Last season, PuSh Festival held a unique event, Le Grande Continental, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Le Grande Continental was a massive, live dance event, choreographed by Montreal’s Sylvain Émard, 75 everyday Vancouverites of all ages rehearsed for 10 weeks to put on the four live performances during PuSh Festival 2015. More than 2500…
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Farewell, My Lovely at The Arts Club Theatre
The Arts Club Theatre Company has brought the cinema to the stage with the opening of Farewell, My Lovely at the Granville Island Stage. While the Raymond Chandler classic detective novel has been put to film three times and performed as radio plays, this is the first stage adaptation. The new play was developed as a Silver Commission Project,…
Fly Over Canada & AboveUSA for Spring Break
Spring Break is upon us and lots of families will be looking for activities or getaways. With the dropping Canadian dollar, a trip south of the border may not be in the budget but this month Fly Over Canada has made it possible to explore all of North America. March 6 until April 6,…
Camp Death III scares up funds
The 80s was the heydays of the horror film, the rise of slasher films with Jason, Freddie, Michael Myers ushered in a new era of over-the-top serial killers. As the popularity rose, the formula began to stick until the storylines became cliched or too far-fetched in their attempt to one-up themselves in their sequels. Camp…
2014 MTV Movie Awards Winners
The light hearted and always entertaining MTV Movie Awards were presented on Sunday night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by late night host Conan O’Brien, the telecast featured performances by Ellie Goulding, Zedd, Twenty-One Pilots, Eminem and Rihanna. Leading the way with eight nominations were the films; American Hustle, The Wolf Of…
67th British Academy Film Awards Winners
Sunday night in London the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), presented their honourees for the best in national and international films with the BAFTA Awards. Seen as the British equivalent of the Oscars, it’s often a precursor of how the Academy Awards will play out in a few weeks. The British-American film,…
25th Annual Queer Film Festival
Tonight the 25th Annual Queer Film Festival kicks off with the Opening Film Magnificent Presence at Vancouver Playhouse, followed by the Gala Party at Vancouver Fanclub on Granville Street. The eleven days that follow is a showcase of dozens of films, making it the second largest film festival in Vancouver and one of the largest Queer…