All posts by Brent Holmes
All Pain, No Gain
Pain and Gain Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Ken Jeong, Tony Shalhoub and Rebel Wilson Razzie award winner Michael Bay offers probably some of his best work in his latest film Pain & ... Read More »
Documenting the journey
In 2006, Canadian film director Rob Stewart made waves with his documentary Sharkwater, an award-winning film that exposed the threat to the shark population. In 2012, after four years of work, Stewart released his follow-up film, Revolution, which premiered at ... Read More »
Spring film breaks the rules
Director: Harmony Korine Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine Harmony Korine, known for his bizarre and often uncomfortable films, like Julian Donkey Boy, Gummo, and Trash Humpers offers probably his most accessible film in Spring ... Read More »
Talking about ideas that make common cents
Writer of 12 books and personality known for the Canadian TV series, Till Debt Do Us Part, Gail Vaz-Oxlade has made her name by teaching people common sense principles about how to save and spend money. The Canadian financial writer ... Read More »
Gazette tested: Chocolate pudding cake
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup sugar 6 tbsp. baking cocoa, divided 2 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt ½ cup milk 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup packed brown sugar 1-3/4 cups hot water Directions: ... Read More »
Long-time fans boast mistaken superiority
“I liked that band before they were cool”—it’s a line used so ironically by our culture it has really lost any meaning it may have had. I found myself looking through the comments on a music video after hearing the ... Read More »
Previews trailing behind in quality
One of the best parts of going to the movies for me is the “coming attractions” preview show before the film starts. This is probably because, oftentimes, the trailers for future movies are better than the movie I’m about to ... Read More »
The nectar of the gods
Chocolate milk—it’s the best kind of milk there is, the nectar of the gods, and an incredibly helpful beverage to drink after a hard workout. Hospitality Services is doing a chocolate milk promotion, sponsored by Nutrel for residence students. Students ... Read More »
Phone companies can go to cell
If I had a nickel for every time I heard a cellphone bill horror story from one of my classmates, I’d have enough to pay my own cellphone bill. It seems many Canadians are dialing PG for price-gouging. Over the ... Read More »
OUSA tackles summer jobs
Summer is coming, and with it comes the quest for summer employment for many students. A survey from the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance revealed 23 per cent of students surveyed were unemployed during the summer, and 54 per cent of students ... Read More »
Changing the nature of film
For over 30 years, Canadian filmmaker Steven Woloshen has pioneered a unique kind of animated filmmaking with no camera involved. “I’m what’s called a camera-less animator. What I do is I take film—35mm celluloid film—that’s black or clear or already ... Read More »
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