Flickering light bulbs and a five-piece mini orchestra crowded the small yet intimate Electric Owl stage on Friday. These multi-instrumental savants known to the rest of the world as Other Lives collectively filled the room with an atmospheric magic that was larger than life. The foundation of Other Lives’ music is primarily made up of piano, guitar, […]
True Hype Production’s latest black comedy Mon Ami had it’s Vancouver premiere last weekend. A small company comprised of four Capilano University grads, True Hype has thus far made a notable impression on the world of indie film making. Mon Ami was an exciting sequel for these young professionals breaking into the market following the teams gory […]
From the first ethnic twangs of the sitar on its score, one feels comfortably served by Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s landmark 1980 novel, the defiantly un-adaptable Midnight’s Children. Interestingly enough, it’s after protagonist Saleem is introduced about half an hour in that this safe, entertaining mediocrity becomes less than comfortable as it sours […]
Flickering light bulbs and a five-piece mini orchestra crowded the small yet intimate Electric Owl stage on Friday. These multi-instrumental savants known to the rest of the world as Other Lives collectively filled the room with an atmospheric magic that was larger than life. The foundation of Other Lives’ music is primarily made up of piano, guitar, […] 