Articles by Allison Outhit

Scoop

Woody Allen

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

There’s something truly delightful about Scarlett Johansson. Her fresh presence can lift a scene as a crock of buttercups lightens old wall...

Carl Gosine

Sound Engineer

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

Carl Gosine is a veteran Halifax-based musician and sound engineer who has worked and toured with Josh Ritter, Two Hours Traffic, Sarah Har...

The Road to Guantánamo

Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

Recent news of the suicides of three detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo, Cuba, generated a freshly appalling spin by the A...

Slings & Arrows: Season One

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

As Canadian audiences have demonstrated (by voting with their remotes), Canadian-made prime-time television is pretty much hopeless. With o...

The Wild

Steve "Spaz" Williams

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

Okay, so in Disney world it takes at least four credited writers to come up with a plot that’s indistinguishable from any number of recent...

Take the Lead

Liz Friedlander

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

In the Arthur Murray heyday of the 1950s, you too could learn to dance simply by buying the LP with accompanying floor map and putting your...

How To Understand Contracts

The Dotted Line

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As an aesthete breed, musicians are often reluctant to sully their art with commerce. But on a Sudbury Saturday night, as you get stiffed o...

How to Get Your Song in Film or TV

Every Montage Needs a Tune

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Every filmmaker knows that running just the right song in the background can really boost the emotion in an otherwise blank scene. And you...