Week in widescreen: Kevin Pollak gets Tubby and a directing master class with Adam Arkin

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      Borealis

      Ever wondered what makes actor/comedian/author/director/talk-show host Kevin Pollak tick?

      Find out this Sunday (May 29), when the Rio Theatre screens Sean Garrity’s Borealis, followed by a live Skype Q&A with the multitalented Pollak and costar Joey King.

      Talking with the Straight about the Manitoba-shot feature, Pollak says, “I’ve only had a few opportunities to give dramatic depth to a sociopath on film.”

      As it turns out, his character—loan shark Tubby Finkleman—isn’t all bad. “In Tubby’s defence, he has a good heart.”

       

      The projector: What to see and where to see it

      The Room Live Script Reading
      Once you enter The Room, you never really leave, do you? Greg Sestero (aka Mark) headlines a live reading of the film’s first draft before the Rio Theatre’s umpteenth screening of Tommy Wiseau’s antimasterpiece on Friday (May 27).

      Cinema Spectacular 3
      Had too much Hollywood popcorn? Cinema Spectacular programs “short-format, low-budget passion projects” from across Canada, and the trailer, to our eyes, looks fantastic. Get some real nutrition at the Vancity Theatre on Sunday (May 29).

      Movies for Mommies  
      Hey, mommies are people too. Coming to the Vancity Theatre next Wednesday (June 1), Movies for Mommies presents Mustang with appropriately dim lighting and lower sound. Screening begins at 11:30 a.m., or—fingers crossed—nap time.

       

      Adam Arkin

      The Directors Guild of Canada has partnered with VIFF for a series of four master classes, beginning this week with actor-director Adam Arkin. He was already doing double duty behind the camera when he starred in Chicago Hope in the ’90s; these days, Arkin’s extensive directorial credits include Fargo, Justified, and Sons of Anarchy. Continuum executive producer Simon Barry moderates when Arkin comes to the Vancity Theatre on Saturday (May 28). 

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