This month, VIFF Year Round is featuring a trio of diverse documentary films that highlight various ways in which our modern society comes into conflict with the natural world. Check out the trailers below, and be sure to visit viff.org for tickets and showtimes. Honeyland A visually ravishing glimpse of a dying way of life, … Continue reading
A whirling pictorial dervish, Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter is also a beautiful traumatic fable about a brother and a sister set in the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression. But this film is no history lesson. No, it’s a tale of two children, unloved and on the run, pursued by hysterical … Continue reading
by Ross Munro “I love the smell of classic 1970s movies in the morning….”- Col. Bill Kilgore from Apocalypse Now…well, actually I’ve taken the liberty to paraphrase a bit from that film’s most quoted scene by the surfing-loving, tough-as-nails American military leader played by Robert Duvall. With the 40 year anniversary release of iconic filmmaker … Continue reading
On Sunday 28th July, VIFF Vancity Theatre presents Alexander Medvedkin’s fabled Soviet comedy, HAPPINESS, a silent film from 1935, with a brand new score performed live by the Little Chamber Music Series that could, led by composer Mark Haney. We checked in with Mark to get his thoughts on the process and the movie. What … Continue reading
This week at the VIFF, we have some hidden gems in store, including two works of British cinema, Babylon and Ray & Liz – “one of the greatest British films” and “an instant classic” respectively. You also won’t want to miss our latest in the Film Studies lecture series, featuring 1983’s Space Race drama The … Continue reading
This month, Monday nights at Vancity Theatre are all about the auditory art. Featuring a mix of documentary and narrative film, and an eclectic array of musical genres and eras, our Music Mondays offer a great way to beat the beginning-of-the-week blues. Check out our list of Music Monday films below, and be sure visit … Continue reading
