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Key and Peele Discuss Keanu, Casting, and Being Badass
The transition from television to film can provide a multitude of challenges, most notably a loss of original purpose or direction. For Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the duo behind the wildly successful Comedy Central show Key & Peele, the initial motivation for their new film Keanu was simply to ...
Top 8 Hipster Joints in (Toronto) The 6ix
Enjoy The Strand’s guide to the top hipster joints in the city. As Toronto culture is expanding, some areas in this urban metropolis are showing the full potential of what this city has to offer. From vintage arcade bars, to underground dance dens, to taco-only restaurants, the city has gone ...
A closer look inside the Visual Arts Department at UofT
When we think about a Visual Arts education in Toronto, UofT may not be the first school that comes to mind. Other schools like the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), or even Ryerson and York, may be first in line for students looking to pursue an education in ...
Cinema Studies 101: A Visual Guide
As I say farewell to my days of Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto, I wanted to offer a visual syllabus ofn the forefathers of film theoryfilm theory’s forefathers. Here’s a crash course in film studies, pointing out the commonalities shared by this group of mostly- French men named ...
Studio Sessions open mic caps off year of growth
On April 6, Vic Records hosted its first-ever live recorded open mic, as a part of their “Studio Sessions” series. The event featured live performances from the musicians and bands in the Vic community. It was fairly standard for a Cat’s Eye event: Caffiends catering, plenty of refreshments, and a ...
Conflicts of Space: Review of Majid Jordan’s self-titled album
Majid Jordan, the eponymous debut from Toronto duo Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman, is a nighttime cityscape with its dark, warm, atmospheres interjected by hovering buildings and their glow. The record is a veritable mood, stylistically borne of 808s and Heartbreak by Kanye West and House of Balloons by The Weeknd, using ...
REVIEW: Everybody Wants Some
On March 24, the TIFF Bell Lightbox held an advance screening of Richard Linklater’s newest film, entitled Everybody Wants Some. Linklater was present for a discussion on his career before introducing the film, and I was lucky enough to be in attendance. Set in 1980, Everybody Wants Some follows baseball ...
Trinity Art Show proves that less is more
On April 1, Trinity College opened the Trinity Art Show, an annual event that spans three days in the beautiful Seeley Hall. This year, the show’s main focus was a much more minimalist approach than it has been in the past. The dominant colours all around Seeley Hall were undoubtedly ...
St. Mike’s last show, Asuncion, runs on unapologetically sharp and borderline discomfiting satire
Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy Asuncion opened at the Luella Massey Studio Theatre. It was produced by the SMC Troubadours and directed by Veronika Gribanova. The play is about Edgar Hirschhorn (James Hyett), a self-styled journalist who lives a socially conscious—perhaps more accurately a socially self-conscious—life on the living room floor of his ...
REVIEW: This Unruly Mess I’ve Made or The Heist Again?
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis self-released their second studio album, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, on February 26, 2016. There was some advertising before the release, but it was not as hyped as it could have been after coming off their Grammy Award-winning debut album The Heist. Like The Heist, This ...