Almost every movie, TV show, or music video has at least a couple (and often, several hundred) people in the background of the scene. While the actors are speaking at a party, there have to be other party guests present in the background, or it wouldnât make any sense. The people who portray these non-speaking roles are known as âbackground performers,â or more commonly, âextras.â
From Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Elysium, comes Chappie, the story of the worldâs first sentient artificial intelligence robot and the implications and misfortunes of his life.
Our personal time is in many ways the biggest and most valuable commodity. Not only is it the only possession we have that can never be regained, but itâs the only commodity that everyone in the world has an equal amount of. We all have the same number of hours in a day in the end, although the activities we occupy it with and the efficiency in managing it varies.
A provision to the Canadian Human Rights Act known as Bill C-279 has been amended and sent back for debate in the House of Commons. The bill, which covers issues of transgender-inclusiveness, likely wonât pass until after the next federal election.
A TransLink referendum across Greater Vancouver is in the works. The voting will commence on March 16 through a mail-in ballot available until May 29. The vote itself is on whether we should implement a 0.5 per cent increase to the PST in order to fund an $8-billion, 10-year transit plan.
Douglas College will once again be holding its bi-annual career fair at both campuses. The career fair is jointly presented by the Douglas College Alumni Association, Student Employment Centre, and Douglasâ Co-op Education services.
Poutine is a delicious Canadian treat weâve all experienced at one point or another. Itâs not just for tourists anymore; practically every restaurant has poutine available.
The 2015 Oscar Academy Awards have come and gone, but what 2014 movies were truly award-deserving will always be a matter of debate. There were definitely some movies that came out last year that were snubbed by the Academy Awards.
The winners of the 2015 Academy Awards have been leakedâand in a very surprising twist of events, most of them were won by last-minute local nominees. In what many question to be a selective Academy committee, the performances and feats awarded an Oscar range mostly in college-aged individuals in the Greater Vancouver area.
Itâs the first few months of the year, and that means awards season. The Grammys, showcasing the best in the music business, aired February 8 and the Oscars are upcoming, showing us what the best movie performances and productions of 2014 were.
