BeatRoute Magazine BC Edition September 2018

Supported by the Province of British Columbia
RZA: Live from the 36th
Chamber of Shaolin
OCT 9, 8:15 PM, ORPHEUM THEATRE
Co-presented with
RZA brings the ruckus! The award-winning musician, film
director and leader of rap group Wu-Tang Clan comes to livescore
the Kung-fu flick that’s been one of his biggest influences:
Lau Kar-leung’s The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. Using a Wu-Tang
catalog over two decades deep , he drops beats from opening
scene to closing credits, amplifying the action of Lau’s martial
arts classic. Hip-hop heads, Kung-fu film fans and anybody who
wants to see some electrifying innovation, this is for you.
Kid Koala presents: Satellite
OCT. 5, 6, 7, ANNEX
In Kid Koala’s latest live experience, the master DJ empowers
his audience. This is participatory music on a high level,
with an interactive turntable orchestra in which the listeners
become the composers. The audience sits at stations
equipped with a turntable, an effects box and a small crate of
colour-coded vinyl records. The crowd is an integral part of
the show, accompanying Kid Koala; together they create an
“ambient vinyl orchestra” and meld their personal choices
into a body of sound.
Finding Big Country
Kathleen S. Jayme –Canada/USA
The Vancouver Grizzlies’ inglorious six-year history may’ve lacked
for highlights but it undeniably had a poster boy: Bryant “Big
Country” Reeves, whose less-than-sculpted man-mountain frame
made him an easy target for criticism. Documentarian Kathleen
S. Jayme sets out to track down her hard luck hero who was
forced into early retirement by injuries. Fueled by nostalgia and
punctuated by endearing revelations, this quest ultimately allows
us to reevaluate one of the city’s most maligned sports figures.
BC Music Showcase
OCT. 3
VIFF LIVE expands the spotlight from festival cinema to live
music, and gives BC artists the opportunity to perform at
the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. VIFF LIVE
performers will have a rare opportunity to showcase their
creativity and talent.
Music BC’s SOUNDOFF
OCT. 4
Presented by
World-class music supervisors discuss the ups and downs
and challenges of music supervision. What’s working? What
isn’t? Live music performances by local songwriters highlight
this interactive night that will provide insight into placing your
music in TV, film, games, ads and media.
VIFF AMP
OCT. 3 + 4
Presented by
The VIFF AMP is a two-day summit dedicated to music in film
and TV and invites music supervisors, composers, filmmakers
and industry leaders from across North America. The summit
includes panels, networking opportunities and workshops
with music supervisors, composers, labels, content creators
and post-production experts as well as other key industry
leaders. With conference delegates attending from London,
Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago and other cities across North
America, this promises to be an informative, inspiring and
transformative event.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
Stephen Loveridge – USA/SRI LANKA/UK
Freaks
Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky – Canada
Box Office
VIFF Passes + Ticket Packs at viff.org
from noon on Aug. 23
SINGLE TICKETS
Online: viff.org from Sept. 6
In-person: from Sept. 13
Vancity Theatre
1181 Seymour Street, at Davie
(Mon-Sat: Noon - 7pm, Sun: 2pm – 7pm)
A decade after “Paper Planes” launched M.I.A. into the charts’
upper stratosphere, Stephen Loveridge’s all-access documentary
offers sharp insights into the pop-culture firebrand whose creativity
and charisma are rivalled by her combativeness and appetite
for controversy. Decades of personal footage reveal a conflicted
artist--torn between her Tamil resistance fighter heritage, her desire
for superstardom and her capacity for acts of self-sabotage
(which include her infamous Super Bowl performance).
Kept under lock and key by her paranoid father (Emile Hirsch),
seven-year-old Chloe (Lexy Kolker, a revelation) yearns to
experience the simple pleasures of childhood. But when she
finally ventures outside, she quickly realizes that she’s no ordinary
girl and that the world beyond the dead bolt is stranger still. In turn,
Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein’s skewed sci-fi thriller ratchets up
the go-for-broke audacity as it laces the family drama of Room
with genre confections indebted to vintage Spielberg.
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