the arts
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
For once Coriolanus draws in the common citizens
Film adaptations of Shakespeare have become a category unto themselves. His plays have been brought to the screen over 400 times in film's short history. Sure, he may be the greatest writer in the English language, but it's still tough to keep his stuff fresh.
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
Unframed honesty: Rodrigo Echeverria Noriega at Oz Studios
Oz Studios is an inconspicuous, small gallery space on Ossington Avenue. This quaint little space is just enough to host the solo show by Mexican artist Rodrigo Echeverria Noriega. Conservative Honours, the artist’s Canadian debut, uses a variety of mediums to depict a village that draws from imagery of the artist’s native country.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 23:57
Wear Abouts!
Weekly street style scenes from U of T's St. George Campus
Thursday, 12 January 2012 10:00
Chaos makes Carnage in the parlour
Four characters begin in a room together, and despite their best efforts, never leave for the film’s 80-minute running time. Could it be that this film was based on a play?
Thursday, 12 January 2012 10:00
Vancouver band beelines to Toronto
Chances are, you’ve yet to hear the buzz about beekeeper (sic). But the Vancouver “post-pop power trio” is ready to fly from their West coast indie hive and take on the other side of the country. On January 19, the band will play their second Toronto gig, but as their guitarist and vocalist Devon Lougheed…
Thursday, 08 December 2011 10:00
Shame, the sexual (Fass)bender could use a Mulligan
Shame makes no bones about its subject. Brandon Sullivan (Michael Fassbender) is a sex addict, and the film serves as a window into this all-consuming aspect of his life. Living in Manhattan only worsens his problem, as there is no better place to find that person who's into exactly what you're into at three in…
Thursday, 08 December 2011 10:00
All eyes on Eyeball
On Thursday December 8, the Gothic Revival building at 1 Spadina Crescent will once again host the hidden artistic treasures of U of T in Eyeball. Organized by the Fine Arts Student Union, the annual showcase features work from the undergraduate Visual Arts program, and aims to expose the students’ accomplishments to the general University…
Thursday, 08 December 2011 10:00
A Canadian Christmas
A recent poll commissioned by Canada Post showed that almost 90% of Canadian youth prefer physical rather than electronic greeting cards, and about three quarters of Canadians of all ages will send an average of twenty Christmas cards each this month. Of course, many of those may very well be addressed to the North Pole,…
Thursday, 01 December 2011 10:00
Here's a Muppet Newsflash
It’s clear that in 2011, five decades since their debut, 20 years since the sudden death of their visionary creator, Jim Henson, and more 10 years since their last theatrical release (the 1999 flop, Muppets From Space), the Muppets aren’t exactly at the height of relevance.
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