Local Entertainment

The Edmonton International Film Festival is now at the midway point but there are still many interesting selections to take in before it's all over.

There are self-help books and there are do-it-yourself books, and somewhere in the middle there's How to Fix Your Head.

If theatre is big on your radar, check out the annual One-Act Play Festival that’s now in the final polishing stages before it hits the Arden Theatre Saturday, Oct. 1.

Wanted: slammers to pit their creative yarns and wits in a free-for-all story slam. What exactly is a story slam? Simply put, it’s a story competition for tellers of tall tales that has picked up momentum worldwide.

Arthur Miller’s 1949 classic, Death of a Salesman, is a Pulitzer Prize winning American play that has inspired thespians since its post-Second World War debut.

With 55 full-length features and 73 shorts, the Edmonton International Film Festival is gearing up to be a week full of great stories told on the silver screen.

30 Minutes or Less (18A) In this action-comedy, the mundane life of a small town pizza delivery guy collides with the big plans of two wannabe criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank.

It boasts an 80 per cent accuracy rate with its overall weather predictions so it’s probably a safe bet that we’re going to have cold and snow this winter.

The United Way certainly was not whistling in the wind when they hired PlanIt Sound to create an inspiring one-of-a-kind music video that has captured national attention.

The Morinville Community Cultural Centre debuts its first professional show of the Centennial Series on Friday, Sept. 30 and Lizzy Hoyt couldn't be more pleased.