| Media Contact: Laine Slater, laine@viff.org or 604.685.0262 x 809 |
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Cinema Salon with KIRK LAPOINTE
Once a month, Melanie Friesen invites a distinguished guest to present his/her favourite film. After the screening, audiences and guests have the opportunity to discuss the film over drinks and snacks in our spacious lounge. | |
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NETWORK
Tuesday, April 3, 7:30
Director: Sidney Lumet // Cast: Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden // USA 1976 // 121 minutes // 35mm | | As television news shifted from the '50s, when BBC anchormen wore dinner jackets for presenting the news, to the late '80s when R. Budd Dwyer, Pennsylvania state treasurer, put a gun in his mouth on air and shot himself, it's easy to see that we've come a long way, baby. Peter Finch plays a veteran anchorman who is fired because he's over the hill, drinking too much, and worse, because his ratings have gone down. His rant, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore", is the springboard for a no-holds-barred story of a TV network that will do anything to get an audience. Screenwriter Paddy Chayevsky won an Oscar for his script which is considered one of the best of his generation and also strongly reflects the media of today. |
| PRESENTER: KIRK LAPOINTE, Managing Editor, Vancouver Sun
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KIRK LAPOINTE has been the Managing Editor of the Vancouver Sun since October 2003. Formerly he was an advisor to the Publisher of the Toronto Star, senior-vice president responsible for CTV News, editor-in-chief and associate publisher of the Hamilton Spectator, founding executive editor of National Post, editor-in-chief and general manager of Southam News, Ottawa bureau chief of The Canadian Press and host on CBC Newsworld. |  |
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|  | | VIFC TICKETS AND INFO | Call the Starbucks Hotline 604.683.FILM (3456) for the latest info and listings. Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line at www.vifc.org or in person 30 minutes before showtime.
Double Bill Pricing!
The Vancity Theatre is offering double bills at a special price. At just $12 for two films ($10 for Students/Seniors and Bronze and above members), it's one of the cheapest (and still most comfy) seats in town!
Note: Double Bill pricing is not available for online sales. However, you can purchase your first ticket online at the regular price and get the double-bill price on the second ticket when you arrive at the box office. Double Bills are two consecutive films on the same day at the Vancity Theatre; rentals and Special Events are not included.
Adult tickets: $9.50 (Double Bill - $12)
Student/Senior $7.50 (Double Bill - $10)
Matinees $7.50
Bronze and above members receive a $2 discount on their tickets. (Double Bill - $10)
Silver and above members also receive a $2 discount for a guest ticket.
As a registered non-profit society, the VIFC screens films that have not always been seen by the BC Film Classification Board. Under BC law, any person wishing to see these unclassified films must belong to the VIFC Society and be 18 years or older. Valid for one year based on the date of purchase, the VIFC basic membership cost is $12, but includes the ticket price of your first film.
Please note that membership benefits and restrictions are valid for VIFC presentations only. They are not applicable to Vancity Theatre "Rental" presentations by other organizations.
For More Membership Information go to http://www.vifc.org/membership.html.Vancity Theatre is located at 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie) | |
