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Archive of posts tagged "film"

Leo Awards 2013: Nominees

May 13th, 2013 @ 8:22am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The nominees have been announced for the annual Leo Awards, which honour excellence in BC-made film and television. Presented by the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, the awards are handed out during two evening events: The celebration awards ceremony (June 7, 2013) and the gala awards ceremony (June 8, 2013). Film [...]

Surrey Youth Film Competition

April 22nd, 2013 @ 8:25am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society is currently hosting a film contest which is open only to local youth. Ages 12 to to 24 are invited to submit a 30 to 60 second film that shows what “Everyone Has a Home” means to them. One in four of us know someone who is currently or [...]

Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre: April 2013

April 1st, 2013 @ 10:41am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Rio Theatre has released its line-up for Friday Late Night Movies for April along with a cast of local hosts for each event. Friday, April 5, 2013 – Hosted by Andrew Barber The Warriors Directed by Walter Hill, 1979 “In a future, dystopian New York City, turf gangs and cops rule the streets. When [...]

Foncie’s Fotos Documentary

March 21st, 2013 @ 10:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt

I have always loved going through my grandparents’ old photo albums showing their houses, streets, and activities that took place when Vancouver was still being shaped into what it has become today. One of my most cherished photos of my Opa (grandfather) is one that was taken by legendary street photographer Foncie Pulice on Granville [...]

CineCoup Gives Vancouver Filmmakers a $1M Opportunity

March 20th, 2013 @ 8:44am by Guest Author

The following post has been contributed by writer, director, and producer Sean Horlor. Imagine if you could’ve chatted with Tarantino as he was writing the script for Reservoir Dogs. Or debated Spielberg on what kind of alien he should create for ET. CineCoup Film Accelerator — a Vancouver-based company — is giving film fans the [...]

Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre: March 2013

February 28th, 2013 @ 1:30pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Rio Theatre just announced its Friday Late Night Movies lineup for March and Miss604 is proud to hop on board as a media sponsor for this affordable film series. March 1, 2013: Wayne’s World (Hosted by Paul Anthony) March 8, 2013 Tetsuo The Iron Man (Hosted by Jen & Sylvia Soska) March 15, 2013 [...]

B-Movie Night at Collingwood Cinema

February 13th, 2013 @ 1:09pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Neil O’Brien, host of “Neil With The B-Movie Reel” on CKNW Newstalk 980 forwarded me event information about his B-Movie Night event at the Collingwood Cinema (formerly the Raja Theatre) on Kingsway. Neil is organizing a double feature on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 with Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and The Blob (1958) in [...]

Great Digital Film Festival 2013

February 3rd, 2013 @ 11:47am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Great Digital Film Festival is coming to a Cineplex theatre near you this month as they return cult classics and beloved favourites to the big screen. For the next week only the Scotiabank Theatre downtown and the Colossus Theatre in Langley will be playing the following: Sunday February 3rd Gremlins 12:00pm An American Werewolf [...]