Dave Chappelle is at Rogers Arena
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: late-night 15th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of Requiem For a Dream director Darren Aronofsky‘s psychosexual thriller Black Swan, starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman as a ballet dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival.
FRIDAY: Victoria indie-rock quartet the Bankes Brothers plays the Pearl, with local guest Emmett Jerome.
FRIDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Utah Mammoth in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.
Ozzy’s Birthday Bash at the Rickshaw
FRIDAY: Ozzy’s Birthday Bash is a fundraiser for the Parkinson Society BC at the Rickshaw Theatre featuring local rock and metal bands WORSE, Bloodrhine, Dagger, Bend Sinister, Space Queen, the Nausea, and Michael Slumber performing their fave Ozzy and Black Sabbath songs.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, running until December 14 at the Arts Club’s BMO Theatre Centre, is a wordless reimagining of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, featuring 10-foot tall puppets, incredible masks, and an original score.
SATURDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of director Ringo Lam‘s influential 1987 heist film City on Fire, starring Chow Yun-fat as an undercover cop who infiltrates a syndicate of jewelry thieves.
Vancouver Goldeneyes vs. New York Sirens
SATURDAY: the Vancouver Goldeneyes take on the New York Sirens in Professional Women’s Hockey League action at the Pacific Coliseum.
SATURDAY: the MLS Cup Watch Party at BC Place features a broadcast of the Major League Soccer championship game between Thomas Müller and the Vancouver Whitecaps and Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF, live from Fort Lauderdale’s Chase Stadium.
SUNDAY: American comedy superstar Dave Chapelle performs standup at Rogers Arena, with various comics warming up. Note: This event will be a phone-free experience.
You Got Gold screens at VIFF Centre
SUNDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of director Michael John Warren’s concert documentary You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine, featuring live performances by Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Vile, Lyle Lovett, and the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir.
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