By David Kolbusz
Arts organizations in the downtown area are concerned about how some new grant money will be divided.
Truscan Property Corporation, owners of the World Exchange Plaza, announced at the end of January that they would donate $300,000 to the arts community in order to help enliven the downtown core.
Category: Arts
What’s old is new again. . .
By Meredith Dundas
Alfonso Cuaron’s film Great Expectations probably won’t help students pass their English exams but it may inspire them to enjoy classic literature.
The producers and directors of Great Expectations have taken the liberty of changing the books to suit today’s setting — and that can be a tricky thing to do without losing the appeal of the original story.
‘Blood-and-guts’ not always ugly
By KateLynn Savidan
There is a new form of violence emerging in mainstream Hollywood cinema.
A veritable ballet of blood, this new violence is a far cry from that made popular by Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers. It is a controlled carnage, a highly choreographed dance of bullets, blood and death, where bodies and bullets fly gracefully and stylized through the air.
Local jazz club alive ‘n’ swingin’
By James Raiswell
As the After Eight Jazz Club prepares to celebrate its second anniversary in June, owner Shawn Dawson believes there is a solid base of jazz fans in Ottawa to support his club.
“We’re dedicated to jazz at the After Eight,” he says. “And now that fans are coming out to support us, we’re heading into our third year of business stronger than ever.”