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Hollywood

A new and creepy It, perky Reese in Home Again and a contrary view of those volatile Paris suburbs

Also a fun trip with an elephant named Pop-Aye and bizarre doings in the Canadian film Blood Honey

Seven new VIFF picks take us to dramas in Massachusetts, Paris and Belgium

… and then on to Hollywood, Italy, Hong Kong and more

Bourne is back, Woody Allen offers a trifle and Bad Moms are exactly that

And two films for youth are worth your while: Nerve with a social media caution and Phantom Boy, a glistening animated film from France

Innovating Vancouver key grips score Oscar win

Four B.C innovators bagged an Oscar for their unique air wall invention that is now used on blockbuster movie and TV sets such as Game of Thrones.

Now screening: Entourage, Love & Mercy, Insidious

Hollywood excess, charting the Beach Boys and a scary Chapter 3 , plus two docs on daredevils and fractured families

Cronenberg slams Hollywood, Nightcrawler slams TV news, a folk tale from Japan charms all

And Kiera Knightley stalls her growing up in Seattle

Palm Springs: bonfire of the banalities

This is the California desert. In August. When no one in his right mind would choose to be here.

Unbroken: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel engaged

Will the power couple tie the knot after a rocky four-year courtship?

Murdered by America: "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Why did David Fincher fix a movie that wasn't broken?