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2024 Vancouver International Film Festival x VIFF Centre x Yaletown.

Make a plan for VIFF's buffet of multimedia entertainment programming featuring hundreds of local, national, and international films from across the globe, screened in celebration of contemporary filmmaking.

11 days / 10 venues / 13 screens / 435 screenings / 269 films

172 features / 97 shorts / 70 countries / 69 languages / 38 Canadian features

Executive Director Kyle Fostner / Director of Programming Curtis Woloschuk

VIFF 2025 runs from Oct. 2-12.

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Alamo Drafthouse x "Blank Check Visits the Kim's Video Collection."

David Sims and Griffin Newman from the Blank Check podcast find a rare This is Spinal Tap workprint and explain the difference between Munchies and Munchie once and for all.

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Ellipsis Coffee & Cocktail Lounge x Fairview Slopes.

A new dual-concept eatery has opened in the Arthur Erickson-designed Waterfall Building.

"Ça va": butter-washed brandy, croissant syrup, calvados, and a mini croissant.

Yogurt bowl: Greek yogurt, granola, local fruits, and honey.

Peach burrata: burrata, peaches, Earl Grey tea, sea salt, and charred bread.

Panzanella salad: heirloom tomatoes, sourdough bread, evoo, and basil.

Mushroom melt: mushroom toast, two poached eggs, grilled sourdough, fonduta, and salad.

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The Threesome (dir. Chad Hartigan)

Rising stars Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, and Ruby Cruz lead the offbeat indie romantic comedy about the titular group sex act that the trio of characters participate in, which leads to disastrous results for all of their relationships. How the increasingly complicated plot developments are revealed allows the stars to stretch their acting chops to maintain the delicate rom-com-type hijinks, but there is one too many unbelievable twists designed to complicate the three's romantic feelings. Still, the performances remain genuine and likeable despite leaping to extend our ideals of unconventional families.

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Fall Brawl: September 2024

Metro Vancouver Events Calendar:

Now-Sept. 12: Shipyards Night Market (Fridays)

Now-Sept. 14: The Lion King @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Now-Sept. 19: The Two Gentlemen of Verona / The Dark Lady @ Bard on the Beach

Now-Sept. 20: Much Ado About Nothing / Complete Works of William Shakespeare @ Bard on the Beach

Now-Sept. 28: Junction Public Market @ Granville Square

Now-Oct. 2: False Creek Farmers Market @ Olympic Village Plaza (Thursdays)

Now-Oct. 13: Richmond Night Market

Now-Oct. 25: Riley Park Farmers Market / Trout Lake Farmers Market / West End Farmers Market (Saturdays)

Now-Oct. 26: Mount Pleasant Famers Market @ Dude Chilling Park (Sundays)

Now-Dec. 17: Downtown Farmers Market @ VAG North Plaza (Wednesdays)

Now-Apr. 6: Artemis Space Adventure with Lego Bricks @ Science World

Sept. 3: Wet Leg: Moisturizer Tour @ Malkin Bowl

Sept. 4-Oct. 5: A Doll's House @ Stanley Stage / Rome-inspired Pop-up Dinner @ Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

Sept. 6: Car Free Day @ Commercial Drive

Sept. 7 & 21: Ladner Village Market

Sept. 11-21: Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Sept. 12: Bryan Adams: Roll With the Punches Tour @ Rogers Arena

Sept. 12-13 & Nov. 14-15: The Comedy Weekend @ Pacific Theatre

Sept. 14: Car Free Day @ Main Street

Sept. 16: Dames Dine Around

Sept. 17-18: Rick Mercer's Stand-Up for Canada Comedy Tour @ Vogue Theatre

Sept. 18: Jonas Brothers: Boys Like Girls Tour @ Rogers Arena

Sept. 19-Oct. 12: BC Culture Days

Sept. 20: HAIM: I Quit Tour @ UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Sept. 20-28: Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Sept. 21: Linkin Park: From Zero World Tour @ Rogers Arena

Sept. 23: Sparks: Mad! Tour @ Vogue Theatre / The Who: The Song is Over Farewell Tour @ Rogers Arena

Sept. 24-Oct. 4: Women of the Fur Trade @ UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

Sept. 25-28: IDS Vancouver @ Convention Centre

Sept. 25-Oct. 5: You Used to Call Me Marie… @ BMO Theatre Centre

Sept. 27: Vinícola Portugal @ Heritage Hall

Sept. 29: Sugarcane @ Pacific Theatre

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The Roses (dir. Jay Roach).

Two of America's favourite Brit actors, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, star as a high-performing but deeply troubled English couple living in Northern California who grow to resent one another after years putting themselves second. There's plenty of fun, particularly from Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon as their dysfunctional best American friends, but The War of the Roses remake goes to crazy extremes to express just how much this truly awful couple love and hate each other. Roach and screenwriter Tony McNamara trade the original novel and 1989 film's trademark satirical venom for a caustic Britishness.

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2025 PNE Fair x Hastings Park x Hastings–Sunrise.

All your summer favourites, like the animals, family attractions, train ride, SuperDogs, Summer Night Concerts, and of course those tasty mini doughnuts, are all back.

Bulgogi chicken dog with hoisin mayonnaise, kimchi and daikon slaw, gochujang sauce, and crispy rice from Diggity Dogs.

Hamburger with sweet onions, mustard, relish, cheese from Jimmy's Lunch.

Cinnamon sugar mini-doughnuts from Fundunkers

Deep fried spiral pickle with a corn tortilla crust and chipotle ranch dressing from Diggity Dogs.

Fair on now until Sept. 1.

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert x "Prove It: Can Asher Perlman Dunk? Episode 5: The Finale."

Witness the thrilling conclusion of Late Show writer Asher Perlman's journey to learn how to double-pump dunk like NBA star Ja Morant.

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Bow & Stern x The Amazing Brentwood x Burnaby.

Brand new outdoor dining patio on the second-floor mall terrace across from the Tables food court.

Chilled seafood tower: oysters, jumbo prawn cocktails, Atlantic lobster, crab, tuna tataki, and sushi rolls.

Lobster and prawn mac and cheese: lobster, Argentinian red prawns, lobster bisque cheese sauce, and toasted herb breadcrumbs.

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Relay (dir. David McKenzie).

[The film] is an old-fashioned throwback to late twentieth-century paranoia born from the then-burgeoning surveillance technology. Its reflection of our corrupt, corporate-driven society only draws out the film's suspense even more.

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Painty Lady Records x Commercial Drive x Grandview–Woodland.

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Highest 2 Lowest (dir. Spike Lee).

Lee and [Denzel] Washington's upbeat redo of the classic moral tale of class, capitalism, wealth, and ego is an exciting but tricky experience. When its energy is high, the film's verve soars, but it skips when the impossible situations depicted struggle to resolve narratively in tidy ways.

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Ciclo Espresso x Coal Harbour.

Espresso martini: Titos vodka, Cloud House coffee liqeur, Punico amaro, Ciclo espresso, and a Grand Marnier wash.

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Nerdstalgic x "Is Big Tech Destroying Hollywood?"

If it wasn’t obvious already, Hollywood is in crisis. While the box office still churns out millions thanks to endless remakes, reboots, and legacy sequels, the industry itself is shrinking.

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2025 PNE Fair x Hastings Park x Hastings–Sunrise.

Apple crumble perogies: potato and cheddar filled bite-sized perogies topped with cinnamon sugar, apple pie filling, vanilla glaze, apple crumble, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, and sweet cream from International Perogies.

"Tarte au Sucre": mini doughnuts with cinnamon sugar from the Little Donut Bakery.

"Ube Corndog King": hot dog, mozzarella cheese, cooked in ube batter, rolled in ube panko, and topped with Kewpie mayo.

"Cowboy Candy": mango soft serve, rimmed with Tajin (chili/lime), and topped with candied jalapeños from Marchant Concessions.

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Honey, Don't! (dirs. Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke).

Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza star in the second of the husband-and-wife duo's ongoing B-movie series of lesbian crime caper comedies. Set in dusty Bakersfield, California, a sassy but loose private detective yarn unfolds involving disparate corrupt town elements, including a no-good Chris Evans' sleazy, drug-dealing cult leader and various other traumatic peculiarities. What sets things back is the inconsistency of its disconnected parts, from absurd sex comedy to conspiracy drama and private eye mystery. There's not exactly a solid throughline to its mishmash of pulpy genres despite some fun performances throughout.

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Disney's The Lion King x Queen Elizabeth Theatre x Downtown. (via Matthew Murphy)

Broadway Across Canada brings the animated classic to the stage through inventive costuming, production design, and puppetry. Audiences are brought into the classic story of the king's vengeful brother with all sorts of African animals and creatures as our singing characters. It's an exhilarating production that's just as creative and original as it was in animated form.

Darnell Abraham as Mufasa.

Running live on stage until Sept. 14.