Archive for the ‘movies’ Category

Outdoor Movie Series in Metro Vancouver

August 5th, 2008 by Miss604   7 Comments

Outdoor movies have taken Metro Vancouver by storm this summer, with sunny days outnumbering the wet ones, it’s a picturesque way to spend a warm evening. So far folks have already seen Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium at Killarney Community Centre and E.T. at David Lam Park in Yaletown as well as at Hastings Racecourse.
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Sherlock Holmes Movie to Star Robert Downey Junior

July 13th, 2008 by Miss604   3 Comments

The following is a guest post written by the President of the Vancouver Sherlock Holmes society, The Stormy Petrels.
It has come to my attention that there are two new Sherlock Holmes movies in the works. This is always good news to Sherlockians - fans of the great detective.
Downey, who earned raves for the action blockbuster [...]

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Global Metal Movie Review Celebrating Canadian Film

June 20th, 2008 by Miss604   5 Comments

Photo credit: Raul on Flickr
We turned the corner from East Cordova onto Main Street and gathered under the brightly lit red marquee.
Once past security we entered the lobby of the District 319 Theatre and were greeted by two lovely ladies, one of which was Marina from Row Three. We were handed a door prize [...]

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Movie Ticket Giveaway - Get Smart and The Love Guru

June 16th, 2008 by Miss604   9 Comments

Update: With the help of my lovely assistant pulling numbers from a virtual hat, this entry wins tickets to Love Guru, and this one wins the Get Smart passes. Thanks to everyone who entered! Emails will now be going out to the winners.
Who is free Wednesday night? We certainly aren’t. Having quadruple booked ourselves all [...]

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Vancouver Events and Some Tunes for June 2008

June 11th, 2008 by Miss604   8 Comments

The only thing that would complete our summer festival and event lineup in Metro Vancouver would be a spot of sunshine. Here’s a quick round up of cheap things do to in Vancouver this month:
Saturday June 14th is Joomla! Day Vancouver from 9:30am until 5:00pm at the Library. Tickets are only $25 and if you’re [...]

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Sex and the City Movie Review

May 30th, 2008 by Miss604   5 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I was able to screen the Sex and the City Movie a few days ago and as a result a bite-size version of my review below is appearing in today’s 24 Hours newspaper. Rush on out to pick up the free daily if you simply need more Miss604… in print!

Now, I [...]

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Sex and the City Movie Vancouver Premiere

May 29th, 2008 by Miss604   12 Comments

In all honesty, I saw the movie days ago thanks to the 24 Hours daily newspaper. Don’t worry as this post isn’t about spoilers or details (that one will hit the wires tomorrow), but I thought I would continue my current saucy mini series by highlighting this local girl’s view of Sex and the City [...]

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Buster Keaton’s Last Ride, The Railrodder

February 3rd, 2008 by Miss604   4 Comments

One of the most influential, innovative, and important filmmakers of all time once drove a motorized handcar across Canada.

Always a fan of trains and railways, Buster Keaton filmed The Railrodder in 1964 for the National Film Board of Canada, his terminus being White Rock, BC.
Unfortunately I knew nothing of The Railrodder until my father [...]

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Halloween Comes Early at the Rio

August 30th, 2007 by Miss604   2 Comments

If there’s one movie I’ve heard people talking about all summer, that isn’t The Simpsons, it’s Halloween. Why is there so much buzz, is it because people just like scary movies? Well yes, that and this is a Rob Zombie production based on John Carpenter’s screenplay.
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a [...]

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The RIO Experience

August 10th, 2007 by Miss604   6 Comments

Photo credit: Keira on Flickr
After finding a neat cafe into which none of us had ventured, I’m pretty sure we would have all been content calling it a night without even hitting the movie theatre. Nevertheless, we arrived at our destination a little early so the attendant in the box office booth was a little [...]

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