GIGGLE CITY: Kenny Robinson goes over the line
There’s always a “line” in comedy. Even when they say there isn’t a line, there’s a line – and the comedians featured in Beauty and the Beasts at Yuk Yuk’s this weekend intend to cross it. Kenny Robinson, Darren Frost and Kathleen McGee are all fond of “working blue,” but in order to make a […]
THE SHEEPDOGS: On the cover of the Rolling Stone, at Starlite Dec. 17
If you liked the Sheepdogs when they opened for Kings of Leon the other night, prepare to like them a second time when the Saskatoon band headlines its own show at the Starlight Room on Saturday, Dec. 17. Tickets are a mere $20 and go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster (here). Along with the hit […]
EIFF rides into sunset with winning films
As the Edmonton International Film Festival rides into the sunset – as riding into sunsets is one of the greatest film clichés of all time – let us celebrate the winners of our annual cinematic celebration. Yes, there was a contest, too. Fittingly, “Wild Horse, Wild Ride,” a documentary dealing with wild horses, was named […]
EIFF picks 24/One winner, Chillerama makes a comeback
A hilarious short film about two roommates trying to survive a day without internet has won the EIFF 2011 24/One competition. Fourth Wall Productions, comprised of six NAIT Radio TV Arts students received the most votes from the audience at Empire City Centre 9 and a $500 prize. The short will be posted on Fourth […]
REVIEW: Tom Wood stunning as tragic hero in Death of a Salesman
Even non-theatre people are familiar with Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s bleak tale of Willy Loman and his family that ends in Loman’s death and dissatisfaction all around. It’s part of the high school canon of literature, and with good reason: life hasn’t really changed much since the show’s premiere in 1949. The Citadel […]
EIFF TONIGHT: The grown-ups are looney in Moon Point
“Never trust anyone over 30” is the hidden message in Moon Point, a melodramatic comedy about three whiny little turds on a road trip to nowhere. It screens Friday at 9:45 p.m. at the Empire City Centre. The cast and director will be in attendance. Every single grownup in this amusing yet affecting little film […]
EIFF screens tribute to late filmmaker Barr
Kenneth Barr’s friends will tell you that if anyone embodied the spirit of indie filmmaking it was the Vancouver director. When he passed away this past summer at age 37, western Canada lost someone in the mold of Roger Corman and Tobe Hooper, a proponent of action films who used shoe string budgets to entertain. […]
Weekend Music Preview, Sept. 30 – Oct.2
Another incredible weekend awaits live music fans in Edmonton, with everything from buzz bands, to metal, to country and jazz. While the biggest name of the weekend is undoubtedly Kings of Leon, who perform at Rexall Place on Saturday night along with The Sheepdogs, lesser known but still extraordinary music will emanate from performances by […]
Pains of Being Pure at Heart earns buzz from fuzz
The New York indie pop band whose name is so long its acronym is still longer than most other band names – Pains of Being Pure at Heart, or POBPAH – is being talked about non-stop not only in the Blogosphere and Twitterverse, but in some of the largest music magazines in the world like […]
EIFF REVIEW: A Bag of Hammers pounds metaphor to breaking point
While life is like a box of chocolates in that you never know what you’re going to get – though there’s probably chocolate in there somewhere – life can also be a Bag of Hammers. A little bell goes off in heaven every time an actor utters the name of the movie they’re in – […]
Kings of Leon and the price of fame
If the band Kings of Leon didn’t exist, some hack showman would have to invent it, pump it up until its name was writ billboard large, then prick it with a hypodermic full of fame and insecurity and watch it blow away. It’s become such a rock stereotype, in another era we’d have nicknamed it […]
Edmonton Arts Council creates $10,000 film prize
More good news for local filmmakers: The Edmonton Arts Council is kicking in $10,000 a year to support the local film industry, it was announced Wednesday, on the heels of the $5 million City of Edmonton Filmed Entertainment Fund that City Council approved weeks ago. The 10 large isn’t a grant of funds to be […]
