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Schema Magazine's coverage of VIFF 2005

Gloria Wong | Senior Film Editor
Contributors | Alan Woo | Christie Charles | Hugo Passarello Luna | Jackie Wong | Lawrence Shapiro | Loretta Sarah Todd | Yu Gu
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October 16, 2005

VIFF 2005 review

Blood Rain

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DIR Kim Dae-Seung | South Korea | 2005 | 117mins.
In Korean with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Weds. Oct. 5 | 4:00pm | Vogue Theatre
Fri. Oct. 7 | 4:00pm | Granville 7 Theatre, Cinema 7


Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 16, 2005 11:22 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

VIFF 2005 review

Eve and the Firehorse

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DIR Julia Kwan | Canada | 2005 | 93mins
In English.

SHOWTIMES:
Fri. Oct. 7 | 7:00pm | Ridge Theatre
Sun. Oct. 9 | 11:30am | Granville 7 Theatres, Cinema 3

Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 16, 2005 11:17 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

VIFF 2005 review

OX HIDE

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DIR Liu Jiayin | China | 2005 | 110mins
In Chinese with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sat. Oct. 1 | 9:45pm | Granville 7 Theatres, Cinema 2
Sun. Oct. 2 | 3:15pm | Pacific Cinematheque


Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 16, 2005 11:12 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 14, 2005

Live and Become (Va, vis et deviens)

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DIR Radu Mihaileanu | France/Israel | 2005 | 140 min.

SHOWTIMES:
Thu, Sep 29 | 9:00pm | Granville 7 Theatre 4
Wed, Oct 5 | 2:20pm | Granville 7 Theatre 3
Thu, Oct 6 | 9:30pm | Pacific Cinematheque

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Manderlay

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DIR Lars Von Trier | Denmark/France/Germany/Netherlands/Sweden/UK, | 2005 | 139 min

SHOWTIMES:

Fri, Sep 30 | 9:30 pm | Visa Screening Room @Vogue
Sat, Oct 1 | 1:00 pm | Visa Screening Room @Vogue

Reviewed by Hugo Passarello Luna

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Posted by Team Schema on October 14, 2005 01:04 PM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Police Beat

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DIR Robinson Devor | USA | 2004 | 80 min.

SHOWTIMES:
Sun, Oct 9 | 9:45pm | Granville 7 Theatre 2
Tue, Oct 11 | 9:45pm | VanCity Theatre
Thu, Oct 13 | 12:30pm | Granville 7 Theatre 2

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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The Bridesmaid

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DIR Claude Chabrol | France | 2004 | 141min
In French with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:

Fri. Sep 30 | 9:30pm | Ridge Theatre
Sun. Oct 2 | 2:00pm | Granville 7 Theatre 4
Mon. Oct 10 | 4:00pm | Visa Screening Room @Vogue

Reviewed by Hugo Passarello Luna

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Posted by Team Schema on October 14, 2005 12:47 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 12, 2005

Takeshis'


DIR Kitano Takeshi | Japan | 2005 | 108 min,
In Japanese with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sun. Oct. 2 | 9:45pm | VOG
Sun. Oct. 9 | 4:00pm | VOG

Reviewed by Loretta Sarah Todd

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Posted by Team Schema on October 12, 2005 01:44 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 11, 2005

VIFF 2005 review

Grain in Ear

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DIR Zhang Lu | China/South Korea | 2005 | 110mins
In Chinese and Korean with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sun. Oct. 2 | 12:00pm | Granville 7 Theatre, Cinema 1
Tue. Oct. 4 | 7:30pm | Granville 7 Theatre, Cinema 1


Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 11, 2005 10:28 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

VIFF 2005 review

April Snow

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DIR Hur Jin-ho| South Korea | 2005 | 105min
In Korean with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sat. Oct. 1 | 4:00pm | Vogue Theatre
Mon. Oct. 10 | 9:30pm | Vogue Theatre
Wed. Oct. 12 | 7:00pm | Vogue Theatre


Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 11, 2005 10:25 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

VIFF 2005 review

Crying Fist

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DIR Ryoo Seung-Wan | South Korea | 2005 | 135min
In Korean with English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Thurs. Sept. 29 | 9:30pm | Granville 7 Theatre, Cinema 7
Fri. Sept. 30 | 11:00am | Granville 7 Theatre, Cinema 4


Reviewed by Yu Gu

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Posted by loretta on October 11, 2005 06:17 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 10, 2005

Heart, Beating in the Dark (1982; 2005)


DIR Shunichi Nagasaki | Japan | 1982 | 2005 | 104 min
In Japanese with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sun. Oct. 2 | 7:00pm | VOG
Mon. Oct. 3 | 2:00pm | Granville4

Review and Interview by Christie Charles

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 08:17 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Wild Side


DIR Sebastien Lifshitz | France | 2004 | 94 min.
In French with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Tue, Oct 4, 3:00pm, GR1
Sat, Oct 8, 9:30pm, GR7
Sun, Oct 9, 9:45pm, VCT

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 08:09 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Why We Fight


DIR Eugene Jarecki | USA | 2004 | 98 min.

SHOWTIMES:
Sun, Oct 2, 1:00pm, GR7
Wed, Oct 5, 9:30, GR7

Reviwed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:47 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

To The Other Side

DIR Natalia Almada | Mexico/USA | 2005 | 66 min
In Spanish with English Subtitles.


SHOWTIMES:
Thurs. Sept. 29 | 6 pm | Granville 7 Theatre 5
Thurs. Oct. 06 | 6 pm | Granville 7 Theatre 5
Thurs. Oct. 13 | 12:30 pm | Pacific Cinematheque


Reviewed by Christie Charles

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:42 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Real Dirt on Farmer John


DIR Taggart Siegel | USA | 2005 | 83 min

SHOWTIMES:
Fri. Sept. 30 | 6:00pm | Granville5
Wed. Oct. 12 | 9:45pm | Granville2
Thu. Oct.13 | 3:30pm | Granville2

Reviewed by Hugo Passarello Luna

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:39 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

State of Fear


DIR Pamela Yates | USA - Peru | 2005 | 94 min

SHOWTIMES:
Fri. Sept. 30 | 1:40pm | Granville5
Mon. Oct. 10 | 7:15pm | Granville2
Wed. Oct.12 | 6:00pm | Granville

Reviewed by Hugo Passarello Luna

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:35 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Souvenir of Canada


DIR Robin Neinstein | Ontario | 2005 | 69 min

SHOWTIMES:
Sun. Oct. 2 | 9:30pm | Granville7
Tue. Oct. 4 | 12:30pm | Granville2
Tue. Oct.11 | 9:45pm | Granville2

Commentary by Loretta Sarah Todd

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

So Much Rice


DIR Li Hongqi | China | 2005 | 84min
In Chinese with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Mon. Oct. 3 | 7:15pm | GR2
Tue. Oct. 4 | 12:30pm | PCP

Reviewed by Ivy So

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 07:25 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Sisters in Law


DIR Kim Longinotto & Florence Ayisi | UK | 2005 | 108 min.
In English and Pidgin with Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Thur, Sept 29, 3:00pm, PCP
Fri, Oct 7, 6:00pm, GR5
Sun, Oct 9, 12:30pm, PCP

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 06:37 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Protocols Of Zion


DIR Marc Levin | USA | 2005 |90 min

SHOWTIMES:
Tue. Sept. 29 | 7:15pm | Granville2
Wed. Oct. 5 | 12:30pm | Granville2

Reviewed by Lawrence Shapiro

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 06:21 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Princess Raccoon (Operetta Tanuki Goten)


DIR Suzuki Seijun | Japan | 2005 | 111 min.
In Japanese and Chinese with English Subtitles.

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 06:15 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

North Country


DIR Niki Caro | USA | 2005 | 123 min

SHOWTIMES:
Sat. Oct. 1 | 4:00pm | RID
Mon. Oct. 3 | 7:00pm | VOG

Reviwed by Alan Woo

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 06:01 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company

DIR Allan King | Canada | 2005 | 112 min.

SHOWTIMES:
Wed, Oct 5, 6:40pm, GR2
Sun, Oct 9, 3:00pm, PCP

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 05:52 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Linda Linda Linda


DIR Yamashita Nobuhiro | Japan | 2005 | 114 min.
In Japanese with Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sat, Oct 1, 9:15pm, GR3
Mon, Oct 3, 11:00am, FR4

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 05:44 PM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Lie With Me


DIR Clement Virgo | Ontario | 2005 |92 min

SHOWTIMES:
Sat. Oct. 1 | 9:00pm | Granville4
Mon. Oct. 3 | 3:20pm | Granville2

Reviewed by Alan Woo

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 05:27 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I'm So Over You?


Shorts Programme | Canada | 2005 | 95min
English

SHOWTIMES:
Sat. Oct. 1 | 9:30pm | Pacific Cinematheque
Mon. Oct. 3 | 10:00am | Pacific Cinematheque

Reviewed by Jackie Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 10, 2005 05:17 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 08, 2005

VIFF 2005 review

Estamira

DIR Marcos Prado | Brazil | 2004 | 115 min.
In Portugese with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Thur, Sept 29, 7:00pm, PCP
Sun, Oct 2, 3:00pm, GR1

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by Team Schema on October 08, 2005 01:04 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

VIFF 2005 review

Texture of Skin

Texture of Skin

DIR Lee Sung-Gang | S. Korea | 2005 | 100 min.
In Korean with English Subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Sat, Oct 1, 7:00pm, GR2
Sun, Oct 2, 12:30pm, PCP

Dragons & Tigers Award Nominee

Reviewed by Gloria Wong

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Posted by loretta on October 08, 2005 12:13 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

October 07, 2005

VIFF 2005 review

Based on A True Story

Texture of Skin


DIR Walter Stokman | Netherlands | 2004 | 75min
English subtitles.

SHOWTIMES:
Tue. Sept. 29 | 10:00pm | PCP
Sun. Oct. 2 | 7:00pm | GR7

Reviewed by Alan Woo

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Posted by Team Schema on October 07, 2005 12:00 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

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