HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig

HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig

Road Rage With Brent still on the IL, it’s the team of Craiggy D. and Zack “No Negativity” Moon back on the beat for another week. Will Zack change his nickname to “Some Negativity”? Will Craig complain about the idiotic officials? Is the road trip actually over? Find out below on this week’s edition of […]

WHAT’S GOING ON: Is Live Theatre Back In Business In Edmonton?

WHAT’S GOING ON: Is Live Theatre Back In Business In Edmonton?

The Law of Headlines states that if a news-paper headline is a question, the answer is always no. In this case, it’s a yes. Yes, live theatre appears to be back in business in Edmonton. Seems like all the major local theatre companies survived the pandemic and are running hot and heavy. Theatre Network is […]

WHAT’S GOING ON: Here are Some Live Entertainment Listings!

WHAT’S GOING ON: Here are Some Live Entertainment Listings!

Is it safe to go out and be live entertained again? Who knows?! Make your own decisions. We’re all grown-ups here. Too bad for the real Jason Kenney that Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer has SOLD OUT its entire run at the Grindstone Theatre Nov. 10-21. I’m sure they could sneak the Premier in to […]

HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig

HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig

Five Alive Third column of the season and the Oilers are still unbeaten and in first place in the NHL. Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and his name is actually Connor McDavid. Are the boys from In The Box confident this streak can continue, or are they expecting the eventual regression to the […]

Bob the Angry Flower

Bob the Angry Flower

What’s in the box?

Kerrie Long Moving On After 17 Years as EIFF Producer

Kerrie Long Moving On After 17 Years as EIFF Producer

The 2021 edition of the Edmonton International Film Festival is a wrap – after showcasing dozens of films from around the world, some of them Oscar contenders – and now producer Kerrie Long has decided to give up the job. She’ll be stepping back to focus on working with the business community of Edmonton, while […]

REVIEW: EIFF Closer Holy Frit! Explores Art of Christianity

REVIEW: EIFF Closer Holy Frit! Explores Art of Christianity

The art of stained glass goes back to ancient Egypt when artisans wound molten glass around a clay core. Traditionally bits of different coloured glass are assembled into a whole and the result in the churches of the world is art. In this century leaded glass windows in churches have gone through a fall from […]

EIFF REVIEW: Dogsville a Touching Doc on Good Dogs

EIFF REVIEW: Dogsville a Touching Doc on Good Dogs

It’s all spelled out in the opening frame: Dogs are perfect. Always perfect. Screening Saturday as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival, Dogsville is an hour-long documentary about competitive dog training – leading to the IFCS World Agility Championship in the Netherlands. It’s also a probing look at the trainers behind the competitions, and […]

EIFF REVIEW: Edmonton-Made Ditched a Gory Love Letter to B-Movie Horror

EIFF REVIEW: Edmonton-Made Ditched a Gory Love Letter to B-Movie Horror

After watching the nearly hour and a half thrill ride that is Ditched (2021), it is hard not to smile and feel some local patriotism when the credits rolled. For a film that involves a diverse cast of Canadian actors, crew members, all while being shot in Edmonton, it’s obvious why Edmonton International Film Festival […]

EIFF REVIEW: Intense First Nations drama opens local film festival

EIFF REVIEW: Intense First Nations drama opens local film festival

The 35th annual Edmonton International Film Festival welcomes the best world cinema has to offer and presents them on the big screen in the Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre – or, if you prefer, in many cases in the comfort of your own home. Some of the films have been showcased in film festivals literally […]

PANDEMIC STREETER: Goodnight, Whyte 

PANDEMIC STREETER: Goodnight, Whyte 

The warm summer air dissipates into the cool breeze of fall – and last call dawns early on Whyte Avenue. Here we are, a year and a half and two vaccinations later and restaurants and bars are closing up at 11 pm because of a spike in Covid cases. But that doesn’t stop live music […]

REVIEW: Freewill Shakespeare a Laugh Riot at the Fringe

REVIEW: Freewill Shakespeare a Laugh Riot at the Fringe

Shakespeare is not easy to do. Nearly every big play been done and redone countless times, and the language is not necessarily accessible for everyone. Wherefore use such convoluted dialogue? That’s part of why David Horak’s re-imagining of Much Ado About Nothing by the Freewill Players at the Fringe is a breath of fresh air. […]