Most reading this will probably recognize the song "Send In the Clowns" from The Simpsons, where Sideshow Mel sings it at the Krusty Comeback Special. But how many know that it originally came from the play, A Little Night Music. The play, the book of which was written by Hugh Wheeler (Big Fish, Little Fish) with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), has seen a great deal of coverage since its original 1973 Broadway debut.
Niagara band, The Waxbills, are currently wrapping up their tour of Western Canada, as 22 of 23 tour dates have officially come and gone. All that remains is the finale, which will take place in their hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario, at the 4triple5 Café and Wine Bar on Nov.
I know, I know. You're already wondering, "where is our beloved Josh Learn and why aren't we reading his witty banter?". Truth is, I'm with you. But while Brock's own A-List celebrity, Mr. List himself, is out travelling America in a manner that would make Jack Kerouac jealous, someone has to step up and fill the spot.
Still running off of the fumes from their month-long North American tour with Elliott Brood, Toronto's The Wooden Sky are planning on hitting the road again, bringing the exceptional folk-rock songs from their sophomore album, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone, to places across Ontario, with a stop in at St.
Grease Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College November 12-29 Garden City Productions run of Grease begins on Thursday Nov 12, but has its opening night party on Friday night. Come watch as local players act out and perform songs from the 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton John classic film.
This week, BUFS is proud to present the winner of the award for Best Canadian Feature at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, Cairo Time, shot on location in one of the world's most fascinating cities. Cairo Time focuses on Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a magazine editor who flies to Cairo to meet up with her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a UN aid worker, so that they can visit the pyramids together.
With some films, no matter how much you want to love them, it just gets difficult. The Fourth Kind is definitely one of those films. As a fan of horror more than science fiction, I will admit that the advertisements were able to capture my attention and portray this as the sort of film that will leave viewers spooked long after its viewing.
Our biggest concern with indie musicians is the day that they sign to a major label. That day has dawned on all of the Devendra Banhart fans. American freak-folk artist Devendra Banhart released his latest album What Will We Be with Warner Bros. records.
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges. With such an all-star cast in top form, The Men Who Stare At Goats delivers laughs from everybody but more than that, they make you think. Putting abnormal beliefs against the current Iraq war, the film doesn't so much question why the American army is stationed in Iraq, as it questions some of the tactics the army is using.
