Help!

It’s been 43 years since the Beatles movie Help! stormed across the world, introducing fans to the sheer wackiness of the world’s greatest pop band.

Now, Help! has been re-released as a souped-up DVD package – check out this review – and for Canadian fans, there’s a one-off theatrical release, too... featuring Hi-Def, 5.1 Digital Surround Sound and a 15-minute interview extra. Tickets are on sale now for the shows on November 26 – one night only – at 32 Cineplex Odeon theatres across the country.

What’s the curling connection? The moptops go curling, but of course, and almost bite it when a wacko puts a bomb in a rock (see screen capture above, featuring George Harrison and said wacko).

Elsewhere:

• Italy and Sweden made it through a four-team logjam at Inverness over the weekend, and have qualified for next year’s World Wheelchair Championship in Sursee, Switzerland ...

• There’s a CUETS Schmirler Classic news conference at noon today in Regina ...

• Victoria needs new curling facilities, say the Daggs, who are off to city council tomorrow ...

• The CCA president will be in Summerside Thursday for the new P.E.I. Curling Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony ...

• Bravo Toronto, says Italy ...

• And we say bravo to itafaber: put the weekend behind you and just keep working away ...

• And bravo to Craig, who made a great shot last night – although he lost the game... d’oh! ...

• This coming weekend marks only the eighth time a curling team has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Jeff Stoughton and his 1996 world championship squad – Ken Tresoor, Garry Vandenberghe and Steve Gould – will be formally inducted on Saturday ...

• The Townie Bastard is actually a curling zen master ...

• This cartoonist just used curling for the first time (we would guess) ...

• Compete-At software is now partnered with Northern Ontario curling ...

• And finally, behold the Muskus Cup 2007 in Oppdal, Norway ... Skol!