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- The Penelopiad at the Stanley until Nov. 20. Tickets: 604-687-1644, artsclub.com.

Margin Call. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto and Jeremy Irons. Rating: 8 (out of 10) YOU can't spit a popcorn husk in the multiplex these days and not hit a film about the financial crisis.

Delicate balance of the format appeals to Isabel Bayrakdarian

- The Russian Play and Mexico City by Hannah Moscovitch at Presentation House Theatre from Nov. 16 to 26. A 2B Theatre Company Production.

Astrolabe Musik Theatre premieres new work

- Mayan Horror by Bob Robertson, Anvil Press, 158 pages, $20. Did the Mayans get the date right? Is there an apocalypse around the corner? Bob Robertson offers his own hilarious take on the end of civilization in his latest book.

- The Bangles - Sweetheart of the Sun (Model Music) Rating: 7 (out of 10) Barney Hoskyns' brilliant history of L.A.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 J. Edgar (PG) - Fri-Sun 12, 6: 25; Mon-Thur 6: 25 p.m. Anonymous (PG) - Fri-Sun 12, 6: 25; Mon-Thur 6: 25 p.m.