Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) – The loss of singular talent and visionary filmmaker David Lynch is not only felt in the world of cinema, but music, where he had inextricable influence on multiple generations of artists. Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday, composed music for many of his films, collaborated with others, directed music videos, released [...] Read More »

Reactions to the death of David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker behind “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive,” whose death at 78 was announced Thursday. – “He’s one of those filmmakers who was influential but impossible to imitate. People would try but he had one kind of algorithm that worked for him and you attempted to recreate [...] Read More »

DETROIT (AP) – An acclaimed opera singer fired by the University of Michigan in 2020 over allegations of sexual misconduct is suing school officials, claiming his rights were violated during the process. David Daniels is seeking an unspecified financial award. A lawyer for the university on Thursday urged a judge to throw out the lawsuit, [...] Read More »

Few writer-directors are able to capture the ineffable, but David Lynch comes pretty close with a challenging and mind-expanding oeuvre. Perhaps it’s even one of film’s greatest clichés to be called “Lynchian,” a word used to convey a certain grim and macabre atmospheric tone that can’t fully be captured in words. Lynch died after a [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren are separating after 16 years of marriage. Alba opened up about their split in an Instagram post on Thursday. The actor said the couple – who married in 2008 – are moving into a new chapter individually and shared that their highest priority is [...] Read More »

After focusing on comedies for the bulk of the past few seasons, Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is stepping back into the world of drama with 12 Angry Men, and it does not disappoint. Opening tonight for the first of six shows, 12 Angry Men give the local playhouse room to flex its more serious muscles, both [...] Read More »

Every day my first order of business is to turn on my computer and review what tickets have been sold on TIXX.ca over the past 24 hours – this information is vitally important to every part of the rest of my day. Although choosing and securing entertainment for the Esplanade is fun and exciting, there’s [...] Read More »

“We know our successes are even bigger than what the public sees.” This was a part of a conversation with a colleague recently, and it made me reflect on some of the auxiliary pieces of my job. My title as Food and Beverage Manager can be a little broad, especially with how many different events [...] Read More »

As Event Services Coordinator for the Community Development Department, I’m sometimes asked what I do. My main role is managing rentals at our facilities. At the Esplanade I book meeting rooms, theatre rental shows, children’s birthday parties and weddings. At the Cultural Centre I book the city’s rooms for non-profit organizations such as studio space [...] Read More »

Who’s ready for some camp at the cabin in the woods? Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s production of Evil Dead The Musical premieres tonight at 8 p.m. with its first of nine shows, promising plenty of laughs, a touch of shock value and an overall bloody good time. Based on Sam Raimi’s cult classic film trilogy, [...] Read More »