Here are the sold-out screenings for the rest of the week, as of Tuesday. Pina in 3D Circumstance The Future Afghan Luke Dolphin Tale Frame x Frame Repeat Screening: Crazy Wisdom, Thursday September 22 at 7:15 replacing Walk Away Renée.
Carsten Knox
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Kannon Beach offers a membership deal to beat all
Local surf shop Kannon Beach (20 Lake Shore Drive, Lawrencetown, 471-0025) is currently offering a shop membership for $99.99, with which the individual will be entitled to unlimited full-day surfboard and wetsuit rental from the day of purchase until April 30, 2012 (a sweet deal if you consider a single full-day rental goes for $30). […]
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New massage therapy at Breathing Space Hair
Massage therapist Melanie Wheaton worked previously at Total Kneads Massage Therapy in the north end but now has her own practice, the delightfully named mel practice massage therapy. “I am now located at 1529 Birmingham Street [shared studio space with Breathing Space Hair] and welcoming new and returning clients.” Wheaton is a registered massage therapist […]
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Debut Fashions moves up front of Park Lane
Debut Fashions (Park lane Mall, 5657 Spring Garden Road, 429-3444) has recently moved from its original location at the back of the mall to the space vacated by Bentley‘s, across from Olsen. With the move, the formerly formal-only fashion boutique has expanded, now offering a wide selection of dresses for every occasion, with labels from […]
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MIX: Fresh Kitchen closes, new bar mooted
Despite, or maybe because of, its many reinventions, MIX: Fresh Kitchen (5171 Salter Street, 429-9571) has closed. Manager and co-owner Chris Richards did not return any messages requesting comment, and star chef Ray Bear recently Tweeted that he was selling his share in the business and leaving town. With Bear gone it’s hard to imagine […]
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The Muster Station Tap & Grill opens in Dartmouth
A new option for a tasty brunch, lunch or dinner has opened in Dartmouth: The Muster Station Tap & Grill (590 Portland Street, 405-8545) offers a classic grill style items, appetizers, gourmet stacks, fire-grilled steaks and chops, seafood, pastas and stir-fry, along with salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts. You can also stop in for a […]
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Take This Waltz? It’s complicated.
Oh, there’s so much I’d like to say about Sarah Polley‘s new Toronto-shot feature film, Take This Waltz, a story about a neurotic woman (Michelle Williams) in a happy marriage (to Seth Rogen) yet falling in love with another man (Luke Kirby). Unfortunately, I’m hamstrung by the embargo, the request of distributors to not fully […]
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Higher Ground and Jane Alexander
Only have a few minutes to scrawl some notes before rushing off to the next dark room. The first Saturday of the Atlantic Film Festival is crammed with screenings, parties, what have you. Last night I had the good fortune to catch American actor and director Vera Farmiga‘s Higher Ground, a really amazing feature film […]
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Empire Theatres have trouble with their screenings
We here at The Coast love movies, and the we presume the good people at the local branch of the national cinema chain Empire Theatres do too, or why would they be in the business of offering them for our enjoyment? They have a monopoly on first run cinemas in Halifax, so they must really […]
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Colby Ale House now a wine bar
Don’t call her Colby’s Ale House any longer. She went out and got herself a new dress, and it’s taken years off her: Colby Wine Bar & Bistro (920 Cole Harbour Road) now boasts an all-new look, new furniture and a new menu, with daily specials concocted by Chef Michael. As they say, it’s down-home […]
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Plan B merchant co-op opens on Gottingen Street
Plan B is a merchants co-op located at 2180 Gottingen Street, opening tomorrow, Saturday, September 17. Hours of operation will be 11am to 7pm, seven days a week. Businesses operating out of Plan B include The Monkey’s Paw (Antiques and Cuiros, known for their Dartmouth Market stall), Toxic Blossom (Japanese street fashion),In Vinyl We Trust […]
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Picnicface Q&A (Part One)
The Coast: How did you wind up using this house for the “Picnicface’s home” set? Kyle: We were shooting in this other location that was supposed to be our home. It was really funny. It was weird and new age. Cher: It was like, “Youth! Young people live here!” It was brutal. Kyle: Synthetic youth […]