Word
J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise
The fourth book in J.G. Ballard’s quartet of dystopian noir – following in quick succession The Atrocity Exhibition (1970), Crash (1973) and Concrete Island (1974) – has finally been made into a movie by U.K. director Ben Wheatley. Producer Jeremy Thomas (who made Crash with David Cronenberg) and director Nicolas Roeg (Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth) were originally eyeing Ballard’s classic for the screen shortly after it came out in 1975. Joy Division’s Ian Curtis was a big fan of Ballard’s books. High-Rise, starring Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans, opens tonight at Vancity Theatre.
Sound
Barn Burner at the Pipe Shop
Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, Odds, Tom Taylor (from She Stole My Beer) and special guests perform at The Pipe Shop on the North Vancouver waterfront on Thursday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds go towards building a new Youth Mental Health Unit at Lions Gate Hospital’s Hope Centre. The new unit, called The Jack and Leone Carlile Centre, will be the first Youth Concurrent Disorders Unit in British Columbia and will address a critical gap in care for 13-to-18 year olds facing mental health and substance use challenges. For more information visit northvanfirefighterscharity.ca/.
Vision
Nomadic Gestures: The Films of Kelly Reichardt
Pacific Cinémathèque presents a mid-career retrospective of indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt this weekend including her newly-restored debut, River of Grass (1994) and the feminist Western, Meek’s Cutoff (2010).
Off the Cuff Playlist
J.G. Ballard interview with filmmaker Solveig Nordlund, 1986: Future Now / Framtiden Vari Gar
High-Rise opens at Vancity Theatre, May 20
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Joy Division - “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
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High-Rise (2016 movie trailer)
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Black Mountain - “Mothers of the Sun”
Black Mountain plays the Commodore, May 21
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Sundance: Kristen Stewart on working with Kelly Reichardt on Certain Women
Pacific Cinémathèque screening Kelly Reichardt retrospective
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Going Nowhere: A Tribute to Kelly Reichardt
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Carly Rae Jepsen - “Run Away With Me”
Carly Rae Jepsen opens for Hedley at Rogers Arena, May 20
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The Buzzcocks “Ever Fallen in Love”
Iconic punk band at the Rickshaw, May 21
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre - “Anemone” (Cardinal Sessions)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Commodore, May 23
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Dig! (2004 movie trailer)
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Savages backstage at Coachella - April, 2016
Savages at The Imperial May 27
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Savages performing “Adore” live on KCRW
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Autolux - “Soft Scene”
Autolux at Venue, May 28
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One Room, Odds frontman Craig Northey on Shaw TV
Northey on Barn Burner bill at the Pipe Shop, May 26
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Craig Northey - “Strawberry Fields Forever” (Beatles cover)
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