Entertainment

Out of the park sound

TORONTO — David Giammarco has come a long way from working at a rubber tire factory.

This weekend, the Welland, Ont.-native will walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards, where the 49-year-old father of two is up for a sound mixing Oscar for his work on the baseball movie Moneyball. READ

Entertainment briefs - February 22

One of four versions of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby’s auction house announced Tuesday. Sotheby’s estimates that the work, which has become a modern icon of human anxiety, will sell for $80 million or more. READ

‘Triple Fanfare’ exceeds expectations

Three trumpet soloists and four centuries of music created a triumphal RDSO Triple Fanfare concert Saturday night at the Gaetz Memorial United Church. READ

Storyteller’s yarns keeping Inuit culture, values alive

Inuit elder Peggy Richardson tells stories to teach the traditions and the values of the Inuit culture. READ

Jann Arden is touring an album of music she’s always loved

Que Sera Sera is one of the classic songs Jann Arden reprises on her Uncover Me 2 album. But it could also describe her “what will be, will be” approach to life. READ

Chronicle would be a much better film if they’d just toss the crutch

As yet another found-footage film, Chronicle makes a good argument against further use of this tired conceit. READ

Something for every taste in roots music found in city

Over the next few weeks, there are several opportunities for roots music fans to catch live, independent music. READ

April Wine to play Red Deer on April 2

A rock band that was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2009 will perform in Red Deer on April 2. READ

Married to the mob

Steven Van Zandt says he didn’t want to merely be a hired gun for his return to the small screen. READ

Brown says daughter doing better, asks for privacy

Bobby Brown says daughter Bobbi Kristina is doing “much better” after being hospitalized following the death of her mother, Whitney Houston. READ

Houston funeral set for church where she sang as child

Whitney Houston’s funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, her family choosing to remember her in a private service rather than in a large event at an arena. READ

Fourth ‘Transformers’ takes shape; due out in June 2014

Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his Transformers franchise. Paramount Pictures announced Monday night that Bay will return to direct the next chapter in the blockbuster sci-fi series, due out June 29, 2014. READ