Lucky Star

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Canadian Cinema 2024

January 3, 2025January 2, 2025The Bottom LineAngela's Shadow, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, Carlos Diehz, Conclave, Exile, Hunting Daze, Lucky Star, Mongrels, Queen of Bones, Re: Uniting, The Boy in the Woods, The Graceless Age, The Hobby, Weak Layers, Wild Goat Surf, With Love and a Major Organ, Zoe.Mp4

One major complaint film-goers have, is that there are not enough good movies made in Canada. That isn’t entirely true. There are good movies made here but most viewers don’t get to see them. We

Gillian McKercher – Lucky Star

October 18, 2024October 15, 2024InterviewGillian McKercher, Lucky Star, VIFF

Calgary is a beautiful city. You can often see the Rockies as a majestic backdrop to lush plains where the city limits begin. Lucky Star tells a darker and more poignant story. We had a

VIFF: LUCKY STAR Breaks Some Mirrors for Our Benefit

October 1, 2024September 30, 2024ReviewAndrew Phung, Conni Miu, Gillian McKercher, Lucky Star, Terry Chen

There’s nothing particularly Asian or Chinese about the events in Calgary-based director Gillian McKercher’s Lucky Star. The self-inflicted money woes of the eponymous Lucky (Terry Chen) could very easily be transposed on a cast of

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