Arts

The Bounty Hunter

Andy Tennant

Columbia Pictures

2.5 Stars

Running around New York City and Atlantic City trying to catch and lock up your ex-wife would be a perfect date.

At least it would be for any ex-cop-turned-bounty-hunter on the way to making himself big in the fierce business.

Urinetown: The Musical

Kalaish Mital Theatre

March 20, 2010

4.5 stars

Urinetown: The Musicalis not a happy musical. In fact, it has all the makings of a good, old-fashioned tragedy – star-crossed lovers, poverty, murder, rebellion. No, Urinetown is definitely not a happy musical, but it will definitely make you laugh.

For Canadian musician Kinnie Starr, love is more than just a romantic feeling. It is an underlying force behind all interactions, even ones as simple as helping someone onto a bus.

“It’s kind of like veering away from what it’s looked at traditionally. People say, ‘Oh I love you, I don’t know what that is but I know I love you,’ ” Starr said.

Starr’s fifth album A Different Day was released this month. This album is a move away from hip-hop and rap, Starr’s common genre.

Safe in the Steep Cliffs

Emancipator

1320 Records                                                                                     

For artist Marc Adornato, being a 30-year-old antique collector is proving worthwhile. 

Adornato, a media artist based in Ottawa, has found a new artistic venture in old vacuum tube radios from the 1930s. Using as much as he can salvage, Adornato transforms these vintage wonders into speakers for iPods or MP3 players. 

As he is one of very few people recreating these radios, he said his work is a rare combination of the past and present.