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RANDALL KING Ñ MOVIES

Is this a dagger I see before me, dude?

It’s been almost 20 years since Keanu Reeves appeared on the MTC stage to perform Hamlet and the John Wick star says has no specific plans to return to the stage. “I think about it and I would love to do either a Shakespeare or a new play,” he says. Reeves did entertain the idea of making a film version of Macbeth, “but it didn’t work out. And now Kenneth Branagh’s doing it, so that’s good.” If it’s difficult to picture the former Ted Logan as Shakespeare’s bloody-minded usurper, check out a scene in John Wick when his vengeance-driven assassin confronts the father of his intended victim in a state of full-blooded fury. The character, Reeves acknowledges, “would give a good ‘tomorrow and tomorrow’ speech.”

KEVIN PROKOSH / THEATRE

Deadly musical

For trick-or-treaters long past waiting with Linus and Sally for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin comes a blood-splattered Halloween treat called Evil Dead: The Musical. The theatrical production, based on the cult horror movie series Evil Dead, is making its Winnipeg debut with a run starting Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Park Theatre. The dancing-and-dismemberment spectacle will be preceded by a guest appearance by Elvis impersonator Dave Greene, in a tribute to Bruce Campbell’s portrayal of the King in the 2002 horror-comedy Bubba Ho-Tep.

BRAD OSWALD Ñ TV

Bennett and Gaga make beautiful music together

They say it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — if that’s the case, the PBS/Great Performances special Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE! must be a very meaningful TV special. In this hour-long concert, which was recorded July 28 at Lincoln Center and airs Friday, Oct. 24, at 9 p.m. on PBS, the 88-year-old crooner and the 28-year-old pop diva meld voices seamlessly as they serve up swinging duet versions of such standards as Anything Goes, I Won’t Dance, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing), Firefly and the title track, Cheek to Cheek.

BEN MacPHEE-SIGURDSON / BEER

Growler-filling stations get local brew flowing

Starting Friday, Oct. 24, beer lovers in Manitoba will get to experience local brews in a new format — specifically, in 1.89-litre refillable bottles known as growlers. Select Manitoba Liquor Marts and beer vendors are rolling out growler-filling stations, which will offer beer from local breweries Half Pints and Fort Garry to fill/refill the growlers. (Half Pints will also have its own growler-filling station.) While Kenora’s Lake of the Woods Brewing Co. has growlers of its Sultana Gold Ale on Liquor Mart shelves, they’re not currently refillable here. For info on growler-filling station locations and more, visit www.liquormarts.ca.