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Broadway? No thanks, Clint

Broadway? No thanks, Clint

Clint Eastwood is 84. He's still making movies and this week his latest, Jersey Boys , opens at the Whistler Village 8. Thing is, it's based on a Broadway musical and that is almost always a deal breaker.
Weekend all about sequels at the movies

Weekend all about sequels at the movies

Taking your old man to a movie on Father's Day is a good idea, but unless you think he's hip enough to see the humour in a stupidly obvious Ice Cube joke, maybe don't take him to 22 Jump Street , opening Friday at the much-cherished Village 8 Cinemas
Financial gains for the Whistler Film Festival announced at AGM

Financial gains for the Whistler Film Festival announced at AGM

Annual general meeting outlined gains in revenue and cuts in expenses in 2013
Cruise to a win

Cruise to a win

Live. Die Repeat! That's the tagline for Edge of Tomorrow , the latest futuristic, time warp summer blockbuster opening Friday at the Village 8. It's like Groundhog Day with explosions and aliens. And it works. Tom Cruise stars as a big-shot U.S.
Angelina's wicked, wonderful ways

Angelina's wicked, wonderful ways

The greatest actress of my generation, Angelina Jolie, graces the silver screen this week in Maleficent , a Disney flick about the villain from the classic story of Sleeping Beauty (because everyone was hoping to get that side of the story right?).
X-cellent X-men returns

X-cellent X-men returns

Summer blockbuster season keeps on rolling at the Whistler Village 8 this week with X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Sherpas Cinema wins IAMF Grand Prix for Into the Mind

Sherpas Cinema wins IAMF Grand Prix for Into the Mind

Whistler filmmakers wow judges by 'positively changing' ski film genre; International Award given to mountain movies is the first ever presented to a ski film
Of monsters and monster arms

Of monsters and monster arms

We already know the moral of the story — humanity, vain and foolish, awakens a power far beyond our control and it beats the hell out of us for a couple hours.
Zac works hard for the money

Zac works hard for the money

It's easy to hate Zac Efron ( High School Musical, Charlie St. Cloud) for being a pretty boy, teenybopper actor with Disney roots.
Adventure Film Series puts the 'go' in Great Outdoor Festival

Adventure Film Series puts the 'go' in Great Outdoor Festival

Whistler Film Festival shows 20 films from five countries during May long weekend festival