The Hurricane *****
Angela's Ashes *** L-A
End of the Affair *** L-A
Snow Falling on Cedars *** L-A
Girl, Interupted **** L-A
The Talented Mr Ripley ***
The Green Mile *****
Galaxy Quest *** L-A
Mansfield Park *** L-A
January 2000
Mark IV Pictures: *** 4 Videos on
A Thief in the Night the End Times
A Distant Thunder
Image of the Beast
The Prodigal Planet
Toy Story 2 *** L-A
Anywhere but here ****
Anna and the King ****
Sleepy Hollow *** L-A
The World is not Enough **
The Messenger *** L-A
Thomas Crown Affair **** L-A
Mumford *** L-A
Grey Owl **** L-A
Love Stinks * L-A
Teaching Mrs Tingle ** L-A
Music of the Heart ****
Sleepy Hollow *** L-A
The Messenger *** L-A
Random Hearts ****
Three Kings **
Jakob the Liar ***
Grey Owl ** L-A
Mumford *** L-A
Teaching Mrs Tingle ** L-A
Blue Streak **
Love stinks * L-A
General's Daughter ***
Sixth Sense *** L-A
Thomas Crowne Affair *** L-A
Runaway Bride *
The General's Daughter ***
August 1999
October sky ******
Malcolm X *** video
Eyes wide shut ****
Notting Hill ****
Baby boom ** video
Meet Joe Black *** Tony
Shakespeare in love ***** L-A
As good as it gets **** Video
The Mask of Zorro *** L-A Video
Waking Ned Devine ****
Medicine Man ** L-A video
The Prince of Egypt ***
LA Story *** Video
A Man called Peter *** Video
Home Alone *** Video
Saving Private Ryan *****
You've got mail ***
Beloved ***
Startrek Insurrection **** L-A
Somewhere in Time *** Video
Only the Lonely *** Video
City Of Angels *** L-A Video
Peter and Paul ****** Video
Contact ****
The full Monty ***
Washington Square *** Tony
Mission to Mir (IMAX) *** Tony
The Living Sea (IMAX) *** Tony
Bean ***
Blade Runner *** Tony
The man who fell to Earth *** Tony
To Have and Have Not ***
Bed of Roses ****
Tin Cup ****
The Associate *****
Evita *** Tony
When we were kings (Mahummad Ali) ****
Fly Away Home *****
The Birdcage ****
The Compleat Beatles **** Tony Video
Riverdance - The Show **** Video
Independence Day ***
When Harry met Sally ****
Toy Story **
One Fine Day ***
Shine *****
The American President ****
The Man Upstairs **** Tony
The Beatles Anthology ***** Video
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Movies I would like to see.
Beyond the sea (about Bobby Darin)
The Commune (Director of this and next two: Thomas Vinterberg)
The Hunt
The Celebration
Do you believe?
The affair
The pianist
Three Kings
Far from heaven
Chicago
Gangs of New York
In the bedroom
Out of sight
Shakespeare in love
My left foot
Rounders
54
The Hairy Bird aka Strike!
Kids
Slingblade
Pi
Good Will Hunting
The Apostle
Happiness
Welcome to the Doll House
Jackie Brown
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The theory of everything
American sniper
Mr Turner
Leviathan
The Imitation Game
Still Alice
Whiplash
Boyhood
Birdman
Nebraska
Dallas Buyers Club
The Lego Movie
The Natural
Mandela: Long walk to freedom
Blue Jasmine
The hunt
The wolf of Wall Street
Moneyball
Rushmore
The Carbon Rush
Bringing up baby
My man Godfrey
Amour