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Making disposable movies *
SIMON HOUPT talks to the authors of a new book that looks at how the current obsession with Hollywood's box-office numbers can turn this weekend's blockbuster into yesterday's news. . .
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REEL ADVENTURES: The Savvy Teens' Guide to Great Movies ***
ISBN:1550377353
Author:John Lekich
Publisher:Annick Press, $8.95 (USD); $11.95 (CAD); 173 pp
Since Reel Adventures is aimed, according to the jacket copy, at "teens (technically 17+) and young-minded adults," and because Vancouver-based film buff John Lekich has subtitled his book "The Savvy Teens' Guide to Great Movies," I figured I would ask the young-minded adult in our family to list 10 movies he figured the author of a book like this would surely have included.
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The evolution of Sundance *
The independent-film festival Robert Redford built has morphed from goldfish bowl into shark tank in the past 10 years thanks to the bloody-minded aggression of Miramax, SIMON HOUPT writes. He talks to the author of a gossipy new book on the phenomenon.
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AllPosters.com *
Check out the current deals on movie posters here.
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Beatles Book Is Fab! (Keyes review) *****
John Keyes says: "If you're looking for a last-minute Christmas present, I can't think of a reader who wouldn't find The Beatles: The Biography interesting.
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Film Festival: Largest VIFF in store as Granville 7 cinemas join theatre line-up *
Sorry... finished for 2003
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Gangs of New York (Garber review) *****
Gritty, violent, realistic and spellbinding, Gangs of New York gets a rare five stars!
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Train companies' movie scenes lure for passengers *
Train companies are turning to the movies to lure more
people back to the railways. The companies have launched a new website offering film fans the chance to visit famous movie locations by train.
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