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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 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 Ke v i n Sm i t h a t h i s s t y l i s h b e s t . hope we’ve caught your eye the wonder of the 1998 movie, Ph o t o c o u r t e s y o f NOW To r o n t o . 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 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- Mi c h a e l Ce r a a n d El l e n Pa g e tional Film Festival (TIFF). Alex s t a r i n r o m a n t i c c o m e d y , Ju n o , Morris shows some love for indie r e l e a s e d Ch r i s t m a s d a y 2007. films, and highlights some of the Ph o t o c o u r t e s y o f f o x s e a r c h l i g h t Reel Time best received films in TIFF history. p i c t u r e s -TIP!- Click story titles to jump to it

2008 Toronto International Film Festival

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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

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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 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. “…People were starving and maintaining countless crucial film artifacts for an event like this” said Marshall (including posters, video cassettes, laser discs, at the inaugural festival in 1976. Working on , scripts, photographs and press kits), each a operating budget of $221, 000, the first film week the FRL, answers countless requests from festival boasted about 35,000 guests and fea- filmmakers, students, film companies, scholars tured 127 films from 30 different countries. and aficionados from Canada and around the world. In 1996 another new program, the Film circuit began. It was an exhibition program designed to bring Canadian and international films to smaller communities in Canada. Also in 1998 the sprockets program was created. The program for 3-18 year olds encourages under- standing of films and global cultures through cinema. Sprockets films are now the destina- tion of numerous school field trips every year.

The TIFF has also always had a focus on introducing new international films to North America. In 1976 it featured new German cinema, introducing North America to direc- tors like, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders. The next year Greek cinema was featured. In 1983 festival organiz- ers collapsed their international programs into the International Contemporary World Cinema program, now the longest running program of the TIFF. Each year films from countries all around the world are featured as part of the contemporary world cinema programs. It was in this program that the very successful Asian film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon made its North American debut.

It is needless to say in its 35 years the To- ronto International Film Festival has become a major attraction for both the public and industry. In a 1999 National Post article esteemed film critic said “no conscientious Ameri- can critic would dream of missing this event”. Every year the TIFF injects millions of dollars into Toronto and gives it’s citizens a chance to schmooze with Hollywood’s best. With con- struction of a new facility at King St and John St to be completed in 2009 the film festival is sure to be a continuing success. If years past are Find out more information about the any indication we can expect the 2008 festival Toronto International Film Festival to be 10 days of fantastic film. www.tiffg.ca where sometimes will receive more what is seen on Behind the scenes the principal actors money, like the TV was filmed 6 seldom work on the Harry Potter series. months-2 years ago. same days. She also reveals However, original with a movie extra Working that large portions episodes of popular By Bekki Wilson win you awards, as an extra is not are often spent on prime-time shows get you a private often a full-time special effects on like CSI, 24 and Tonya dressing room, or career choice, as big budget movies, Grey’s Anatomy McNabb, an buy you a brand many would agree, which weighs down are quickly running Oakville landlord, new Porsche so why with sporadic work the production and dry. As it becomes who has worked is it so appealing? hours, and lulls in atmosphere. more difficult to as an extra on “The food is always jobs that can last as The time find work, many many of today’s little as two weeks, frame also has professional actors hottest films, says It’s fun, but I or as long as two an effect on are joining the she stumbled upon hope you like years. With several atmosphere. In the picket lines, fighting the industry by food stamps. other well-paying television world, the for the rights of accident. “I was careers to fall back goal is to shoot one their writers. looking for a voice - Tonya McNabb on, McNabb happily episode per day. On If you’re agent, but got a admits she’s not in a movie set, changes interested in some body double gig.” better,” jokes it for the money; and obstacles cause extra pocket money, McNabb, who as a she simply loves production to fall visit www.actra. This was four mother of 3, enjoys acting. “It’s fun, but behind, putting ca to find out more years ago. She has being catered to. I hope you like food immense stress on about the screen since appeared She also admits stamps.” the crew and actors actor’s union. in backdrops of one of the perks McNabb to finish the project such movie as The is meeting new has taken on some on time. Incredible Hulk people. “On a TV minor television 3, Take The Lead, set, you become roles and says the Until recently, no and recent release, like a family. You’re atmosphere on one in Canada was America Pie: Beta always together so any set depends on suffering on behalf House. you’re closer.” The the budget. Often, of the Writer’s Working opposite can be a project with a Strike. This is as an extra doesn’t said for movie sets, well-known name because most of for 4 Oscars, includ- ing Ellen Page for The film, best actress, Jason starring a largely Reitman for best Canadian cast, was director, and best first a hit at the original screenplay Toronto Interna- by Diablo Cody. tional Film Festival Juno in 2007, and boasts MacGuff, played by quite an all-star young actress Ellen cast. It stars Emmy Page, is a quirky award winner, Alli- young woman who son Janney as Juno’s follows no one’s stepmother, as well Juno ‘knocks up’ big rules but her own. as Jennifer Garner Blaming boredom and Jason Bateman for her actions, Miss as the potential numbers at the box office MacGuff becomes adoptive parents. Since its December high-school student, Released on pregnant with her 2007 release, audi- who deals with Christmas day, Juno best friend’s child ences have fallen teenage pregnancy brought in a whop- and struggles to de- in love with Juno, a and the complica- ping $6,817,494, and cide whether or not pregnant pint-sized tions of adoption. is now nominated to keep it. Snoochie Boochies Amanda Mitchell

“He was just like, ‘I don’t know if I wanna be God…’ Then he goes out to the desert and he comes back, and he’s like, ‘I used to believe in love, now I believe in this!” And it’s a fuckin’ axe! And you’re like, ‘Get ‘em Jesus! Cut ‘em down! Break the chain of evil! Oh! Jesus is here! … Shit’s on! Kick his ass! Kick his ass!” grand This is Kevin Smith’s opinion of The Last total of $27, Temptation of Christ, a 1988, 575. film about the story of Jesus Christ that he marked the shared in his DVD movie, An Evening With beginning of a promi- Kevin Smith. nent directing career An Evening With is a collection of the direc- for Smith, the begin- tor’s 2001-2002 speaking tour through seven ning of Jay and Silent stops, Cornell University, Indiana University, Bob, and the introduc- Kent State University, University of Wyo- tion of the View Askewni- ming, and Clark University, as well as two verse; a fictional universe named abroad, one in Toronto and one in London. for Smith’s production company View Askew During these stops, the students were given Productions. the opportunity to ask Smith questions about are a token duo that ap- everything from his directing, acting, writing, pears in small portions of all of Smith’s mov- and producing, to his relationships with Jason ies, other then Jersey Girl, where they do not Mewes, and , to his marriage and appear at all, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike fatherhood. Back, which is, obviously, all about them. The Smith has spent the last fourteen years in the characters are played by (Jay) entertainment industry, and nearly every year and Kevin Smith (Silent Bob), and for the before that gearing up for entry. A life long, majority of Clerks and most of Smith’s other die hard, self-proclaimed “comic geek,” Smith movies, they can be found smoking and sell- spent a lot of time pulling everything togeth- ing weed outside of the convenience store or er to become a director. In 1994, while work- dancing while Jay sings songs by The Time, a ing as a convenience store clerk, and having 1980’s funk and dance-pop group. just completed his first screenplay, Smith and The View Askewniverse is the canon for all his friend/co-worker Scott Mosier made the but one (Jersey Girl) of Smith’s films, set in decision to apply for a bunch of credit cards Leonardo and Red Bank, New Jersey in fic- through the convenience store they worked tional places such as a mall, and a convenience at, and to max out every one of the cards to store. The Askewniverse is also home to many finance Smith’s first movie, Clerks, for the of Smith’s reappearing characters. years after this movie, calling it a “$6 million cast- ing call for Chas- ing Amy.” The next View Askewniverse movie was Chas- Clerks, as one can guess, was set in a con- ing Amy, which venience store, and it told the story of a was called “a quantum leap forward” for Kevin day in the lives of clerks Dante Hicks (Brian Smith, by Quentin Tarantino. The movie was O’Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Ander- filmed between Jersey and , and son). The movie was rehearsed every single cost Smith $250 000 to make. As usual, this night in the Quick Stop convenience store for movie starred Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, three weeks straight. as well as , , and “We rehearsed Clerks like it was a play … by . the last week of rehearsal, we weren’t run- The movie took a near three weeks to re- ning scenes – we were doing the while flick in hearse because Smith wanted to have it as sequence,” said Smith. close to camera-ready as possible because The time, money and energy paid off for the of the little amount of money available for comic book geek. In 1994 the film was shown shooting. At the time Smith was dating Ad- at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won ams, so she had constant access to the script, the Filmmaker’s Trophy and was picked up and a month before shooting, Affleck and Lee by . In May 2004, the film went to moved out to Red Bank, so there was plenty the Cannes International Film Festival where of rehearsal time to work with. it won both the Prix de la Jeunesse, and the was released on April 4, 1997 International Critics’ Week Prize. Having been and earned $12 million at the box office. The released in theaters in November of 1994, film also won two Independent Spirit Awards, the film was shown on no more then 50 fifty screenplay and best supporting actor for Lee. screens, and was a great success for Smith, It was also on a number of critics’ year-end- earning $3.1 million. best lists. After the critical and financial success that After Chasing Amy, Smith once again switched was Clerks, Kevin Smith began work on his gears, this time, back to his usual humor. This second film, . After the script was next film was Dogma, and for Smith, writing completed and the film was ready for shoot- and making it was the best way to sort out ing, Smith and his cast began rehearsal, start- how he felt about Catholicism. ing in a hotel room for one week and moving Smith had been brought up “very Catholic,” to the actual mall for the second week to and did eight years in a Catholic school. How- rehearse the scenes on location. ever, once he reached ages 18 and 19, he be- The cast consisted of Jason Lee, in his lead- gan to really question how he felt about the ing man debut, and recently dismissed Shan- bible, God and Jesus. For Smith, at the time, non Doherty, fresh from Beverly Hills 90210, he could help but think about how Egyptians along with Mewes and Smith in their now had books about their gods, that we today recurring roles. read as “silly stories,” and was someone, Despite being played on more the 500 screens someday in the future, going to read the bible when released on October 20, 1995, the movie as exactly that? received a critical beating, and earned a mere By making Dogma, Smith was able to realize $2.2 million. Later, once on home video, the that he does, in fact, believe in faith, God and movie found its audience and became known Christ, and is a Christian. The problem with as a cult classic. Smith made a statement, Dogma unfortunately for Smith, was not deal- (519)555-2008 11 Victoria St, Dundalk ON

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Office Hours Mon - Fri 11am-5pm Sat 12-6pm ing with his faith struggles, but with the con- still gotten fucked by the critics and at the troversy that surrounded the film. Before and box office. Sadly, that movie was doomed after it’s release on November 12, 1999, Kevin from the start.” Smith received over ten thousand pieces of Jersey Girl was seen as a post- hate mail over it’s content, even some death Bennifer movie, also starring George Carlin threats, due largely to a reference of the Vir- and Liv Tyler, that was meant to mark a new gin Mary having post-Jesus sex with her hus- direction in Smith’s career, which took a criti- band Joseph. For a year Smith and the people cal beating. Budgeted at $35 million, and only at were unable to earned $25 million. open their mail or receive packages before the In July 2006, Smith released Clerks II, letters and boxes had gone through a special one last dive into the View Askewniverse. screening test. Smith resurrected the Dante and Randal char- The film starred Ben Affleck and , acters from his first film and looked in on post-, , Salma them ten years later. The film was rehearsed Hayek, , and as usual, Jason for two weeks, both at Smith’s house and at Mewes, himself, and Jason Lee. After being re- the Mooby’s. leased on 800 screens, the budgeted $10 mil- “Jeff had memorized all his lines prior lion film earned to our first $30 million. rehearsal, so After the contro- After one day of rehearsal with Rosario, it he was already versy of surround- was clear she didn’t need any work... pretty much ing Dogma, Smith off book. Af- said he wanted to ter one day of make a movie that couldn’t be attacked for rehearsal with Rosario, it was clear she didn’t it’s content. He decided to make a movie fo- need any work whatsoever, so natural was her cused completely on Jay and Silent Bob, thus delivery. Jen [Schwalbach Smith] and Trevor Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This film had [Fehrman], I spent the second most amount an all-star cast, with many familiar faces re- of time with, trying to find the characters.” turning from Smith’s first four films, including The film went on to win favorable Ben Affleck, , Shannon Doherty, reviews as well as two rewards, the Audience Jason Lee, Scott Mosier, Brian O’Halloran, Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival and and . This film is also the first of the Orbit Dirtiest Mouth Award at the MTV Smith’s in which his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Movie Awards. Clerks II marked Smith’s third Smith, and his daughter, Harley Quinn Smith trip to the Cannes International Film Festi- have roles. val, where Clerks II received an eight-minute The $20 million film earned $30 million at the standing ovation. The $5 million film earned box office upon its release on August 22, 2001, $25 million in the box office, and was named and received mixed reviews from critics. Jason one of the Top Ten Films of 2006 on the Brit- Mewes and Smith were the only ones to re- ish television program Film 2006, and wound hearse it, because it was such a cameo-driven up on many year-end top ten critics’ lists. This flick. It was meant to be the film that closed is the last of Smith’s films to be released to the book on the Askewniverse. date. “For Jersey Girl, I got a week of rehearsal. We As of Wednesday, January 16, 2008, had [Jennifer] Lopez for two days, though, Kevin Smith began shooting his next film, since her manager wouldn’t let her rehearse Zach and Miri Make a Porno, starring Seth Ro- until Miramax closed her deal – even though gen (Knocked Up) and . It was she was with us in Philly, sharing an apart- in March of 2006 that Smith first announced ment with our leading man [Ben Affleck],” he was working on a new, non-Askewniverse said Kevin Smith. “As it would turn out, we comedy. could’ve done six months of rehearsals, and At the Wizard World 2006, Smith announced he had yet another movie in ing comic books dealt largely with previously the works, this time, a horror film called Red established View Askew characters, and were State. This film is inspired by preacher Fred published by Oni Press. He wrote a short Phelps, or as Smith claimed “very much about Jay and Silent Bob story in Oni Press Double that subject matter, that point of view and Feature #1, and followed it with a Bluntman that position taken to the absolute extreme. and Chronic story in Oni Press Double Feature It’s certainly not Phelps himself but it’s very #12. much inspired by a Phelps figure.” Smith plans He followed these with a series of Clerks com- to shoot Red State back to back with Zach and ics. The first was simply Clerks: The Comic Miri Make a Porno. Book, the second was Clerks: Holiday Special Kevin Smith, as an actor, as made nota- and the third was Clerks: The Lost Scene, ble cameo appearances throughout the years, which was animated and included as an extra and has played small parts in TV shows and on the 10th Anniversary Clerks DVD). films not written and/or directed by himself. Smith has written a comic mini-series called He appeared in the horror film , and Chasing Dogma, which tells the story of Jay is featured, along side Jason Mewes, in sev- and Silent Bob between the films Chasing eral Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes, Amy and Dogma. He has also written the including a special Jay and Silent Bob Do De- trade paperback Bluntman and Chronic, pub- grassi series of episodes as Silent Bob and as a lished by Image, which purports to a collec- fictional version of himself. tion of the three issues done by Holden Mc- From 1995 to 1997, Smith held small roles in Neil and Banky Edwards of Chasing Amy. the View Askew Productions movies Drawing Kevin Smith has also been hired to write Flies, Vulgar and Big Helium Dog. scripts. In 1997, Smith was hired by New Line In 2001, he appeared in friend Jeff Anderson’s to rewrite Overnight Delivery. His involve- Now You Know. ment with this movie was revealed on-line, In 2003, Smith appeared in a cameo role as but remains uncredited. coroner Jack Kirby in the film Daredevil. In Smith also worked on a script for Superman. 2006, he voiced the Moose in the CGI cartoon Doogal. In 2007, Smith appeared in three films as an actor. He had his first starring role, co-starring as Sam, in the film Catch & Release. Later in the year, he had a small part as hacker The Warlock in the fourth Die Hard film, Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared briefly in friend Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales. He played the legless conspiracy theorist General Simon Theory. Smith also did voice work for the CGI film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a diner chef. Smith has also had small roles on television shows such as Law & Order, Veronica Mars, Joey, and Yes, Dear. A life-long comic book fan, Smith’s early attempts at writ- He did a couple of drafts, however it was dropped when Tim Burton was hired to di- rect, and decided to bring on his own team of writers. Years later, Smith noted the similar- ity between a scene in one of his comics and a scene in Burton’s remake of Planet of the Apes. As Smith explained in An Evening With On the lot Kevin Smith, he had jokingly accused Burton of stealing his idea, a comment that ended up being reported in the media as a serious ac- - Need your celeb fix? Want cusation. Burton issued a stern denial, noting a chance to paper the lot that “anybody who known me, knows I would never read a comic book. And I would espe- with your script? Heres cially never read anything written by Kevin whats filming around the Smith.” Smith responded to this with “which I guess explains .” city. Kevin Smith also has two question and answer documentaries titled An Evening With Kevin Smith, and An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder. In April 2008, Genius Pro- ductions will release a third Q & A DVD Kevin Smith: Sold Out.

TORONTO FILM AND TELEVISION OFFICE LIST OF PRODUCTIONS CURRENTLY FILMING DECEMBER 24, 2007

PROJECT NAME PRODUCTION COMPANY EXEC. PRODUCERS DIRECTOR PRODUCTION LOCATION KEY CAST TELEPHONE PRODUCTION TYPE PRODUCERS MANAGER MANAGER / FAX SHOOTING DATE ASSISTANT LM Billable Hours Temple Street David Fortier Various Noella Nesdoly Chris Martin TBA 416-255-4811 416-255-5966 Fax TV Series

Nov 8 – Dec.18/08 Cold Blood Cineflix Prods (Cold Jeffery Hirschfield Various Tim Roberts Jed Metzger TBA 416 531-2500 Blood) Inc & NF (Cold 416 603-7541 Fax TV Series Blood) Inc

Oct 10/07 – March 31/08 Colour Confidential 3 Colour Commando 1 Angela Jennings Rui Feliz Matthew Hood Corrie McKay Jane Lockhart 416 444-1222 Prods Inc/Fusion (Exec) 416 444-5418 Fax TV Series Television Inc/W Cathy Hansen Network May 28 – Feb 22/08 Divine Design 6 Divine Design Prods VI Angela Jennings Steve Wright Greg Smart Julian Goddard Candice Olson 416 444-1222 Inc/W Network/HGTV (Exec) Rui Feliz Edmond Joseph 416 444-5418 Fax TV Series Mark Johnston (Exec) Nikila Cole Paul Daly Alissa Morrison Chico Garcia Apr 30 – Mar 20/08 Andrew Downward Green Force Tricon Television 21 Shaam Makan Antonio DiCicco David Coulter David Coulter Mark Cullen (host) 416 341-9926 416 341-0173 Fax TV Series

June 18 – Jan/08 , The Fringe Element Films Alex Graves J.J. Abrams Michael Wray Mark Logan TBA 416 406-5940 Inc. Alex Kurtzman Warner Strauss 416 406-4317 Fax TV

Jan 28/08 – March 10/08 th Max Payne 20 Century Fox Fred Baron John Moore Whitney Brown Richard Hughes TBA 416 406-1701 416 406-1445 Fax Feature

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A copy of this list can be obtained on our website www.toronto.ca/tfto 1 Movie Matters: A Movie Goer’s Two Cents by Rebekah Wilson This is like asking me Aguirre: The Wrath to choose my children! pend thou- of God on the big sands of Blue Velvet (Directed screen. It’s about a dollars to by David Lynch, 1986) group of Spanish ex- promote a Aguirre: The Wrath of plorers looking for El movie,S but none of God (Werner Herzog, Dorado and they get that matters if it’s 1972) progressively crazier not what your au- as they drift stranded The Spirit of the dience wants. Reel down the Amazon Beehive (Victor Erice, Time talks to a mod- river. 1973) est movie buff, James What do you think Edwards, about what Two-Lane Blacktop movie-goers want to makes a great movie (Monte Hellman, 1971) see in 2008? and what Cineplex Ja m e s Ed w a r d s , m o v i e l o v e r a n d Dead Man (Jim Unfortunately, audiences anticipate Sh e r i d a n Jo u r n a l i s m s t u d e n t . Jarmusch, 1995) most people want for 2008. the same dreck that change as positive, it’s comes and goes the greatest feeling in What is the first Would you con- through multiplexes. the world. movie you remember sider yourself a movie seeing? However, 2007 was a buff? What do you think superb year for mov- makes a good movie? When I was around ies if you chose to I suppose so, in the 3 or 4, I developed an look. The fact that broad definition of In one word: indul- obsession with the movies like No Coun- the term. I live for gence. Film (and all art, Land Before Time Series try for Old Men were film, in a sense. It has really) only advances haha, as well as The popular show the always consumed me when the artists creates Brave Little Toaster and majority of movie- more than anything whatever they want, The Secret of NIMH. I goers are looking for else in my life, only without any regard for watched them all again something more. occasionally hindered profits or box office, or a few years ago and by school or buddies in some cases, even the they were just as awe- or girlfriends or a job. expectations of the audi- some. Reel Time’s I spend most of my ence. I love, love, love Recommended In theaters, I think it spare time involved being subjected to some- may have been when Rental with film somehow, thing that comes directly Disney re-released Snow either watching or from the heart of an art- White and the Seven researching. ist, or when an artist Dwarves around 1993 or A good film can However, indulgence 94. be like a drug in the must serve a purpose, Who is your favourite most positive defini- otherwise you end up director? tion: it changes your with something like body. It can bring you Requiem for a Dream, Above all, Werner which would make my Herzog. His films liter- up, take you down, Benny & Joon (1993) ally take me to a higher make you go places list of most hated films. Starring Johnny Depp form of being. I would you do not want to What are some of your and Aidan Quin go. It you think of favourite films? pay anything to see Good Looking!!!

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