Film

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Where Can You Go for a Real Movie Experience Anymore?

Real as its popcorn butter, Vancouver's Rio Theatre is a classic worth defending.

By Dorothy Woodend, 27 Jan 2012

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Ten Great Films About Newspapers Kick off Friday

'Stop the Presses' fest had lots of cinematic gems to choose from. What made the final edition?

By David Beers, 26 Jan 2012

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'The Iron Lady'

Film as cultural crime. This is how they create historical amnesia.

By Dorothy Woodend, 13 Jan 2012

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Is William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' the Future of Movies?

Two who are turning the 1984 book into a film and game explain why now's perfect timing.

By Mark Leiren-Young, 6 Jan 2012

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Angelina Jolie's Lens on Rape as War Crime

The subject is vital but Jolie's politics are murky in her directorial debut.

By Lynn Parramore, 5 Jan 2012

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Hollywood's Icy Heart

From 'Mission Impossible' to 'The Descendants,' current films fail to arouse.

By Dorothy Woodend, 30 Dec 2011

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A Tyee Series

Renaissance Man, Part 2

In which a blind man nears a record-breaking motorcycle jump and a filmmaker explores the power of 'natural constituencies.'

By Kai Nagata, 29 Dec 2011

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Inside the Xmas Music Underground

Vancouver filmmaker Mitchell Kezin helps rescue weird holiday tunes from oblivion.

By Steve Burgess, 22 Dec 2011

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The Artist Who Made 'The Artist'

The Tyee talks with Michel Hazanavicius, who wrote and directed the silent film blockbuster touted for an Oscar.

By Mark Leiren-Young, 16 Dec 2011

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'Young Adult'

Charlize Theron's 'psychotic prom queen' vies for a high school flame in this highly immature flick.

By Steve Burgess, 16 Dec 2011

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'The Artist'

What is this (mostly) mute film about a silent movie star's struggle for relevance really saying?

By Steve Burgess, 9 Dec 2011

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'Shame' and 'No Sexual Rapport'

A fictional sex addict, and the real life of pornographers who feed his hunger.

By Dorothy Woodend, 2 Dec 2011

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'Renaissance Man': New Way to Make a Documentary

Blind man tries a motorcycle jump. And other improbable feats that might involve you.

By Kai Nagata, 29 Nov 2011

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'J Edgar'

Put out a manhunt for Clint Eastwood before he kills (a film's potential) again.

By Steve Burgess, 12 Nov 2011

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'Billy Bishop' Goes to Movie Screens

Playwright John Gray on the well-timed film reinterpretation of his classic Canadian play.

By Mark Leiren-Young, 11 Nov 2011

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Hey, Hey We Aren't the Monkees

'Head' killed the Pre-Fab Four, but the soundtrack still puts out.

By Adrian Mack, 10 Nov 2011

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Occupy the Movie Theatres

Could money-sucking, worker-shedding Hollywood be more out of touch?

By Dorothy Woodend, 28 Oct 2011

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'Wiebo's War'

Documentary director David York on sour gas, flawed heroes, godless filmmaking, and more.

By Steve Burgess, 21 Oct 2011

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'Real Steel'

Ghost of Steve Jobs looks on as mechanical fighting flick shadow boxes with old classics.

By Dorothy Woodend, 14 Oct 2011

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The Gift of the Concert Film

Sigur Ros misses the mark but Andrew Bird: Fever Year hits a bullseye.

By Thom Wong, 13 Oct 2011