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I was busy with work, alas, but this year\u2019s edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival<\/a> kicked off today, so it\u2019s about time I posted the first draft of my movie-going schedule. As with the schedules I posted in 2005<\/a>, 2006<\/a> and 2007<\/a>, this list is highly flexible and will be revised continually often over the next two weeks, as I juggle family and work obligations and so on. Any films that I do not end up seeing will be deleted from this list. Any articles I write shall be linked to from here. And as I blog the films that I see, I shall link to those posts from the titles listed here.<\/span><\/p>\n

ARTICLES<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Blindness<\/i> a subtle, challenging highlight of Film Fest,\u2019 BC Christian News<\/a>, Oct 2008 \u2014 my monthly film column highlights Blindness<\/b>, The Desert Within<\/b>, Birdsong<\/a><\/b>, Waiting for Sancho<\/a><\/b>, The Longwang Chronicles<\/b> and Ctrl Z<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Summer Hours<\/i> and Happy-Go-Lucky<\/i> film fest highlights,\u2019 BC Christian News<\/a>, Nov 2008 \u2014 my monthly film column highlight Summer Hours<\/b>, Happy-Go-Lucky<\/a><\/b>, I\u2019ve Loved You So Long<\/b> and Religulous<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

SCHEDULE \u2014 LAST UPDATED DEC 20, 6:37PM.<\/b><\/p>\n

FILMS I SAW AT PRESS SCREENINGS:<\/b><\/p>\n

Happy-Go-Lucky<\/a><\/b> (dir. Mike Leigh; UK, 118 min.)
Religulous<\/a><\/b> (dir. Larry Charles; USA, 101 min.)<\/p>\n

THU SEP 25<\/b>
Busy with work.<\/i><\/p>\n

FRI SEP 26<\/b>
19:00 \u2014 GR7 \u2014 Stone of Destiny<\/a><\/b> (dir. Charles Martin Smith; Canada, 96 min.)
21:30 \u2014 GR2 \u2014 The Wrecking Crew<\/b> (dir. Denny Tedesco; USA, 95 min.)<\/p>\n

SAT SEP 27<\/b>
21:30 \u2014 GR7 \u2014 JCVD<\/b> (dir. Mabrouk El Mechri; France, 102 min.)<\/p>\n

SUN SEP 28<\/b>
Church and family.<\/i><\/p>\n

MON SEP 29<\/b>
19:00 \u2014 GR2 \u2014 Summer Hours<\/a><\/b> (dir. Olivier Assayas; France, 102 min.)<\/p>\n