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On TV in February: The long-awaited return of Party Down and a crime-solving Natasha Lyonne

Lyonne can tell when you're lying in Poker Face, award-winning podcast Thunder Bay gets turned into a doc series, and Christoph Waltz stars in office horror The Consultant.

February 3

Video rental store in small Sask. town still going because 'I'm stubborn,' says owner

On the main street of a small Saskatchewan town — fittingly in a building that used to be a movie theatre — sits what may be one of the last video rental stores in the province.

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News Canada Saskatoon February 3

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14 movies from Sundance that prove 2023 will be a massive year for queer cinema

Lesbian werewolves, Bad Bunny and more penises than Euphoria: the LGBTQ offerings at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival truly had everything.

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Commotion: Let the joust for Renaissance tour tickets begin

Today on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud: culture critics Rad Simonpillai & Amil Niazi wrap up the week with talk of a new Beyoncé tour, M. Night Shyamalan's latest film and bidding farewell to Gawker 2.0.

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Tree Harps: This duo turns trees into gorgeous ephemeral instruments to record music in the forest

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Movie-goers are returning, but theatres are still waiting for a blockbuster year

100% that Moscovitch: One of Canada's most acclaimed playwrights is reaching a whole new audience

Director hopes new arts documentary will change the way people look at northern communities

Wish you could set fire to the last 3 years? A huge flaming art installation is coming to Toronto

Commotion: the fate of the Vancouver Folk Fest, and what's new with NOW Magazine?

How to Lose Everything: 5 beautiful animated Indigenous short films share personal stories of loss

The 1975's Matty Healy says he's trying something he hasn't done before: being earnest

February on CBC Gem: Four Black History Month collections and more

'Priyanka is like a kid in a candy store': Canada's drag queen shops for a new outfit on CBC's 'Bollywed'

How a kid from a small northern Ontario city became a Juno-nominated pop star in just a few years

This Newfoundland man used his love of photography to cope with cancer treatment

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