Free outdoor movies return to Holland Park in Surrey this August with free nights of family films every Saturday. Movies Under the Stars features activities and entertainment from 5:00pm with the feature movie beginning at dusk. Saturday, August 4, 2012: Toy Story 3 Saturday, August 11, 2012: The Muppets Saturday, August 18, 2012: Despicable Me […]

Free outdoor movies are returning to Stanley Park’s Ceperley Meadow this summer thanks to Fresh Air Cinama. Not much can top ending your day out around the water or under the forest canopy like a free film in the meadow at sunset. Photo credit: rbrtwhite on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. If […]

Nominees for this year’s Leo Awards have just been announced, celebrating the best of the British Columbia film and television industry. Some of the standout nominees in the film category include Carl Bassai’s Sisters&Brothers with 12 nominations, Hamlet with 8, Marilyn with 8, Sunflower Hour has 7, and Donovan’s Echo has 6 nominations. Everything and […]

Marvel’s The Avengers, one of the season’s most highly anticipated films, makes its way to theatres tomorrow. Packed with with star-studded superhero action, the movie features Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vancouver’s own Cobie Smulders, and more. This Saturday, Acura (the official […]

DOXA Documentary Film Festival opens this week with 72 screenings of 100 films (6 world premieres) in 5 different venues around Vancouver. Opening night will be this Friday, May 4th with a screening of Bear 71 at Saint Andrewʼs-Wesley United Church. The closing film of the festival will be Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry on Saturday, […]

Walking past the box office of the Spanish Revival style building, I opened the doors to the Patricia Theatre and was greeted with the haunting aroma of buttered popcorn. A poster board propped up in the entranceway spelled out the future of the historic Powell River theatre rather bluntly: Digital or Dark? The Patricia is […]

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 […]

The 84th Annual Academy Awards take place this Sunday, February 26, 2012 as millions will watch as achievements in film this year are celebrated. You can watch Billy Crystal take to the stage from the comfort of your own home, online, or at events around Vancouver. Photo credit: lincolnblues Hamilton Street Grill Oscar Party Where: […]

Have you ever watched a movie down South with a cold beer in your hand at establishments like the Alamo Drafthouse in Texas or Cinebarre in Washington State? Have you ever wondered why you can’t do the same in BC? Well, our BC Liquor laws state that you cannot have bar service in a movie […]

The City of Surrey, RCMP, and CUPE 402 have partnered to host a youth film contest that will highlight the issue of bullying. Students between the ages of 14 and 18 are invited to put together a 30-second or 60-second clip about why they believe bullying must stop. Photo credit: Eddie~S on Flickr From the […]