Jules Verne's MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
Vancity Theatre , 1181 Seymour St , Vancouver, BCFilmed in Ray Harryhausen's patented "SuperDynaMation" technique, this spirited take on Jules Verne's fantasy novel begins in the US civil war but one intrepid balloon escape later lands in the eponymous South Pacific oasis, home to giant crabs, bees and other outsize critters, as well as a certain Captain Nemo... Tickets just $10 This screening follows Michael van den Bos's illustrated guide to pre-digital fx cinema, Art of Astonishment.