“You’ll be fighting the women off,” director Juanita Peters tells Eddie Carvery on Saturday outside his trailer along the Bedford Basin, where Africville once stood. “You’ll be famous!” Peters’ new full-length documentary, Africville: Can’t Stop Now, follows the personal stories of Eddie, his brother Irvine Carvery and their cousin, Nelson Carvery. “They were all born […]
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Dana Carly Andrews croons in Finch
Another Ontario singer-songwriter has brought her raw talent to Halifax. Unintentionally following the trail of Jill Barber before her, 21-year-old Dana Carly Andrews has drawn limitless inspiration from her loves and losses, both in Halifax and back home. At her free show Friday night at Minstrels, the singer-artist-actor might just break your heart with lyrics […]
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
If you have a tween in your family, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will teach them everything about puberty that public school didn’t. The sixth movie in the series is no longer wholesome family fun; instead it’s filled with innuendo (Dumbledore’s wand is made of anal beads) and tips on how to get with […]
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Fashion designers compete in Off the Cuff competition
All of a sudden the race is on. A palpitation-inducing jazz beat provided by St. Germain’s album Tourist echoes off the squash-court-sized ceilings of Argyle Fine Art. With nervous giggles, seven amateur fashion designers rush to their stations, marked by modestly wrapped supplies on white pedestals. Each must make the perfect little black dress using […]
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Telfer
Telfer, I’m down with this funky sound. You had me at “we’re synching,” the harmonious call-and-answer of track one, “Sync This Rock.” These four local fellas have got a fresh ska-blues sound that will have beds bouncing as far away as Bedford. The debut album’s highlight is anthem “Claws in Deep,” an intense and sexy […]
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Forsyth flies the AFCOOP
Two-year-old Sage Forsyth has the same dark grey eyes and curly red hair as her dad. In Walter Forsyth’s office in the CBC building on Sackville, she sits on his lap, watching Sesame Street on his laptop. The executive director of the Atlantic Filmmakers’ Cooperative says he doesn’t often let her watch movies or TV; […]
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Expedyte
This full-length from local hip-hop artist Expedyte might shock the rock department, but won’t come as a surprise for Three Sheet fans. Life delivers essential lounge hip-hop plus upbeat hooks on tracks “Sunny Daze” and “Trendz,” an analysis of ’80s and ’90s trends: “You never notice them until the past tense.” But the up-and-coming vocalist […]
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Secret agent at Eyelevel Gallery
The Confidante traces heavy black circles around her eyes with Halloween makeup, using the camcorder screen as a mirror. In six minutes the 22-year-old NSCAD student transitions from secret collector to secret keeper. When the transformation is complete, two thick, black lines obscure her eyes and mouth. Annik Gaudet’s first film, called Confidante, a feminine […]