I awoke on Sunday knowing that I had an interview with Two Hours Traffic. What I didn't know was that when the TV got turned on, I would hear their song, "Backseat Sweetheart", soundtracking Chuck's Day Off as the host cooked beer-battered shrimp and garlic bread.
MONTREAL (CUP) - What's the deal with Hollywood? It's a town built on the reputation of such liberal ideals, yet it's so afraid of the lending voice to the gay and lesbian community. Sadly, the term "homosexual" still holds negative connotations within the world of cinema.
BUFS closes out the fall season with The Damned United, the highly anticipated film from the makers of The Queen and Frost/Nixon. The film is based on David Peace's acclaimed (and controversial) novel of the same name, which fictionalizes the true story of Brian Clough.
Over the course of the last week, the CRTC met to discuss the future of Canadian television. After the multi-million dollar ad campaigns from both of the opponents in this debate, the Canadian television stations - CTV, CBC and others - and the big cable providers - led by Rogers Telecommunications with Bell and Cogeco - the Canadian Radio Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) finally sat down with both sides to debate the possibility of a cable tax increase.
I am sure most of you have heard about this "TV Tax" that may or may not be imposed. Well, shame on you. Even hearing about this means that you have been taking precious time away from studying to kill your brain cells watching television … Who am I kidding? I love television more than the next fat kid.
Pirate Radio, a period comedy about a freighter full of DJ's who broadcast rock'n'roll to Britain in the '60s, is a bad movie. Sort of. This film suffers for one reason: it was released at the wrong time. This is very much a "summer movie"; it has a fantastic soundtrack, a star studded cast of Britain's finest comedians and enough rockin' and rollin' dance montages to last you until, well, summer.
Vancouver's City of Glass are just one of those bands that are impossible to hate, not that you would want to. In fact, chances are that within the next few years, probably following an LP, they will become "that" band. The band that somehow strattles the line between indie credibility and mainstream success, while sounding equal parts Interpol and Pilot Speed.
International Guitar Night Sean O'Sullivan Theatre Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. International Guitar Night is one of the longest running and touring guitar festivals around the world. The night will feature four top-notch players, who all have a unique ways of playing the acoustic guitar.
