May 28 Edmonton Headlines
Good morning, Edmonton.
Dave Clarke interviews "Tommy Wiseau" (Jeff Page) before The Room stars blowing minds.
I’m sure my brain will return to normal function soon. It just has to solidify after the mind-melting experience of seeing The Room at Metro Cinema last night.
I know, we talk about this movie all of the time. And this was the second time the Turkey Shoot team showed it in Edmonton. But the movie is so bad/good that it deserves all of this coverage.
I was happy to have brought along friend Brittney, who, despite meeting the movie’s director/writer/producer/lead actor and securing us a signed copy of the movie’s DVD, had yet to experience The Room. There’s something special about subjecting someone you know to this cinematic freakshow.
Turkey Shooters Dave and Jeff play some tuxedo football with Brittney, wearing her The Room t-shirt from ComicCon.
It makes all the awful, hilarious, terrible parts of the movie that much funnier when the first-time watcher reacts with laughter, shock and horror.
The Turkey Shoot boys think they’ll make The Room a regular screening in our city. Which actually does make Edmonton world-class, since that happens in places like Los Angeles and New York.
I’m sure I’ll write about The Room whenever it’s shown again. And I’m sure I will implore you to make the time to see our generation’s greatest B-movie.
I’ll even bring my football for a little short-catch.
from the Edmonton Journal:
Group calls on you, me, everyone to keep city safe
Edmonton’s Valleyview Manor protected as a historic site (Our first high-rise, and the home of the Winspears.)
Quesnell Bridge construction to cause major delays
Alberta Cabinet roadshow stops in Edmonton (These jet-setting rock stars hit the capital city, leaving screaming teen girls in their wake. I bet all of their events were sold-out phenomenons.)
Energy industry cheers royalties rollback
Edmonton retailers prepare for iPad frenzy (Do you think, as I write this, that they are already sold out?)
from the Edmonton Sun:
ETS security faces up to challenges of youth crime
Landlord slapped with multiple fines (If it’s so hard to make your utility payments when tenants aren’t paying rent, evict them. That’s kind of, uh, your job.)
Indigenous Health Initiatives Program produces new grads
from Metro Edmonton:
A quick look at Edmonton’s city election candidates (Alex did a more thorough look at the councillor possibilities.)
Changing of the guard at Edmonton Garrison
from the Edmonton Examiner:
West-end neighbourhoods need a plan: Leibovici (She doesn’t like how west LRT has been planned to this point.)
Family housing a must on airport lands
Community leagues vie for $15,000 prize (If you want to help me help Strathcona Centre win, let me know.)
from 630CHED/iNews880:
Important Oilers announcement at 11:30 (Will Rod Phillips be calling the games next season? Will it be his last?)
from CBC Edmonton:
Final York Hotel tenant checks out
Thomas Svekla declared a dangerous offender (The killer goes to prison without a release date.)
from CTV Edmonton:
Katz group hopes province will chip in for downtown arena project (Alright, so we’ve got $100-million from Daryl Katz, he wants $400-500-million from the city for the arena. That only leaves another $400-500-million to pick up.)
New cardiac procedure comes to Alberta
from Vue Weekly:
(It appears Vue’s website is still down.)
And I’ll give you a heads up, for June 1. The City’s parking meters are going to cost you an extra 50-cents an hour. You’ve been warned, now stock up on quarters. Rates go up next Tuesday.
Global Youth Assembly 2009
Since we are only two people, we couldn’t make it out everything we wanted to this long weekend. But you guys don’t need us anyway, since you seem to do just fine on your own. Take our friend Alex Abboud, for example, who was in attendance at this weekend’s Global Youth Assembly (and who got the above video of Governor General Michaelle Jean shaking it like the proverbial polaroid picture).
We highly recommend you check out Alex’s breakdown of the weekend’s events here, because it’s really entertaining and insightful. He also says he’ll be posting a weekend wrap-up in the next day or two, so you kids stay tuned!
