FILM
What: Flashback Film Fest
Where: SilverCity Victoria, 3130 Tillicum Rd.
When: Feb. 2 through Feb. 8
Tickets: $8.99 per film or $75 for a festival pass
Why: Cineplex has put together an intriguing series of films under the umbrella of the Flashback Film Fest. Cinematic classics such as Back to the Future, The Big Lebowski, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Dune, among others, will screen during the festival鈥檚 week-long run, with major cost savings available to those who sign up for all 15 screenings.
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MUSIC
What: Hedley, Sean Hook, Neon Dreams
Where: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard St.
When: Feb. 6, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $35-$75 at or Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre box office (250-220-7777)
Why: A three-pronged showcase for the best in Can-pop has Vancouver stars Hedley at the top of the bill, and for good reason (the band led by Jacob Hoggard didn鈥檛 earn 31 Juno Award nominations by accident). But don鈥檛 miss the opening acts, if possible: Vancouver鈥檚 Shawn Hook owns a legitimately massive hit in Sound of Your Heart, while Halifax trio Neon Dreams is surging. For fans of Top 40 radio, this bill is as good as it gets
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FILM
What: The Alan Smithee Awards
Where: Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
When: Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15 at
Why: Victoria filmmaker Bryan Skinner is using an ignominious awards show championing/critiquing the worst in local film as a promotional tool for his in-progress mockumentary Open for Submissions. What better way to raise awareness of a mockumentary than with an awards show named after the moniker directors use when they want their names removed from a really bad film. The five- to nine- minute shorts are all real, and the filmmakers are vying for cash prizes in categories such as Best Worst Film, Most Pretentious and Most Interesting Performance Choices.
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