RANGE Magazine’s VIFF 2023 Must-See List
Great Watch Guaranteed / The movies we’ve already seen that we’re still freaking out about. The Boy and The Heron – Hayao Miyazaki You don’t need us to tell you to watch the new Hayao Miyazaki movie, but we’re so excited we’re going to anyway. Miyazaki belongs to the league of greatest artists ever, […]
Calgary International Film Festival 2023: Popcorn Picks with Chad VanGaalen
Having mapped out every sound with down-to-the-wavelength detail for his first CIFF production, Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, VanGaalen found the planning hadn’t paid off. Each performance came out different than the next, and it was the unexpected moments that resonated with him the most. “I was really scared that you’re carrying the whole weight of […]
Jam Space Confidential with Janky Bungag
Nestled near the Fraser-Kingsway intersection, where passersby can access internationally renowned dining, fresh baked bread, and locally crafted soaps within the distance they can throw a stone, Justino “Janky” Bungag cultivates an old-school country atmosphere. “I have friends over and we play bluegrass music,” he says. Kitted out with mandolins, stand up bass, slide guitars, dobros, […]