Entertainment

Son adapts father's complex creations, learning 3,000-word song in the process

If you want to confirm an unnamed film star's identity in an old photo, you can't beat getting the star in question to do it.

Lame comedies, shameless ripoffs and other films of 2008 that flopped

Well, this is a first. Next year's Victoria Film Festival is going to open with a biker flick. OK, maybe One Week won't be mistaken for Easy Rider, but it does feature a dude on a motorcycle trip.

Trip to New Zealand for symposium of film commissioners

Life at the Empire Capitol 6 lately has been as action-packed as some of the movies playing there.

What: Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla Where: Belfry Theatre When: To Dec. 14 Rating: 4 1/2 stars (out of five) - - - Although everyone knows Thomas Edison, today most have forgotten Nikola Tesla.

Fear not for Joaquin Phoenix, the man who portrayed the Man in Black. The two-time Oscar nominee, who recently retired from acting, isn't making the transition to the concert stage all by his lonesome.

Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre unveils ambitious plans for inaugural season

New troupe links emerging talents with established professionals