Category: Arts
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Three guys and a birding film
BY MARK ELGIE It is said that birds of a feather flock together. Now, thanks to The Birder, it can also be said that birds of a feather plot revenge together. Three years after its release, The Birder was shown to Sheridan faculty and students in a special film screening in the SCAET building on…
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Digital film festival brings cult classics back to the big screen
BY RYAN SAGADORE Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival is back for its seventh year, offering a variety of sci-fi and fantasy films to the public. Canada’s only coast-to-coast film festival is bringing cult classics as well as newer releases to the big screen. The films have been completely restored in digital format, often for the…
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Musical hilarity on the fly
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Infidelity, a fascination with the deep ocean and Calgary made for an interesting night at The Factory Theatre last Thursday. For the cast of One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written, these three audience suggestions opened up the door to sidesplitting comedy, all of which was improvised. “I’ve been improvising for…
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Sheridan alum shoots for the silver screen
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMILLE GUSHWAY From dreams of walking down the red carpet to early call times. 20-year-old Krista Komar is working her way up in the acting industry. Krista Komar has known since she was five that she wanted to act in movies. She would watch famous stars like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen…
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Oakville residents creating mural for Canada’s 150th birthday
BY JASMINE ANTHONY Oakville residents have the chance to be a part of a nationwide art project to celebrate Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday. The Canada 150 Mural Mosaic project is a collaboration of artwork from 150 communities across the country. Each will produce a separate train car themed mosaic that represents their community, which is…
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Furniture students reveal their talents
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISE MORTON Members of the design community squished together inside a Toronto gallery to admire the work produced by Sheridan’s 16 graduating Furniture students during the opening reception of Reveal, on Jan. 21. The exhibit was organized by students in the three-year Craft and Design Furniture program with the help and…
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The Sun compares the screen’s mightiest heroes
INFOGRAPHIC BY STEFAN LEE With so many superheroes on screen (film and TV), it can get a bit confusing to sift through. Publishing powerhouses Marvel and DC both have over five dozen superhero movies under their belts, with another two dozen more in production. Luckily enough, The Sun has an easy breakdown on all the…
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Photographers reach for the rooftops
BY COURTNEY BLOK City skylines, bright blurred lights in the night, and hundreds of feet stretched out below you. Dangling your legs off the edge of a skyscraper to face your fear of heights is not ideal for everyone, but for Alanna Swan it worked. Swan, a third-year Advertising and Marketing Communications student at Sheridan,…
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Theatre grad set to release long-awaited EP
BY OLIVIA LITTLE After four years, Sheridan Theatre grad JJ Gerber is ready to release an EP that he believes audiences will relate to. “I think that a lot of these songs have lyrics that people can relate to, and I think that people will listen and be like, ‘I went through that’ or ‘I…
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Sheridan faculty showcased at illustration show
BY ERIN QUEENAN Fifty years of Toronto illustration history was celebrated last Thursday at a first of its kind art exhibit showcased at the John B. Aird gallery downtown Toronto. The Museum of The Street, curated by Bill Grigsby of Reactor Art Agency, and illustrator Gail Geltner, celebrated and preserved the works of 36 recognized…
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Star Wars: The Next Generation
REVIEW BY MARK ELGIE A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . A Star Destroyer crosses the screen, chasing an unassuming looking spacecraft harbouring an important figure in the resistance. Before she is captured, she manages to entrust some vital information to an astromech droid by the name of R2-D2,…
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Sheridan student helps bring next generation of Lion King to life
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK After working behind the scenes, making his favourite Disney characters come back to life, Samuel Morin now has the fulfilling experience of seeing his work on TV. Morin, a third-year Animation student at Sheridan, worked on The Lion King reboot, which premiered as a film in the past year. He also worked…