Media Arts students shine light on mosh culture
VIDEO BY RENÉE LALONDE On Wednesday, Nov. 13 students congregated at a studio in B wing to participate in a controlled studio mosh pit. Dziewanna Picazo and Raychel Reimer, third-year students in the Media Arts Fundamentals program, are in the process of making a documentary, Battles and Brotherhood. Reimer and Picazo’s goal was to find out […]
Kickstarter brings female superhero back to life
STORY BY DYLAN PAISLEY After 66 years Nelvana of the Northern Lights is finally back to save the day, thanks to Kickstarter. The first Canadian female superhero returns from her long hiatus with the reissue of the Nelvana of the Northern Lights comics as an anthology. Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey ran the Kickstarter campaign […]
First annual Buffer Festival attracts YouTube celebrities from around the world
STORIES AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY YouTube celebrities left the virtual world and hit the big screens in Toronto for the first annual Buffer Festival. Last weekend, theatres across downtown Toronto, including the TIFF Bell LightBox, ScotiaBank Theatre, Glenn Gould Studio, CN Tower Maple Leafs Theatre and Jane Mallet Theatre, showcased the work of popular […]
With Sheridan’s new brand comes new art
STORY BY JON D. CLARKE Sheridan College officially launches its new brand Friday. Interactive displays and other attractions will be featured, but the real headliner is a new addition to Sheridan’s growing repertoire of public art outside SCAET building, and the man behind it – a Sheridan grad. “Sheridan really taught me how to build […]
From cyborgs, to mutants and dragons, a closer look at animator Andre Leblanc
STORY BY MATTHEW LOWE It can take years to produce a feature-length animated film like How To Train Your Dragon, says animator Andre Leblanc. Leblanc graduated from the computer animation program at Sheridan College in 2003. Leblanc, 37, former visual effects lead at Dreamworks for 10 years, said that a very visually intense scene with […]
Oscar buzz: films to look out for this winter
INFOGRAPHIC BY NICHOLAS OLSEN With the 86th Academy Awards approaching in the coming months, this is the time of the year when the best films are released. Here are some key movies to look out for in the near future. Also included is a brief history of past winners and the Academy.
Canadian superheroes return
TIMELINE AND STORY BY DYLAN PAISLEY Canada is seeing a resurgence of superheroes both old and new. With the help of Kickstarter, comic books like True Patriot, which is a anthology of new Canadian superheroes, and Nelvana, from 1940 comic books, are coming back to life. Kickstarter is website where people put their projects like […]
David Bowie is at the AGO
STORY BY NICHOLAS OLSEN Is he a boy or a girl? Is he from Earth or outer space? Fans can now take an in-depth look inside the life and career of David Bowie in a comprehensive exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario. David Bowie Is was curated by the Victoria & Albert museum in […]
Factory Girl, the Swinging ’60s serve as inspiration for Pink Tartan’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection
BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN The 1960s swung into David Pecaut Square last week. For her spring/summer Pink Tartan collection, Kimberly Newport-Mimran did what she did best – crisp, feminine sophistication with an edge. The scene was set with a video of a sad-looking girl projected onto the nameplate of the runway, along with audio clips from […]
From little Essex County to the big DC Universe
STORY BY: TYLER REYNOLDS In 2011, the Canada Reads: Essential Novels of the Decade chose a graphic novel for the first time on their list, Essex County. It was written and illustrated by Jeff Lemire, a Canadian graphic novelist who not only writes and draws his own stories, but also works on titles for DC […]
Last stop, Toronto: Flare ends this year’s World Runway Tour
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MAXINE LOWE It’s not every day you can get done up to the nines. But you could have if you were invited to Flare’s second annual World Runway Tour event at the Design Exchange Museum in Toronto on Oct. 25. The event, presented by TRESemmé, showed the latest trends for fall/winter 2013, […]
An audience guide to the Rocky Horror Picture Show
TIMELINE BY PAIGE GALEA The Rocky Horror Picture Show was created in 1975 in Britain. Over time it has been adapted into a musical comedy horror play. It has a large cult following around the world and is the longest running theatrical release in history. Audience participation came into play in 1977 when people gathered […]
