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Posted: 09/6/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

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Robert�s Paintings

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Chris Pizzello / The Associated Press Sir Paul McCartney (CP)

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Independent Pictures Matthew McConaughey (CP)

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The Birds

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Chris Pizzello / The Associated Press Bob Dylan (CP)

RANDALL KING / MOVIES

Of birds and men

Beginning this weekend, Cinematheque pays homage to classic thrillers from Universal Studios starting with Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, screening Friday at 7 p.m. (with an introduction by screenwriter/film prof George Toles) and Sunday at 2 p.m. Next week, watch for James Whale's Frankenstein and the following week, the incredible The Incredible Shrinking Man.

BRAD OSWALD / TV

Sir Paul brings Kisses to PBS

In the new PBS/Great Performances special Paul McCartney's Live Kisses (which airs Friday at 8 p.m. on Prairie Public TV), the former Beatle sets down his bass guitar and steps away from his rock 'n' roll roots to explore pop standards that pre-date the Fab Four era. With Diana Krall acting as music director, McCartney shifts into crooner mode to interpret such timeless tunes as Bye Bye Blackbird, Always and I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.

ALISON MAYES / ARTS

Salute to a distinguished creator

Prominent aboriginal artist Robert Houle, a residential school survivor, is a Manitoban who now lives in Toronto. Robert's Paintings, a 52-minute documentary about Houle's life and career, screens tonight at 7 p.m. at Cinematheque, introduced by its director, Mohawk artist Shelley Niro. Niro has an exhibition of her work currently on view at Urban Shaman, and Houle's paintings and drawings are about to be showcased at U of M in a solo show, opening tonight at the School of Art Gallery.

ROB WILLIAMS / MUSIC

When romance goes horribly wrong

Bob Dylan and director Nash Edgerton team up again for the video of his jazzy new single, Duquesne Whistle, which starts off as a playful case of love at first sight before taking a dark turn. The twist isn't as shocking as their Beyond Here Lies Nothin' collaboration, but it's more entertaining, even as you wonder why the protagonist wouldn't take getting maced as a hint to back off.

KEVIN PROKOSH / THEATRE

Mommie dearest

Can't wait to see the film version of Killer Joe, penned by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts -- you remember, the guy who puts the fun in dysfunctional. One of the best productions last theatre season was Letts' darkly comic drama August: Osage County (at RMTC Warehouse), an unforgettable saga about an Oklahoma clan in total meltdown. Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey, features another greedy, malicious family who plot to murder theiwr estranged matriarch for insurance money. Slated to open Friday in Winnipeg.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 6, 2012 ??65534

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