Month: March 2007

By Andrea Campbell

We can play all 71 of our songs in 23 minutes, so beat that!” announces Curt Christensen, lead vocalist of local punk rock band Gudenpist. Though the 25-year-old leader admits his calculations might be slightly off, the energy and bravado behind his boast are genuine. The band’s metal and punk influences combine into an original… Continue reading Getting pissed with Gudenpist

By Kyle Francis

Violent and outrageous, 300 tells the bronze-age story of 300 Spartans’ showdown against a million invading Persians with a visual style not unlike a train colliding with a herd of cattle. While the bombastic cinematography is immediately jarring, 300‘s over-the-top chic wouldn’t be nearly as successful or entertaining without it. Based on Frank Miller’s graphic… Continue reading The Very Best Violence: Frank Miller’s 300

By Hoang-Mai Hong

While ‘war criminal’ might be the easy label to slap onto someone wanted by the United Nations for corruption, kidnapping and murder, The Fall of Fujimori suggests there is no such easy answer. In fact, any answer at all becomes eventually irrelevant in director Ellen Perry’s award-winning documentary. The film’s aim isn’t to judge Alberto… Continue reading Movie Review: The Fall of Fujimori

By Kenzie Love

The documentary State of Fear takes on a subject that is not well-known to most Canadians: the 1980-2000 battle between the Peruvian government and a group of Peruvian Marxist guerrillas called the Shining Path. The stories and images contained in the film, however, are all too familiar. They tell of a president who uses a… Continue reading Movie Review: State of Fear

By Ryan Pike

When debating the most influential musical figures of the past quarter century, the name Kurt Cobain is brought up constantly. Despite being one of the most prominent figures of his time, Cobain’s reluctance to fame and elusive public persona made him difficult for fans to get to know. His distrust of the media certainly didn’t… Continue reading Movie Review: About a Son

By Hoang-Mai Hong

In an age where stories of dead D-list celebrities and Britney Spears’ buzz cuts and baby blunders are breaking news, the media landscape is found wanting for something a little more substantial. Luckily, there exists the noble documentary, which has thankfully become ever-more popular in the post-Fairenheit 9-11 mainstream media. Bringing lesser known world issues… Continue reading Movies. They matter.

The University of Calgary played host to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s volleyball championships Mar. 1-3, and though the Dinos only came away with bronze, there was a load of great volleyball being spiked into the Jack Simpson gym floor. The Gauntlet was there, capturing the tournament the whole way.

By Alyzee Sibtain

The Great Plains division cross-over for the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs proved a barren one, as Saskatchewan was not as Dino-friendly as their last trip east. The Dinos bowed out of the 2007 post-season at the hands of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in the division final at Rutherford Arena in Saskatoon Mar. 2-3.… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Dinos taken to town in ‘toonsville

By Cam Houle

Jamie Macari of the Brock Badgers was the big individual winner as the University of Saskatchewan welcomed wrestlers from across Canada to compete for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport wrestling national championships Mar. 2-5 . The women’s side was dominated by a deep, heavily talented team from the University of Calgary, while on the men’s side,… Continue reading Lady wrasslesaurs take championship belt