Karen Ostrander
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A night at the Golden Globes
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The second biggest night in Hollywood was held this past Sunday in Beverly Hills and celebrated the T.V. shows and movies of 2013. The Golden Globe awards are the one award show of the year that combines the talent of both television and movie actors and actresses. As usual there were surprises, laughs and lots…
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The snubs, the jokes and the wins
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The second biggest night in Hollywood was held this past Sunday in Beverly Hills and celebrated the T.V. shows and movies of 2013. The Golden Globe awards are the one award show of the year that combines the talent of both television and movie actors and actresses. As usual there were surprises, laughs and lots…
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In review: Her
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Spike Jonze’s Her is a masterpiece. I know it’s incredibly hard to start a review that way because now I feel I have to convince you but, trust me, once you see this film you will need no convincing. The film is set in a not-so-distant-future Los Angeles and stars a cavalcade of excellent actors,…
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In review: Dallas Buyers Club
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Directed by the brilliant Jean-Marc Vallée, Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of an HIV-positive man in Texas during 1985. Played by Matthew McConnaughey, Ron Woodroof was a stereotypical hard-working Southern man: very racist and extremely homophobic. An electrical mishap at work lands Woodroof in the emergency room where doctors discover that he has exceptionally…
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‘Legacy’ project debuts at THEMUSEUM
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“How does cutting down a tree in the forest hurt a whale in the ocean?” That’s just one of the questions that sculptor Ken Hall wants audiences to ask themselves after they check out his piece “Legacy” that debuted at Kitchener’s THEMUSEUM last week. “Legacy” is a 25-foot long re-creation of a beached female killer…
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Winner takes it all: Grammy’s 2014
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The 56th annual Grammy Awards are being held on Jan. 26 to the delight of music fans everywhere. The Grammy’s celebrate the best of the best in mainstream music. Arts editor Cristina Almudevar (CA), Photography Manager Heather Davidson (HD), Staff Writer Scott Glaysher (SG) and Copy Editing Manager Kaylee Grootjen (KG) comment on who will…
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Arts Bites
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Beyonce’s Surprise Album In a move that only Beyonce could pull off, Queen Bey dropped a surprise album on December 13, 2013. The album just appeared on iTunes and was accompanied by 17 music videos to the 14-song album. Knowles’ album explores darker themes when compared to her prior works and shows an obvious maturation.…
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The smash hits of winter break
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The Wolf of Wall Street With a stellar supporting cast behind them and the energy of a film from a director half his age, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have brought one of the most raucous, debauchery-laden films ever made to the screen. It is obscene, hilarious, offensive, and deeply critical of capitalism and the…
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Growing up G33K
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G33K, pronounced “geek,” Art Show is experiencing growing pains. From November 22-24, Kitchener City Hall got a little geekier as the Rotunda was taken over by the G33K art show. This is G33K’s second year in the Rotunda as it made the transition from the small Kaufman Arts Studio to the Rotunda in 2012. G33K…
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Cord Reviews: Catching Fire
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When the first installment of the film adaptation of the dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins blew everyone away in 2012, audiences were left wondering how on earth anyone could reproduce the success that the first film generated. Director Francis Lawrence managed to make The Hunger Games seem like child’s play compared to…
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