Tag: film
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Semester at a glance: Sanderson Centre
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe Sanderson Centre box office in downtown. The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts is a pillar of the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford school community. The centre is…
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2022: Year in film
Photo Contribution by Jeremy Vyn As we bid so long, farewell to 2022, it’s always fun to look back at the artistic heights reached by countless talents who gave their all to…
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It’s called a hustle, sweetheart, look it up: Hustler’s (2019) impresses audiences
At first glance, the movie Hustlers looks like a movie about strippers — and who would not want to see that? After just two weeks in theatres, the star-studded movie received an…
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The evolution of the hero’s journey
Call to adventure. Meeting the mentor. Road of trials. First Threshold. Ordeal. Second Threshold. Realization. Third Threshold. Showdown. Resolution and freedom to live: This is the most basic form of the hero’s…
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The best of the best – The Oscar Best Pictures
With less than a week to go until the 87th Academy Awards, on February 22, the time is right to look critically at the eight films nominated for Best Picture of 2014.…
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American Sniper: Shots fired
American Sniper has come under a lot of fire lately (my comedy career hasn’t lifted off the ground yet). Whether it is making fun of the ridiculous baby, the hammy acting, the…
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Lights, camera, action: Murdoch Mysteries returns to Brantford
Carriages and horses filled the streets of Brantford last week as Murdoch Mysteries set up a shoot on Darling St. The shoot involved dressing up Laurier’s own Carnegie Building to look like…
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Interstellar, and the genius of Christopher Nolan
Entering wormholes and black holes. Exploring new planets. Trying to return to loved ones. Searching for the meaning of love. Science. And space. Lots and lots of space. These are just some…
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John Wick: Cool Keanu is back!
It is now November, and that means here come the serious movies. Basically, either very slow, heavy dramas, or huge budget, polished marvels, like Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Interstellar. These are the movies…
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Hollywood, our old friend
What is Hollywood really? Is it the big brother that comforts us when we feel down and out, or is it the school bully, pointing out our flaws and magnifying them to…
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Movie review: The Equalizer
“The two most important days of your life is the day you were born, and the day you figure out why” – Mark Twain. Welcome to The Equalizer a new fresh…
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TIFF wrap-up: Must-see movies this fall
If you’re like me, a hard-core theatre buff that will go see anything that looks half decent, there’s a good chance you have not been to the theatre in over a month.…
