1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Like it, love it, even hate it; when it comes to television Christmas specials the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer might be the quintessential entry. The island of misfit toys, the elf who dreams of life as a dentist, Burl Ives as the snowman — all classic [...]
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CD Review: Kate Bush, 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush can do anything. For those unfamiliar, Bush made British music history by being the first female singer with a number one, self-authored hit song on U.K. charts , “Wuthering Heights” in 1978 . Her new album, 50 Words for Snow, is all about, well, snow. The average Manitoban (resident, not newspaper) would seem [...]
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Romeo and Juliet
Every few years, the Manitoba Theatre Centre performs a version or adaptation of one William Shakespeare’s plays. Richard the Third was performed in 2003, set in the American invasion of Iraq, and most people remember Keanu Reeves coming to our great city to play the role of Hamlet in the mid-90s. Right now, until Dec. [...]
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Taking it to the people
Kevin Smith is at an interesting point in his life. I saw Red State, followed by a three hour stand-up earlier this year at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Smith gave an introduction to the film, stating it’s completely different than anything he has done before — no one had any idea what to expect. [...]
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Essentially a playlist
This is the last Essentially A Playlist of 2011, and as we head into the winter publishing break at the Manitoban, I considered doing a “best of” list like everyone and their dog (now there’s an idea, maybe I’ll get my beagle to select a playlist next year . . . ), but then I [...]
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Forgotten swing
Neda Kianmehr is a new artist with a beautiful history, and The Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) will be featuring her artwork in University Centre Dec. 5-16.. The exhibition is called Forgotten Swing, a title was chosen for a very specific reason. “All of us experience, in our childhood, sitting on a swing dreaming,” said [...]
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Sound off
Sound Off is a continuing column in which we pose different artists the same series of crucial questions. Zachary Lucky is a singer/song writer folk musician hailing from Saskatoon, Sask.. Lucky released his first full-length studio album, Come and Gone, in 2010 and is currently working on a new album due out early 2012. Lucky [...]
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Talking Heads re-imagined
A group of musicians and graduates of our U of M jazz program have recently begun a fantastic series of concerts wherein classic pop albums are re-imagined in the style of contemporary jazz tunes. The first two albums showcased were Bob Marley’s album Exodus and Stevie Wonder’s Inner Visions. Up this Thursday is Talking Heads [...]
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Ten great things
For those who haven’t heard, The Great Digital Film Festival is currently presenting “Most Wanted Mondays” at Cineplex Theatres. Most Wanted Mondays is an initiative to present the films most recommended by the public every Monday night, according to a set schedule. To date, this includes movies titles like Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost [...]
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A Child’s View from Gaza
In 2009, Susan Johnson never thought the exhibit she had in mind would now be travelling throughout the United States, let alone that there would be an international community advocating showing the art in their own cities. A Child’s View from Gaza is an exhibit put together in different after-school children’s centres throughout Gaza. These [...]