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FILMS - BEST OF *97

Documentary worth the wait

‘These are my favorite films of the vear. It
looks like we’ve entered the era of inde-
pendent, character driven films,
although, evervone neces a good disaster
movie once in awhile.

TAm Cuba

Filmed in 1962, but not released until 1997

(thanks to Francis Ford Coppola and Martin

Scorsese for digging it up) this Russian

made film is a masterpiece, elegantly shot in

B&W, and shot in three languages. We see the revolution
unfol? through the eyes of different Cubans — a student
instrumental in its beginnings, a hooker living in the
slums, and a sugar cane farmer and his family. Beautifully
filmed, with one of the longest and best choreographed
hand-held camera shots I've ever seen, this should be a
must-see for film students. No wonder it was shelved for
so long. After all, with such talent lurking in Russia, the
Americans had enough to worry about with the threat of
communism let alone a takeover of the Hoilywood film
scene.

Mondo
From director Tony Gatlif, who brought us the film
Lateline Drum. A homeless boy (who truly was plucked

from the streets to star in this film), teaches
asmali town in France, and the audicnee,
the meaning of dhe word “compassion”.

The Full Monty

The funnies: film [ve seen in along time
— FW have to rem it to catch what f missed
as Twas doubled up in my sear in fits of
laughter.

The Ice Storm
A look ata couple of Nixen-era families in Cannecticat
caught up ia that old morality play. | Jove the way that
the childrca were portrayed with such intelligently writ
ten parts. It’s. a great combination along with Ang Lee's
directorial style, and an cerie soundtrack. Also, wonderful
performances by all the cast, notably the children played
by Tobey Meguire and Christina Ricci.

Not to forget... LA Confidential, The Hanging
Garden, Kolya, and Boogie Nights.

Movies that Pm sorry I missed but look forward to see-
ing... The Sweet Hereafter, The Pillow Book, When
We Were Kings, A Summer in La Goulette and
Broken English.

Cinemas

Park & Tilford Cineplex
200 - 333 Brooksbonk,
North Vancouver (985-
3911):

As Goed as it Gots —
7:05 and 9:50 p.m. daily.
Weekend matinee 1:30

Firestorm — 7:25 and
9:25 p.m. daily. V Weekend
matines 1:45 p.

Jackie Brown ~ _ 5 and 10

Weekend matinee 2 p.m.
Geod Wiil Hunting —
7:10 ond 9:40 p.m. daily.
Weekend matinee 1:40

Fousehunt — 7:15 p.m.
ale - Weekendl matinee

p. m. oe Wacker» i
nee 1:50 p.m.

splanade 6 Cinemas

200 W. Esplanade, North
Sonceaee (983- 2762)
Titanic -- 8 p.m. dai
Weekend matinees 1% 4

Meh Magoo — 7:15 , 9:15
p.m. daily. Weekend mati-
nee 12:20, 2:30, 4:35

fomorrow Never Dies —
7, 9:50 p.m. daily.
Weekend matinees 1:30,
4:15 p.m.
Postman — 8:30 p.m.
dail Weekend mtinees
2:50, 4:30 p.m.
Haber —7: 0 p.m. daily.
Weekend matinees 12:15,
2:20, 4:25 p.m.
American Werewolf in
Paris — 9:45 p.m. daily.

Caprice Pork Royal South
West Vancouver [926-
6699}

At Premiere Prices:

Wings of the Dove — 7:10
p.m, and 9:15 p.m. daily,
At Regular Prices:

Seream 2 — 7:05 and
9:20 p.m. daily.

LA Confidential — 7, 9:30

Bowen nem (947-9438)
The Full Monty —
Saturday, Jan, 10, 7 p.m.
Wind in the Willows —
Sunday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m.

New York critic J. Hoberman's
top films of 1997:

— Conspirators of
Pleasure (Jan Svankmajer,
Czech Republic)

— Crash (David Cronenberg,
Canada)

— Irma Vep (Olivier Assayas,
France)

— Le Samourai (Jean-Pierre
Melville, France)

— Nenette et Boni (Claire
Denis, France)

-— The Sweet Hereafter
{Atom Egoyan, Canada)

— Happy Together (Wong
Kar-wai, Hong Kong)

— Boogie Nights (Paut
Thomas Anderson, U.S.)

— Akerman by Akerman
(Chanzal Akerman, France)

—~ Underground (Emir
Kusturica, Yugoslavia)

New York critic Amy Taubin's
top films of 1997:

— Crash (David Cronenberg,
Canada)

-— Kundun (Martin Scorsese,
—- Forever Mozart (Jean-Luc

Godard, Switzerland/France)
— Happy Together (Wong

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— Soul in the Hole
(Danielle Gardner, U.S.)
— Temptress Moon
(Chen Kaige, China)

— Ulee’s Gold (Victor
Nunez, U.S.)

— Chasing Amy
(Kevin Smith, U.S.)

— L.A. Confidential
(Curtis Hanson, U.S.)
(Hoberman and Taubin's
lists were printed in
New York's Village Voice
iast week with brief
analyses of each film.
They aiso augment their
lists with many other
films worthy of honer-
able mention status.
Copies of chis issue are
currently selling on
some local newstands
(in North Vancouver
check MciNNews on
Lonsdale or Manhattan
Books downtown on
Robson) or you can
access the entire list at
the Village Voice web-
site).

NEW York’s Amy Taubin iabeis
Happy Together the first film
from the Hong Kong diaspora.

Control (Errol Morris, U.S.)
~- Hamsun (Jan Troell,
Norway)

— Fematie Perversions

Boston Phoenix critic Peter
Keough’s top films of 1997:
— The Sweet Hereafter
(Atom Egoyan, Canada)

— The Wings of the Dove (Susan Streitfeld, U.S.)

(lain Softley, U.K. } — Titanic (James Cameron,
— Love Serenade (Shirley US.)

Barrett's, Australia) — L.A. Confidential (Curtis
—- Boogie Nights Paul Hanson, U.S.)

Thomas Anderson, U.S, (The Boston Phoenix is not
— Chasing Amy (Kevin sold at local newstands. Access
Smith, U.S.) Keough’s full text at

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iAN and Karen McAflister's study of The Great Bear
Rainforest is the first in-cepth study of the area.

Favorite B.C.

— The Great Bear
Rainforest: Canada’s
Forgotten Coast, Ian and
Karen McAlister, with
Cameron Young (Harbour
Publishing 1997)
Seven-year study of B.C.’
vast wilderness area threat-
ened by logging interests.
— Dying the Good Death:
The Pilgrimage to Die in
India’s Holy City,
Christopher Justice (State
University of New York Press
1997)
West Vancouver's
Christopher Justice is
Postdactoral fellow at the
Centre for Studies of Aging
in Ontario. His ethnography of the Hindu holy city of Kashi
is a fascinating study.
— Hamatsa: The Enigma of Cannibalism on the Pacific
Northwest Coast, Jim McDow ell (Ronsdale 1997)
Historian examines the practices of the Kwakiut! Hamatsa
societies through the writing of Franz Boas and other anthro-
pological sources.
— Bridges of Light Otto Landaur of Leonard Frank
Photos 1945-1980, Cyrii E. Leonoff (Talontooks 1997).
— Around the Sound, Doreen Armitage (Harbour 1997),
— A Second Earth, Harald Enrico poems (Ronsdale 1997),
— John Goodman

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