THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By February 2, 2013

    By having more frames projected at a faster rate, movement should look smoother with a sharper overall image, without regular films motion blur. Is this the way of the future, or another distracting gimmick?

  • The Banff Mountain film festival is coming to the prairies next week

    By January 9, 2013

    Saskatoon’s landscape won’t be so flat this week— at least not when it comes to culture. The Banff Mountain Film Festival’s world tour will be rolling through the city Jan. 14.

  • Yann Martel talks adapting literature for the big screen

    By November 21, 2012

    In 2001, when Life of Pi was little more than blurb on Canadian author Yann Martel’s agent’s catalogue, Hollywood was already expressing interest in buying the movie rights. Now, after the immense success of the novel, Life of Pi is premiering on the big screen. The Sheaf sat down with the local author to get his take on the big screen adaptation of his book.

  • Wreck-It Ralph, more like drink-and-ralph

    By November 10, 2012

    The movie may have been primarily made for children but it’s enjoyable for people of all ages and can easily be abused for all sorts of adult fun (a.k.a. a movie theatre drinking game.)

  • Star Wars Episode VII: Return of the Mickey?

    By November 7, 2012

    Whether you’ve grown up only vaguely aware of the films or were born with a lightsaber in your hand, it’s hard to deny the impact George Lucas’s Star Wars franchise has had on the entertainment industry. Now, 35 years after the release of the first film, the series has a new hope.

  • Four freaky classic horror films to disturb and delight you this Halloween

    By October 29, 2012

    Most students have completed their midterms and are looking for a reprieve before the last push to final exams. That reprieve is Halloween, a time for partying and of course a time of spine-tingling tales and eerie creatures. If you’re not in the mood for Halloween and want to get into it, then here are four horror movies that will test your backbone.

  • Bullies from the schoolyard to the MPAA: ratings controversy brings light to problems in Hollywood

    By March 10, 2012

    No one likes to be bullied. It happened to many of us as young pups in the schoolyard, and it continues to happen, especially with the rise of cyber-bullying in the information age.

    So it was natural that an intrepid filmmaker would have the desire to make a hard-hitting documentary on the subject of bullying. Unfortunately, it seems our desire to click our tongue at the young people of today is superseded by our pathological need to present a sanitized version of everything to our children.

  • Five movies people used to love, but now inexplicably hate

    By March 4, 2012

    Ever liked a movie that most people seem to hate? Everyone has at least one. Some have several.

    Ever hated a movie everyone else seems to love? Again, of course you do. Even Star Wars has its detractors — weird, mole-like detractors with acne who smell like bantha poodoo. Pity them.