Arts & Culture

Heightened expectations

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Ryan Simmons
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival, now in its eighth year, is returning with heightened ambitions and a slate of fifty films from Winnipeg and abroad. Special guests include veteran screen actor Gordon Tootoosis and...
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Friday night frights

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Ryan Simmons
Ever wonder if there's any truth behind urban legends? Documentary filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio did. Growing up on Staten Island, NY, rumors circulated of a psychotic murderer, maybe with a hook for...
Arts & Culture

Utopia-In-Progress

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Ryan Simmons
Academy Award-nominated documentary director Sam Green (The Weather Underground) is coming to Winnipeg to show his nearly completed film, Utopia In Four Movements, as part of The Winnipeg Film Group’s Gimme Some Truth this...
Arts & Culture

Hailing Hoffman

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Ryan Simmons
Philip Hoffman, one of Canada’s most critically respected filmmakers, is coming to Winnipeg to attend a retrospective of his short works and a screening of his first feature. Known for his distinctly personal approach,...
Arts & Culture

CD Review : Jay-Z “The Blueprint III” & Raekwon “Only Built...

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Ryan Simmons
Two legendary rappers, two sequels of legendary albums. One at the peak of his popularity, the other attempting a comeback. In this case, the underdog prevails. Jay-Z has a mixed track record as far...
Arts & Culture

TV in the cinema

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Ryan Simmons
TV is often hailed as the greatest mass communications advance of the 20th-century, but viewers worldwide are being challenged to do away with it this week. To tie in with “TV Turn Off Week,”...
Arts & Culture

Straight outta Winnipeg

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Ryan Simmons
Winnipeg’s hip-hop scene, like any in Canada, is constantly overlooked and often regarded as a pale imitation of an American art form. In response, the Winnipeg Cinematheque is going to attempt to give it...
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