]> http://vueweekly.com/home/index/ Main articles and editorials - VUEPoint, Arts, Film, Books, Dish en shawna@vueweekly.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T19:06:49+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/a_quarter_century_of_cannibalism http://vueweekly.com/music/story/a_quarter_century_of_cannibalism#When:19:10:35Z Cannibal Corpse celebrates its silver jubilee That Cannibal Corpse has been scaring your parents for 25 years now is certainly cause for its fans to celebrate in the truest of metal fashions—quick, throw up…. Music 2013-05-23T19:10:35+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/revisiting_an_old_favourite http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/revisiting_an_old_favourite#When:19:08:29Z Wild Tangerine does not disappoint The alarming rate at which new restaurants spring up along Edmonton's dusty byways makes it difficult for a conscientious food enthusiast to revisit the city's many and varied…. Dish 2013-05-23T19:08:29+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/an_accident1 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/an_accident1#When:19:06:49Z When An Accident starts, its namesake event has already occurred: Libby (Melissa Thingelstad) wakes in a hospital bed, slowly gains her bearings and realizes, with slow horror, that she can't move anything below her neck. Arts 2013-05-23T19:06:49+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/expanding_horizons http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/expanding_horizons#When:19:03:43Z Latitude 53 moves into a new, larger space next door Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture has moved to a new storefront location overlooking 106 Street. Arts 2013-05-23T19:03:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/a_damned_endeavour http://vueweekly.com/film/story/a_damned_endeavour#When:18:14:55Z Wild River a little-known highlight in Elia Kazan's career The title is something of a misnomer, because Wild River (1960), Elia Kazan's film about the Tennessee Valley Authority's attempts to vacate landowners from a soon-to-be-inundated region during…. Film 2013-05-23T18:14:55+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/the_tin_drum http://vueweekly.com/film/story/the_tin_drum#When:18:13:22Z   When Oskar Matzerath visits the circus, he sees his doppelganger—another "dwarf"; this one, though, can play musical notes on glasses, while Oskar shatters glass with his shriek if someone tries to take his drum. Film 2013-05-23T18:13:22+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/edmonton_jewish_film_festival http://vueweekly.com/film/story/edmonton_jewish_film_festival#When:18:03:53Z   "We look for films that move us, so whether they move us to laugh or cry or get angry or to do something, that's really our touchstone," Josh Miller says. Film 2013-05-23T18:03:53+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/plan_9_from_outer_space http://vueweekly.com/film/story/plan_9_from_outer_space#When:18:02:39Z   It's campy, low-budget, ridiculous and quite possibly the worst movie ever made, or so the critics say. Film 2013-05-23T18:02:39+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/dreamspeakers_film_festival1 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/dreamspeakers_film_festival1#When:18:01:34Z   In the '70s, Mbuto Milando, first secretary of the Tanzanian High Commission, made a remark to the chief of the National Indian Brotherhood of Canada. Film 2013-05-23T18:01:34+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/a_final_whimsy1 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/a_final_whimsy1#When:18:00:07Z   The grandiose interior of the sanctuary at Holy Trinity Anglican Church is not merely the setting for David Belke's A Final Whimsy—the piece was written specifically for the space, allowing it to become a muse that would set the tone and stage for his production. Arts, Theatre 2013-05-23T18:00:07+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/this_displace_shatter_state http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/this_displace_shatter_state#When:17:59:17Z   Follow your heart; trust your gut—so the old sayings go. Arts, Dance 2013-05-23T17:59:17+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_last_days_of_judas_iscariot1 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_last_days_of_judas_iscariot1#When:17:57:05Z   There's a line between contemplation and tedium, and unfortunately Studio Theatre's season closer spends far too much time over the edge of the latter. Arts, Theatre 2013-05-23T17:57:05+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/striker1 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/striker1#When:17:52:31Z   Answered by: Adam Brown, drums Hometown: Edmonton, AB Formed: 2007 Genre: Metal Latest album: Armed to the Teeth (2012) Fun fact: Last summer, Striker won a contest to open for Metallica during its two sold-out shows at Rexall Place. Music 2013-05-23T17:52:31+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/eugene_ripper http://vueweekly.com/music/story/eugene_ripper#When:17:50:44Z Eugene Ripper has firmly cemented a place for himself at the forefront of Canada's indie underground since kicking off his long-running career in the thick of '80s punk, an influence that has remained evident in Ripper's more recent folk work, even if  he's mellowed out considerably on his latest release, Fast Folk Underground III (Quiet Light). Music 2013-05-23T17:50:44+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/the_boxer_rebellion http://vueweekly.com/music/story/the_boxer_rebellion#When:17:48:21Z   There's a sense of disbelief evident  when Piers Hewitt of the Boxer Rebellion speaks of the band's career, and the fact that the Brit indie-rock four-piece is…. Music 2013-05-23T17:48:21+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/this_is_solidarity_brothers_and_sisters http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/this_is_solidarity_brothers_and_sisters#When:17:47:15Z The largest craft brewery in the US offers a perplexing nod to unions   Unions and beer have a mixed relationship. Dish 2013-05-23T17:47:15+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/six_things_about_frozen_yogurt http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/six_things_about_frozen_yogurt#When:17:46:58Z They sure like their yogurt Americans celebrate this frozen dairy product twice a year—both February 6 and June 4 are designated as National Frozen Yogurt Day. Dish 2013-05-23T17:46:58+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/new_gay_bar_in_time_for_pride http://vueweekly.com/front/story/new_gay_bar_in_time_for_pride#When:17:46:26Z Up Stares Ultralounge desperately needed in YEG The ongoing conversation about queer spaces and gay bars in Edmonton—whether we need them anymore and what they should look like—has an added dimension with the opening of a new gay bar next month. Front 2013-05-23T17:46:26+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/post-secondary_review_enough http://vueweekly.com/front/story/post-secondary_review_enough#When:17:42:15Z Lukaszuk promises to take another look at PSLA In a speech Deputy Premier and also Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education Thomas Lukaszuk made at the Annual Representative Assembly of the Alberta Teachers' Association this past…. Front 2013-05-23T17:42:15+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/harper_hops_a_plane http://vueweekly.com/front/story/harper_hops_a_plane#When:17:40:30Z As scandal continues to grow in the Prime Minister's Office—as Stephen Harper's own plausible deniability in knowing his own chief of staff wrote a $90 000 cheque to cover…. Front 2013-05-23T17:40:30+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/the_beguiled http://vueweekly.com/film/story/the_beguiled#When:17:38:28Z Southern Gothic that sinks too deep into the bayous of sexploitation and horror towards the end, The Beguiled, Don Siegel's adaptation of Thomas P Cullinan's 1966 novel, is still ripe and pungent enough to intermittently fascinate. Film 2013-05-23T17:38:28+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/follow_the_muse http://vueweekly.com/film/story/follow_the_muse#When:17:35:43Z Renoir explores the overlap of two artists with a shared inspiration 'Is this where the Renoirs live?" asks Andrée Heuschling (Christa Theret), treading through a pastoral setting soaked with light. Film 2013-05-23T17:35:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/protest_city http://vueweekly.com/front/story/protest_city#When:17:31:08Z Tired of being bullied by governments and corporations, protesters are ready to be seen and heard on May 25 Plaid shirt, beard, toe shoes and a bit of a conspiracy theorist—is that the protester costume? Maybe not so much anymore. Front 2013-05-23T17:31:08+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/freewill_astrology12 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/freewill_astrology12#When:07:15:37Z   (Mar 21 – Apr 19): "I'm still learning," said Michelangelo when he was 87-years-old. Front 2013-05-23T07:15:37+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/seeking_closure http://vueweekly.com/front/story/seeking_closure#When:07:13:37Z First teenage-boyfriend took advantage, and trusting wife number two with fantasy-life Twenty-one-year-old female here. Front 2013-05-23T07:13:37+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/outdoors/story/make_the_long_road_and_walk_it http://vueweekly.com/outdoors/story/make_the_long_road_and_walk_it#When:19:27:11Z The in-progress Trans Canada Trail looks to connect Canadians with history We've already got the Trans-Canada highway, railway and pipeline—and if everything goes as planned, our country will soon add the Trans Canada Trail to the list. Outdoor Adventures 2013-05-16T19:27:11+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/long_road_to_respect http://vueweekly.com/front/story/long_road_to_respect#When:17:02:51Z Japanese-Canadian experiences of the last century deplorable A decorated First World War veteran, having earned medals for service including Vimy Ridge, Masumi Mitsui was one of the many Japanese Canadians told to report to Hastings…. Front 2013-05-16T17:02:51+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/classroom_coercion http://vueweekly.com/front/story/classroom_coercion#When:16:58:59Z The contract between Alberta's teachers and the provincial government, Bill 26, the Assurance for Student's Act—although what students will be assured of hasn't really been stated—required that all 62 school jurisdictions across the province agree to the provincial framework agreement offered by the government on March 15. Front 2013-05-16T16:58:59+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/from_cradle_to_stage2 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/from_cradle_to_stage2#When:21:57:50Z   For many creative types, ideas are perpetually swirling around in their minds, just itching to be unleashed—but sometimes knowing where to start can be half the battle. Arts, Theatre 2013-05-15T21:57:50+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_genius_code http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_genius_code#When:21:54:44Z   Fans of Surreal SoReal Theatre have come to expect innovative storylines that play with technology and physical theatre, and the company's upcoming workshop of The Genius Code seems to be perfectly on point. Arts, Theatre 2013-05-15T21:54:44+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/unclaimed http://vueweekly.com/film/story/unclaimed#When:21:47:38Z   Tom Faunce has not had an easy life. Film 2013-05-15T21:47:38+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/sexcula http://vueweekly.com/film/story/sexcula#When:21:44:04Z   Just in case the tagline—"She'll suck more than your blood!"—somehow misleads you into thinking this is some rompy parody of '70s pornos, let's clear that up right…. Film 2013-05-15T21:44:04+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/ghibli_retrospective_part_five http://vueweekly.com/film/story/ghibli_retrospective_part_five#When:21:34:18Z   Well, dear reader, for this reviewer, other than its Chaplin retrospective, the Studio Ghibli retrospective is the most comprehensive (leaving out only three features: Grave of the…. Film 2013-05-15T21:34:18+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/hell_on_earth http://vueweekly.com/film/story/hell_on_earth#When:21:31:25Z Grave of the Fireflies digs into human toll of war Years ago, I learned about Grave of the Fireflies (1988) from someone who had recently discovered he was riddled with cancer. Film 2013-05-15T21:31:25+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/hot_plains_music_festival http://vueweekly.com/music/story/hot_plains_music_festival#When:21:23:08Z   Aaron Getz hadn't exactly been setting out to make Hot Plains a new music festival in town, though the general idea had been on his mind for a while. Music 2013-05-15T21:23:08+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/hip_hop_in_the_park2 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/hip_hop_in_the_park2#When:21:21:20Z   Hip Hop in the Park is back for its sixth installment, with a diverse lineup of aspiring and established local and national talent. Music 2013-05-15T21:21:20+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/gold_youth http://vueweekly.com/music/story/gold_youth#When:21:19:32Z   "We really did tear our band apart and rebuild it from nothing. Music 2013-05-15T21:19:32+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/eddie_c http://vueweekly.com/music/story/eddie_c#When:21:17:25Z   If you're looking to see sights like the Brandenburg Gate, Red Square or the Statue of Liberty, call a travel agent. Music 2013-05-15T21:17:25+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/six_things_about_escargot http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/six_things_about_escargot#When:21:16:10Z En français For those not well-versed in French, escargot translates to snail. Dish 2013-05-15T21:16:10+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/bustin_out_the_bubbly http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/bustin_out_the_bubbly#When:21:08:07Z Prosecco offers an affordable option to Champagne Few things are as deliciously refreshing on a hot summer day than a cold glass of bubbly—and Prosecco is one of the best-value bubblies out there. Dish 2013-05-15T21:08:07+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/look_way_way_up http://vueweekly.com/front/story/look_way_way_up#When:20:18:43Z Dark-sky preserves offer a light-pollution free look at the cosmic bodies above When was the last time you saw the Milky Way? Google doesn't count; I mean with the naked eye. Front 2013-05-15T20:18:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/the_xx_marks_the_spot http://vueweekly.com/music/story/the_xx_marks_the_spot#When:20:16:43Z Indie-pop band expands on intimacy in big spaces The xx has a sound that dwells in the spaces between: between lovers, between longings, even between notes—its most potent songs are often among its most sparse, where silence gets used as another instrument altogether. Music 2013-05-15T20:16:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/fillin_the_vegan_void http://vueweekly.com/dish/story/fillin_the_vegan_void#When:20:14:43Z Sailin' On brings more diversity to late-night dining Last summer, Edmonton joined the growing food-truck revolution in a big way, with a multitude of the city's innovative culinary gurus hitting the streets to shake up the…. Dish 2013-05-15T20:14:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/an_accident http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/an_accident#When:20:12:06Z Northern Light Theatre's season closer, An Accident, takes place in the aftermath of one. Arts 2013-05-15T20:12:06+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_last_days_of_judas_iscariot http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_last_days_of_judas_iscariot#When:20:11:43Z Studio Theatre puts God on trial 'If God is all loving and all forgiving, why is Judas Iscariot, the person who's most in need of his love, in hell?" It's a valid question, and one that forms the central conflict of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and originally staged off-Broadway in 2005. Arts 2013-05-15T20:11:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/mud http://vueweekly.com/film/story/mud#When:20:10:16Z Ellis and Neckbone just wanted to claim a boat stuck in a tree. Film 2013-05-15T20:10:16+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/land_of_the_rising_hope http://vueweekly.com/film/story/land_of_the_rising_hope#When:20:08:43Z From Up On Poppy Hill takes a wistful look at a time of historical transition From Up on Poppy Hill, Studio Ghibli's latest, is its most local and historical—like a gorgeous-looking manuscript plucked from a town's archives. Film 2013-05-15T20:08:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/making_edmonton_stand_out http://vueweekly.com/front/story/making_edmonton_stand_out#When:20:04:43Z Community Connections Awards Often those who work for social justice—in their own communities or further away—feel like they are in a constant battle fighting for the rights of those they're helping,…. Front 2013-05-15T20:04:43+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/hole-two_condom http://vueweekly.com/front/story/hole-two_condom#When:08:24:27Z Development of condom just for anal sex in the works Clinical trials have just begun in the USA on the very first condom ever designed specifically for anal sex. Front 2013-05-15T08:24:27+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/shorties_but_always_sweet http://vueweekly.com/front/story/shorties_but_always_sweet#When:08:22:57Z Butt plugs, straight girls making out with straight girls and public Dom/subs I have a mentally disabled cousin who I haven't figured out how to help. Front 2013-05-15T08:22:57+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/one-stop_oil_shop http://vueweekly.com/front/story/one-stop_oil_shop#When:18:13:06Z Gerry Protti hadn't even had the chance to take a seat in his new position before people were calling for his resignation. Front 2013-05-09T18:13:06+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/trouble_at_the_border http://vueweekly.com/front/story/trouble_at_the_border#When:18:01:54Z Documentary-style TV show Border Security in hot debate There has been no word yet from the producers of Border Security: Canada's Front Line, or Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews, that the three letters they have…. Front 2013-05-09T18:01:54+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/all_quiet_on_the_redford_front http://vueweekly.com/front/story/all_quiet_on_the_redford_front#When:17:52:26Z Premier has not been instilling much trust in Albertans lately Who's running this show? That question has been uttered countless times by countless Albertans in the two months since the release of Alberta's provincial budget. Front 2013-05-09T17:52:26+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/front/story/queer_party_space http://vueweekly.com/front/story/queer_party_space#When:17:43:41Z Keeping Edmonton's LGBTQ scene alive A few weeks ago at the Pride Centre, Exposure hosted a community discussion about the importance of queer spaces and events in our city. Front 2013-05-09T17:43:41+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/golden_west_music_fest_fundraiser_party http://vueweekly.com/music/story/golden_west_music_fest_fundraiser_party#When:23:01:47Z Back in 2007, Fish Griwkowsky got married—"mega married," as he puts it—at his friend Kevin Bowman's land out near Ardmore, AB. Music 2013-05-08T23:01:47+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/music/story/putting_on_a_show http://vueweekly.com/music/story/putting_on_a_show#When:22:59:08Z Mattie Cuvilier celebrates five years of Clean Up Your Act Productions Behind the scenes of Edmonton's active live music community are people who work tirelessly to set up and promote shows, ensuring this ever-growing community continues to evolve—and one…. Music 2013-05-08T22:59:08+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/reimagining_the_documentary http://vueweekly.com/film/story/reimagining_the_documentary#When:22:57:23Z Two highlights from Hot Docs showcase unusual uses of the form The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, whose most recent edition drew to a close in Toronto last weekend, is celebrating its 20th year as North America's largest…. Film 2013-05-08T22:57:23+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/film/story/a_very_modern_weekend http://vueweekly.com/film/story/a_very_modern_weekend#When:22:56:59Z Criterion adds a contemporary classic It's easy to see the lovingly packaged Criterion Collection—with its critic-penned booklets full of film stills and its discs' director-approved transfers and special features—as a high-standard archive of…. Film 2013-05-08T22:56:59+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/snout1 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/snout1#When:22:54:54Z   You can't help but smile, walking into the set of Snout. Arts, Theatre 2013-05-08T22:54:54+00:00 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_soul_collector1 http://vueweekly.com/arts/story/the_soul_collector1#When:22:52:11Z   "Once upon a time . Arts, Theatre 2013-05-08T22:52:11+00:00