EIFF REVIEW: Banksy Most Wanted Digs Deep Into Picasso of Street Art
The elusive graffiti artist Banksy may be the most famous artist in the world. His simple but affecting works have appeared mysteriously on walls, also in galleries, on trains, cars and wherever an inviting surface appears. He’s parlayed his shadowy persona and artistic genius into a fortune guessed at $50 million. His stencil of a […]
EIFF REVIEW: Jasmine Road a tear-jerker with a message: ‘They’re just like us.’
A redneck rancher unwittingly becomes the host of a family of Syrian refugees. What could possibly go wrong? Better yet: What could go right? Jasmine Road, the opening night feature at the Edmonton International Film festival, looks on the positive side of the immigration issue that has touched nearly every Canadian. Writer-director Warren Sulatycky takes […]
Old Strathcona Peace Camp Raises Awareness of Edmonton’s Unhoused
Camps set up by members of Edmonton’s “unhoused” population are a familiar sight in the inner city and River Valley. More and larger encampments are appearing, a visible testament to a lack of safe, affordable shelter and supports. The latest such community is the Peace Camp, a group of about 20 tents that set up […]
REVIEW: Playing With Fire a triumph at socially distant Mayfield Theatre
Edmonton’s moribund theatre scene is showing signs of life. The Mayfield Dinner Theatre (among others) is presenting full evening performances, offering many of the features that have made the venue so popular – while observing the pandemic guidelines laid down by the AHS. There have been flickers of theatrical life in the last six COVID-haunted […]
