Bootlegging is a bloodthirsty business

Lawless’ review

By C.M. Rivera,
Contributor

COC

irector John
D Hillcoat did a
fantastic job

with his latest film,
Lawless. Hillcoat’s
previous films include
the widely acclaimed
The Proposition (2005),
the film adaptation of
The Road (2009), and a
number of music videos.
Although I haven’t seen
his previous movies,
this one was satisfyingly
bloody and suspenseful.
If you like blood, gore,
and lots of action, this

movie's for you.

Lawless is based
on the 2008 novel,
The Wettest County
in the World by Matt
Bondurant, which is
inspired by a true story.
In 1930s Virginia, during
the prohibition era, the
Bondurant brothers
ran an illegal alcohol
business. Tom Hardy,
fresh off the Dark Knight
Rises train, plays Forrest,
the tough invincible
leader of the brothers’
bootlegging business.
Howard (Jason Clarke)
supports Forrest by
keeping people sweet
with his knuckle brass
fist. And Jack (Shia
LaBeouf), the youngest
brother, struggles to

Arts events galore!

From theatre to music
to book launches,
Douglas has it all

By Angela Espinoza,
Arts Editor

ometimes, I have
G: wonder what

school everyone
else is going to when
they say nothing goes
on at Douglas. This year
especially, there are a
great deal of arts events
happening throughout
the school. Whether the
college is teaming up
with outside festivals or
putting on shows of their
own, it’s actually quite
amazing how much is
coming our way in the
near future.

For one, the Douglas
Theatre and Stagecraft
programs will of course
6

be performing two plays.
Each show requires

an enormous amount

of team effort, as the
stagecraft students put
together the shows

that this semester’s
theatre students will

be performing in. This
semester’s shows are still
a surprise in the making,
but just out of habit,

one is sure to be a non-
traditional Shakespeare-
inspired piece, and

the other is often a
powerfully dramatic
work.

Music will be a
major focus this year as
well, with everything
from band recruitment
to a calendar of shows
operating right now. As
you'll see in the section
this week, the Douglas
College Concert and
Jazz Bands are currently

make a place for himself
in the business.

The brothers are
considered legends in
their small town because
of their ability to survive,
and they’ve come to
believe their own legend.
The brothers become
reckless, and keep
running their business
even after corrupt special
agent Charlie Rakes (Guy
Pearce) is called into
town to stop the brothers
bootlegging business An
all-out war ensues with
the town’s occupants
stuck in the crossfire.

There are a couple
of romantic scenes
between the preacher’s
daughter, Bertha (Mia
Wasikowska), and

f

looking for non-music
students who have
an interest in playing,
and will of course be
given opportunities to
perform for the student
body. There are also
the weekly Arts at One
performances happening
this semester, in which
hour-long concerts
are performed every
Thursday at the Laura
C. Muir Performing Arts
Theatre at the New West
campus. This semester’s
Arts at One performances
include vocal and
guitar ensembles, a
showcase of the epic
Music Technologies
program, and a unique
presentation of The
Nutcracker, featuring
dancers from the Goh
Ballet.

There will also be
a larger focus on film

Jack, though this didn’t
overpower all the gang
fighting. Jessica Chastain
also stars as Maggie, an
ex-fangirl from Chicago
trying to get away from
trouble, but lands right in
it by falling for Forrest.
In the end, Jack has
transformed into a much
darker, more disturbing
version of himself. But
after all the bloodthirsty
fights, the film ends
on a bittersweet note
that nonetheless wraps
everything up nicely.
Lawless is a
ferocious movie with
some incredible actors.
With all the blood and
gore, the film could’ve
easily been a cheesy
ultraviolent free-for-all,

presentations this year.
The Vancouver Latin
American Film Festival
will put on a special
screening of A Chinese
Tale this Wednesday,
September 5, free to all
students for viewing.
The screening will take
place at 7 p.m. in the
Laura C. Muir Theatre, so
don’t miss it! The New
West Doc Fest will also
be hitting up the New
West campus this year in
October for feature and
short film presentations,
with this year’s focus
being on “sustainability
and agriculture.”

As for New West’s
Amelia Douglas Gallery,
this fall’s art exhibits
include “Rhythm
Stories,” paintings by
Nyla Sunga, which will
run from September
20 to November 2,

but the execution and

its powerful portrayals
made the horrors reach
the viewer in a different
way. Guy Pearce
especially played the
maniacal special police
agent well, capturing the
right amount of madness
for the character. The
plot was also well
constructed, with some
scenes difficult to watch,
but a good amount of
comedy and romance
properly dispersed to
lighten up the mood. This
movie has everything
from throat slicing to
segregation to even
young love, and it’s
definitely worth viewing

and “Needle Doodle,”
multi-media works
by Elizabeth Carefoot,
running from November
8 all the way through
January 4. Opening
receptions will take
place on each exhibit’s
respective opening dates
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.,
with Artist’s Talks taking
place the respective
mornings after at 10 a.m.
Finally, and just
recently announced,
Douglas College Creative
Writing and Print
Futures instructor John
Vigna just published his
first collection of short
stories, which will have a
launch at The Bourbon in
Vancouver. Bull Head’s
launch will take place
September 19 from 7:30
to 11 p.m. and everyone
(of age) is encouraged to
head out.