Laughing at tragedy
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor How do you make fun of one of the darkest chapters in world history? It’s a question comedy filmmakers have grappled with for decades. World War II, the Third...
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Three nights of mountain bliss
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s time once again for all outdoor enthusiasts to gather at the altar of winter sport to herald in another year of movies from the mountains. The Banff Mountain...
A feeling and a sound
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Celtic interpretations of Christmas tunes have become a staple of holiday season playlists, but rarely are they performed with the sheer talent, pedigree and affinity of Affinití, the trio...
A striking snowmobile film
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff What the late, great Warren Miller did for ski movies, Thunderstruck Films has been doing for snowmobiling with more than 20 films since 2000. The Colorado-based company helped pioneer...
A homemade show
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Each year when Sandpoint natives Laurie and Katelyn Shook come home to play their annual Giving Thanks show at the Panida Theater, they put in work. From self promoting...
Happy Holi-plays
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff People often do a lot of acting around the holidays — acting like they love green bean casserole, acting like their career is “going great” when their father-in-law corners...
Comedy for a Cause: Panida hosts comedy show to benefit Bonner Community Food Center
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff There are plenty of opportunities to help feed local families over the holidays by supporting area food banks. Few of those opportunities include enjoying the talents of nationally touring...
Take tea with the Crawleys
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff According to the website afternoontea.co.uk — which we’re just going to assume is the authoritative source on tea time in the United Kingdom — the dress code for taking...
Reliving Janis
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Janis Joplin came onto the national music scene like a flash in a pan, making an everlasting impact on rock music in what amounted to fewer than five years...
The Death of Dick Long: A quirky dramady just right for Halloween
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff All right, who wants to get weird? It is the week before Halloween, after all. The Panida Theater is screening one of those movies that lives somewhere between drama...
