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June 18, 2004
Friday, June 18, 2004
Film Club Newsletter - Friday, June 18, 2004
1. Opening (June 18 to July 1)
2. Now Playing
3. Coming Soon
A note to our subscribers: the Film Club newsletter will be on hiatus
until Friday, July 2. You will not receive the newsletter on Friday, June
25. Please read below for information on films opening from June 18 to
July 1.
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1. Opening (June 18 to July 1)
a) ON THE CORNER
JUNE 18 -- Toronto & Vancouver
http://www.topten.ca/2003/content/09.html
During the theatrical release, one dollar from every admission ticket will
be donated to Covenant House, Canada’s largest youth centre, offering
help and hope to homeless young people.
Vancouver writer/director Nathaniel Geary makes his feature debut with
On the Corner, an up-front look at life in Vancouver’s Eastside, the
notorious heroin capital of North America. The film – named one of
“Canada’s Top Ten” films for 2003 by the Toronto Film Festival Group –
gets its authenticity from the fact that Geary, after attending film school,
spent seven years working with substance abusers at the old Portland
Hotel, a government-funded shelter.
The film centres on Angel (Alex Rice), a runaway who fled her Prince
Rupert reserve five years ago and ended up in Vancouver’s urban
ghetto. She now lives at the Pennsylvania – one of the many rundown
hotels in the Eastside. Angel survives as best she can, supporting her
heroin habit by working as a prostitute. When her young brother Randy
(Simon Baker) shows up, Angel reluctantly lets him stay and begins to
rethink her life. But while Angel dreams of getting clean, Randy is lured
into a world fuelled by drugs.
The film was shot at the former Portland Hotel (the shelter is now in a
new location several blocks away), using many extras from the
Eastside.
As well as Alex Rice (Skinwalkers, The Doe Boy) and Simon Baker (The
Missing, Smoke Signals), the fine cast includes Katharine Isabelle
(Ginger Snaps), JR Bourne (named best supporting actor by the
Vancouver Film Critics Circle for On the Corner) and Gordon Tootoosis
(Legends of the Fall).
On the Corner is Nathaniel Geary’s second film, following his short film
Keys of Kingdoms (adapted from the poem by Eastside’s Bud Osborn),
which screened at over 25 festivals, including Sundance. The film was
shot by Brian Johnson (Protection). It was produced by Marc
Stephenson (Heater) and Wendy Hyman (Keys to Kingdom), and
executive produced by Karen Powell.
On the Corner is being released in Canada by TVA Films.
b) ARMY OF ONE, a documentary by Sarah Goodman
JUNE 25 -- Toronto
http://www.redstorm.ca/armyofone/index.html
c) THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON
June 25-30 -- Ottawa
http://www.topten.ca/2003/content/04.html
d) THE LONG WEEKEND
JUNE 30 to JULY 3, BLOOR CINEMA, TORONTO
http://www.bloorcinema.com
Seven former university roommates gather at a remote cottage in
northern Ontario to celebrate their 10-year reunion. It is the Canada Day
long weekend. They are partying, having a great time, until one-by-one
they begin to disappear…
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2. Now Playing
FILM CIRCUIT
Visit the website (http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/filmcircuit/index.html) to
see which Canadian films are playing near you.
Here is a partial list of films that are playing across Canada, listed by
title. You can also check out http://www.cinemaclock.com/ to see what
other films may be playing in your town.
19 Months
Vancouver, Toronto
Army of One
Vancouver
http://www.redstorm.ca/armyofone/index.html
The Blue Butterfly/Le Papillon bleu
QC
The Corporation (documentary)
BC, AB, MB, ON, QC
http://www.thecorporation.com
The Delicate Art of Parking
BC, AB, MB, ON, QC
http://thedelicateartofparking.com
FIX: The Story of an Addicted City
AB
The Girl who Married a Ghost
ON
http://www.cinemalibre.com/php/filmdetail.php?IDFilm=979
Go Further
Toronto, Vancouver
http://www.mongrelmedia.com/films/GoFurther.html
Goldirocks
Toronto
http://www.goldirocks.com
La Grande Séduction / Seducing Dr. Lewis
ON, MB, AB, BC, QC
http://www.allianceatlantisfilms.com
Les Invasions Barbares / The Barbarian Invasions
ON, QC, BC, AB, MB
http://www.allianceatlantisvivafilm.com
http://www.topten.ca/
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
ON, BC
http://www.eatingthebones.com
http://www.topten.ca/
The Republic of Love
ON
The Saddest Music in the World
Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto
http://www.topten.ca
The Snow Walker
Toronto, Vancouver
http://www.snowwalkerthemovie.com
http://www.topten.ca/
The Statement
distribution: Thinkfilm Inc.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/thestatement/
Les Triplettes de Bellevilles
QC, ON, BC, AB, MB, NS
http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/
Twist
Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
www.christalfilms.com/twist
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3. Coming Soon
CANADIAN FILMMAKERS‚ FESTIVAL
July 15-18 - Toronto
http://www.canfilmfest.ca/
TOUCH OF PINK
July 16
NOTHING
July 23 - Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
STANDER
August 6 - Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
GOING THE DISTANCE
August 20 - Wide Release
WILBY WONDERFUL
October 1
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ATTENTION Canadian Film Enthusiasts:
Check out http://www.academy.ca or http://www.genieawards.ca for
regular updates of Canadian Film Listings, and to get links to official
film websites and distributor sites! Information will be updated on a
weekly basis. Note that listings are subject to change at any time.
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Visit the award-winning Northern Stars® website, devoted to Canadian
actors and actresses, directors and films:
http://www.northernstars.ca/nowplaying_2.html.
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Please let us know about any other Canadian screenings going on
anywhere and everywhere and we will do our best to include the details
in our postings.
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at www.FilmType.com, as well as job postings, crew and casting calls,
equipment trade, crew directory and other resources for the filmmaking
community!
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Posted by filmclub at June 18, 2004 02:40 PM