The Tree. Movie Review by Andriy Mishchenko
Thursday Oct. 14, 3:30pm @ Granville 7
(VISA Screening Room)
VIFF Blurb & Buy Tickets
Director Julie Bertucelli has taken a bit of a step back since 2003’s Since Otar Left. In this predictable production, Charlotte Gainsbourg puts in a strong performance, but she’s swimming upstream.
Rubber. Film Review by Andriy Mishchenko
Thursday Oct. 14, 9:30pm @ Granville 7
VIFF Blurb & Buy Tickets
Rubber, as you may have heard, is a horror flick with a telekinetic car tire in its lead role. It’s also a sometimes hilarious examination of the movie-making process and where the audience and suspense of disbelief fits in. It [...]
Winter Vacation (Han Jia). Film Review by Andriy Mishchenko
Monday Oct. 11, 10:45am @ Pacific Cinematheque
(1116 Howe St.)
VIFF Blurb & Buy Tickets
If you see Li Hongqi’s film, Winter Vacation, please come armed with lots of patience. It’s not a bore, but you need to wait for things to develop. The screening I was in had lots [...]
Carancho. Film Review by Andriy Mishchenko
Sunday Oct. 10, 9:30pm @ Park Theatre
(1181 Seymour St.)
Tuesday Oct. 12, 2:20pm @ Granville 7
(855 Granville St.)
VIFF Blurb | Official Site
Carancho (Vulture) is a good old-fashioned crime thriller, done right. Ricardo Darin is always a strong character actor, as we’ve already seen in Kamchatka, The Secrets in Their Eyes, XXY, [...]
Into Eternity. Review by Andriy Mishchenko
Saturday Oct. 9, 9:30pm @ Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.)
VIFF Blurb | Official Site
Into Eternity is one of the better documentaries in recent memory. The reason it’s successful is equal parts its fantastic, fascinating subject matter and a cool, austere treatment by director Michael Madsen.
The film deals with a facility [...]
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Here at East of Main, we get real excited about Vancouver’s film fest each year. Hours of circling and double-circling the program + a healthy dose of gut instinct (trust us, our VIFF hunches have been pretty much right on in the past) = [...]