Local Arts

Whistler. the name it- self conjures up images of weaving down snowy slopes - a vibrant village beat and a world of outdoor adventures.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) - Fri, Mon-Thur 6: 40, 9: 40; Sat-Sun 12: 45, 3: 40, 6: 40, 9: 40 p.m.

10 FRIDAY FESTIVAL OPENING CENTENNIAL THEATRE 7: 30pm Presented by British Columbia Mountaineering Club FILM / Denali Experiment (USA, 2011, 15 min, dir. Jimmy Chin): An all star team attempts to climb, and then ski, North America's highest peak.

- Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful (Yep Roc Records) Rating: 8 (out of 10) Sounding more like a live set than a carefully controlled studio album, Chuck Prophet and the Midnight Express roll out 12 tracks of new material.

Vancity Theatre hosts I Am Bruce Lee world premiere

Jewish cultural festival branching out with innovative programming

Daniel Izzárd's paintings on view in exhibition at Park Royal North

Pilgrimage - by Annie Leibovitz Random House, 246 pages, $55. For one of the premier portrait photographers of her generation it comes as a surprise to look at a book by Annie Leibovitz that has no people in it.

- Eliza Kubarska & David Kaszlikowski: Impossible Expeditions, part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (Feb. 10-18). Kubarska will speak at Polish Night, Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7: 30 p.m.

Chronicle. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B. Jordan. Rating: 7 (out of 10) FOLLOWING in the footsteps of films like The Blair Witch Project (the granddaddy of "found footage" films), J.J.