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My favorite spot to go catch a movie, they have retrospectives of the best directors and have an overall wonderfully curated selection of films. Itās run as a film archive as a non-profit, and consists of one very minimal screening room and a small cafe adjacent to it. Just hearing the way my shoes click on the white marble floor will already make me giddy ā Iām so glad it reopened. Just before the pandemic caught one of my all time favorite movies, FelliniāsĀ Juliet of the SpiritsĀ there, on original restored film.
Jun 17, 2021
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š„When I was in my early 20s I worked at a video store called Limelight - the kind of place that had every Takashi Miike movie ever (including his childrenās movies) but kept their lights on by stocking 5 copies of Pride and Prejudice. After that, I was lucky enough to get a K********a invite which allowed me to torrent deep cuts by Olivier Assayas, and prized .mp4s of Cameron Jamieās movies. Maybe I just didnāt like leaving the house but I donāt think that 2005 - 2015 were great years to be going to the theater anyway. When I moved back to Vancouver I didnāt know many people so my sister suggested I volunteer at The Cinematheque, and itās become one of my favorite places in the city.Ā Itās basically got a lot of the same programming as The Metrograph minus a lot of the annoying pretensions of arthouse theaters that areā¦ annoying. The Cinematheque even went through a redesign and it looks even better than it did before which never happens. Volunteers get to see whatever for free so sometimes I find myself there 4 times a week. Some of the most memorable screenings include Maborosi, The White Sheik, Even Dwarves Started Small, Caught By Night, Gun Crazy, and Out Of The Blue.
Dec 21, 2021
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Iāve referenced my favourite independent movie theatre on here a couple of times, but I feel so passionately that it needs its own spot.
This theatre is so awesome. I donāt even have any photos of their vintage movie memorabilia in their concession booth or the comfy couches on the upper floor. Since my boyfriend has been gone Iāve been going here at least once a week. Sometimes with a friend, often alone. For a membership price of $16 I save $4 on each ticket, itās insane.
I can always be confident I will like the movie if I go to the Mayfair. They sometimes have newer additions, but only the really good ones. Theyāre hosting a John-Luc Godard month in July and I know itāll be life changing.
This theatre is so awesome. I donāt even have any photos of their vintage movie memorabilia in their concession booth or the comfy couches on the upper floor. Since my boyfriend has been gone Iāve been going here at least once a week. Sometimes with a friend, often alone. For a membership price of $16 I save $4 on each ticket, itās insane.
I can always be confident I will like the movie if I go to the Mayfair. They sometimes have newer additions, but only the really good ones. Theyāre hosting a John-Luc Godard month in July and I know itāll be life changing.
Jun 14, 2025
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Think you know the London cinema scene? Wait 'til you visit this Victorian former workhouse, tucked away in a weird secluded area a short walk from Elephant & Castle, stuffed to the brim with historic posters, treasures/memorabilia, used books for sale, staffed entirely by devoted volunteers of all ages and hosting 16mm/35mm/video screenings for local programmers/film clubs (ranging from Ken Russell cult classics to Laurel & Hardy rarities). Beer in a glass is available (might be warm) plus the building has a š. Five stars!!
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šŖ„Iām obsessed with dental hygiene and floss incessantly, and for a few years Iāve been buying these handmade, natural bristle Italian toothbrushes in different colors from my favourite 1920s brush & shaving supply store in Vienna, Walter Weiss. The colors on these make me happiest and I feel like both the size and the firmness of the bristles (I use a Soft for the morning, and the Hard variety as my evening toothbrush) are just what my teeth crave (a dentist told me electrical toothbrushes suck, and Iām happy to have made the switch back to analog ā and even try brushing with my left hand every other day). When I was in New York I saw theyāre being carried at the Eckhaus Latta store so it made my discovery of them feel just a teensy bit less special, but here you go. They make great presents, too. I couldnāt find them online!
Jun 17, 2021
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šµI realise this is incredibly self-serving but my debut album was released peak-pandemic, June 2020, so I was unable to tour it. A second album is on the way, but in the meantime, Iād love for anyone to listen in!
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šThe one author I enjoyed most next to Bret Easton Ellis as a teenager was Douglas Coupland, my first introduction to him was his novel, Generation X, and everything else heās written (especially Shampoo Planet, Polaroids from the Dead, Miss Wyoming, and All Families Are Psychotic) are wonderful works Iāve come to enjoy re-reading multiple times over the years. Great author if youāre looking to binge read all his books in one summer. Most recently Iāve revisited his Marshall McLuhan biography, aptly titledĀ You Know Nothing of My Work!
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