The 32nd annual Genie Awards, for excellence in Canadian cinema, roll out the red carpet next Thursday, March 8, 2012 live on the CBC.
Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos and Andrea Martin, special guests during the broadcast will include Gordon Pinsent, Adam Beach, Allan Hawco, Zaib Shaikh, Jason Priestley, Tyler Labine, Fefe Dobson, Gabrielle Miller, Kim Coates, and more.
Musical guests such as Johnny Reid, The Sheepdogs, and K’NAAN will be performing.
Figure skaters Joannie Rochette, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier will provide a special presentation for this year’s Best Original Song nominees.
Nominees
Best Picture: A Dangerous Method, Cafe de Flore, Monsieur Lazhar, Starbuck, The Whistleblower.
Director:
David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method), Steven Silver (The Bang Bang Club), Jean-Marc Vallee (Cafe de Flore), Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar), Larysa Kondracki (The Whistleblower).
Actor in a Leading Role:
Fellag (Monsieur Lazhar), Garret Dillahunt (Monsieur Lazhar), Garret Dillahunt (Oliver Sherman), Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method), Patrick Huard (Starbuck), Scott Speedman (Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster).
Actress in a Leading Role:
Catherine de Lean (Nuit #1), Pascale Montpetit (The Girl in the White Coat), Vanessa Paradis (Cafe de Flore), Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower), Michelle Williams (Take This Waltz).
View the full list online in this PDF. Preview some of the year’s best films on the Canadian iTunes store under the special Genie Awards section.
Trailer for Starbuck
The Golden Reel Award for highest domestic gross at the Canadian box office went to Starbuck earlier this week. It also won the Vancouver International Film Festival’s “Best Canadian Film Award” in 2011.
The Genie Awards red carpet in Toronto will be hosted by Canadian supermodel Stacey McKenzie (Canada’s Next Top Model) and the broadcast will begin at 8:00pm Eastern, 5:00pm Pacific. Follow the online conversation via @CBCLive and @TheGenieAwards, using the tag #GenieAwards on Twitter.
This Saturday you can catch Nardwuar and his band, The Evaporators, at Neptoon Records as they play a free concert for their Busy Doing Nothing record release party.
This new compilation album features international artists and local artists — like Franz Ferdinand, Andrew W.K., Kate Nash, The Cribs, and Jill Barber — covering nothing but tunes from Vancouver punk bands like The Pointed Sticks, Cub, and more.
When you purchase the album it also comes packaged with a 40-page punk rock calendar featuring the legendary rock photos of East Vancouver’s own Bev Davies. You also get a free digital download and full liner notes are currently available online.
Pre-order now for March 6th or stop by the release party at Neptoon (3561 Main) on Saturday, March 3, at 2:00pm. Catch The Evaporators with Andrew W.K. later that night at Venue (881 Granville) for a 19+ show.
Video for “Hate Being Late When I’m Early” filmed at CiTR at UBC
Find out more online and by following the unforgettable interviewer Nardwuar The Human Serviette on Twitter.
Waving flags, leading chants, and encouraging one and all to stand up and cheer, the Southsiders have been the Vancouver Whitecaps‘ supporter club since 1999. Following the team from Swangard, to Empire, and into BC Place, their presence is always known. However, they have also been working behind the scenes with the Vancouver Southsiders Charitable Causes Committee (“VSCCC”).
The Vancouver Street Soccer League uses soccer to inspire and empower. Our league is made up of teams that provide friendship for the homeless, physical fitness for the ill and addicted, direction for at-risk youth, and cultural focus for other unique communities such as inner-city First Nations people. The Vancouver Street Soccer League is also associated with Street Soccer Canada and the Homeless World Cup.
They already auctioned off a signed jersey and hosted a raffle to support the VSSL but their biggest fundraising campaign is just coming up. For $20 you can purchase a retro-style scarf that features “Vancouver” on one side and “I Believe” on the other. One end has the Southsiders logo and the other sports to VSSL logo.
“The VSSL isn’t just a recreational league for people to kick a ball around – it’s a means of bringing people together to begin building self-esteem, confidence, health and hope. It’s all about empowering people to find their way to a better life,” said VSCCC chair John Knox, a founding member of the Southsiders.
While you’re at it, you can join the Southsiders this season as well. The $30 membership package comes with a membership card, a pin, priority access to away games, a scarf, and more.
Painted on the sides of brick buildings that lined Hastings and other downtown thoroughfares that have existed for the better part of the last century, there was obviously a time when Vancouver’s ghost signs were just signs. Thanks to the Vancouver Archives, here’s a quick look at these painted adverts in their heyday.
1917 – Powell Street. Archives item# CVA 99-185.
1929 – Granville, looking north from Helmcken. Archives item# CVA 99-1964. Photographer: Stuart Thomson.
We have to wait a little longer for March this year, with a bonus leap day in February, but it will be well worth it. From events surrounding International Women’s Day to CelticFest Vancouver, there will be plenty to do around town . I will also have a round-up next week listing some of my favourite places to visit with family so that you can plan your local spring break activities.
The 32nd annual Genie Awards, for excellence in Canadian cinema, roll out the red carpet next Thursday, March 8, 2012 live on the CBC.
This Saturday you can catch Nardwuar and his band, The Evaporators, at Neptoon Records as they play a free concert for their Busy Doing Nothing record release party. 
