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This week in VancouverAug 2 - 8, 2026

Weekly automation template - runs every Friday

Vancouver Arts Weekly

The weekly template pulls VIFF and Cinematheque listings, general and underground art events, Google Maps links for every venue, and IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Letterboxd ratings for every film, then posts the machine-readable results here.

Weekly automation output - seven categories

Raw JSON-stringified results from the weekly template. Categories: viff, cinematheque, art, maps, ratings and underground.

01

VIFF

{ "viff": {
  "source": "https://viff.org/whats-on/",
  "venue": {
    "name": "VIFF Centre",
    "address": "1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver",
    "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=VIFF%20Centre%2C%201181%20Seymour%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
  },
  "week": "2026-08-02 / 2026-08-08",
  "events": [
    {
      "title": "Secrets & Lies",
      "director": "Mike Leigh",
      "runtime": 142,
      "date": "2026-08-02",
      "time": "14:00",
      "screening": "VIFF Cinema",
      "contentRating": "R",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "8.0/10",
        "rottenTomatoes": "93%",
        "letterboxd": "4.1/5"
      },
      "description": "Mike Leigh's Palme d'Or winner; an adopted daughter reaches out to her birth mother."
    },
    {
      "title": "90s Mystery Movie + Trivia Night",
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "time": "19:00",
      "screening": "VIFF Cinema",
      "contentRating": "NR",
      "description": "Unannounced 1990s film with a trivia night and prizes."
    },
    {
      "title": "Schindler Space Architect",
      "director": "Valentina Ganeva",
      "runtime": 93,
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "time": "20:10",
      "screening": "Lochmaddy Studio Theatre",
      "contentRating": "PG",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.4/10",
        "letterboxd": "3.7/5"
      },
      "description": "Documentary on modernist architect R.M. Schindler."
    },
    {
      "title": "Crash",
      "director": "David Cronenberg",
      "runtime": 100,
      "date": "2026-08-06",
      "time": "18:30",
      "screening": "VIFF Cinema",
      "contentRating": "R",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.1/10",
        "rottenTomatoes": "63%",
        "letterboxd": "3.8/5"
      },
      "description": "Cronenberg's car-crash fetishists in search of metal and flesh."
    },
    {
      "title": "Trainspotting",
      "director": "Danny Boyle",
      "runtime": 94,
      "date": "2026-08-06",
      "time": "20:45",
      "screening": "VIFF Cinema",
      "contentRating": "R",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "8.1/10",
        "rottenTomatoes": "91%",
        "letterboxd": "4.2/5"
      },
      "description": "Boyle's blistering 1996 portrait of Edinburgh heroin addicts."
    },
    {
      "title": "A Simple Machine",
      "director": "Mark Hoffman",
      "runtime": 97,
      "date": "2026-08-07",
      "time": "13:00",
      "screening": "VIFF Cinema",
      "contentRating": "14A",
      "description": "First Look Fridays; a man downsizes to pay off student debt."
    }
  ]
} }
02

The Cinematheque

{ "cinematheque": {
  "source": "https://www.thecinematheque.ca/films/calendar",
  "venue": {
    "name": "The Cinematheque",
    "address": "1131 Howe Street, Vancouver",
    "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Cinematheque%2C%201131%20Howe%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
  },
  "series": [
    "Love Will Tear Us Apart: Maurice Pialat 101",
    "Film Noir 2026"
  ],
  "week": "2026-08-02 / 2026-08-08",
  "events": [
    {
      "title": "Under the Sun of Satan",
      "director": "Maurice Pialat",
      "runtime": 100,
      "date": "2026-08-02",
      "time": "18:30",
      "contentRating": "NR",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.6/10",
        "letterboxd": "3.9/5"
      },
      "series": "Love Will Tear Us Apart: Maurice Pialat 101"
    },
    {
      "title": "À nos amours",
      "director": "Maurice Pialat",
      "runtime": 102,
      "date": "2026-08-02",
      "time": "20:40",
      "contentRating": "NR",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.7/10",
        "letterboxd": "4.0/5"
      },
      "series": "Love Will Tear Us Apart: Maurice Pialat 101"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police",
      "director": "Maurice Pialat",
      "runtime": 113,
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "time": "20:30",
      "contentRating": "NR",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "6.9/10",
        "letterboxd": "3.6/5"
      },
      "series": "Love Will Tear Us Apart: Maurice Pialat 101"
    },
    {
      "title": "Van Gogh",
      "director": "Maurice Pialat",
      "runtime": 158,
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "time": "19:00",
      "contentRating": "NR",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.2/10",
        "letterboxd": "3.9/5"
      },
      "series": "Love Will Tear Us Apart: Maurice Pialat 101"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Killers",
      "director": "Robert Siodmak",
      "runtime": 105,
      "date": "2026-08-07",
      "time": "18:30",
      "contentRating": "PG",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.8/10",
        "rottenTomatoes": "100%",
        "letterboxd": "4.0/5"
      },
      "series": "Film Noir 2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mysterious Skin",
      "director": "Gregg Araki",
      "runtime": 105,
      "date": "2026-08-08",
      "time": "20:50",
      "contentRating": "R",
      "ratings": {
        "imdb": "7.6/10",
        "rottenTomatoes": "87%",
        "letterboxd": "3.9/5"
      },
      "series": "Gregg Araki x2"
    }
  ]
} }
03

General Art Events

{ "art": {
  "source": "https://thepolygon.ca/exhibitions/listing/ + gallery pages",
  "events": [
    {
      "title": "Greg Girard",
      "type": "Exhibition",
      "dates": "2026-07-10 / 2026-10-25",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Polygon Gallery",
        "address": "101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Polygon%20Gallery%2C%20101%20Carrie%20Cates%20Court%2C%20North%20Vancouver"
      },
      "description": "Career survey of the Vancouver photographer, from Hong Kong neon to region twilight."
    },
    {
      "title": "James Harry: Eye of the Ancestor",
      "type": "Exhibition",
      "dates": "until 2026-10-18",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Polygon Gallery",
        "address": "101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Polygon%20Gallery%2C%20101%20Carrie%20Cates%20Court%2C%20North%20Vancouver"
      },
      "description": "New works by the Squamish Nation carver blending Coast Salish forms with contemporary materials."
    },
    {
      "title": "Simranpreet Anand: Living with the Eternal",
      "type": "Exhibition",
      "dates": "until 2026-09-06",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Polygon Gallery",
        "address": "101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Polygon%20Gallery%2C%20101%20Carrie%20Cates%20Court%2C%20North%20Vancouver"
      },
      "description": "Textile and installation works drawing on Phulkari embroidery."
    },
    {
      "title": "Deckchair Cinema V: Creed",
      "type": "Event",
      "dates": "2026-08-06",
      "time": "19:00",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Polygon Gallery",
        "address": "101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Polygon%20Gallery%2C%20101%20Carrie%20Cates%20Court%2C%20North%20Vancouver"
      },
      "description": "Outdoor waterfront screening with a live set from Secret Beaches."
    }
  ]
} }
04

Google Maps Results

{ "maps": {
  "note": "Google Maps links resolved for every venue and gallery.",
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "VIFF Centre",
      "address": "1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=VIFF%20Centre%2C%201181%20Seymour%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Cinematheque",
      "address": "1131 Howe Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Cinematheque%2C%201131%20Howe%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Polygon Gallery",
      "address": "101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Polygon%20Gallery%2C%20101%20Carrie%20Cates%20Court%2C%20North%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "Red Gate Arts Society",
      "address": "1965 Main Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Red%20Gate%20Arts%20Society%2C%201965%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "VIVO Media Arts Centre",
      "address": "2625 Kaslo Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=VIVO%20Media%20Arts%20Centre%2C%202625%20Kaslo%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Cultch - Historic Theatre",
      "address": "1895 Venables Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Cultch%20Historic%20Theatre%2C%201895%20Venables%20Street"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Hindenburg",
      "address": "2325 Main Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Hindenburg%2C%202325%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fox Cabaret",
      "address": "2321 Main Street, Vancouver",
      "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Fox%20Cabaret%2C%202321%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
    }
  ]
} }
05

Movie Ratings

{ "ratings": {
  "note": "IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Letterboxd ratings with content classification for every film mentioned.",
  "films": [
    {
      "title": "Secrets & Lies",
      "imdb": "8.0/10",
      "rottenTomatoes": "93%",
      "letterboxd": "4.1/5",
      "contentRating": "R"
    },
    {
      "title": "Schindler Space Architect",
      "imdb": "7.4/10",
      "letterboxd": "3.7/5",
      "contentRating": "PG"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crash",
      "imdb": "7.1/10",
      "rottenTomatoes": "63%",
      "letterboxd": "3.8/5",
      "contentRating": "R"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trainspotting",
      "imdb": "8.1/10",
      "rottenTomatoes": "91%",
      "letterboxd": "4.2/5",
      "contentRating": "R"
    },
    {
      "title": "Under the Sun of Satan",
      "imdb": "7.6/10",
      "letterboxd": "3.9/5",
      "contentRating": "NR"
    },
    {
      "title": "À nos amours",
      "imdb": "7.7/10",
      "letterboxd": "4.0/5",
      "contentRating": "NR"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police",
      "imdb": "6.9/10",
      "letterboxd": "3.6/5",
      "contentRating": "NR"
    },
    {
      "title": "Van Gogh",
      "imdb": "7.2/10",
      "letterboxd": "3.9/5",
      "contentRating": "NR"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Killers",
      "imdb": "7.8/10",
      "rottenTomatoes": "100%",
      "letterboxd": "4.0/5",
      "contentRating": "PG"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mysterious Skin",
      "imdb": "7.6/10",
      "rottenTomatoes": "87%",
      "letterboxd": "3.9/5",
      "contentRating": "R"
    }
  ]
} }
06

Underground Scene

{ "underground": {
  "note": "Deep-cut and non-mainstream Vancouver art events and underground scenes (query: \"underground art events Vancouver\").",
  "events": [
    {
      "title": "Red Gate Arts Society: Community Open Studio",
      "date": "2026-08-04",
      "time": "18:00",
      "venue": {
        "name": "Red Gate Arts Society",
        "address": "1965 Main Street, Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Red%20Gate%20Arts%20Society%2C%201965%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
      },
      "scene": "DIY arts society / community studio"
    },
    {
      "title": "VIVO Media Arts: New Works Screenings",
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "time": "19:30",
      "venue": {
        "name": "VIVO Media Arts Centre",
        "address": "2625 Kaslo Street, Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=VIVO%20Media%20Arts%20Centre%2C%202625%20Kaslo%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
      },
      "scene": "experimental / archival moving image"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Cultch - Histrionics: Indie Theatre",
      "date": "2026-08-06",
      "time": "20:00",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Cultch - Historic Theatre",
        "address": "1895 Venables Street, Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Cultch%20Historic%20Theatre%2C%201895%20Venables%20Street"
      },
      "scene": "small-cast independent theatre"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Hindenburg: Makers Night Market",
      "date": "2026-08-07",
      "time": "18:00",
      "venue": {
        "name": "The Hindenburg",
        "address": "2325 Main Street, Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Hindenburg%2C%202325%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
      },
      "scene": "zines, prints, ceramics / local makers"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fox Cabaret: Noise & Neon Art Night",
      "date": "2026-08-08",
      "time": "21:00",
      "venue": {
        "name": "Fox Cabaret",
        "address": "2321 Main Street, Vancouver",
        "maps": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Fox%20Cabaret%2C%202321%20Main%20Street%2C%20Vancouver"
      },
      "scene": "live projection + local bands / cabaret"
    }
  ]
} }