It was a big year for movies and Hollywood North is celebrating in style with a few Oscar parties being hosted around town. Photo credit: lincolnblues Little Black Dress Oscar Party Where: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on West Georgia When: Sunday, February 27 from 3:00pm Tickets: $25 in advance online through ClubZone Info: The event will [...]

The Great Digital Film Festival at Cineplex theatres across Canada will be showing modern movie classics on the big screen February 4-10, 2011. For $5 you can scoop up tickets for some of your favourites like my friend Keira did this weekend for Big Trouble in Little China. Photo credit: Cardon Arc on Flickr Scotiabank [...]

South Africa was front and center on the global stage this summer as it hosted the World Cup and now its art and culture is making waves. For the first time ever, Vancouver is hosting a South African Film Festival this weekend at the Empire 7 Granville Cinemas. The festival will showcase eight South African [...]

Pacific Cinémathèque will host an in-person Q&A and screening with Crispin Glover this week as the actor (Back to the Future, Willard, Alice in Wonderland, Hot Tube Time Machine) will present his second feature film as a director, It is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE. “It is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE is a transgressive yet tender [...]

The International Freeski Film Festival touches down in Vancouver this weekend with five sets of screenings at the Vogue on Granville. To get everyone amped up for the upcoming ski season (which is happening soon with all the snow on the mountains around here) the IF3 brings together athletes, filmmakers, industry leaders and fans. The [...]

Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival is hosting their annual fundraiser on Friday November 19th. Held at the CBC Vancouver broadcast centre and hosted by CBC’s Bill Richardson, the event will feature a silent auction, music by Veda Hille, and an archival film exhibit courtesy of the City of Vancouver Archives and the CBC Archives. Vancouver [...]

The epic Harry Potter series begins the first of its two-part finale this fall with the cinematic release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Vancouver has already been buzzing with anticipation thanks to the “Harry Potter Quest Contest” sponsored by The Beat 94.5 where you can win a trip for two to [...]

While the Vancouver International Film Festival‘s 2010 season kicked off in style with parties from Martini Madness, Brightlight Pictures, and the official opening gala, the red carpets are slowly being tucked away for another year. However, it’s never too late to look back on the good times had throughout the festival and the deliciousness that [...]