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The CRTC and Unsatisfying Basic Cable

September 13, 2016September 9, 2016News in Brief, Opinion, Technologycable, cbc, CRTC, HBO

Last Wednesday, the CBC reported that the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) disappointed consumers by changing their basic cable deals. Shaw, Bell, and Rogers have all ridded their discounts, no matter how small (Shaw previously

Tony Zhou’s Knowledge of Film

August 16, 2016August 14, 2016Announcements, OpinionEvery Frame a Painting, Filmmaker, Tony Zhou, Vancouver

Tony Zhou, a native Vancouverite, has made a name for himself by creating videos in which he analyzes a different part of the filmmaking process. The man could build his own film school using these

Revival Theatres

August 2, 2016July 31, 2016In Theatres Now, OpinionCineplex, Cineplex' Scotiabank theatres, The Rio, Theatres, Vancity Theatre

Thanks to there being more than a few different movie theatres (not all owned by Cineplex) throughout Vancouver, there’s a decent variety in selection. Fifth Avenue Cinemas likes to show smaller stuff, Scotia Bank Movie

Vancouver: A Place People Recognize As Washington, Oregon, or California

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016OpinionBC tax credits, canadian independent film, Juno, The X-Files, Vancouver, X-Men

A year ago I lived in Kerrisdale, the neighbourhood that inspired Superbad. It is a neighbourhood filled with seniors, sushi restaurants, and students living in basement suites. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg went to the

7 Comic Books That Turned into Great Movies

June 9, 2016June 13, 2016OpinionBatman Begins, Deadpool, Iron Man, Superman II, The Avengers, The Wolverine, Watchmen

The Avengers – Aside from the diabolical plot of Loki and all around intensity from the action, the story and characters are well fleshed out and with the different personalities shown, it really provides a

A New High for Canada

June 8, 2016June 7, 2016OpinionBrie Larson, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, David Cronenberg, French-Canadian film industry, It's Only the End of the World, Jacob Tremblay, Oscars, Room, Xavier Dolan

Canada and its film industry have received considerable attention in the last two years, first with the Oscar-nominated film Room, starring Brie Larson and the young Jacob Tremblay, and more recently at the 2016 Cannes