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 [...]
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) = [...]