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‘Folk horror’ film ‘In the Earth’ has a world of flaws
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Say what you will about Ben Wheatley’s “Rebecca” – his Netflix remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 classic – as his 2020 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic melodrama was unexpected.
Prince Philip had a rich Hollywood history – here’s how he was depicted in film and TV
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – who died April 9 at 99 – spent most of his life as a stalwart companion to his bride, who became Queen Elizabeth II unexpectedly soon upon her father’s death in 1952.
HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
It’s a jittery time to be an American. Hyperpartisanship, media rabbit holes and competing realities regarding everything from mask wearing to structural racism form a knife edge.
Stream on Demand: Superheroes, dads and spies populate new shows
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Jamie Foxx returns to his episodic TV roots in “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” (TV-14) playing an entrepreneur and single dad learning to parent when his teenage daughter (Kyla-Drew) moves in with him.
Whitney Cummings brings her uncompromising wit to Spokane Comedy Club
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Whitney Cummings has enjoyed a great deal of TV success. The actress and writer co-created and executive produced "2 Broke Girls" in 2011, which, after six seasons on CBS, is in syndication.
Working with a Spokane guitar shop to re-create Prince’s priceless guitar shows another side of the Artist’s eccentric tastes
UPDATED: Fri., April 16, 2021
Prince loved playing eccentric and wild guitars – often custom instruments designed to make as much of a visual statement as they did a musical statement. But his favorite guitar couldn’t be more traditional-looking.
Staying productive during the pandemic at the Church of Eric
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Eric Church doesn't care about convention. If Church did paint it by the numbers, the country superstar, who has 10 Grammy nominations, wouldn't release three albums in the span of a week.
Moscow’s Izzy Burns, 18, on her second music release: It’s ‘more of who I am’
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
An almost movie-like stroke of luck took Moscow native Izzy Burns, 18, from a music-loving and guitar-playing teenager to a notable up-and-comping independent artist.
NIC theater department begins livestreams with ‘A Permanent Image’
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
The North Idaho College Theatre Department will present livestream performances of “A Permanent Image” by Samuel D. Hunter at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
What’s Worth Watching: Kate Winslet leads cast in HBO’s dark, bleak ‘Mare of Easttown’
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” set to premiere Sunday, follows detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) as she struggles to contend with a cold case in the small Pennsylvania town where she grew up.
Game On: PlayStation store shutdown highlights game company’s anti-consumer behavior
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Months back, I wrote on the subject of physical vs. digital game ownership. Sony recently announced that it would be shutting down all new online purchases for its legacy consoles.
New shows announced for Billy Idol, Jeff Dunham, Dinosaur Jr. in Spokane
UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021
Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and legendary punk rock icon Billy Idol have been added to the 2021 Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts lineup at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.
Cheap Trick’s ‘In Another World’ is longtime band’s 20th album
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
Within months of the release of Cheap Trick's initial eponymous album, the then Illinois-based band made its Spokane debut. The start of Cheap Trick's long live history with Spokane commenced in August 1977.
EWU’s Get Lit! goes virtual from April 12-18
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
EWU’s annual Get Lit! Festival is going virtual this year, but audiences at home will still be able to access a wide range of author readings, Q&A sessions, craft classes and panel discussions.
Play me some mountain music: Coeur d’Alene country singer-songwriter Colby Acuff, 24, releases his second album
UPDATED: Fri., April 9, 2021
Ask Coeur d’Alene singer-songwriter Colby Acuff to describe his style of music on his new album, and his response is “mountain country” – then Alabama’s classic hit “Mountain Music” springs to mind.
Now on YouTube: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as you’ve never seen it, unless you were in Russia in 1991
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
A few, hypnotically bad minutes of “Khraniteli,” the recently rediscovered 1991 Soviet TV adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring,” should be enough to get your weekend off to a start.
Community and history are two roots of the Big Dipper’s success
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
The Big Dipper is one of the most historic live music venues in Spokane: a small, locally owned-and-operated, all-ages spot with a reputation for sticking to its roots.
Spokane Watercolor Society to open in-person exhibition with MAC
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
After months of online-only content, the Spokane Watercolor Society and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture are partnering to present this year’s SWS National Juried Show in person.
Stream on Demand: Issues of bias, violence permeate this week’s top streams
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
A Black family is terrorized when they move into an all-white neighborhood in 1950s Los Angeles in “Them.” Season 1 plays out over 10 days as the white neighbors become increasingly vicious.
What’s Worth Watching: HBO’s ‘The Nevers’ is already a fun watch
UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021
HBO’s “The Nevers” is the steampunk, Victorian-era X-men I didn’t know I was waiting for, and the series is set to premiere on HBO’s streaming platforms on Sunday.
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