Author Archives: James Robert Shaw

09.15.14
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Rifflandia 2014: A Taste of What You Missed

If you missed Rifflandia 2014, you have reason to be crying in your beer because you just missed one hell of a weekend. But now is the time to dry your eyes by planning a Gulf Island vacation around Rifflandia 2015. With Riff getting better with each festival, imagine what next year will bring.

Look for for local business SO-YA Japanese Izakaya Dining and Trounce Alley making their appearances in this Rifflandia video.


 
Betty and Kora‘s Rifflandia Highlights 2014 was shot and cut by Jim Vanderhorst of Rebel Cause Films.

Featured in the video are Head of the Herd, Serena Ryder, Death Cab for Cutie, Hilltop Hoods, Del the Funky Homosapien, Danny Brown, Kytami, and Dead Air.

The song for this video is We Could Get Together by Head of the Herd, from the album By This Time Tomorrow (2013).

09.12.14
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The Five Must See Movies of Sept 12 – 18, 2014

Ghostbusters1For the month of September, Cinecenta has a treat for film lovers of both old and new. Movies such as Ghostbusters, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Obvious Child, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Taking My Parents To Burning Man, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show will delight all at the little theatre located on the University of Victoria campus.

Cinecenta will also be celebrating their 5th Latin America and Spanish film week Sept 16th to the 21st. Such films as 7 Boxes, The Amazing Catfish, The Delay, and A Gun in Each Hand are in this year’s line-up.

In Cinecenta’s Matinee for Kids, Earth To Echo will feature Saturday Sept 27th and Sunday 28th at 1pm. All seats are $4.75 each.

Coming soon to The Fritz will be Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight, Lucy, Boyhood and the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Sidney’s Star Cinema has tickets on sale for the 2014-15 season of The Metropolitan Opera. Tickets are $24 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $185 for a series pass.

You can also visit Star Cinema’s website for information on how to vote for a film you want to see.

Please check media for local showtimes, ratings and admission rates.

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09.05.14
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The Five Must See Movies of September 5 – 11, 2014

TMNTBayFor the month of September, Cinecenta has a treat for film lovers of both old and new. Movies such as Ghostbusters, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Obvious Child, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Taking My Parents To Burning Man, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show will delight all at the little theatre located on the University of Victoria campus.

Cinecenta will also be celebrating their 5th Latin America and Spanish film week Sept 16th to the 21st. Such films as 7 Boxes, The Amazing Catfish, The Delay, and A Gun in Each Hand are in this year’s line-up.

In Cinecenta’s Matinee for Kids, Earth To Echo will feature Saturday Sept 27th and Sunday 28th at 1pm. All seats are $4.75 each.

Coming soon to The Fritz will be Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight, Lucy, Boyhood and the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Sidney’s Star Cinema has tickets on sale for the 2014-15 season of The Metropolitan Opera. Tickets are $24 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $185 for a series pass.

You can also visit Star Cinema’s website for information on how to vote for a film you want to see.

Please check media for local showtimes, ratings and admission rates.

Continue reading →

08.29.14
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The Five Must See Movies of Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2014

AMostWantedManFor the month of September, Cinecenta has a treat for film lovers of both old and new. Movies such as Ghostbusters, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Obvious Child, Neighbors, Edge of Tomorrow, Earth to Echo, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show will delight all at the little theatre located on the University of Victoria campus.

Cinecenta will also be celebrating their 5th Latin America and Spanish film week with such films as 7 Boxes, The Amazing Catfish, The Delay, and A Gun in Each Hand.

Coming soon to The Fritz will be Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight, Lucy, and the National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

September 3rd will be a matinée of The Peace Makers, a film created by Words of Peace Global. Admission will be by donation.

The Vic Theatre will be showing films for five dollars between August 30th and September 1st; Godzilla, Neighbors, and A Million Ways to Die in the West. All five dollar films start at 7pm.

Sidney’s Star Cinema has tickets on sale for the 2014-15 season of The Metropolitan Opera. Tickets are $24 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $185 for a series pass.

Please check media for local showtimes, ratings and admission rates.

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08.27.14
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[Victoria, BC] T’was A Special Day for Chinatown’s Freemasons Society

ChinatownParade2The Victoria chapter of the Chinese Freemasons celebrated their anniversary on August 17th and I was there to witness it for the first-time. They were established in 1876 and are considered to be one of the oldest Chinese Freemasons in Canada. To have such distinction is reason enough to celebrate on a grand scale. People who attended the celebration under the gaze of the Gate of Harmonious Interest were not only treated to a Fo Shan lion dance but also martial art demonstrations by students of the Wong Sheung Hung Fut Kung Fu Club.

And for the curious tourist, there were two tours offered to take them into a glimpse of one of Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Lucky visitors were able to receive rare glimpses into buildings that are not normally accessible to many people throughout the year.

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08.25.14
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[Victoria Fringe Festival ’14] The Search for Paleoncology

PaleoncologyPresented by Moon Dinosaur Theatre
Directed by Andrew Young

You wouldn’t think that a play about a woman in a dinosaur onsie could make you cry, but give Paleoncology one hour and you may shed a tear too. Written and performed by UVic alumni Kira Hall, she plays Lea, a young woman dealing with the knowledge that her brother Daniel has untreatable cancer by turning to her childhood love of dinosaurs. Lea’s struggle to deal with something emotionally devastating has affected her on all levels, including her job. Her move back into her parents’ home isn’t met with warmth. They expect more out of life from their daughter — even moreso now that their eldest child is terminally ill.

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