6:30 pm Monday 30 Jan 2012Grief, Loss and Dementia, 2010, 103 min
Caregivers share their journeys
This new educational film is an honest, poignant conversation with the spouses and children of people with dementia. Their emotional journey is full of bumps and unpredictable turns, as well as surprising beauty, even humour. Their insights are an education for anyone who is involved with someone with dementia, whether as a family member or a health care professional.
Post-screening Q & A includes guests from the Alzheimer Society of BC, and researchers (UVic & VIHA) whose work is leading to more effective support for family caregivers.
Copies of this 40 min DVD (view the cover) and supporting grief workbooks available for sale - $20. The workbook, paper version, is $20.
6:30 pm Monday 6 Feb 2012
This stylish drama follows the fortunes of a shy investment-bank underling (the delightfully clown-haired Oscar Van Rompay) whose anonymous post-it notes containing invariably accurate market predictions eventually lead to a high roller position, penthouse apartment and self-doubt... The lightening fast make-and-break world of day trading stock markets is a challenging place. 90 min 2010 PG13 Dutch & English w subtitles reviewWin/Win
cast: Oscar Van Rompay, Halina Reijn, Leon Voorberg, Hans Kesting, Phi Nguyen
6:30 pm Monday 13 Feb 2012Midnight In Paris, 2010, 94 min
almost Valentines Day
"Allen brings his fantasy to life with such affection and joy that he transports us into his dream come true as a shared fantasy. We, too, are embraced in the bosom of this society, welcomed into the company of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel, et al. as an equal. All we have to bring is a little wit, and the amiable Wilson does just that." This, his most popular film so far, is "Woody Allen's valentine to the City of Light". Pg13 official site and review
