ONLY PICK : Crime Tom Scholte made it “big” in the late 90s in Bruce Sweeney’s film Dirty , or at least “we” loved him in that. In fact we think Tom is a one of favourite local actors. But what’s this now? His directorial debut? Great! And what’s this? It’s a Canadian contribution to the Dogme 95 film aesthetic? Wow. We thought that was well over. But so what. Scholte’s Crime is a multi-verse story with intersecting stories that are both honest and well told. And the decision to go Dogme really works. It eliminates the melodrama and replaces it with real drama to the point that you really feel like you might know these people. and that for a movie like this, is a good thing. ONLY suggests… 11:00 am – GR4 – Real Time 12:15 pm – GR1 – Circus Rosaire 01:00 pm – GR7 – Edison and Leo 02:00 pm – GR4 – I Am Good 03:00 pm – GR1 – Crime 04:00 pm – GR7 – [REC] 06:20 pm – GR4 – Afterschool or p.144 09:00 pm – GR4 – Filth and Wisdom or p.141 09:30 pm – GR2 – [REC] Location Guide: GR1,2,3,4,5,6,7=Granville 7 | VCT =Vancity Theatre | PCT =Pacific Cinematheque | RID =Ridge ONLY BONUS PICK : Filth and Wisdom Ok so as we get down to it this is a pure pop culture curiosity. Madonna’s directorial debut. Featuring that quirky eastern European guy from Everything Is Illuminated , the VIFF write-up charges that she is an even better filmmaker than the self proclaimed anti-miserablist Mike Leigh. Well…that’s a pretty big claim. But it did peak our inte ...
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