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August 5, 2005
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Film Club Newsletter - August 5, 2005
1. Opening - BAILEY'S BILLIONS and HORLOGE BIOLOGIQUE
2. Events & Announcements
3. Now Playing
4. Coming Soon
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1. Opening
a) BAILEY'S BILLIONS
ON - Friday, August 5th
http://www.baileysbillions.com/
It's a dog's life, especially when Bailey ('TANGO'), a most unusual golden retriever, inherits a billion-dollar fortune from his elderly mistress, Constance Pennington (JACKIE BURROUGHS), an animal rights philanthropist. Bailey is a dog who can talk, but only to his shy keeper, renowned animal behaviorist/communicator Ted Maxwell (DEAN CAIN), who is named in Constance's video will as guardian and manager of Bailey and the funds. As Ted and Bailey communicate in the language Ted refers to as "Doggish," it appears Bailey has a lot to teach his human companion. And when Bailey begins his duties as CEO of Constance's Animal Rights and Research Foundation (ARRF), one delightfully hilarious "faux paw" leads to another. The cast includes TIM CURRY, JENNIFER TILLY, SHEILA McCARTHY and KENNETH WELSH.
b) HORLOGE BIOLOGIQUE
QC - Friday, August 5th
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10964
A group of friends in their thirties is confronted with the imperatives of the biological clock. Should they give up baseball, moose hunting and womanizing to become parents? Should they be more like their friends who are already settled down? What do you do when you realize your youth is a thing of the past?
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2. Events & Announcements
a) MADE IN CANADA - Scarborough, ON
Saturday, August 6th, 2005 at 8:30pm
Admission is $5.
Presented by the Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF).
Canadian short films have taken centre stage around the world in recent years, winning awards at many Festivals (including Cannes), and bringing home an Oscar® this year (RYAN, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short). Canadian filmmakers continue to create compelling, original and entertaining short films, and this program presents just a sample of the amazing shorts being made in this country. Many of them are award winners and have been presented at the Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival in recent years. Quirky, clever, funny and fascinating, the shorts in this program are guaranteed to leave you wanting more!
Short films will be screened in the beautiful Guild Inn Garden, part of Art Naturally (presented by the Scarborough Arts Council) on the Greek Theatre stage in the Guild Inn Gardens, 201 Guildwood Parkway, Scarborough.
For more information on the films being screened, visit http://www.scarborougharts.com/sac/programs/artnat05.htm.
b) BEST IN SHOW - Toronto
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005 at 8:30pm
Admission is FREE.
Join Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) Executive Director
Judy Gladstone, Worldwide Short Film Festival Director Shane Smith, and local filmmakers and artists and watch some of the year's best short films.
Featured filmmakers and artists include Mark McKinney, Sudz Sutherland, Champion, Jay Dahl, Mark Day, Dax Ravina, George Bowering, Duncan Hopkins, Elvis Prusic, Ryan Keller, Antonio Casciano, Andre Ethier, Adam & Dave, Raoul Bhaneja & the Big Time, Jeff Stephenson, Richie Mehta, Stuart McIntyre, Jugular the Human Beatbox, Gurpreet "The Tabla Guy" Chana, Vivieno Caldinelli, Libby Adams, Aurora Browne, Winston Spear, Billy Merasty, David Hyde, Lindy Booth, Allegra Fulton, Marcello Cabezas, Fabrizio Filippo, David Fox, Luke Kirby, Sabrina Grdevich, Joseph Marrese, Isabel Zatti, Hardee Lineman, Robert L Wright, Aaron Grain, Michael Karl Richards, Apollonia Vanova, Melanie Neale, Cosimo Zitani, Mark Johnson, Art Curry, and more.
The event will be held in the Distillery Historic District. In case of rain, the event will take place in the Fermenting Room.
For more information, visit http://www.bravofact.com, http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com,
http://www.thedistillerydistrict.com.
c) HAM & CHEESE NOW ON DVD
Side-splitting indie comedy, HAM & CHEESE, touted by Variety as "A MUST SEE" and "a potential CULT CLASSIC" is now available on DVD. Produced by Black Walk Productions and distributed exclusively in Canada by kaBOOM! Entertainment, HAM & CHEESE is the directorial debut of award-winning veteran music video director, Warren P. Sonoda (Bruce Cockburn, The Wlikinsons, Michelle Wright, The Headstones).
d) The Toronto International Film Festival announced its Canadian programming at a press conference on Tuesday, August 2nd. For more information on the films announced, visit http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2005/mediaCentre_releases.asp.
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3. 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.
C.R.A.Z.Y.
QC
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10573
It's All Gone Pete Tong
AB, ON
http://www.itsallgonepetetong.com/
The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman
ON
http://www.melbarentertainment.com/
Metallic Blues
QC
Sabah
BC, ON
http://www.sabahthemovie.com
Stryker
ON
http://www.strykerthemovie.com/
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4. Coming Soon
If you know of any upcoming film festivals or events happening across the country, please be sure to email the details to filmclub@thismagazine.ca.
a) Show Me
Toronto & Vancouver - August 19th
http://www.showmethefilm.com/
b) 29e Le Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal
August 26 to September 5
http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en_index.html
c) 30th Annual Toronto International Film Festival
September 8th to September 17th, 2005
http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/
d) Niagara Motel
September 30th
e) Water
November 4th
f) 5th Whistler Film Festival
December 1st to December 4th, 2005
http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/
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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. These and other film industry events can be found in the Event Calendar at http://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 annette FC at August 5, 2005 07:58 AM