Arts
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Reviewing the best of the year
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127 Hours It would seem near impossible for a film depicting a man with his arm wedged between a boulder and a canyon wall to be tolerable and interesting, let alone one of the most dynamic and unexpectedly uplifting films of the year. But it seems director Danny Boyle has managed to strike gold yet…
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Cape Breton songstress hits it big with Heart
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Last Tuesday, Heart’s Canadian tour brought them to Kitchener’s Center in the Square theatre for a concert as legendary as the band itself. Opening for the 1980s musicians was Carmen Townsend, a likewise Canadian with comparably commanding female vocals to match. Coming from a small town in Cape Breton, NS, Townsend developed an early passion…
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Button Factory highlights changing landscapes
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With over 30 photographic images spanning two floors, the Button Factory’s latest exhibition, SHIFT: Time Collisions and Disappearing Landscapes challenges viewers to take a closer look at the communities we live in. “It’s about all the changes happening in the Waterloo region…social changes, economic changes, political changes,” explains artist Marc Walton. With photos ranging from…
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In review: I Am Number Four
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The latest DreamWorks picture, I Am Number Four comes to us from director D.J. Caruso and co-producer Michael Bay who have seemingly put together a film for fans of terrible Glee acting and cheesy alien science fiction. Let me start off by saying that I Am Number Four really sucks. It’s downright terrible. This movie…
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Arts bites: Feb. 9, 2010
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White Stripes fans just don’t know what to do with themselves Many music lovers were left heartbroken this week after the announcement that The White Stripes have decided to call it quits. Meg and Jack White, previously married, have made 6 studio albums together, are known as “Detroit’s Rock Heroes” and have proven that two…
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Bryson collaborates
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Jim Bryson and the Weakerthans played to a full house at the Starlight last Thursday night. The evening began with a set from singer-songwriter Daniel Ledwell and his disarming charm and song writing chops. The Sunparlour Players followed with the reckless abandon of folk-rock at its finest. The trio left ears ringing and sold homemade…
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Acclaimed Soprano performs at WLU
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There are times when Laurier’s music program can come across as Kitchener-Waterloo’s best kept secret. Seemingly hoarded to one small section of WLU’s modest campus, it can be forgotten at times how fortunate we are to have a music program that garners as much national attention as ours. Last Friday, the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall…
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Hillside goes indoors
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The Hillside Festival kicked off its yearly festivities this weekend with Hillside Inside – weekend of concerts functioning to provide local music fans with some entertainment during the winter months. The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-stage summer music festival in Guelph, Ontario. Drawing huge crowds from across the country, Hillside hosts musicians, spoken…
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Laurier film prof studies 007
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Lisa Funnell has a long history with James Bond. “I grew up watching the Roger Moore movies with my Dad,” said the Laurier film studies professor. While completing her MA at Brock University in popular culture, Funnell got involved with writing about Bond academically. “Why not write about the most popular, longest running film franchise…
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Dragonette ‘thrill’ audience at Starlight on Friday night
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The crowd at the Starlight Lounge in Waterloo was perceptibly anxious on Friday night as they awaited Canadian electro-pop trio Dragonette on stage. Cheers erupted as singer Martina Sorbara, bassist Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer appeared through the backdrop and delighted the crowd by opening with “I Get Around,” the intoxicatingly catchy hit from…
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