As we reach the final stretch of the summer holidays, the city’s filled with activities and entertainment to make that final lead up to Labour Day long weekend. Eat: Tonight, take a flavourful tour around the West End, with Tasting Plates West End edition. Docs: Enjoy a free DOXA Summer Screening of the Festival fave “Pistol Shrimps”…
Tag: movies
2016 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
This Thursday is the day #Festies all around the city wait for all year, the start of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). The 2nd largest Film Festival in Vancouver brings 11 days of great films to the screen from August 11 to 21. The Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings over 80 films from 20…
EVO Summer Cinema 2016 Line-Up
Once again Ceperley Meadow at Second Beach in Stanley Park will be the site of the EVO Summer Cinema outdoor movie series. Tuesday nights from July 5 to August 23, the park will turn into a free public cinema. Four inflatable large movie screens will be set up around the meadow to allow maximum viewing…
Star Trek – The Ultimate Voyage Tour
This weekend, Star Trek – The Ultimate Voyage, The 50th Anniversary Concert Tour made the voyage to Vancouver. A diverse audience of sci-fi fans, Trekers, and music lovers filled The Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver to hear and watch a trip down memory lane. As the CineConcerts orchestra took the stage with conductor Justin Freer…
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2016 Launches
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival debuted its 2016 Festival program guides and teased the film line-up. The 10 day festival brings a world of documentary films to Vancouver. From daredevils to divas, burlesque to basketball, calypso and cameras DOXA brings together films on the most diverse nonfiction topics. Films from Europe, Australia, USA, Middle…
4th Annual Canadian Screen Awards – winner
Sunday night, the 4th annual Canadian Screen Awards were presented at the Sony Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto. Hosted by comedian Norm Macdonald, the CBC telecast covered the best and brightest in Canadian Film, Television and Digital from the past year. First presented in 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards are the result of the…
73rd Annual Golden Globe – Winners
Sunday night, Hollywood was on the edge of their seats to see not only who took home Golden Globe awards but also who was in the line of fire to be roasted by host, Ricky Gervais. True to form, Gervais didn’t let up and took to the stage, beer in hand, to give his unique…