Musical Musings: Pop songs in film…love it or hate it?
Welcome back to Musical Musings. Today, I’d like to talk about a personally divisive issue: pop songs in movies. I’m thinking about it now because, if you have read the new issue of the...
Author: Sean-Paul Boynton
Musical Musings: A selfish introduction, and Muslim punk
Greetings, casual reader, and welcome to Musical Musings, the new blog for me, the arts editor of the Reflector. I say “for me” because, well…let me start from the beginning. I’m a huge music...
Something to write home about
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but isn’t it nicer to have writers create pictures for you? WordFest is back in town for a six-day run Oct. 13-18, and director Anne...
Now Playing: Calgary International Film Festival promises exciting 10th anniversary
The 10th instalment of the Calgary International Film Festival has hit town, and Brenda Lieberman, programmer of the world cinema and late night schedules, has no problem finding ways to draw attendees to its...
The night is alive
Whether you’re in the mood for indie pop, rock, punk, metal, or dance music, Calgary’s downtown core plays host to a variety of clubs that will appeal to any and all musical tastes. We...
Summer heats up at Sled Island
In only two years, Sled Island has firmly established itself as Calgary’s coolest summer festival, a mini version of Texas’s South by Southwest festival that balances music, art, and film from both local and...
Under the microscope
We all know that research plays a huge part in the lives of university faculties. That’s why we all came to a college, right? But as Mount Royal makes the transition towards university status,...
