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Animation

Justin Bieber, The Eagle, Gnomeo and Juliet, Just Go With It and two youthful visits to Europe

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is like a backstage pass to hang out with the most famous Canadian on earth. (read more)

Megamind vs Skyline

Conspiracy theory: if you look close enough at pretty much any two things, you can find some sort of connection: take the movies Megamind and Skyline.  One is animation, has an antagonist that'...

Easy A, The Town, Alpha and Omega, Cole, Devil, The Virginity Hit, plus Tati, the genius

Two teen comedies arrive on the same weekend. Emma Stone stars in Easy A, the better one (by far). (Read more)

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

It was completely arresting and so innovative with its narrative and take on these issues.

The American, Going the Distance, Life During Wartime, Machete and two gems at the VanCity Theatre arrive

George Clooney doesn’t say much as The American, a killer hiding out in Italy. But watch those facial expressions and those eyes. ( and read more)

Pixar opens Canadian studio in Vancouver

Pixar opened a studio in Gastown yesterday. In the video below,  Premier Gordon Campbell gets very excited about it...names "thousands and thousands of talented people" in Vancouver who will...

Miley Cyrus, clashing titans and a bunch of plastic toys are new in theatres

For this Easter, should you be looking up some pre-Christian Gods? Liam Neeson plays one in the week’s biggest new film. (read more)

A Different Ben Stiller, a Rockin’ Neil Young and How to Train a Dragon Are New in Theatres, But Don’t Forget Mother

A kids' tale about dragons and Vikings, an obsessive Korean mother, a moping Ben Stiller or Neil Young on Stage. What a week for good movie choices. (Read more)

The Twilight Saga, The Blind Side, and The Bad Lieutenant Top New Movies for Nov. 20

Did you know that Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage and even Paul Watson have new movies out this week? They're there alright, behind a certain little vampire romance (Read on)