Digging up horror gems
By Russell MeeufReader Contributor Horror films are a year-round pleasure, but they are especially fun around Halloween — our culturally sanctioned holiday to indulge our fascination with death and decay. What better way to...
Category: Movies and Theater
Kaputt! Bel Canto debuts original opera
By Reader Staff The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint’s Bel Canto Opera will give back-to-back performances of Karin Wedemeyer’s newest opera, Kaputt! on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. Staged at...
‘It’s nonstop laughter’
LPO Rep puts on Arsenic and Old Lace for Halloween By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Putting its own spin on the Halloween classic, The Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre will put on six performances of...
Man’s best monster
A history of werewolves By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Werewolves have been a vehicle for cultural fears since time immemorial, and, unlike most monsters, they have no single origin. Almost every culture in the world...
Uncovering untold stories: Finding Lucinda
Documentary explores the early career of Lucinda Williams By Reader Staff The Finding Lucinda tour is more than a concert — it’s a traveling artistic experience. Each date includes an acoustic performance by ISMAY...
The Panida Theater celebrates 50 years of Rocky Horror
By Reader Staff Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show debuted to small, unresponsive audiences and immediately flopped — but that was just the beginning. The...
Panida to host film and discussion on Idaho’s ‘Sagebrush Navy’
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Idaho might be a long way from the ocean, but it has played an outsized role in the history of the United States Navy, which is celebrating its 250th birthday...
Avalanche center hosts ski movie fundraiser
By Reader Staff The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is already preparing for those snowy winter days with a fundraising party Thursday, Oct. 9 at MickDuff’s Brewing Company (220 Cedar St., in downtown Sandpoint). Beginning...
Feel It All screening and Q&A scheduled for Mental Health Week
Ethan Murray Fund hosts pro skier, documentary filmmaker and mental health advocate By Ben OlsonReader Staff You’ve likely heard this before from those visiting resort towns like Sandpoint: “It must be paradise to live...
The good, bad and ugly of film trilogies
By Ben OlsonReader Staff While the film business is flooded with sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reimaginings, there’s something complete about a trilogy. In a truly good film trilogy, each film stands on its own,...
