Princess CInema KW
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The Princess Cinema supports Francophone cultures in KW
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The Princess Cinema and its Twin counterpart are celebrating their 38th year in business. The Princess has become a staple of KW entertainment, with much-anticipated annual traditions such as the Rocky Horror Picture show, screened every Halloween. Over the years, the Princess Cinema has been a tremendous supporter of French-language cinema. Following the tradition of…
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If you hate reading, this is for you
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Reading isn’t for everyone. However, even those who don’t enjoy reading must concede that some of the best movies only became acclaimed due to the original novels. Here are some of the best movie adaptations that will feel the same as reading the novels. If you want some classic literature, Little Women is an excellent…
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You don’t have to be sneaky to be a snake
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There are some people who take their horoscopes incredibly seriously, believing their own star sign to be the end-all of believability and faithfulness to their entire being. Others rely on the outcomes of Buzzfeed personality quizzes to validate the aspects of themselves they want to see or have guessed by a random selection of questions…
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Bringing light and magic to the real world
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After watching the newest installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, I began to remember the magic that the words of J.K Rowling brings to our hearts. Now, when I think of magic, I definitely don’t mean the whole argument of whether it’s real or not in the context of the paranormal. What I mean…
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What Harry Potter means to me
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I saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this weekend with trepidation and muddled expectations. I did not expect to leave the theatre euphoric and beaming, with the eternal love that I hold in my heart for the magical universe penned by the transcendent J.K. Rowling, stronger than ever. I picked up the first…
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Disney’s Queen of Katwe: a twist on the classic fairytale
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Disney has been releasing rags-to-riches tales since the dawn of time, though its latest addition, Queen of Katwe, is a far cry from the Cinderella of our youth. While the film opens to a scene of the heroine, Phiona, smartly dressed as she enters a chess tournament, the film quickly rewinds years earlier to Katwe,…
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Fantastic Beasts and how I found them
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I had been waiting three long years for this moment. This time, I traded my Hogwarts robes for an orange vest and a black bowtie. It was finally the premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. I was excited, but I was skeptical. As an executive member of the Wilfrid Laurier University Harry…
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