[Reellife] 2014 VIFF begins tomorrow!

[dave olsen]

With the change of seasons comes another fabulous Vancouver International Film 
Festival!

There are hundreds of brand new films from dozens of countries around the world, 
including right here in Vancouver, BC, and Canada.

You'll have 16 days of Festing opportunities, and I hope to help you choose by 
sending you reviews of select films by email and via my website: 
reellife.wordpress.com <http://reellife.wordpress.com>

It's been fun to alert you to the latest, greatest finds in the vast VIFF 
treasury over the years and I look forward to doing so again this year!

You can find all the details about this year's VIFF at viff.org 
<http://viff.org/>.  And all 7 great venues from last year are back, which makes 
it easy to get to your favourite film:

*The Centre In Vancouver For The Performing Arts <http://goo.gl/maps/e58DK>* (CENT)
777 Homer Street (between Georgia & Robson)

*The Cinémathèque* <http://goo.gl/maps/fjiUu> (CINE)
1131 Howe Street (at Helmcken)

*Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas <http://goo.gl/maps/nb00H>* (INTL)
88 W Pender Street

*Vancouver Playhouse <http://goo.gl/maps/S5M9g>* (PLAY)
600 Hamilton Street (at Dunsmuir)

*Rio Theatre 
<https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Rio+on+Broadway&hl=en&cid=2009047169135198289&gl=CA&hq=Rio+on+Broadway&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A>* 
(RIO)
1660 E 
Broadway<https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=SFU+Goldcorp+Centre+for+The+Arts&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.50500085,d.cGE,pv.xjs.s.en_US.ciY8R2R6XC8.O&biw=1440&bih=775&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl>(at 
Commercial)
/Please note: Licensed venue. 19+ ONLY. ID required./

*SFU's Goldcorp Centre for The Arts 
<https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=The+Fei+and+Milton+Wong+Experimental+Theatre,+Goldcorp+Centre+for+the+Arts&hl=en&cid=9418981722817895791&gl=CA&hq=The+Fei+and+Milton+Wong+Experimental+Theatre,+Goldcorp+Centre+for+the+Arts&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A>* 
(SFU)
149 West Hastings Street (at Abbott)

*Vancity Theatre* 
<https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Vancouver+International+Film+Festival&hl=en&cid=17363030984887061541&gl=CA&hq=Vancouver+International+Film+Festival&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A> 
(VCT)
Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour Street (at Davie)

And of course I take not only my bike to VIFF, but a bicycle and parental bent 
to the festival, so here's the first taste of what's in store for you this year...

Marinoni <http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f12263-marinoni>
This fun to watch doc focuses on Giuseppe Marinoni's life with bikes: as a 
builder and a racer.  He started racing in Italy and has since become an iconic 
frame builder in Quebec.

At 75, he now tried to become the world record holder for distance on a track 
during 1 hour.  The record was 34.3 km and his aging body and toxified body 
(welding filled his lungs every day) will be pushed as hard as a competitor can.

Linking his record attempt with the bike that he build for Canada's most 
successful cyclist ever (Jocelyn Lovell), brings out the horrifying story of yet 
another motorized vehicle creating tragedy.

But the incidental insights this film brings out were the highlight for me.  A 
cranky Marinoni softens as we go, but his self-labelled foolishness shows just 
how deep our childhood wounds will push us if we don't look inside and continue 
to look outside for respect and recognition.  Bringing his family history into 
the picture certainly provided more insight, but the scarcity of his wife may 
have avoided others.

Overall, an enjoyable ride in so many ways, even if you don't use bikes.  But if 
you do, you'll want to catch this one...if you can!

Marinoni <http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f12263-marinoni> plays on Oct 2 at 
9:15 pm in the Vancouver Playhouse 
<http://www.viff.org/festival/venues/vancouver-playhouse>
and on Oct 4 at 4:00 pm in the Vancouver Playhouse 
<http://www.viff.org/festival/venues/vancouver-playhouse>


Have fun at the Fest...and if you ride, maybe you'll see Giuseppe at the bike rack!
-- 

Warmly,
dave/
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