FLUX’ February, 2001 Vol. 16, #5 Editor-in-Chief Corinna vanGerwen Art Directors Albert Song lan Walker Production Manager Andrew Dadson Advertising Manager Richard Lawley Senior Editor Nigel Reeves Flux Capacitor Benjamin Asa Smith Listings Editor Jacob Krarup Ego Editor Ocean Dionne Copy Proofers Benjamin Asa Smith Morgan Watt Nigel Reeves Robin Cameron Designers Andrew Dadson Ocean Dionne Robin Cameron Cover Image by: John Lee make-up: Denise model: Raine Contributors Andrew Dadson Anne E. Lowe Benjamin Asa Smith Bryan Bone Corinna vanGerwen Evelyn Brosseau J. Halbertsma John Lee Julia Fryer Kelly Phillips Maitland Wright Maura Morgan Watt Ocean Dionne Pravin Robin Cameron Tony Romano Shayne Ehman TJ Anzai Special Thanks The Creators of Curt - (for their flexibility and their all encompassing genius) Letters Policy 75 word abuse Burlesque Night The W.I.S.E. Hall Friday January 19th Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen An exceptional and highly entertaining evening, Burlesque Night at the W.I.S.E. Hall will amuse you silly. The show started with a great set by the house band, The Blue Lodge Quartet. Their repetoire was limited in variety but boy could they play! Then came the girls. The Burlesque show is a far cry from its descendant, the strip show. The girls never flash a nipple (except for unfortunate mishaps with loose pasties), and they thoroughly enjoy themselves, with the bored looks of stripshow dancers never showing face. And although by the third set | was yearning for something more | will gladly go again. The only thing | didn't like was the girls' unsuccessful attempt to tease their way through accompianment by the band. The show happens monthly, the next one being on February 16th. Go. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Planets Saturday January 20th Orpheum Theatre Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen The first selection, Letters for the Future, written by the Vancouver Symphony's Composer and Music Advisor, Rodney Sharman, was a mediocre composition. Not bad but not great either. It was so tranquilizing that | almost fell asleep, but that probably had more to do with coming straight from a busy day at work. The second selection, Britten's Violin Concerto, Op. 15, was well done featuring accomplished violinist Scott St. John, but the star of the show was the ever popular ThePlanets, Op. 32, by Holst. My favourites were the overpowering Mars, the calm Venus and the jovial Jupiter. An exceptional score, the VSO played it seamlessly. Snatch Written and directed by Guy Ritchie Starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyns, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade © Sherbedgia Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen Snatch might have been good if | hadn't seen it before. Guy Ritchie rips off his own Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and fails at making it better. Something this styl- ized can only be done once before it becomes old hat. The weakness of this film lies fully in the script, and within Ritchie's choice to stick to a proven formula. The role given to Benicio del Toro was a waste of his talents, Brad Pitt's character was a weird cross between roles he's played before, and Vinnie Jones plays pretty much the same charac- ter as in Lock, Stock. All that said, it's still entertaining. But see it on a Tuesday or wait til it's on video. And make sure it's been a long time since you've seen Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Snatch Letter-writers and contributors please take note: Inlfux reserves the right to amend or refuse material in the interest of a respectful exchange of well-con- sidered thoughts within the justifiable limits of a free and democratic society. Reviewed by Benjamin Asa Smith Corinna, as you can read above, seems to be of the impression that Lock, Stock, and Written submissions should be forwarded on computer disk to: Influx ECIAD, Two Smoking Barrels was a good film, which it was not, as opposed to an empty narra- Room 140 North Building, 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 3R9, or tive flaunting a particularly over-zealous use of commercial film techniques, which it was. via Snatch, while not perfect, is, if anything, a definite improvement on its director's pre- e-mail to: influx@eciad.bc.ca ceeding work. Flashy camera moves-here work with the movie (whereas Lock, Stock's tel: (604) 844-3861 were simply jarring), and the story is actually fun, engaging, and filled with characters (something of which Lock, Stock was, for the most part, devoid). Dare | say it...Snatch may finally be the long-awaited bastard son of Pulp Fiction's visual and narrative style that had, thus far, yielded only afterbirth. And Corinna probably didn't like Snatch because she's a girl, anyway. Submissions Deadlines For the March issue of digital/analogue: February 16th, 2001 For the creative issue in April: March 16th, 2001 @ oe inFluXx 75 word abu: February, 2001 Vol. 16, #5 = Editor-in-Chief Cover Image by: Burlesque Night q Corinna vanGerwen John Lee The W.I-S.E. Hall make-up: Denise Friday January 19th Art Directors model: Raine Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen Albert Song lan Walker Contributors ‘An exceptional and highly entertaining evening, Burlesque Night at the W.LS.E. Hall will ‘Andrew Dadson amuse you silly: The show started with a great set by the house band, The Blue Lodge Production Manager ‘Anne E. Lowe Quartet. Their repetoire was limited in variety but boy could they play! Then came the ‘Andrew Dadson Benjamin Asa Smith girls. The Burlesque show is a far cry from its descendant, the strip show. The girls never Bryan Bone flash a nipple (except for unfortunate mishaps with loose pasties), and they thoroughly Advertising Manager Corinna vanGerwen enjoy themselves, with the bored looks of stripshow dancers never showing face. And Richard Lawley Evelyn Brosseau although by the third set | was yearning for something more | will gladly go again. The J. Halbertsma only thing | didn’t like was the girls’ unsuccessful attempt to tease their way through Senior Editor John Lee accompianment by the band. The show happens monthly, the next one being on Nigel Reeves Julia Fryer February 16th. Go. Kelly Phillips Flux Capacitor Maitland Wright Benjamin Asa Smith Maura Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Morgan Watt The Planets Listings Editor Ocean Dionne Saturday January 20th Jacob Krarup : Orpheum Theatre Cameron Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen Ego Editor Tony Romano Ocean Dionne Shayne Ehman The first selection, Letters for the Future, written by the Vancouver Symphony's Td Anzai ‘Composer and Music Advisor, Rodney Sharman, was a mediocre composition. Not bad Copy Proofers but not great either. It was so tranquilizing that | almost fell asleep, but that probably Benjamin Asa Smith Special Thanks had more to do with coming straight from a busy day at work. The second selection, Morgan Watt The Creators of Curt Britten’s Violin Concerto, Op. 15, was well done featuring accomplished violinist Scott Nigel Reeves (for their flexibility and their all St.John, but the star of the show was the ever popular ThePlanets, Op. 32, by Holst. Robin Cameron ‘encompassing genius) ‘My favourites were the overpowering Mars, the calm Venus and the jovial Jupiter. An exceptional score, the VSO played it seamlessly Designers ‘Andrew Dadson ‘Ocean Dionne Snatch Robin Cameron Written and directed by Guy Ritchie Starring Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyns, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia Reviewed by Corinna vanGerwen Snatch might have been good if | hadn't seen it before. Guy Ritchie rips off his own Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and fails at making it better. Something this styl- ized can only be done once before it becomes old hat. The weakness of this film lies fully in the script, and within Ritchie's choice to stick to a proven formula. The role given to Benicio del Toro was a waste of his talents, Brad Pitt's character was a weird cross between roles he's played before, and Vinnie Jones plays pretty much the same chara ter as in Lock, Stock. All that said, it’s still entertaining. But see it on a Tuesday or wait til it's on video. And make sure it's been a long time since you've seen Lock, Stock, and : Two Smoking Barrels. Letters Policy Snatch Letter-writers and contributors please take note: Inifux reserves the right to Reviewed by Benjamin Asa Smith amend or refuse material in the interest of a respectful exchange of well-con- sidered thoughts within the justifiable limits of a free and democratic society. Corinna, as you can read above, seems to be of the impression that Lock, Stock, and ‘Written submissions should be forwarded on computer disk to: Influx ECIAD, Two Smoking Barrels was a good film, which it was not, as opposed to an empty narra- Room 140 North Building, 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 3R9, or tive flaunting a particularly over-zealous use of commercial film techniques, which it was. via Snatch, while not perfect, is, if anything, a definite improvement on its director's pre- e-mail to: influx@eciad.be.ca ceeding work. Flashy camera moves.here work with the movie (whereas Lock, Stock’s tel: (604) 844-3861 were simply jarring), and the story is actually fun, engaging, and filled with characters (Something of which Lock, Stock was, for the most part, devoid). Dare | say it..Snatch Gierisions Deane’ may finally be the long-awaited bastard son of Pulp Fiction's visual and narrative style that had, thus far, yielded only afterbirth. And Corinna probably didn't like Snatch For the March issue of digital/analogue: February 16th, 2001 Beco aies eaiiean yay For the creative issue in April: March 16th, 2001