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The grind, the routine, the Mondays

The grind, the routine, the Mondays

Sounds like someone's got a case of the Mondays." Mike Judge's classic film Office Space brought that line to the masses but there's no doubt about it — for most of the working class Mondays suck.
Dinosaurs and movie theatre extinction

Dinosaurs and movie theatre extinction

J urassic World opens Thursday, June 11 at the Whistler Village 8 — 22 years (to the day) after the first Jurassic Park hit screens.
Kung Fury & the cults

Kung Fury & the cults

The latest roundhouse kick to the nuts of the current Hollywood studio system came last week in the form of Kung Fury, a crowd-funded flick out of Sweden that released for free on the Internet and instantly became the most talked about film since Mad
Pure speculation

Pure speculation

Here's what I don't like about the Aloha trailer (besides no pre-screenings of the film): when Cameron Crowe's name comes on screen it's followed by quick, dramatic drumbeats and the words: "writer/director of Jerry Maguire .
Mad Max outruns the end of Cinema?

Mad Max outruns the end of Cinema?

I'll always be a believer in the value of cinema as a shared experience — movies are better when watched on a big screen in a room full of people — but it often feels like we are witnessing the final death throes of the established cinema
Prince Albert and Jon Long — May madness

Prince Albert and Jon Long — May madness

Happy May long weekend. Officially this is a celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday.
Times are tight in films and life

Times are tight in films and life

It's that time of year in Whistler. A time when looking at your bank account statements is enough to drive a person to drink, if only we could afford it.
Avenging an endangered artform

Avenging an endangered artform

Whether your mother likes it or not, comic books are an honourable and longstanding art form — a unique blend of literature and imagery that allows for storytelling techniques no other art form can duplicate.
The Future: Topless robots or garbage kids?

The Future: Topless robots or garbage kids?

Wanna feel old? Epic time travel masterpiece Back to the Future celebrates 30 years in 2015, and there's a new documentary in the works called Back in Time that will investigate the cultural relevance of the original trilogy.
Under the Influence

Under the Influence

Normally this would be the WSSF 72-Hour Filmmaker Showdown recap column, written late Tuesday night heavily under the influence of whiskey and glee.