Month: October 1999

By Christin Scholten

Low budget, bad editing, and grainy pictures are thoughts we usually associate with local movies. Bad Money will hopefully disprove that notion. The plot revolves around the lives of five different characters, and the circumstances that cause them to make compromising decisions. George, Silvia, Jan, Murray and Stick each have turmoil in their lives, and… Continue reading Bad Money does local films justice

By Nicole Kobie

When the world becomes too much to handle, you can’t run, but you can hide. In Can you see me yet?, the University of Calgary Drama Department’s season opener, relationships are studied as the characters seek refuge from reality: The refuge being a mental institution; the reality an increasing disorder abounding at the advent of… Continue reading University tackles Findley

By Mike Carron

"Tell me about Jenny." These words filled the dark screen at the beginning of the amazingly crafted film, The Limey. The story follows Wilson (Terence Stamp) as he tries to discover and kill the people responsible for his daughter Jenny’s death. Wilson’s quest is to gain revenge. However, this movie is not just another shoot-em-up… Continue reading Give your brain a workout

By Kara Martens

When read, the plays of Shakespeare are dead words on a page. Through performance they remain alive, relevant and loved through hundreds of years. Once again, they will get new life as Alberta Ballet resurrects them in the vibrant Shakespeare Dances. "A bear, a baby, a murder, a suicide, a mauling, a murder, a drowning,"… Continue reading Shakespeare gets a facelift

By Collin Gallant

When Hugh MacLennan penned Two Solitudes, a defining work of literature on Canada’s identity problem, was it any coincidence he used human relationships to parallel the two founding cultures of our nation? This is the psychology behind the inaugural effort of Canadian director Catherine Annua, Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the ’70s generation. It is… Continue reading Pierre Elliot Trudeau:

By Chris Simmons

The parallel between Martin Scorsese’s new film Bringing out the Dead, and Taxi Driver has and will be noted by many. Unfortunately, comparisons made on the basis of leading actors have predictable and reductive results. As long as it is viewed as DeNiro versus Cage, then the greatness of Bringing out the Dead’s co-stars and… Continue reading Cage brings out bad acting

By Claire Cummings

Many a grungy student traveller visited the Moulin Rouge in Paris because it’s listed in their travel guide. Besides the voyeuristic appeal of the Montmartre sex shops and brothels, what’s the big deal? That’s where Henri Toulouse-Lautrec comes into the picture. The bohemian painter and lithographer, whose works currently show at the Glenbow, gives us… Continue reading Toulouse-Lautrec