Al Purdy Was Here By Emilio Ghloum On Nov. 5, the Guelph Film Festival kicked off with a screening of Al Purdy Was Here, a movie depicting the life and artistic spirit of beloved Canadian poet Al Purdy. After a wonderful greeting and short speech given by festival director Carolyn […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Album of the Week: Currents
Artist: Tame Impala Album: Currents Tame Impala’s third studio album, Currents, marks a transition in Kevin Parker’s taste and presence. Since the band’s last album, Lonerism, Parker split ways with girlfriend, Melody Prochet, and Currents’ ability to allude to a drawn-out and isolating self-examination points critics to wonder whether the […]
The Weekly Scene: Inside Llewyn Davis
It can’t be easy living life as a protagonist in a Coen brothers’ film. Their protagonists—often through great fault of their own—always seem to find themselves in positions ranging from terrible to worse. There’s something to be said about the melancholic and the misanthropic, and Joel and Ethan seem to […]
Ash Vs. Evil Dead review
Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin’” steals the opening scene of Ash Vs. Evil Dead, the sci-fi rock song prefacing Ash’s return to the franchise via a 10-episode television series. Bruce Campbell brings back the character of Ash Williams, and all of his sexist, machismo charisma that follows. The series is a […]
CFRU Top 10
1—MAJICAL CLOUDZ* Are You Alone? (Arts & Crafts) 2—OUGHT* Sun Coming Down (Constellation) 3—BABY LABOUR** Aruban Sandwich (Self-Released) 4—ESMERINE* Other Voices (Constellation) 5—STEVEN LAMBKE* Days Of Heaven (You’ve Changed) 6—YOUNG RIVAL* Interior Light (Paper Bag) 7—BODIES THAT MATTER* Glorify! Glorify! Glorify! (Optical Sounds) […]
This week on the Internet
In the column This week on the Internet, we will be taking a gander at what is on the internet, this week. Don’t let the revolutionary title fool you; I’ll be asking folks for their thoughts about popular web content. On Halloween, countless celebrities dressed up for the occasion. John […]
The definitive guide to Bond movies
With Spectre coming out in theatres soon, it seems fitting to recap the best Bond films to date. Here are some of the most iconic movies that are not only incredible on their own, but also have a significant impact on the entire franchise. 5. License to Kill (1989) License […]
Cover to Cover: Stephanie Clifford’s Everybody Rise
I first picked up Stephanie Clifford’s debut novel because the cover was aesthetically appealing. Yes, sometimes I am guilty of judging a book by its cover; this one was kelly green and pink, and had pretty cursive writing. I had briefly heard of Everybody Rise from what I might call […]
The ONtaku: The end of anime
The ONtaku is a new arts and culture column that is published on a bi-weekly schedule. The column will feature news and reviews related to anime, manga and video games. A common question that is asked amongst people with no prior knowledge or exposure to anime: what is it and […]
Give yourself over to absolute pleasure
“It’s a theatre experience like no other,” claimed 23-year-old Rocky Horror Show director, Tyler Livingstone, as his cast could be heard chanting vocal warm-ups backstage at the River Run Centre. Livingstone debuted his directing skills for Royal City Musical Productions Inc. this past spring with a sold-out run of the […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.