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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
I have spent many days on a cloudy Vancouver film set; dragging heavy cases down the back alleys, anxiously watching loaded trucks and crew busily…
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Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival #PNW Tour
CineVic’s Short Circuit Tour aims to support artists and raise voices that are often underrepresented
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In almost every Hollywood movie that I watch, I can recognize at least one actor—if not by name, then from a previous movie that I…
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For all of its size and complexity, Tokyo has never been well connected to our independent music scene. Sure, there’s the odd emigrant or hyper-obscure…
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When people speak of Vancouver, usually it’s about the city’s surrounding landscape of mountains, coastline and beaches. Seldom does the conversation begin with our vibrant…
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That’s right, it’s yet another film about John Lennon! In the last few years alone, there have been numerous John Lennon biopics and documentaries. Many…
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On Dec. 15, the glamorous Rio Theatre had the joy of holding the Vancouver premiere of Happy To Be Here, a low-budget comedy about a…
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The fest runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 16 and according to VIFF’s website it’s “cosmopolitan, innovative, friendly, culturally complex and very accessible.” We thought…
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In the early ‘80s, Toronto heavy metal band Anvil were on the verge of superstardom. They played harder and faster than almost anybody else at…