By Adam Cook Now that the VIFF 2017 lineup has been announced we are looking forward to all the amazing films headed our way, starting with VIFF programmer Adam Cook’s 10 most anticipated films… Continue reading
Nocturama: One of the Best and Most Provocative Films of the Year By Adam Cook Divided into two parts—the first which follows a group of young people undertaking synchronized terrorist attacks on revolutionary monuments in Paris and the second which finds them all hiding out in a shopping mall after closing time—Nocturama is not so … Continue reading
Out of Body Experiences in Icaros: A Vision By Adam Cook Icaros: A Vision is not your typical film with a satisfying beginning, middle and end — but if you approach it in the right mindset, open to its particular structure and aim, it can be an experience you wont soon forget. It’s inspired by … Continue reading
On The Road Forward: An Interview with Marie Clements By Adam Cook One of the most gifted artists working in BC today, Métis playwright and filmmaker Marie Clements has reached a new level of achievement with her documentary-musical, The Road Forward. Produced by The NFB, the film is a look at the history of activism … Continue reading
The Best of Hot Docs at Vancity Theatre By Adam Cook From July 7-11th we’ll be bringing some of the best of the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival to Vancouver at our own Vancity Theatre—with one very special bonus screening of a Hot Docs’ first original project, In the Name of All Canadians. But first … Continue reading
Finland’s Would-Be Boxing Hero By Adam Cook Olli Maki carried the hope of an entire nation. In 1962, the amateur turned professional boxer was poised to take on standing champ American Davey Moore, a milestone for Finnish boxing. But as Juho Kuosmanen’s wonderful film, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki, shows us, … Continue reading
