Re-Living the First Format War of Cinema
I remember the first Betamax VCR in our home. It was a top loader, weighed a good 50 pounds and had a remote control - on a 12 foot cable. After powering it on, it took a moment to warm up, followed by a brief period of important sounding clicks and whirrs before voila - we could watch the one tape we had available at the time - Robin William’s Popeye. Continued…
Local Actor Set to Produce Feature Film
Twenty-three year old Vancouver actor Arleo Dordar has teamed up with writer/director Kevin Bottomley as executive producer of the feature film From the Sky. The film follows the urban adventures of Robert Mann, a petty thief trying to find his own path in an absurd world of crime and tenuous survival, and Marina Mishulovich, a domestic worker from the Ukraine who falls victim to sexual slavery. Continued…
Now Playing:
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are All Right is a mama drama by director Lisa Cholodenko about a long-time lesbian couple’s world that is shaken up after their teenage son and daughter contact their previously anonymous sperm donor dad. The role of daughter Joni is played by Mia Wasikowska, fresh from her billion-dollar Alice in Wonderland starring role. Continued…
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
The second instalment of author Stieg Larsson’s million-selling Millenium trilogy opens across North America this month. After the success of the first film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and the anticipated box-office draw for The Girl Who Played with Fire, current rumour has a Hollywood remake on the books for 2012. Continued…
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