Theatre

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home.  Jones was a pioneering actor who eventually lent his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader. Working deep into his […]

After 36 years of waiting, the juice is finally loose again in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” this time racking up $110 million in its premiere weekend. The long-awaited Tim Burton sequel is the third-best opening weekend of the year, only behind box office triumphs “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Michael Keaton returns as the titular spirit and Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder also […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has arrived — and Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, is ready to celebrate the only superhero flick of the summer. The sprawling convention celebrating all things pop culture kicked off Wednesday, and a panel celebrating the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” is the main attraction for Thursday. On the convention’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan’s direction; acting nominations for Cillian Murphy, Robert […]

In 1599 a theater opened in London England. That theatre was known as the Globe. and remained the crown Jewel of European arts and culture – seeing the premier of plays by a at that point little know but now legendary playwright known as William Shakespeare. Fast forward 424 years and travel 6,663 kilometers and […]

Today is Canada’s first-ever National Cinema Day, and it’s sparked a nationwide promotion in thousands of movie theatres. For today only, movie tickets are being offered for a mere three dollars. Regina is no exception. Landmark Cinema on Aurora Blvd in east Regina is offering $3 movie tickets for all seating. “Normally, the laser-ultra (seats) […]

A big donation from a well known family in Regina is giving a boost to the Globe Theatre’s fundraising campaign. The Globe is renovating its space inside the historic Prince Edward Building downtown.  The project is expected to take a couple of more years to complete at a cost of 35 million dollars. A donation […]

“Holdin’ on to What’s Golden” is taking the stage at the Globe Theatre in Regina. Written by Skyler Anderson and Greg Ochitwa the play focuses on real life experiences Skyler had growing up in grades 4-12. His character, “Fresh” is faced with racism from the outset as a first nations person in a predominately white […]