This year, like many recent years at the movie box office is filled with sequels and remakes as movie studios stick to what works. In fact, The LEGO Movie is the only unique film in the Top 10, the remainder are parts of a franchise or remake/reboot of a pre-existing work. With the budgets for…
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Vancouver International Film Festival 2014
You have just a couple of days to study up and figure out which of the 300 plus films you want to catch at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival. The 33rd Annual Festival welcomes an array of films from around the world to Vancouver from September 25 until October 10, 2014. The 16 days…
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2014
Next Thursday, August 14th, The Vancouver Queer Film Festival, gets underway with a gala opening reception at Vancouver Playhouse before the screening of The Way He Looks. Then 11 nights later the city’s second largest film festival wraps with GIRLTRASH: All Night Long on Sunday August 24th. In between is a diverse mix of films…
Take it outside! Vancouver Outdoor Summer Cinema Schedule 2014
Fresh Air Cinema is back for another season of family, friendly, fun as they bring movies to the masses, outdoors. For those of us who grew up with Drive-In Theatres, this is a chance to relive those summer evenings, sitting under the stars, watching movies on a massive screen surrounded by the great outdoors. While…
Picks of the Week – May 7, 2014
The typically unpredictable spring weather of late means it’s best to plan on having both an indoor and outdoor option for your May days, good thing there’s lots to do. Play: Look on the Bright Side Of Life and prepare to laugh at The Arts Club Theatre as Monty Python’s Spamalot opens at the Stanley…
DOXA Film Festival 2014
It’s just three days until the DOXA Film Festival opens for 2014, so now it the time to check the program and plan your line-up of screenings and events. The 2014 DOXA Film Festival kicks off on Friday May 2nd with the opening event featuring the UK film Virunga at 7pm at the Vancouver Playhouse….
Canadian Screen Awards 2013
Sunday night, comedian Martin Short hosted the 2nd annual Canadian Screen Awards at the Sony Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto. This was the second year for the awards, created from the merger of The Genie and Gemini Awards, which recognize the best in Canadian Film, Television and Digital Media. It also marked the 65…