Arts Have a story idea? E-mail us at arts@theotherpress.ca & Farewell to a beloved instructor A loving send-off to Douglas Filen Silverman By Kayla Steinman, Contributor ast Tuesday we had a beautiful, albeit bitter- sweet, concert for one of Douglas College’s most amazing music instruc- tors: the Farewell Concert for Ellen Silverman. After 32 years of dedication and love for teaching, Ellen Silverman is now retiring, and we will miss her artistic presence. It was a wonderful concert, in which four of Silverman's former stu- dents came and played. The concert began with three amazing young women playing the entrance piece: In-Hee Kim on flute, Soo-Hee Lee on cello, and Jeeyeon Han on the piano. I imagine Silverman was in awe of the talent she helped create; if I were their teacher, I’d be proud to see and hear these students of mine play. The last of Silverman’s students that played was Konstantin Klimov, on the piano. But as amazing as these four up-and- coming artists were, the real reason most of us were there was to hear one of the last on- campus performances by Silverman, and it was definitely something to look forward to. It’s easy to understand why she is so well-loved by her former students and the faculty. Ellen’s husband, Robert Silverman, who is also a music teacher at Douglas, joined Ellen in playing the piano. Ellen and Robert were so in sync while playing together, it was as if they were in their own world; just them and the piano. Ellen Silverman has been a teacher at Douglas College since 1980. In that time, she Scares on the big screen What Halloween movies has 2012 brought us? By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor alloween is upon us yet again, which can only mean parties galore! However, the actual date, October 31, falls annoyingly enough on a Wednesday this year; weekend parties or not, there’s always a little twinge of joy in our black hearts when we can actu- ally celebrate Halloween on the day-of. With that, I present to you an alternative; see a movie this Halloween—mon- sters, scares, fucked-up scenarios, we got ‘em all! Firstly though, maybe you've got a younger sib- 8 ling, a niece or nephew, or maybe kids of your own; you obviously want to get them in the Halloween spirit without traumatizing them. The critical hit ParaNorman might be out of theatres now, but luckily we’ve got Hotel Transylvania and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie for alterna- tives. Hotel Transylvania serves as a literal monster mash, with everyone from Dracula (Adam Sandler) to Frankenstein (Kevin James) to zombies playing a role in their wacky hotel setting. As for Frankenweenie, we're very likely get- ting a somewhat more traditional Halloween movie, with less rubbery CGI and more black- and-white stop motion to look forward to as young Victor brings his dead dog Sparky back to life—Mary Shelley style! But of course, maybe you want something a little more twisted; some- thing with scares that make you jump perhaps? The latest scary movie to add to the found footage genre, Sinister, changes things up a bit by also actually having a story to follow—that and every- one’s nightmare fuel card: creepy children. And replacing Saw as the go-to horror franchise, we've received the fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity series, which other than an increased budget, we can assume will hold much of the same jump-out- of-you-seat scare tactics that the previous films have been recognized for. As for something that tries to apply substance over scares to literally get under your skin, Canada’s contribution to Halloween this year is has become the Head of the Piano Division, giving numerous solo recitals, and working with other facilities. She has also worked with the Douglas College choirs over the years as a piano accompany. She holds a master’s degree from Syracuse University, on top of graduating from Eastman School of Music. Antiviral. Something that should be able to attract both a more refined film crowd as well as people that just want to see something weird, Brandon Cronenberg’s debut film very much fol- lows in his father’s early footsteps. Incorporating twisted psychology and many a gory moments, we watch as people obsess over celebrities on a far more extreme level. Finally, if you want something with a little more action, Silent Hill: Revelation (yes, in 3-D) comes out this Friday, October 26. Very much like the game series Revelation is based on, there are bound to be a number of frights, as well as a number of horrifically violent moments. And regardless of whether the movie is faithful to the games or not (we Ellen Silverman Silverman stated that she plans to continue working at her private studio in Vancouver and join in on music festivals around the province. We wish her the best of luck in retirement, and may the relaxation that retirement brings be as satisfying as teaching so many brilliant students. all know it won’t be, so save your breath and stop pretending it will), we've at least got some very sexy Pyramid Head and Nurse moments to look forward to. Just about everything in this list should speak to someone, and therefore will hopefully bring them a Halloween film to make sleeping just a tad more difficult on that faithful Wednesday night. Don’t forget though, if none of these options are appealing to you, there are about some 500-odd horror, or at least psy- chological if not violent, movies in existence you could watch instead. One I must suggest being the ridiculously underrated 1979 David Cronenberg classic (sorry junior) The Brood; find that shit and prepare to be mortified!