VanRamblings
Blog URL http://www.vanramblings.com
Located Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Covering the arts, politics, film and media in Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Latest Blog Posts
- VIFF 2009: Gone, But Not Forgotten, VIFF Over for Another Year on Oct 17, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
The oh-so-glorious 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped on Friday, October 16th. More than 377 films, from 70+ countries across this planet of ours, the VIFF films screened more than 640 times, on 10 different cinema screens over...
- VIFF 2009: Winding Down, But Festival Still Going Strong on Oct 15, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
Four more films to see on Wednesday, the second-to-last full day of the 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival. Arrived early for the passholder's line-up, just before 9:30 a.m., and stood in line to make sure that VanRamblings secured...
- VIFF 2009: An Out-of-The Blue Documentary Day on Oct 14, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
With just three days to the end of the 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival, Mr. Know-It-All and 'Showbiz' Shayne are hard at it, catching as many of the remaining VIFF films as is humanly possible. Your dynamic duo...
- VIFF 2009: A Photo Essay on the 28th Annual VIFF on Oct 13, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
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- VIFF 2009: A Quiet Sunday Along Granville Street on Oct 12, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
Up late again, but on the bus and downtown in enough time to catch ... The Exploding Girl (Grade: A-): Essentially, the story of Ivy (Zoe Kazan), a young vulnerable woman, with epilepsy, who travels home on a break...
- VIFF 2009: Thankful for the VIFF Staff & Volunteers on Oct 11, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
Weekends are always tough for cinephiles, at the annual Vancouver International Film Festival. On weekends, VIFF draws novitiates to the Festival, and almost inevitably they 'talk'. The weekenders play with their iPhones or Blackberries or Samsung sm...
- VIFF 2009: The Second, Wearying (But Hopeful) Week Begins on Oct 10, 2009 in VIFF 2009 Cinema
As is the case with most film critics, in the first week of any Festival, VanRamblings' star burns luminous and bright. By the time the second week rolls around, though, we're weary. Most films critics 'pull out' in the...
