Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" launches Gateway season

Theatre
Lincoln Kaye
Where are the Clowns? Already here.
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Quebec Film and Television Commission returns to the American Film Market

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Deep Throat vs Nixon, Jackie Chan vs the IRA and Olivia Cooke super in a serial killer tale from Victorian times

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Home to roost: empty nesters' turkeys

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Borg vs McEnroe, one of two real-life male contests in today’s VIFF picks

Oct 11th, 2017
The other shows Engels prodding Marx to get more revolutionary. Plus, ratings of two other films.

Hive-Mindfulness Meditation

Erdal & Dawes @ Firehall in hyperkinetic 'Hyperlink'
TheatreLincoln KayeOct 10th, 2017

Multiple exposure palimpsest

A life well lived in Shigematsu's "1-Hour Photo" @ The Cultch
TheatreLincoln KayeOct 10th, 2017

Five more films worth catching at VIFF

Including an early award winner, a wildly funny party, a sad Swedish parallel to our treatment of indigenous people and the star architect who designed our latest hi-rise
New MoviesVolkmar RichterOct 9th, 2017

Travel

We’ve got a new Blade Runner, Victoria greets Abdul and My Little Pony faces new dangers

Also watch J.D. Salinger learn to write and Kate Winslet get lost in our Mountains
New MoviesVolkmar RichterOct 5th, 2017

13, the Musical: kids way better'n alright

Snits, fits, zits (and other "It" rhymes) on Waterfront stage
TheatreLincoln KayeOct 5th, 2017

Kinder Morgan goes rogue, proving it can’t be trusted

OpinionPeter McCartneyOct 5th, 2017

Looking towards the weekend with a few more film picks at VIFF

Including whimsy from Agnès Varda, cynicism from Michael Haneke and a startling transgender actor
New MoviesVolkmar RichterOct 5th, 2017

Living the dream under the 5-star flag

VIFF, Richmond's Gateway host very different Hong Kong responses to Chinese domination
MediaLincoln KayeOct 4th, 2017

A rising tide that swamps all boats

VIFF screens "Human Flow," Ai Weiwei's pilgrimage on the long refugee road to nowhere
FilmLincoln KayeOct 3rd, 2017

Penelope Cruz sends up movie people and a bit of politics in The Queen of Spain, one of my VIFF picks

Also: Arty types get their due in The Square and Western finds today’s European colonialism
New MoviesVolkmar RichterOct 3rd, 2017

News

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"We are scared and we feel abandoned" —Teachers at BC-certified school in South Korea plead for help from government

Patti BacchusApr 27th, 2017

Underfunding for B.C. aboriginal agencies means kids removed from homes: report

Camille BainsMar 30th, 2017

Rural British Columbians oppose trophy hunting of grizzly bears

Vancouver ObserverMar 30th, 2017

Opinion

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Rojava, Syria: A revolution of hope and healing

John RestakisApr 19th, 2017

Riches beyond any party's wildest dreams

Dermod TravisMay 1st, 2017

Adult education — the school of second chances needs another chance

Patti BacchusApr 6th, 2017

City

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Thoughts on the election and education, French immersion spaces, a little yellow school house, and bans

Patti BacchusMay 17th, 2017

Making the shift: An autonomous vehicle future requires bigger thinking

Keane GruendingMay 15th, 2017

What do the BC election results mean for public education?

Patti BacchusMay 10th, 2017

Culture

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Thirty years after legendary album, U2's Joshua Tree was rooted in hearts everywhere

Craig FleischMay 15th, 2017

DOXes without Topses

Lincoln KayeMay 10th, 2017

Audience goes Gaga for Ballet B.C.

Lincoln KayeMay 14th, 2017

Life

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Your numerology cycles August 1–15

Cassandra MacLeaneJul 31st, 2017

Your numerology cycles August 16–31

Cassandra MacLeaneAug 15th, 2017

Your numerology cycles September 1–15

Cassandra MacLeaneSep 5th, 2017

Environment

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Tsleil-Waututh Nation launch "selfie billboard” highlighting pipeline expansion issues in B.C. election

Vancouver ObserverMay 8th, 2017

Analysis: BC Liberal’s promised ban on grizzly hunting in Great Bear Rainforest met with skepticism

Tom ReissmanApr 17th, 2017

Trudeau promises two emergency towing vessels for West Coast

The Canadian PressDec 21st, 2016