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Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. Author Title Source Volume Number Page Date Publisher Location Editor Annotation Describes the involvement of Universal Studios in Universal Joins September Silence of the North and Others in Fall Cinemag 21 6 1, 1979 the Toronto film scene. It is Production the studio s first Canadian project. Saskatchewan commits to Saskatchewan That s Show March 24, a $300,000 investment puts up $$ for 7 Business 1976 towards King s Who Has Feature Films Seen the Wind. Article about a panel set CAMPP Gathers up with King as chairman All Star Cast for lobbying the neccesity of Cinema Canada 83 7 April 1982 Debate on government regulations to National Policy stimulate a voice within the Canadian Film Industry. Production note that Silence of the North has Toronto Cinema Canada 76 16 April 1981 been retitled Comes A Time. Synopsis of Warrendale with critiques from December Warrendale Filmfacts 11 22 375-77 Saturday Review, New 15, 1968 York TImes, Time, Variety, and New Yorker. Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. King receives the Grand Paris Prize for December Prize at the Paris Film Quill and Quire 43 17 20 Mitchell Film 1972 Festival for Who Has Seen the Wind. Who Has Seen the Wind Wind Wins in November Globe and Mail Insert 12 wins Grand Prize at the Paris 9, 1977 Paris Film Festival. Who Has Seen November Review of Who Has Seen Montreal Star D12 the Wind? 12, 1977 the Wind?. Small blurb announcing the end of operations for Allan King Associates. The July/August King Sells Out Cinema Canada 3 9 article also mentions King 1972 s thoughts of leaving filmmaking and going into teaching. Excerpts taken from an The First Summer interview with Allan King, Grierson Pot Pourri 17-18 1975 the seminars moderator, Seminars focusing its events. Production notes on Silence of the North. Silence Rolls: September Universal Studios hopes to Universal Aims 3 Cinemag 5 15, 1979 produce 3-4 films in Pics/Yr Canada each year by 1980. Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. Annoucement of the Lost in the August 29, shooting of Lost in the Variety 296 52 Canadian Wilds 1979 Canadian Wilds on a budget of $8 million. Article about the CBC documentary series Canadian May/June entitled Document, Document 28 20 Cinematography 1966 mentioning Bjorn s Inferno and Running Away Backwards. Canadian Cinematography interviews Allan King. Topics include discussions of King s views on his own films, his attraction to documentary filmmaking, Conversations his methods and cinema Canadian May/June on film with Allan 4 4 11-14 verite, editing, his time in Cinematography 1965 King London, Canadian television, and the Canadian film industry. Films mentioned include Skid Row, Pemberton Valley, Dreams, Bjorn s Inferno, and Rickshaw. Transit acquires Transit gets May/June Cinema Canada 163 31 distribution rights to Termini 1989 Termini Station. Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. Announcement of and King directs December Cinema Canada 158 33 production notes on Termini Station 1988 Termini Station. July 19, Toronto Star Canadian 20-23 *Could not locate. 1969 It s a fool s April 2, errand to imitate Globe and Mail *Could not locate. 1977 Hollywood September Time (Canada) 90 13 65 *Could not locate. 29, 1967 November Toronto Life 19-20,23 *Could not locate. 1981 October 16, Atlantic Report 8 59 *Could not locate. 1981 December Senior Scholastic 114 24-25 *Could not locate. 11, 1981 April 13, Adilman, Sid Maria Variety 248 48 Review of Maria. 1977 Who Has Seen April 28, Review of Who Has Seen Adilman, Sid Variety 306 20 the Wind 1982 the Wind. Cinematheque Adilman writes about a May 5, Adilman, Sid salutes Allan Toronto Star seven picture tribute at the 1995 King Ontario Art Gallery. Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. Veteran Filmmaker Review of Dragon s Egg, March 23, Adilman, Sid returns to first Toronto Star including budget and 1999 love with production notes. Documentary Quebec Production and budget September Adilman, Sid Producer on Toronto Star notes on Who Has Seen 17, 1967 Winning Streak the Wind. Suitable Cases September Alpert, Hollis Saturday Review 51 39 54 Review of Warrendale. for Treatment 28, 1968 Review of several A Married screenings of A Married Couple: six November Amseley, Pat Toronto Star 41 Couple for a group of six reactions to a 8, 1969 people, outlining their shock movie reactions to the film. The Directors Guild of Canada pays tribute to King mentioning Warrendale, A Married Armstrong, Mary Tribute to Allan January 13, Playback 14, 16-19 Couple, Skid Row, and Ellen King 1997 other selected works. The article details his work with the DGC (as president) and a brief biography. Peter Martin Brief biography, A Handbook of Beattie, Eleanor 93-95 1973 Associates Toronto filmography, and Canadian Film Limited bibliography of King. Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. Review of Termini Station, Beaupre, Sylvie Terminus Sequences 145 55 Mars 1990 including credits (in French). Who Has Seen January Berube, R.C. Sequences 91 188-190 *Could not locate. the Wind 1978 The article focuses on Who s in Charge. Block questions Allan King s methods of documenting the lives of 28 people. The central argument of the King of the piece is that the inherent Block, Stephen Mixed Media Cinema Canada 107 21-22 May 1984 motives of the Metaphor documentarist may be more self serving then informative. Block criticizes the film for not answering many of the questions it deals with. Bluem states his disappointment with Warrendale because it As a September/ was a boring film that did Documentary: Bluem, William A Cinema Canada 32 3, 22-23 October not communicate with the Warrendale was 1967 audience. He claims that a bore the voyeuristic presentation of the film made it seem an hour too Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. long and that it was more of an experimental film than a documentary. The Documentary Hopkinson and King's A Married Lewis Review of A Married Blumer, Ron Tradition: From 471-473 1971 Blake, New York Couple Jacobs Couple. Nanook to Publishers Woodstock A Married March/April Review of A Married Blumer, Ronald Take One 2 4 22 Couple 1969 Couple. The article describes the Montreal filmmaking scene, including a discussion between Allan Blumer, Ronald Montreal Letter Take One 1 10 36 King, Larry Kent and Jean Pierre Lefebvre on the topic of Canadian feature filmmaking. Brief desription of King s career, including mention of his self-exile to England The Prairies: November and Ibiza. The article Boan, Jarol Lee King in Cinema Canada 23 13 1975 quotes King on a drunken Saskatchewan evening as stating Saskatchewan is the centre of Canada and the Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. provinces potential comes second to their laziness. Kurt Vonnegut s May 6, The article mentions All Bushman, D Variety 343 338 Monkey House 1991 the King s Men. Critical article comparing Warrendale, Home for Life, and Phyllis and Terry as examples of cinema verite. The medium of cinema verite became an Callenbach, Film Reviews Film Quarterly 21 2 52-55 Winter anthropological tool that Ernest infiltrated the every day. The author states that with this emerging method of filmmaking these three films have become a mirror of the real world. Ferrer in April 30, Review of Who Has Seen Canby, Vincent New York Times 131 C8 Saskatchewan 1982 the Wind, including credits. Screen: Disturbed September Canby, Vincent New York Times 50 Review of Warrendale. Children of 17, 1968 Warrendale The article contains Allan King Canadian Film January biographic and Chelsey, Lloyd 10 Ponders Digest 1973 filmographic information on King, as well as his Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. thoughts on filmmaking. King feels that documentary filmmaking is beginning to force too much surrender of control, hence he has a new found interest in narrative films. He mentions the possibility of a 5 one-hour episode adaptation of Who Has Seen the Wind. Report on the pre- production of Who Has Seen the Wind. The film is Chelsey, Stephen Production Cinema Canada 27 6 April 1976 to be shot in Saskatchewan with King having secured two-thirds of the budget. The article summarizes a speach given by the MInister of Industry and Commerce for the Major October/ Government of Manitoba, Chelsey, Stephen Cinema Canada 16 6-7 Developments November Leonard Evans. The speech describes the Canadian film industry, its shortcomings, and inability to compete with the United Allan King Bibliography Compiled by Philip Svoboda, 1999. States. The article goes on to mention the possibility of a CBC/CFDC co- production of Who Has Seen the Wind. One Night Stand Summer Production notes on One Chelsey, Stephen a CBC/King co- Cinema Canada 38-39 13 1977 Night Stand. production A Married September Brief review of A Married Ciment, Michel Positif 119 77-78 Couple 1970 Couple (in French). Cobb writes about Who Has Seen the Wind during its production. The article addresses the Arcola, Saskatchewan, concerns 42,44,46, Day of the November about filming in the town, Cobb, David Maclean s 89 19 48,50-52, Gopher 1, 1976 the risk of investing in such 54,56 a film with respect to box- office gross, King as a first time narrative feature director, and other production issues. Reviews and disscusion L ile ou l (in French) of several Comolli, Jean exemplarite d un Cahiers du Octobre 194 56-58 Canadian entries in the Louis cinema de Cinema 1967 Montreal Film Festival, combat.