http://www.straight.com/content/rss/movies en http://www.straight.com/article-160142/latin-american-film-festival-puts-spotlight-brazil Brazilian cinema is the focus of this year’s edition of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. Running from today  to September 14, the program features nine titles from South America’s la 160142 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:12:03 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160143/fall-tv-gets-canadian-spin Despite the recent dip in homegrown TV production in the Lower Mainland, B.C. talent has found its way into many of these upcoming autumn programs. Notable is the relaunch of Knowledge Network as a di 160143 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:33:48 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160138/edge-heaven Starring Baki Davrak, Nursel Köse, and Hanna Schygulla. In English, German, and Turkish with English subtitles. Rated 14A. Opens Friday, September 5, at the Cinemark Tinseltown The German title 160138 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:55:45 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160132/spark-animation-festival-fires Animation fans, you’re in luck. The Vancouver chapter of the Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics of the Association for Computing Machinery (more commonly known as SIGGRAPH) is launching t 160132 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:44:10 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160136/viff-catalogue-released Just a reminder, cinephiles, that the 27th annual Vancouver International Film Festival’s full program goes on-line on Saturday (September 6) at www.viff.org/ . The festival, which promises approxi 160136 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:48:29 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160131/top-cinematographer-touts-trade-tips Guillermo Navarro, winner of last year’s Oscar for cinematography, for his indelible work on Pan’s Labyrinth, is hitting Vancouver twice this month. The Mexico City–born lens crafter will 160131 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:42:53 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160130/community-tv-defended Civic politicians from Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast don’t want to see community channels removed from the basic packages offered by cable-television providers. Gibsons mayor Barry Janyk 160130 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:41:24 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160054/college Starring Drake Bell and Kevin Covais. Rated 18A. The moneygrubbers who put together this naked rip-off and really wanted to make Superbad got their wish: they made something really, really superbad 160054 at http://www.straight.com/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:23:35 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160053/disaster-movie Starring Matt Lanter and Vanessa Minnillo. Rated 14A. You’ve watched a lot of movies this past year. So many that your noggin needs help getting all those characters straight. Like, who was t 160053 at http://www.straight.com/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:02:33 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Movies http://www.straight.com/article-160048/lakh-pardesi-hoiye Starring Rajat Bedi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. In Punjabi with English subtitles. Rated PG. The job of a film reviewer may seem glamorous and fun. 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