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Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Midnight in Paris (2011).

Predictions for the 2011 Academy Awards

Our movie columnist Regan Payne picks the Oscars! read more

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Holiday movie onslaught begins!

In theatres this week – Mission Impossible IV, Sherlock Holmes, Chipwrecked. read more

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Dark Knight Rises

New Dark Knight Rises trailer bootlegged

Here it is… courtesy BleedingCool.com. read more

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Gary Oldman’s greatest hits

The actor’s best roles, from Sid and Nancy to Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise. read more

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In theatres this week – Young Adult

Plus: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, New Year’s Eve and The Sitter. read more

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New Year’s Eve raises the product placement bar

It’s junk! read more

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2011 Whistler Film Festival Awards

Awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, and more, as well as photos from the 2011 Whistler Film Festival Awards ceremony. read more

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Whistler Film Festival Day 2 – movies, celebs, amuse bouches

The celebs, the after-parties, the food, the hot tubs – and, oh yeah, the movies. read more

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Patton Oswalt at the 2011 Whistler Film Festival

The comedian drops by the Whistler Film Festival to accept a prize. Rachel Fox reports. read more

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In theatres this week – The Artist, Tomboy, Cafe de Flore

Opening this week: a Brazilian thriller, a French-Canadian drama, and an ode to the silent film era. read more

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RIP Ken Russell

Plus: Steve McQueen’s Shame, Meryl Streep’s Iron Lady, Woody Allen’s birthday in this week’s movie news. read more

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Game of Thrones Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD extras announced

Oodles of extras, all bent on explaining just what the heck is going on in the HBO fantasy series. read more

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The 2011 Whistler Film Festival – preview

An interview with Artistic Director Stacey Donen. Plus: the Best Canadian Features nominees. read more

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Hugo, 3D and Scorsese

Regan Payne charts the director’s journey from Mean Streets to Hugo. read more

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In theatres this week – Hugo, Muppets, Geeks After Dark

Trixie Hobbitses is one of the Geeks After Dark at the Rio Theatre this Saturday. read more

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Ben Ratner rolls with the punches

Vancouver actor Ben Ratner on playing a schizophrenic in Carl Bessai’s Sisters&Brothers. read more

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Win tickets to The Replacements documentary

Director Gorman Bechard talks about putting together a documentary in which the subjects don’t appear, The Ramones movie and Pat Sajak. read more

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Why we love Twilight

Regan Payne on The Descendants, Breaking Dawn Part 1, the Golden Globes and Madonna. read more

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Can only George Clooney save us?

Can only George Clooney save us from the cinema of the damned? read more

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Happy Feet Two

Reviewer Julia Brown tries to look on the positive side. read more

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Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill

Is this the worst movie of the century?

Is Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill really worse than Howard the Duck, Season of the Witch and The Love Guru? read more

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Tegan and Sara’s Get Along – Vancouver movie previews

Also: Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, the AIDS documentary We Were Here, and the special presentation Meilies: The Cinemagician. read more

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Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary.

The Rum Diary, and 10 other movies featuring journalists

Regan Payne looks back on some of the best movies about journalists on the hunt for a drink, er, story. read more

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The Future – film review and ticket giveaway!

Miranda July’s The Future opens this Friday across Canada. read more

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Jafar Panahi – Iran’s dissident filmmaker

Regan Payne on the Iranian filmmaker, outlawed from making a movie for the next 20 years. read more

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Martha Marcy May Marlene – VIFF reviews

Julia Brown reviews the Elizabeth Olsen movie, as well as This Is Not a Film and Michael, all part of the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival. read more

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Kenny Wormold and Julianne Hough in Footloose 2011

Remakes we’d like to see

As opposed to those that Hollywood studio executives want to make. read more

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Jonathan Lloyd Walker on The Thing

Vancouver actor Jonathan Lloyd Walker on his role in The Thing, a new prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter horror flick. read more

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The Room – Tommy Wiseau in Vancouver

Tommy Wiseau lives up to his eccentric reputation during the Rio Theatre’s The Room screening and Q&A. read more

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Alps – VIFF reviews

Alps is director Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Dogtooth. read more

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Inside Lara Roxx – VIFF reviews

Documentary looks at a Canadian victim of the porn industry. read more

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You’ve Been Trumped – VIFF reviews

Anthony Baxter’s You’ve Been Trumped is guaranteed to make you hate Donald Trump. read more

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VIFF 2011 picks

Ten Must-See Movies (And One I Can Totally Recommend), by Rachel Fox. read more

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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil’s Christie Laing

The Vancouver actress on her role in the new movie Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. read more

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Higher Ground movie review

Vera Farmiga’s Higher Ground gives a fair and a honest perspective on faith and religion/ read more

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This week in movies – Twixt

Plus: Spielberg’s lifetime achievement award, trailers for more new movies, Julie Delpy. read more

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Introducing a new column: A Sucker Born by Clinton Hallahan

Clinton Hallahan debuts his new column, A Sucker Born, with an eloquent testimonial for Emmy-winning series Friday Night Lights. read more

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Who is Zooey Deschanel?

And other frequently asked questions, such as: Did Zooey ever appear in an Offspring video? read more

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Zooey Deschanel New Girl

Does she know what she’s doing? read more

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Movie News Digest – Drive, Straw Dogs and more

With the fall film festival season kicking in, cinematic hope rides on Ryan Gosling’s shoulders. read more

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