Funny Girls
JUNE 9TH, 2010Funny GirlsThe empty calories of that frothy chick flick you saw last has you craving a more filling film. Consider Please Give, a seriocomedy by Nicole Holofcener, a writer/director the critics laud for creating female characters that are complicated and nuanced like the rest of us. Catherine Keener, in her fourth film with Holofcener, stars as Kate, a Manhattanite trying to reconcile the wealth she’s acquired buying mid-century furniture for cheap off those in mourning with giving to the poor. Smart, funny, incisive and doesn’t involve any sabotaging brides-to-be—it’s a must-see. Now playing at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas, 855 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-684-4000, www.empiretheatres.com |