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Chocolate & Pastries at Thierry
Rainy Day
See Something New at the VIFF Centre
The film festival's gift to the other 51 weeks: a plush 170-seat cinema for indie releases you'll argue about all the way home.
Rainy Day
The film festival's gift to the other 51 weeks: a plush 170-seat cinema for indie releases you'll argue about all the way home.
The Vancouver International Film Festival takes itself very seriously for two weeks a year, then kindly leaves its 170-seat downtown cinema behind for the rest of you. The VIFF Centre runs fresh independent releases, documentaries, the occasional director Q&A, and repertory gems with the consistency of a place that genuinely loves film and not just the version with Marvel in the title. The room is comfortable, the programming is interesting enough to generate a real opinion, and Seymour Street takes the rain so you don't have to. The best part of a good indie film date is the debrief walk after, where you each pretend your instincts about the third-act twist were correct all along. Pick something neither of you has seen, then argue about it. This is what Rotten Tomatoes was invented for, and also why dinner exists.
