OcToBER
      25,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Andy
      Bulman
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hawksley
      Workman
      Plays
      Music
      That’s
      Not
     
     
      Too
      Bad
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hawkley
      an
      artist.
     
    

    
     
      Workman’s
      “Brace
     
     
      m
      use
      ie
      Cockburn
      is
     
     
      provides
      the
      one
      of
      my
     
     
      chillout
      biggest
     
     
      benefits
      of
      influences,”
     
     
      heroin
      S7
      a
      <6
     
     
      without
      any
      Workman.
      “I
     
     
      of
      the
      stigma
      played
      with
     
     
      or
      long
      him
      once
      ata
     
     
      lasting
       Photos-MJ
      Doucette
      small
      dingy
     
     
      addiction.
      club
      and
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      His
      first
      Island
      gig
      last
      Thursday
      started
     
     
      out
      well.
      While
      Workman
      plays
      the
     
     
      drums,
      piano,
      guitar
      and
      vocals,
      his
     
     
      greatest
      strength
      is
      clearly
      his
      voice.
      His
     
     
      style
      grabs
      you,
      his
      low
      warbling
      voice
     
     
      moaning
      like
      Jeff
      Buckley,
      his
      high
     
     
      notes
      reminiscent
      of
      Robert
      Plant.
      To
     
     
      say
      nothing
      of
      his
      catchy
      lyrics
      “Don’t
     
     
      be
      a
      stranger
      to
      the
      danger
      that
      is
     
     
      kissing
      you.
      Your
      beauty
      must
      be
     
     
      rubbing
      off.”
     
     
      The
      sexual
     
     
      nature
      in
      his
     
     
      songs
      got
      the
     
     
      crowd
     
     
      swaying
      as
     
     
      he
      howled
     
     
      Striptease,
     
     
      “Only
      thing
     
     
      that
      .
      can
     
     
      quench
      my
     
     
      thirst,
      I
      want
     
     
      you
      first,
      I
      want
      you
      first.”
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      about
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      really
      surprised
      that
      I
      knew
      all
      the
     
     
      chords,
      all
      the
      words.
      He
      didn’t
      think
     
     
      that
      a
      young
      pop
      artist
      would
      know
     
     
      anything
      about
      him.
      Leonard
      Cohen
     
     
      too,
      his
      words
      are
      just
      poetry
      to
      me.”
     
     
      After
      Striptease
      the
      crowd
      at
     
     
      the
      Wave
      seemed
      to
      stop
      finding
     
     
      Workman’s
      words
      poetic
      as
      some
     
     
      drifted
      off,
      preferring
      drinking
      to
     
     
      listening.
      His
      amusing
      between
      song
     
     
      banter
      raised
     
     
      eyebrows,
     
     
      and
      _
      the
     
     
      crowd,
     
     
      unsure
     
     
      wether
      to
     
     
      laugh
      with
     
     
      him
      or
      at
     
     
      him,
      chose
     
     
      to
      ignore
      him
     
     
      and
      buy
     
     
      more
      beer.
     
     
      Workman,
      a
      published
      poet,
     
     
      finds
      inspiration
      from
      other
      Canadian
     
    
   
   
    
     
      influences,
      Workman
      said
      Canadian
      _
      poets.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      artists
      had
      a
      huge
      impact
      on
      his
      style
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Wallace
      and
      Gromit:
      The
      Curse
      of
      the
     
     
      Were-Rabbit
     
    

    
     
      Directed
      by
      Nick
      Park
     
    

    
     
      Starring
      Peter
      Sallis,
      Ralph
      Fiennes,
     
     
      Helena
      Bonham-Carter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2005
      has
     
     
      been
      a
      good
      year
     
     
      for
      clay
      animation,
     
     
      with
      Tim
      Burton’s
     
     
      worthy
      _
      satire
     
     
      “Corpse
      Bride,”
     
     
      and
      now
      “The
     
     
      Curse
      of
      the
      Were-
     
     
      Rabbit”
      making
      the
     
     
      rounds
      in
      the
     
     
      cinemas
      of
      Earth.
     
     
      The
      latter
      film
      is
      the
     
     
      second
      big
      screen
     
     
      creation
      of
      British
     
     
      animator
      Nick
     
     
      Park,
      having
     
     
      enjoyed
      _
      brief
     
     
      success
      with
      his
     
     
      first
      outing,
      “Chicken
      Run.”
      “Curse
      of
     
     
      the
      Were-Rabbit”
      marks
      a
      return
      to
      the
     
     
      director’s
      roots,
      with
      the
      return
      of
      his
     
     
      flagship
      creations
      Wallace
      (voiced
      by
     
     
      Peter
      Sallis)
      and
      Gromit
      (played
      by
     
     
      himself),
      a
      man
      and
      dog
      team
      who
      run
     
     
      a
      humane
      pest
      control
      service
      called
     
     
      “‘Anti-Pesto.”
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      movie
      begins,
      their
     
     
      business
      is
      flourishing
      of
      late,
      with
      the
     
     
      local
      giant
      vegetable
      competition
      just
     
     
      days
      away
      and
      their
      neighbours
     
     
      dependant
      upon
      their
      services
      to
     
     
      subdue
      the
      prolific
      rabbit
      population
     
     
      and
      thus
      safeguard
      the
      competitors.
     
     
      Fortune
      then
      smiles
      upon
      the
      pair
      once
     
     
      again,
      when
      Lady
      Tottington
      (Helena
     
     
      Bonham-Carter),
      who
      hosts
      the
     
     
      competition,
      contacts
      “Anti-Pesto”
     
     
      about
      a
      rabbit
      infestation,
      to
      the
      chagrin
     
     
      of
      her
      suitor,
      Victor
      Quartermaine
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Ralph
      Fiennes),
     
     
      who,
      being
      an
      avid
     
     
      huntsman,
      prefers
     
     
      to
      deal
      with
      the
     
     
      long-eared
     
     
      multitudes
      in
      a
      less
     
     
      than
      humane
     
     
      fashion.
     
    

    
     
      Wallace
      and
     
     
      Gromit
      succeed
      in
     
     
      containing
      the
     
     
      hares,
      and
      Wallace
     
     
      attempts
      to
      reform
     
     
      the
      rabbits
      using
      an
     
     
      invention
      that
     
     
      removes
      their
     
     
      desire
      to
      gorge
      on
     
     
      vegetables.
      The
     
     
      attempt
      fails
      however,
      but
      nevertheless
     
     
      everything
      seems
      to
      be
      set
      for
      the
     
     
      competiton
      to
      take
      place,
      with
      the
     
     
      rabbits
      safely
      under
      lock
      andkey.
      But
      —
     
     
      soon
      crops
      are
      being
      devoured
      again,
     
     
      by
      a
      large
      and
      mysterious
      creature
      that
     
     
      appears
      only
      during
      the
      full
      moon,
      and
     
     
      is
      capable
      of
      breaking
      through
      the
     
     
      “Anti-Pesto”
      security
      measures
      with
     
     
      ease.
      The
      town
      is
      in
      an
      uproar,
      and,
     
     
      complicating
      matters
      further,
     
     
      Quartermaine
      seizes
      the
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      embark
      on
      the
      hunting
      expedition
      of
      his
     
     
      dreams,
      pitting
      him
      in
      a
      race
      with
      Anti-
     
     
      Pesto
      to
      find
      the
      beast.
      The
      film
      does
     
     
      recognize
      that
      there
      are
      larger
      issues,
     
     
      such
      as
      animal
      welfare,
      that
      it
      could
     
     
      address.
      However,
      rather
      than
      making
     
     
      an
      in
      depth
      dissection
      of
      the
      themes
      it
     
     
      touches
      upon,
      it
      prefers
      to
      poke
      fun
      at
     
     
      them
      using
      slapstick
      comedy.
      It
      might
     
    

    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      18