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reel time Snooch-to-the- muth****ing- nooch!! - If you were ever told that there was no money in dick & fart jokes, this is the man to prove ‘em wrong ! Get the party started!!- A brief look at the history behind the Toronto Inter- nationational Film Festival The People Speak - We get the movie goer’s two cents movies dont rot your brain! just your soul Never Be Just A Number... At ColdSteel Insurance we really actually care about you... seriously we do... really! Home Auto Life www.coldsteel.ca Editorial Hey movie lovers, Welcome to our first issue of Reel Time E-zine, where we aim to bring you all things silver screen on a silver platter. This month, we’ve pulled together cov- erage on many things in the world of movies. Clerks creator, and beard- Reel Time also has the ed-funny man Kevin Smith scoop on a big-money flick that is profiled in an extended article had its start at TIFF. It’s not written by staff writer, Amanda often a movie with a mostly Mitchell. You can catch Smith in unknown cast creates such a the recent film, Catch & Release, fanbase, but Juno has done just starring Jennifer Garner, as a that. Ellen Page, Michael Cera, quirky quote writer for herbal tea and Allison Janney star. boxes. In a world of magazines Sheridan Journalism filled with tabloid gossip, we student, Alex Morris, revisits KEVIN SMITH AT HI S S TYLI S H BE S T . hope we’ve caught your eye the wonder of the 1998 movie, PHOTO COURTE S Y OF NOW TORONTO . with something different. Sure, Deep Impact., which stars Robert Britney Spears is crazy, but did Duvall, Morgan Freeman, and then up-and-coming actor, Elijah you hear Sylvester Stallone is Wood. still doing movies? He’s like 100 now, isn’t he? We also take a look at a controversial debate. Does Ron Also, through modern Howard do Da Vinci justice? technology, our E-Zine is fully Rebekah Wilson gives us her two interactive, full of links to re- cents on the movie incarnation lated content and some staff of Dan Brown’s award-winning recommendations. novel. Thanks for reading, and we As an entertainment hope to see you again next magazine based out of the GTA, month. it’s not a coincidence that we’re Yours, hyping up the Toronto Interna- MICHAEL CERA AND ELLEN PAGE tional Film Festival (TIFF). Alex S TAR IN ROMANTIC COMEDY , JUNO , Morris shows some love for indie RELEA S ED CHRI S TMA S DAY 2007. films, and highlights some of the PHOTO COURTE S Y OF FOX S EARCHLIGHT Reel Time best received films in TIFF history. P ICTURE S -TIP!- Click story titles to jump to it 2008 Toronto International Film Festival - A look at the history and accomplishments of Canada’s premier C film event. B. Alex Morris o n Behind the scenes with a movie extra -Underpaid, overworked, and loving it: A look at the life of a t lowly movie extra. Rebekah Wilson e n t Movie Matters: The Movie Goers Two-Cents s -Movie buff, James Edwards, offers his worldly knowledge of the film industry. Rebekah Wilson Snoochie Boochies! - With an interesting style of directing, Kevin Smith is one of todays most famous directors. This article tells the story of what made him famous, Amanda Mitchell Discoveries These arrows are your “next” tags click on them to advance to the next page - the people who make reel time possible Contributors Alex Morris- A first year journalism student at Sheridan College. Alex is also an associate publisher of the Indie Music Project e-zine. He has worked as a co- op student at the Etobicoke Gaurdian newspaper. Alex hopes to one day work as a reporter or graphic designer. Amanda Mitchell- is an 18 year old, first year print journalism student at Sheri- dan College. One day, Amanda hopes to become a sports writer for the Globe & Mail. Bekki Wilson- Bekki is a first year Journalism student at Sheridan College. She enjoys writing songs and aspires to one day be a book author. These arrows are your “next” tags click on them to advance to the next page New & Old Discoveries For the last time, it’s not Armegeddon!! Words by: B. Alex Morris Da Vinci fails to make the silver screen Deep shine Impact Curtosey Columbia Pictures (1998) Words by: Bekki Wilson “No, wasn’t that Armeged- don?” Thats the When a response book is turned when into a motion i ask if picture, it is they have natural for both seen Deep Impact. But here is a readers and viewers to wonder: Is the book better than the film? film that has been very underap- Directors have created magic with the Harry Potter series, ani- preciated. Agreed, the story is mated the journey of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and mysti- similar to that of Armegeddon fied the Lord of the Rings. However, when Dan Brown carefully crafted and they’re release dates were the symbolic trail protagonist Robert Langdon is to follow, I’m sure he rather close together. However, didn’t have Tom Hanks in mind. Deep Impact shows a much more The Da Vinci Code, first published in 2003, made waves in the re- human side of such a disaster. ligious community when it questioned the purity of Jesus Christ. Though The characters played by greats created entirely in fiction, the novel suggests that Mary Magdalene, the like Morgan Freeman and Elijah only woman present in Da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper” was the Wood are deeply layered and you wife of Jesus, and pregnant with his child at the time of his crucifixion. cant help but feel their plight. Therefore, the Holy Grail is no longer a golden goblet as was once be- The SFX are spectacular. Another lieved, but Magdalene herself, carrying Jesus’ unborn child. credit to the film was that while The book thoroughly exercises the reader’s mind with clever NASA allowed their facilities to puzzles, and elaborate clues that lead to secrets in history. Brown cre- be used for Armegeddon, they ates his professor, Langdon, with 1 part geek, 1 part hero, and 2 parts did not for Deep Impact who still brooding genius. What is Tom Hanks? Certainly not brooding. managed to create the illusion. As a whole, the movie is well thought-out and smoothly directed Even if pesudo-science fiction is by The Andy Griffith Show’s Ron Howard, but carelessly misses out on not your thing this film will move some of the books most crucial details. Moviegoers unfamiliar with you like you never thought pos- groups such as the Priory of Sion will be utterly left behind due to lack sible. of explanation. The movie also fails to motivate suspense early on, leav- ing viewers not only confused but also bored. View the Trailer Call it literary bias, or call it unfair. Kudos to Ron Howard on an impressive effort, but in this unfortunate case, Da Vinci disappoints. Lights, camera, action! The Toronto International Film Festival B. Alex Morris here is a hushed reverence around the city. From it’s first year it held informal busi- TEveryone knows what’s coming over the ness seminars, this industry component grew next ten days. As hotels prepare their most and in 1978 the first annual symposium was luxurious suites and Toronto’s A-list restau- held, thus became the largest business confer- rateurs create their grandiose, over priced ence for film makers in Canada. In 1979 the an- meals the rest of Toronto waits with baited nual Trade Forum was created to formalize the breath as some of show business’s greatest industry component. It featured key speakers names flock to our city for the annual Toronto (such as Brian De Palma, of Scarface fame) and International Film Festival. Considered the panel discussions aimed at stimulating growth premier film festival in North America the in the Canadian film industry. In 1988 a sales Toronto International Film Festival has be- office was also added to facilitate the sale of come a cultural landmark of our city. It brings Canadian films at the festival. Within a decade some $30 million annually to the province of of it’s inception it garnered annual film sales of Ontario and garners $7.5 million from tourism about $16 million. It is presently amoung the alone. Showing over 300 international films most active of “unofficial” film markets in the at 21 theatres, its 10 days of late night parties, world. flashbulbs, and glamour. “…People were starving for Founded in 1976 by William Marshall, an event like this” Henk Van der Kolk, and the recently deceased Dusty Cohl. The TIFF, then called simply the Toronto Film Fes- tival began from humble The main focus of the TIFF has also been begin- nings. First held at the on Canadian films and cinema. In the festival’s Windsor Arms Ho- 35 years a Canadian production has premiered tel (pictured left) 18 times. In 1984 a program called Perspective in Yorkdale. It’s Canada was created. It gave Canadian work a founders wanted new high profile home and it also produced a to start a public, new award, for the Best Canadian Feature Film. non-compet- In 1990 the TIFF founded the Film Reference itive event Library, Canada’s premier resource for source of with a high- Canadian English-language film-related ma- light on Canadian terials in North America. Besides cataloguing films.