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Carts as Art: Carts of Darkness Show What's on the Other Side of the Bridge
Ever gone 50 mph downhill on a shopping cart? The characters in this indie documentary do, plus a whole lot more. A fascinating look at the role shopping carts play in our culture.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carts of Darkness, Murray Siple
Tyler Ramsey on His New Album & Career Course
Band of Horses guitarist Tyler Ramsey releases his second solo album.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Raise a Little Hell: Hell on Wheels a Fascinating Tale of the Birth of Modern Roller Derby
An interview with roller derby doc director Bob Ray, done by a derby gal herself.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Ray, Hell on Wheels
Grrr Power: Maureen Medved Transforms Her Novel into a Powerful Piece of Literary Cinema
Vancouver-based novelist Maureen Medved just nabbed a Genie nomination for her screenplay for The Tracey Fragments. We caught up with her to talk about that page-to-screen process.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
CHEKing In: Will Local TV News Survive the Digital Revolution?
As part of CanWest's ongoing Canadian media conglomeration, Victoria's CHEK-TV newscasts will be produced and packaged in another city by fall 2008. What does this latest round of convergence mean for local news coverage?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
01-31-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Pop Aspirant Paloma Ramosnew
At 14 years old, Ramos was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend: choose him or her music.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Gilbert |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paloma and the Rubies
Sommelier Horror Storiesnew
And the strategies to avoid starring in them.
Monterey County Weekly |
Paul Wetterau |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Buzzworthy Napa Valley Bottlesnew
hese wines have several things in common. Like Chesebro’s Vermentino, they are just starting to get noticed. Two, they don’t need forever to mature.
Monterey County Weekly |
Paul Wetterau |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Spectacular Pebble Beach Food and Winenew
"This all came about with The Masters leaving – and us wanting to continue the event," Rob Weakley says. "The biggest thing we all looked forward to at The Highlands every year was The Masters; we were wondering how we could continue giving something like that to our community."
Monterey County Weekly |
Raymond Napolitano |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Roundabout Romancenew
Imitation is a beautiful but meandering Montreal story.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Hidalgo, Imitation
Most Valuable Playersnew
The captivating documentary Junior portrays a season in the life of a Baie-Comeau hockey team.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Dance Dance Revolutionnew
Filmmaker Ian Iqbal Rashid never thought he’d end up directing How She Move. The London-based director, whose debut feature, Touch of Pink, is a gay romcom that was a hit at Sundance in 2004.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: How She Move, Ian Iqbal Rashid
Vocal Heroesnew
Popular music has always had a place for a cappella tunes by groups like Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer, but the New York-based septet Naturally 7 has taken the style to another level.
Montreal Mirror |
Gerald Dee |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Naturally 7
The Young and the Fecklessnew
Paris/London trio the Teenagers act their age, again.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Teenagers
The Shape of Things That Camenew
With a fancy for a fantastical past, Daedelus is West Coast hip-hop’s odd man out and about.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daedelus
