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Louise Burns: Top 5 albums of 2014

Louise Burns: Top 5 albums of 2014

MAC DEMARCO Salad Days (Captured Tracks) DeMarco could not be a better man to name his album Salad Days, a phrase originally coined by Shakespeare to describe the wild and inexperienced days of youth.
New Year's and ringing ears

New Year's and ringing ears

Your New Year's Eve concert guide
REVIEW: Big Eyes a return to form for director Tim Burton

REVIEW: Big Eyes a return to form for director Tim Burton

BIG EYES Starring Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz Directed by Tim Burton Filmmaker Tim Burton’s recent movies are often associated with Johnny Depp in wacky costumes and big budget visual effects, but his latest effort is more akin to his earlier personal
Arts 2015: The year in preview

Arts 2015: The year in preview

January often feels like the quietest month of all, whether you’re listening to the silence between snowflakes (when we’re lucky enough to get them) or staring at your inbox wondering where all the emails went.
Reel People news briefs: WIFTV, Italian Film Fest, Continuum, and Bad City

Reel People news briefs: WIFTV, Italian Film Fest, Continuum, and Bad City

WIFTV 25th ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV) has been working with and for female filmmakers for a quarter of a century now, and as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the hard-working organization presents
REVIEW: Spectacular scenes don't add up to a spectacular tale in Angelina Jolie's Unbroken

REVIEW: Spectacular scenes don't add up to a spectacular tale in Angelina Jolie's Unbroken

UNBROKEN Starring Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara Directed by Angelina Jolie “If a story doesn’t give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage,” opined Samuel Fuller, one of the few makers of war films who also
Westender's Guide to Alternative Xmas Songs That Don't Totally Suck

Westender's Guide to Alternative Xmas Songs That Don't Totally Suck

It's back, and it's everywhere. In every mall, in every shop, on every street. Christmas music. Y'know what Mariah Carey? All I want for Christmas is some damn peace and quiet. What I wouldn't give for a Silent Night.
Chris Rock takes aim at celebrity culture in Top Five

Chris Rock takes aim at celebrity culture in Top Five

Top Five Starring Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson Directed by Chris Rock With David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman having already taken aim at Hollywood’s rampant egotism and inherent absurdity, Chris Rock now tak
The Imitation Game little more than a sketch of the enigmatic Alan Turing

The Imitation Game little more than a sketch of the enigmatic Alan Turing

The Intimidation Game Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley Directed by Morten Tyldum Enlisted by British intelligence in 1939, mathematician/cryptanalyst Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) is charged with a clear objective: Crack the Nazi’s
Hobbit conclusion spectacular but hollow

Hobbit conclusion spectacular but hollow

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Starring Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom Directed by Peter Jackson After more than a decade, billions of dollars in global box office receipts, and thousands of dead orcs, Peter Jackson’s often rousing journey
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