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Edwards wins songwriting prize

She lost out on the Polaris Music Prize, but Kathleen Edwards has won the 2012 SOCAN Echo Songwriting Prize for A Soft Place to Land.

'Happy' begins with cast that clicks

The half-dozen stars of Happy Endings, a TV comedy about six friends being funny in Chicago, got lucky, says one of them. "We clicked," says Adam Pally. "We're all playful and don't take anything too seriously. The six of us are troublemakers.

Sculptor shows furniture pieces

Saanich sculptor Maarten Schaddelee will unveil his new furniture pieces this weekend at an exhibition of work inspired by the natural beauty surrounding his home and the Maarnada Gallery and Sculpture Garden.
Shatner changes tune on Star Trek 'obsessives'

Shatner changes tune on Star Trek 'obsessives'

Not many 81-year olds would enjoy travelling across the world just to mingle with crowds of people dressed up in odd costumes, but William Shatner begged to differ as he faced thousands of fans at the Destination London Star Trek convention on Friday

Teens adds zip to thin sequel

REVIEW Paranormal Activity 4 Where: Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Empire Capitol 6, SilverCity Starring: Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively.

Career thrives on storms

Writer-director Jason Bourque returns to Victoria hoping to film a successful disaster

Script optioned from writing contest

Producers Rick Gitelson and Jeff Wynne have optioned one of 129 semifinal scripts from a record 7,197 submitted this year to the Motion Picture Academy's Nicholl Fellowships on Screenwriting. Jeffrey R.

No plans for a 3-D Bond film

Celebrating his 50th birthday, James Bond has been learning some new tricks - but 3-D isn't one of them. Producers of the spy franchise say they have no interest in making a Bond film in 3-D.

Warner keeps Man of Steel

Creator's heirs lose Superman copyright

Abundance of concerts for classical-music fans

The coming week will be so busy with classical concerts as to require some hard choices from concertgoers. The chamber choir Vox Humana will present a program featuring guitarist Alexander Dunn (Friday, 7: 30 p.m., Alix Goolden Hall; Sunday, 3 p.m.