Vancouver Week in Widescreen: Cadence is a #mustsee

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      CADENCE  Shot in Langley, this haunting psychological thriller marks the feature debut of UBC Theatre and Film grad Alex Lasheras. He’ll be there to present Cadence, the winner of 2016’s VIFF’s #mustseebc Audience Award, at the Vancity Theatre on Saturday (June 24).

      DAZED AND CONFUSED  It’s never not a good time to revisit Richard Linklater’s warm, ‘70s-set ensemble piece. Enjoy some sweet emotion with Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, and Matthew “Wooderson” McConaughey in tight pink jeans at the Rio Theatre on Friday (June 23).  

      GIANTS AMONG US—RICK HANSEN AND THE GREAT WHITE STURGEON  With his friend Rick Hansen in tow, filmmaker Robert Moberg travels the Fraser River in search of 150-year-old sturgeon. Hansen will be there for the screening at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts on Saturday (June 24).

      THE GREEN RAY  Eric Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series continues with this lovely feature from 1986, in which a vacationing Parisian secretary looks for romance and a flash of the sun’s dying light. Screening at the Cinematheque on Saturday and Sunday (June 24 and 25).

      BRITISH MUSEUM PRESENTS: HOKUSAI  “He was a prodigy, like Picasso,” says David Hockney in this dazzling, 8K ultra HD tribute to the great Japanese artist. The film offers an inside look at the British Museum’s epic exhibition, Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave. See it at the Cineplex Park Theatre on Sunday (June 25).

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