Fringe Events
Alright, so there’s no getting around the big event happening right now in Edmonton. The 30th Edmonton International Fringe Festival; Fringeopolis is on this weekend and until August 21. Almost all of the 180 plays will be happening in the Old Strathcona neighbourhood, but watch for venues in other parts of the city, like the Edmonton Public Library, downtown, and 118 Avenue.
We’re posting videos for Fringe plays, so keep your eyes on our “From the Web” category.
Now, that is not the only thing happening in Edmonton. A couple of smaller festival/street party items this weekend:
- Art in the Alley – art, music, an outdoor movie, and more, all happening in the Alley of Light. That’s the backlane that runs from Beaver Hills House Park, past the Sobeys, across 104 Street, over to the U of A’s downtown campus.
- Eastwoodfest – Back for another summer, this celebrates all things Eastwood (118 Avenue, betweem 85 and 87 Street)
- There’s a tea party at the U of A’s environmental students group naturalized site, which was top community garden in the Front Yards in Bloom contest.
In sports…the Edmonton Capitals are back home, hosting the Yuma Scorpions this weekend…FC Edmonton is home to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers…the Oil City Derby Girls’ rookies are taking on the Yukon Roller Girls…northwest of Edmonton, the St. Albert Heavenly Rollers take on the Cold Lake Lakeland Lady Killers (such a good name), on the 76th anniversary of roller derby…this weekend is also the kick off to the Prairie Football Conference season, with the Edmonton Wildcats home to the Calgary Colts, at Clarke Park (beside Commonwealth Stadium)…
In Friday music…it actually kicks serious butt…The Edmonton Show is back for a VIth run (that would be 6th), with Ann Vriend and Liam Trimble leading the way…Whiskeyface kicks off their tour at Brixx with The Sorels…Michael Rault and Sans AIDS are at The ARTery…Romi Mayes is releasing a CD tonight at the Haven Social Club…Carrie Day is at The Carrot (don’t forget about The Carrot!)…All Time Low is at the Edmonton Events Centre…
Saturday…The AwesomeHots get the day going with a Hair of the Dog afternoon show at the Black Dog…Paperplanes and Dragonboats release an EP, with The Paronomasiac, at The ARTery…
You'll be screaming with excitement over The Room.
All weekend…the Edmonton Rock Music Festival, a collaboration of The Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton and K-97, takes over Hawrelak Park. There will be plenty of, uh, rock.
You can always catch a movie in the cool confines of a theatre. And The Room is at Metro Cinema tonight at 11:20pm. If you haven’t seen The Room yet, YOU NEED TO SEE The Room. (Metro Cinema is now in the Garneau Theatre.)
You can hug your way to donated peanut butter, at West Edmonton Mall.
Oh, and if you’re using the LRT this weekend, remember that the train will not stop at Coliseum station because of work on the station platform.
Weekend Events
If you happen to look at Gallagher Park and wonder what the heck all those people are up to, it’s cool, it’s Folk Fest.
But that’s not the only festival in Edmonton this weekend. Heck no! It’s also Cariwest, so expect Jasper Avenue to be flooded with colour for the parade tomorrow, and then party all day at Churchill Square.
It also happens to be Animethon weekend.
And today is International Beer Day! So, drink some beer.
Now, outside of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival there’s still music to be had.
You can’t much more opposite folk than metal. The Starlite Room and Brixx are hosting Metal Fest 2011 tonight. Down at Hawrelak Park tonight you can help raise money for the Canadian Liver Foundation at a concert with Sister Gray and The Apresnos. Also tonight…The Secretaries, Hellfire Special, Throttle, and Nature are at the Pawn Shop…Over at Wunderbar, you can help Hang Loose raise money for a “Solidarity Rock” trip to Cuba. They’re playing with with Service:Fair and The Frolics.
Tomorrow night at Wunderbar it’s Field + Stream, Extra Happy Ghost, and Lab Coast…Dragonette is at the Edmonton Events Centre, with Dirty Radio…and The Weekend Kids, with Old Sins, Liv, and The National Security Council are all at Brixx.
This weekend also officially opens the Garneau Theatre as the new home of Metro Cinema. (For non-Metro movies, Gregg’s got some thoughts.)
FC Edmonton is home to the Puerto Rico Islands Saturday night, at Foote Field.
And a reminder: The LRT does not stop at Coliseum station this weekend, but still runs Clareview to Century Park.
H, I, J n’ J
Friend of the website (and sometimes movie-reviewer) Jay Runham has teamed up with another J – Jordan Blackburn – to talk movies in your earbuds.
The second episode of Jay n’ J. is out now, with guest Paul Matwychuk. Paul is an Edmonton movie-genius, who you may know from his work on CBC Radio and the DVD Afternoon podcast he does with The Videodrome’s Heather Noel. (Side note on Paul: You want this guy on your trivia team.)
(Side note on the second episode: Metro Cinema is settling into its new home at the Garneau Theatre, and will begin showing movies at the end of the first week in August.)
The first episode of Jay n’ J. featured another friend of the website, and movie-guy, Gregg Beever.
The podcast (so far) focuses on one movie – Super 8 and Harry Potter in episodes 1 and 2. And the hosts jump into conversations that make sense for their guests, which will likely lead to a diverse entertainment podcast. Basically, the Js are two for two on guests, and are going to add to the great movie discussions happening online and in podcasts in Edmonton.
No Fooling With The Weekend
The jokes all done, let’s get us some weekend.
Tonight you’ve got the 3rd annual Gala Guru, at the AGA. It’s the annual gala of Guru Digital Arts College, and a meeting of Edmonton’s digital heroes and cool cats. And me. The big news from Guru is the addition of illustrator Nat Jones, and the new course he’ll be teaching on illustrations, graphic novels and comic books.
On the music side of things tonight, you’ve got Canadian legend Bruce Cockburn, at the Winspear. He’s here as part of The Winspear Presents series which focuses on folk and world artists (the kind you’ll usually see at the summer Folk Fest.)
Actually tonight’s musical lineup just gets better from there (and we’re already talking about Bruce Cockburn)…The Whitsundays are at the Haven Social Club…The Secretaries are at New City…Tupelo Honey has a new album release at the Starlite…April Wine is at the Century Casino…and the B-52s are out at River Cree…
Saturday is a great day for music, with a big lineup for a good cause over at Original Joe’s Varsity. It’s Rhythm for Research and money raised from tickets and a silent auction will help in finding a cure for leukemia and lymphoma.
Also in Saturday music, Weird Canada has a sweet show at the Pawn Shop, presenting Peace, Brazilian Money, Sans AIDS, and Jessica Jalbert. Over at the Starlite it’s the Rural Alberta Advantage, with The Provincial Archive, and Hooded Fang. (If you didn’t snag tickets to this show you can catch The Provincial Archive’s Craig Schram earlier in the day at Rhythm for Research.) And, fresh off their hosting gig at the Edmonton Music Awards, rappers Kemo Treats are at bohemia.
Missing The Room will tear you apart.
If comedy is more your thing, you’ll want to head over to the Roxy Theatre Saturday night for Mostly Water Theatre’s latest guffaw extravaganza.
You can always catch a movie.
Speaking of movies…The movie event of the weekend is at Metro Cinema though. The Turkey Shoot is presenting the greatest film of our generation: The Room.
On Sunday, Metro Cinema begins screening movies in the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival.
The Edmonton Rush are home to the Colorado Mammoth Friday night.
Two new plays begin at the Citadel Theatre this Saturday. The Three Musketeers is in the MacLab theatre and Rick: The Rick Hansen Story is in the Shoctor.
And Sunday night kicks off a week of evening LRT delays. Enjoy! (Enjoy the weekend, not the LRT delays.)
Thursday Night Music (again)
It appears that Thursday night is setting itself up as a premiere music night in Edmonton.
Tonight, for example, you can choose from a local folk-popster on a great Edmonton label, a big Canadian name hitting the city, an eclectic prairie band swinging through, and some world beats at a fantastic venue. Not too shabby. (And for any music I’ve missed check out YEG Live.)
Now then…Doug Hoyer is at Leva Cappucino Bar, as part of the Old Ugly concert series. He’s got a new recording coming out soon, so maybe he’ll break out a song you haven’t heard before. Or maybe you haven’t yet had the fortune to see Mr. Hoyer so it will all be new to you. Oh the exciting options!
The Winspear Presents series has Salif Keita tonight at the Winspear. The long-time afro-pop musician is going to transport our humble Winspear to west Africa via song. (We’re giving away tickets to Friday’s Winspear Presents performance.)
I was alerted, through a news release-ish e-mail, that Winnipeg’s Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers are in Edmonton with their out there orchestral pop-folk. Prepare for that at The Nest (at NAIT).
And Canadian pop-rockers Mother Mother are at the Edmonton Events Centre tonight.
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If you’re not up for live music tonight, you can always head over to Metro Cinema for the Turkey Shoot. It’s a live version of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, with tonight’s classic film being the 80s cold war action flick Red Dawn.
Puddle-Jumping Headlines
Hello there, Edmonton. Plenty of good stuff in the news today, including the City’s battle to keep your neighbourhood from flooding with this warm temperatures.
This nice weather does mean having to leap large puddles in a single bound. Puddles like this:
Let me know if you come across puddles that beat this one.
Speaking of snow (melting), contracting out more of Edmonton’s snow removal probably wouldn’t save money.
Now, shifting away from weather, there’s still plenty more to talk about. (more…)
Frozen Events
Yeah, it’s stay-in-the-house-under-three-blankets-with-the-heat-cranked-cold. But there’s plenty of Edmonton to explore, even in the cold. You just have to bundle up and try not to spend too long outside when it’s dangerously cold.
Ice on Whyte began this week. While wind chills in the -30s aren’t the best atmosphere for checking out the ice sculptures, it won’t be this cold forever.
The Joe is releasing Float or Flail, an album five years in the making, at The Haven Social Club (now home to Pharos Pizza), with fellow Old Uglians Bike Month, Mitchmatic, and Racoon Suit along for the ride. The Haven is going to be nice and warm.
In other musical notes…Ingrid Gatin is playing at The Carrot, with Michael Reinhart, before hopping on a train to Winnipeg. Playing her all the way across the prairies…The Wheat Pool, Michael James Band, and audio/rocketry are at the Crown & Anchor Pub…Bluebird North is at the TransAlta Arts Barns…and The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is playing for the kids on Saturday. They’ll be playing behind a performance of Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood.
I’m hearing good things about the Spiral Dive trilogy at La Cite Francophone Theatre (all three run in a marathon on Sunday, January 23).
In movies…Charlie Chaplin is at Metro Cinema. His films anyway. The short film High Level Bridge is headed to Sundance. Help the film’s makers have a good time by throwing them a few bones. While having a heck of an evening at The ARTery. (They will be screening the short as well.) And there’s always regular movies too.
Meet the Edmonton Public Library’s Writer in Residence for 2011. To get in you need only bring a book for the swap. It all goes down Saturday afternoon at the Whitemud Crossing branch of the EPL.
Latitude 53 has two new shows this weekend.
And the Edmonton Motorcycle Show is this weekend up at Northlands’ Expo Centre. If you actually ride a motorcycle to the show in this weather you are indeed a brave soul.
Oh, and if you plan on using the LRT Sunday, it’s likely not your best option.
Did I miss something? If I did I’m blaming winter.
Celebrate Christmas with Showgirls
There are many traditions people have around the holidays. Some like to buy lots of gifts, others will donate more to charity, people cook big feasts, some people like to watch Showgirls with a theatre of their friends and constantly zing this terrible example of filmmaking. OK, maybe that last one could be a new tradition.
The Turkey Shoot boys have a great holiday show to end 2010 with. It’s the Jessie Spano tour de force Showgirls, of course.
Showgirls is about a girl who comes to Las Vegas to follow her dream of…well, after a few minutes in Vegas I’m not really sure what her dream is. It clearly involves a lot of nudity, a lot of Kyle MacLachlan, and a terrible script.
Come with me, tomorrow night at 9pm, as I celebrate the spirit of Christmas with one of our generation’s truly awful movies. I’ll see you Thursday at Metro Cinema. (The NEW Metro Cinema, with nice seats and swanky renovations.)
Pretty nice little Thursday
The snow seems to be waning, the weekend is pending, and there are a lot of entertainment options for your Thursday evening, Edmonton.
With the snowy weather upon us, you may just want to duck inside a movie theatre for some warmth. Gregg’s always got a rundown on what’s on the big screen. I also hear a rumour he and Sally are teaming up to tear down another popular movie…
I think I’ll be checking out a movie of a slightly different sort tonight. The Turkey Shoot is on at Metro tonight! This month they’re examining the deep, philosophical meaning of The Hand. Should be a great time.
And if you can’t make it to tonight’s Turkey Shoot, I want you to already think about checking it out December 9. They’re ending the year with Showgirls. There are few movies better suited to ongoing sarcastic commentary.
Since we’re talking all intellectual-like, I should point out the Festival of Ideas continues. It’s also at the Citadel tonight. (The Turkey Shoot’s screenings happen in the same building.)
Exposure Fest also continues to roll right along.
And if you’re up for a little citizen engagement, you can check out the open house on the Walterdale Bridge and West Rossdale. After seeing some tweets today about Rossdale, the Epcor plant, the location’s aboriginal history, and Winnipeg’s Forks, I totally want to see the old plant and surrounding area become a historial and recreational resource at the foot of a brand-spanking new bridge.
The current Walterdale Bridge is an aging green river crossing that has served us well. But it's time has come.
Dreamspeakers
If you’re already bored of the explosion-filled, over-acted, sequels of the summer blockbusters, but still want to sit in a cool theatre enjoying a movie, I’ve got something for you.
The Dreamspeakers Film Festival begins tonight. It’s got a dozen mid-to-feature length movies and plenty of shorts, all jammed into four days.
Things get started tonight with A Windigo Tale, at 8pm at Metro Cinema. Like all good movie festivals, the film’s producer/director will be at the screening.
Just like last year there will be a Walk of Honour event, celebrating aboriginal artists who have made a lasting impression. (Sally stumbled into the ceremony last year.)
So, get out to Metro or the Stanley A. Milner Library’s movie theatre to see something different. Or head to the Yellowhead Brewery or Beaver Hills House Park for some of the more pageantry-themed aspects.
Oh! And this year the Dreamspeakers is also teaming up with the Rubaboo Arts Festival. It’s just the second go-round for this aboriginal arts celebration. Rubaboo also runs June 2-5.
Oh, the things you’ll do
I’m not messing around when I say there is a lot of stuff to do in Edmonton over the next three days.
There is A LOT of stuff to do in Edmonton over the next three days.
Tonight, I’m making it about music. And you could too.
I’ll be at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (9:30), taking in a “Late Night” performance. Tonight is Late Night Paris. After the performance there’s live jazz in the Winspear.
(There’s more Parisien Charm Sunday afternoon.)
The Late Night series is another way the ESO is trying to reach new audiences. They’ve got the Symphony Under the Sky in Hawrelak Park for the Labour Day weekend, matinees, pops, Broadway, kids’ shows, and the classics. A performance at 9:30 on a Friday night makes it feel like a real night on the town.
As the season winds down (it’s over in mid-June) I applaud the ESO for their versatile lineup and can’t wait for 2010-2011 to kick-off in the park.
If you don’t want to spend the evening at the Winspear Centre you can still make tonight about music.
We mentioned earlier that One Way State is playing Friday night with Maurice. Too Slim and the Taildraggers are still at Blues on Whyte too.
Our old pal Jerrold Dubyk is playing this weekend. He’s got a show tonight, at 6:30, at Victoria School. Then The Jerrold Dubyk Quartet takes to the Haven Social Club stage Saturday night with Althea Cunningham and Dawn in the City.
Dance!
Back to Friday music…You could see The Neil Young Trunk Show over at Metro Cinema. Or catch punk legends The Buzzcocks at New City. The U of A’s Convocation Hall has Classic Broadway via Opera Nuova.
And Disney’s Beauty and the Beast finishes its Edmonton run this weekend.
Now…what about the rest of this busy weekend?
Did somebody ask for a Dance-a-Thon? Good. Because Mile Zero Dance is doing just that, Saturday night. It starts at 7:30 and while it says it ends at 1:30 am, I hope it goes until the last dancer drops.
It could be a weekend of shopping for new things. You can swing by Make-It Edmonton! and buy some cool, handmade goods. If you quickly find yourself with buyer’s remorse you can get over to the Winspear and trade that stuff away at the Over the Top Swap, which also happens to be a spa for the day.
You can celebrate videogames with local podcast User Created Content. They’re throwing a 2nd birthday party Saturday. It starts at HiTech Gaming (15219 Stony Plain Road) and finishes at Union Hall (Argyll and 99 Street).
If you’re still in the gaming mood, Sunday sees the monthly GamePub over at Original Joe’s Varsity.
Edmonton’s own Ann Vriend is playing the Myer Horowitz Theatre Saturday night. She’s kind of a big deal.
We are in the midst of summer movie blockbuster season. I think Sally is trying to drag Gregg Beever to Sex and the City 2. I feel bad for him.
Our event-loving friends over at Share Edmonton have something to say about the next few days too. Share has also teamed up with YEG Live.ca to keep us all updated on live music!
They’ve got details on all the running around you could be doing at the Little Big Run and the Subway Coronation Triathalon. I wonder if everyone eats a giant sub after the race?
Saturday sees a Highlands Street Festival over on 112 Avenue.
And don’t forget the Edmonton Energy play at the Butterdome tonight, they’re hosting the Bellingham Slam.
Don’t tell me you can’t find something to do.
Going back into The Room
Turkey Shoot is bringing it back.
Missing this movie will TEAR YOU APART!
I’m talking about The Room, of course.
We love that crazy movie around these parts, and any chance to talk about we are going to jump all over it like a fumbled football in a game of tuxedo football.
All that football and tuxedo stuff not making sense to you? It will. Once you come to Metro Cinema tonight and see The Room.
It will change your life.
That you’ll be in a theatre with all your new friends and the Turkey Shoot boys only makes it better.
What’s Turkey Shoot? Also something that makes life better.
Dave and Jeff (not me) sit down in front, with microphones, and zing the hell out of awful movies. It’s a live Mystery Science Theatre 3000 here in Edmonton.
The Room is so bad there isn’t enough time for all the zingers, and observation of terrible movie-making, so the Turkey Shooters encourage live-tweeting during the event to allow for maximum hilarity.
When Dave isn’t dressing up as Zardoz (the movie Turkey Shoot screened Wednesday night) he’s talking to me about The Room. Well, he’s doing a lot of other things in his life too, but right now he’s talking with me.
We, here at the edmontonian, can not get enough of this movie.
“If we get a decent turnout for this Thursday, we’re hoping we can run THE ROOM as a regular monthly event starting in the fall. And if that happens (holding breath) we will bring Tommy himself to E-Town to host the film himself. Which will be quite brilliant.”
Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it. I’ve mentioned before that screening The Room put Edmonton into great company, with cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Having T-Wise come to Edmonton would really make us world-class.
As for why the Turkey Shoot guys would subject Edmonton to the agony of this movie again…Dave writes: “It just gets better and better with repeat showings. And THE ROOM has to be experienced with a group of people to be truly appreciated. Part of the fun is bringing people who haven’t seen it and watching their reactions. Like Two Girls, One Cup, but without the girls and the cup :)
Tonight I think you should be following @Turkey_Shoot on Twitter. And watch for folks like me to be live-tweeting the greatest movie of our generation. Follow the hashtag #turkeyshoot for that fun (No Twitter account required).
Tickets are only available at Metro Cinema tonight. $10, or $8 for students and seniors.
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If you’re not going to The Room, I suggest The Sadies and Pack A.D. show at The Starlite (I am REALLY conflicted about missing this) or the Bronze Leaf album release, with dinner, at Rutherford House
Edmonton enters The Room
If you come across people today who are giggling to themselves, or staring off like nothing makes sense to them anymore, they may have been at Metro Cinema last night.
You might want to ask them if they were there, in case they aren’t the kind of giggling to themselves person you want to be around.
Yes, last night Edmonton was just like Los Angeles or Toronto or New York. We watched “The Room” on the big screen. That’s what I call “world class.”
What’s “The Room?” Only the greatest B-movie since ever.
It’s a terrible movie, rumoured to have cost $6-million, touted with an everlasting billboard in L.A. by the film’s lead actor/director/producer/writer, Tommy Wiseau. As we heard last night, it’s not known where Wiseau came from, how he got the money, or what his deal is.
He marketed the movie as a serious, emotional drama. It’s pure unintentional hilarity, full of re-used shots, unnecessary footage, plenty of small talk, gratuitous sex scenes (after sex scenes), atrocious acting, and football breaks.
Thanks (BIG THANKS) goes to the guys at Turkey Shoot.
Thanks to Dave and Jeff for a great Turkey Shoot. Sorry for my awful photo.
What’s Turkey Shoot you ask? Only Edmonton’s own Mystery Science Theater 3000.
What’s Mystery Science…oh, forget it here’s a link.
Having experienced The Room previously, I was a little worried the Turkey Shooters would step on too much of this masterpiece. They did not. They knew when to let that Wiseau-dialogue capture our attention. They also had fantastic zings. And the audience really got into things with comments of their own, and lots and lots and lots of laughing.
The Tommy Wiseau impersonation contest was just more icing on the cake.
Extra props to resident movie-genius Paul Matwychuck (follow him on Twitter here, download his podcast with Vue’s David Berry here) for being a part of the skewering team. And kudos, as we heard, for introducing the Turkey Shooters to the movie. Bravo!
As Sally wrote about the other day, this was also the Turkey Shoot‘s first attempt at live tweeting a movie. I think it went well. They were tweeting while commenting from near the screen, I was tweeting, Sally was tweeting, people in the crowd were tweeting. Lots of people were following on Twitter. I hope #theroomyeg is but the first live tweeting Turkey Shoot does.
He loves us!
May I suggest #drmoreauyeg or simply #yegturkey for next month’s viewing of the Marlon Brando classic “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” Maybe just #yegturkey so we can use it again and again.
As one person tweeted, we should probably all return next year, to remember our evening, the night so many lives changed by viewing The Room.
While I own a copy (thanks to Brittney’s trip to Comic-Con last summer) I could only show the movie to 6 or 7 people at a time. Maybe I’ll start a list so all of Edmonton can enjoy this cinematic gem.
Oh, and the next time this is shown in Edmonton, mark my words, I’m showing up in a tuxedo. Hey, Turkey Shooters, you bring the football.
The Room Comes to #YEG!
Listen you guys, over lo these many years of adulthood, I’ve grown accustomed to some degree of disappointment. As the old saying goes, you can’t always get what you want, and believe me, many a dream has been thwarted in my 70+ years on the planet. But today, I am so, so pleased to tell you that one of my dreams is coming true.
You'll be screaming with excitement over The Room.
That’s because Tommy Wiseau’s masterpiece, “The Room”, is finally hitting the big screen in Edmonton.
So who is the genius responsible for this? Who are these kings among men who finally made it happen?
Let’s all thank the Turkey Shoot guys. If you’re not familiar, Turkey Shoot has been around since 2008, and is a bit of an Edmonton tradition at this point. Each month, Dave Clarke, Jeff Page and friends watch and heckle the very best of the very worst movies, sort of in the tradition of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Anyway, this Wednesday, they’re taking on The Room, and Dave has even signed up on Twitter strictly for the occasion, just so he can live tweet the whole cinematic debacle. And in that spirit of livetweeting, I asked that Dave (who describes himself as a complete twitter “noob”) answer my questions in 140 characters or less.
SALLY: Tell me what Turkey Shoot is and/or how it started.
DAVE: Turkey Shoot, which for brevity I’ll call TS, started in 2008 at the Metro Cinema. It’s a live version of MST3K. Wait, only 14 left fuck wh
DAVE: K. TS is monthly event we make fun of movies,eg,top gun,ice castles. I’m Dave – actor & musician – the other guy is Jeff. Next THE ROOM!¥€•
SALLY: Why MUST folks come to the screening?
DAVE: Reasons to come. Only $10. 35mm print, Wiseau as MEANT to be seen. Share joy with other fans. Plus you r ENCOURAGED to txt during movie.
SALLY: What is “The Room?”
DAVE: The Room is a 2003 movie with a fast growing cult following. Coz it’s so good. Facebook Turkey Shoot has links. Sal you are mega fan I’m out
I don’t know about you jackals, but I’m sold.
Obviously Jeff and I are going to be there tomorrow night, so if you plan on coming, make sure to drop us an email and say hello. And if you can’t make it, watch for the live-tweeting frenzy that will unfold under hashtag #theroomyeg. The Turkey Shoot guys are even going to give Twitterville a heads up right before the movie rolls, just in case you, say, own an autographed DVD copy of The Room and would rather watch that while reading the live comments on twitter.
Weekend Party Time
Bye, summer.
Just because the sun is setting on the week, Edmonton, doesn’t mean the fun is over. Heck, the weekend is the fun part.
I’ve said it before but this weekend looks super-busy and jammed with goodness.
As usual, there’s no preference or order to this stuff. It’s just stuff that’s going on. You can always let me know if there’s something cool happening and I can include it.
Campus chaos is probably going to rock some student faces off tonight. There’s a high probability, anyway.
Edmonton Chante is all about francophone music and artists. It’s mostly in Whyte Avenue venues, but pops downtown too. Check it out already.
The Edmonton International Film Festival begins this fair evening with opening night movies and a gala.
Metro Cinema is also showing local filmmakers this weekend.
Art by Chris Reid
Manitoba artist Chris Reid is rocking Latitude 53 with angry toast (right). And other wonders.
Sunday is the City of Edmonton’s free admission day. Free. ‘Nuff said.
Do you like potatoes? There’s this little thing called The Great Potato Giveaway. I hope you can lift 50 pounds of potatoes.
You what is pretty fun, and will probably be the big deal of late ’09 and 2010? Roller derby. Get on that bandwagon tonight with the E-Ville girls.
The revitalization of 118th Avenue continues with a weekend of family arts fun, between 92 and 94 Streets.
More movies
As you can see below (I’m guessing you’re on our main page, if not, go there and look below this story) the film festival is about to blow our minds with movies.
Suspense! Romance? Comedy!
But Metro Cinema is taking things up a notch during the Edmonton International Film Festival by showing Local Filmmakers.
The cats over at HighWire Films (also behind the CJSR Fundrive videos) have Beartrap for your viewing pleasure this weekend.
This looks to be a bit dark, but funny too. They call it Silence of the Lambs meets the Odd Couple. Which is enough to make it worth checking out.
The movie has local talent, crew, and even boasts some great local (and Canadian) music from Colleen Brown, The Famines, The Joe and Rah Rah.
Also local and showing is The Mysteries of Kinematic Inversion: The Old Man and the Oloid.
Metro Cinema is in Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre, 9828 – 101A Ave. (Hey, I didn’t know until the first time I went, so I’m guessing other people don’t know where it is.)
