VANCOUVER — Today is the final day of the Vancouver International Film Festival. But film fans won’t have to go into cinematic detox just yet, because the festival has tacked on an extra week of films the masses may have missed. Nine films are getting extra screenings during VIFF Repeats, the name of the post-festival...Continue Reading

See what happened when Dennis Chambers, Mike Mangini and more visited drum camp… Check out the website here: Music RadarContinue Reading

“A lot of music fans don’t really understand the importance of good drumming. It’s the beat that carries the song. We could never walk in our favorite building without the foundation being just right. Yet we don’t give too much attention to the foundation. Same in music! We may not give thought to the drums,...Continue Reading

I did, however, manage to squeeze in some time to see Tear the Curtain! at the Stanley Theatre. If you get a chance, I’d recommend you check it out! Very interesting film-noir-style piece that combines live theatre with film. I definitely have never seen anything like it before! Then on Monday, I caught a screening...Continue Reading

I had the pleasure of meeting filmmaker John Walker when Mark Achbar and I did a workshop a year and a half ago at the Candian Film Centre. At the time he was working on his new film — A Drummer’s Dream, and now it’s screening at VIFF Monday October 4, 6:30 pm, and Wednesday...Continue Reading

VIFF – The Top Ten most popular Canadian Films- 2010 Amazon Falls, director Katrin Bowen (BC) Barney’s Version, director Richard J. Lewis (Canada/Italy) A Drummer’s Dream, director John Walker (Nova Scotia) Fathers&Sons, dir Carl Bessai (BC) Incendies, director Denis Villeneuve (Quebec) Love Shines, director Douglas Arrowsmith (BC) Mammalian, director Frank Wolf (BC) Marion Woodman: Dancing...Continue Reading