Local Arts

Ask Kim Selody what it takes to make successful theatre, and the 33-year veteran of the Canadian stage will make one thing very clear: it's not about the building. "You can actually do theatre anywhere," he says.

Mexican filmmaker building his cinematic universe from scratch

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12:30-5 p.m. Info: 604-929-4354 or [email protected]. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver.

n Ry Cooder -- Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch Records) Rating: 9 (out of 10) Ry Cooder has put out many fine records over his long career and Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down ranks right up there with the best of them.

Michael Arndt talks about what works best at film fest forum

- Carmen Souza, Capilano University Centre for the Performing Arts, Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets $32/$29.

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EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Drive (18A) -- Fri, Mon-Thur 7:30, 10; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4, 7:30, 10 p.m. Straw Dogs -- Fri, Mon-Thur 6:50, 9:50; Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 p.m.

- Moneyball. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.

Live at the 'Bolt: Dances for a Small Stage, Sept. 23-24, 7 to 10 p.m. at Burnaby's Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Tickets: $15, visit www. shadboltcentre.com. Info: www.movent.ca.