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In 2009, a couple of filmmakers traveled to Paraguay hoping to make a film about underserved kids in the country and stumbled on a story so amazing, you would think it had a screenwriter – The Recycled Orchestra. Landfill Harmonic, which was just screened at the Calgary International Film Festival as the Green Carpet Gala…
Well summer has come and gone and we slide into autumn before the long winter. If you live in Alberta, or even Canada in generally, you’ve probably had a pretty good summer. It’s that time of year where the sun shines (consistently) on at least some places of the world. After spending 22 happy summers…
It’s film season! On September 23 the Calgary International Film Festival will take over some of the city’s theatres and show movies from all over the world. From documentaries to horror flicks – there is something for everyone. Here are our top 5 picks of films to see from this year’s selection: The Room (Headliner…
Miley Cyrus shocked the world on Sunday night while hosting the MTV Video Music Awards – by cursing, making crude jokes, talking about drugs, dressing scandalously and even ‘accidentally’ dropping a curtain exposing her nipple for a brief moment on live TV. When I said “shocked the world” what I obviously meant was “met the…
There are certain things that everyone will cry about in their lives – losing a loved one, winning the lottery and when Bruce Willis says goodbye to Liv Tyler at the end of Armageddon (ok, maybe that last one is just me). Certain moments are just made for crying…and if you don’t cry well, some…
The season is almost over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start loving one more song for the summer. Matt Nathason’s Gold for the Summertime is happy, fun and…just so Matt Nathanson. Love.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival—as mentioned in my last article—is a pretty big deal. To illustrate exactly how big of a deal, tickets to the festival sell out within minutes while lotteries are drawn simply to enter the grounds when gates first open for the day. Arguably one of the most popular festivals of the…
Planning the perfect bachelorette event for the bride can be one of life’s biggest struggles, but it really shouldn’t be. Think about your bride. What does she like to do? What is her favourite food? Is she a going out girl or does she prefer to stay in? Does she have a large group of…
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival made a sad announcement today for music lovers. One of the festival headliners Sinead O’Connor has cancelled her summer tour dates, including her appearance at the festival. That last time O’Connor was supposed to play at a Alberta folk festival was in 2012 at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. Her…
Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hardy spent a lot of time in Alberta over the last year filming The Revenant with the Oscar winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Birdman). Most of this was filmed just outside of Calgary.