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2026 Winnipeg Folk Festival Preview

Posted by: Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe  •  July 8, 2026 @ 8:18pm

It's official. The 51st Winnipeg Folk Festival is entirely sold out! We're talking single day tickets, full weekend passes, and every camping option available for the fest's 2026 edition running July 9–12. Yowza! I don't have official statistics yet to confirm the following statement, but I think this might be a new record.

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TV Rants & Raves: The Real 'Luck' of David Milch

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  March 12, 2012 @ 3:34pm

Once, while debating the importance (or lack thereof) of industry awards during a Q&A, David Milch was corrected when he said that his previous hit, Deadwood, had been overlooked. Not so. Actor Ian McShane had won for his unforgettable portrayal of Al Swearangen, a cunning and ruthless saloon owner. Milch quickly replied: "True, but that was just a Golden Globe.

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Review: John Carter

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  March 10, 2012 @ 5:04pm

First came a clown fish without a sense of humour searching for his lost son. Second, a trash compactor with a personality looking for love.

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Alcatraz: Sonny Burnett

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  March 6, 2012 @ 11:16am

Part two of the Monday night double header continues with the night's second episode; "Sonny Burnett".

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Alcatraz: The Ames Brothers

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  March 6, 2012 @ 10:28am

After last week's rain delay at the Daytona 500 stole Alcatraz's Monday time slot the show returns with a double feature evening this week.

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The Walking Dead: Judge, Jury, Executioner

Posted by: S.P. Young  •  March 5, 2012 @ 12:19am

"Heaven is just another lie. And if you believe it, you're an idiot."

Judge, Jury, Executioner, is a coming of age story focused on Carl, that takes place in the middle of what the group wants to do with Randall.

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Review: We Need to Talk About Kevin

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  March 2, 2012 @ 1:18am

Lynne Ramsey's We Need to Talk about Kevin puts me in a difficult position. On one hand, the film is a brilliantly staged masterpiece, featuring some of the year's most daring performances. Without a doubt, it is a searing and powerful work of art. On the other hand, I could never bring myself to sit through it ever again.

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The 2012 Oscars: An Exercise in Apathy

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  February 29, 2012 @ 7:31pm

Do you care about the Oscars? I know I sure don't. It's not because I don't care about movies -- a matter of fact, I care a great deal -- or because I believe that taste is wholly subjective and ranking favorites absurd.

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Trailer Review: The Avengers Trailer #2

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  February 29, 2012 @ 10:59am

It's official: February 29 (aka Leap Day) has been claimed Geek Day.

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Fringe: The End of All Things

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  February 27, 2012 @ 8:06pm

Fringe is a lot like its fellow Bad Robot produced show, Lost, in that they are notorious for answering a question with multiple questions instead of answers. It's a technique that makes audiences both scratch their heads and keep tuning in for more mystery.

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Oscar Talk: Artistic Triumph (Mike Walkey's 84th Academy Award Highlights)

Posted by: Mike Walkey  •  February 27, 2012 @ 11:02am

Meryl Streep won her first Oscar the year I was born. She won her second three years later, then proceeded to rack up more nominations than any living actor, cementing her reputation as greatest ever.

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