If you’re looking for some small screen viewing this Victoria Day long weekend check out the DVD of Gullermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth.

It’s a fantasy film for adults and a stunning one at that.

Set in fascist Spain of 1944, it’s the story of a young girl who escapes in to a bizarre and frightening fantasy world.

The thing is, del Toro is rightfully pointing out, her world was no scarier than the real one in which her family, friends and neighbours lived at this point in history.

Incredible visuals and an intoxicating story.

Well worth watching with tons of new extras on the DVD.

The great thing about DVD is that it rescues films from obscurity.

Such is the case with the western Seraphim Falls that didn’t get a major theatrical release despite the star power of Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan.

It’s a chase story set immediately after the Civil War with a mystery built in.

Neeson is pursuing Brosnan but we’re not certain until the end who the real villain is or why.

Beautifully shot, it proved too slow paced for theatrical release but I wager fans of westerns will find it compelling and rewarding.

Calgarians can take a magical mystery tour of Canadian music with Stage West’s show-stopping new musical tribute show Canadian Explosion.

It’s a two-hour trip down memory lane with songs from the 1950s through to the present performed by some of Canada’s hottest young talent.

It’s a great way to spend an evening especially if the rain really does come to Calgary as predicted (or is that threatened)

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