Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Master Class: Lumet’s "Network"

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Thirty-five years ago, a controversial film captured the zeitgeist. It was a heavily dialogue-driven indictment of a powerful new medium tha...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sarah Brightman Lost Her Heart to a Starship Trooper

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Sometimes, the line between kitsch and camp is blurred. In 1978, a very young Sarah Brightman, then still in her teens, was chosen to sing...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Sound Advice: Adriano Celentano’s “Prisencolinensinainciusol”

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Warning: This blog post may contain images and sounds that will cause you or parts of yourself to boogie at your desk. Please refrain from d...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Road Show: Les Misérables

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“You only get one cry in life, you’ve chosen well!” – Rip Torn to Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock, upon giving his character a promotion. Original...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Party Girl: Rihanna’s LOUD Tour

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I used to worry about Rihanna. The assault and battery charges against her now infamous ex Chris Brown, and the resulting public scandal ari...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

I Dream of Dada: Surrealism at the Vancouver Art Gallery

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Since May 26, the Vancouver Art Gallery has been showcasing a phenomenal new exhibition for the summer of 2011. This is easily the most exci...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Modern Film Classics: The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

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So much can happen in the blink of an eye. But what can you actually do with it? If you’re Jean-Dominique “Jean-Do” Bauby, you dictate the ...