For every studio head that’s screamed, “give the people what they want” there’s a director or producer who’s fought tooth and nail against the old adage. And it’s a creative push-pull that continues with this week’s premiere of I Love … Continue Reading
Its name suggests sunny optimism, but Forever 27, the latest show at Queen West rock photography hub the Analogue Gallery, is anything but. “It’s almost a youth-as-fetish show,” says owner Lucia Graca. The exhibit, part of this month’s Scotiabank Contact … Continue Reading
To hear filmmaker Rob Stewart tell it, global events like today’s Earth Day should be viewed more as grim reminders of the tough path ahead than as a celebration. “We’re in a really delicate situation right now where our survival … Continue Reading
When you think of Sarah Palin or George W. Bush, do you picture the politicians, or Tina Fey and Will Ferrell? That the question even needs to be asked speaks to the power of political satire. That cultural influence has … Continue Reading
An educational exhibit about video games? You’re kidding right? “I didn’t know what to expect,” admits Mathieu Ranger, one of the Ontario Science Centre’s resident educators and a self-described “hard-core gamer.” But Game On 2.0, the Science Centre’s new interactive … Continue Reading
When Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced that they were creating an original musical for Broadway built around a pair of Mormon missionaries, the theatre world held its collective breath. After all, the duo had already raised the ire of … Continue Reading
It only took the Bata Shoe Museum 18 years, but its latest exhibition, Out of the Box, finally takes a long hard look at the type of footwear people are most familiar with: sneakers. So what took so long? “Well, … Continue Reading
The first time Chris McDonald walked into the Hot Docs offices, there were no phones, furniture or even people. “I literally walked into an empty office,” he recalls. “We definitely had trouble meeting payroll the first couple months.” McDonald was … Continue Reading
Like most grads, Kate Applin was at a crossroads when school finished. Five years at Wilfrid Laurier yielded a music degree and an opera diploma yet, “I didn’t know what happened between training and becoming a professional,” she says. “How … Continue Reading
It was “the last great era” of Japanese filmmaking, enthuses James Quandt. As senior programmer for the TIFF Cinematheque, and someone with “a passionate interest in Japanese cinema,” he would know. The 1950s were Japan’s golden age for filmmaking and … Continue Reading
