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Sing in the New Year
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Written by Deirdre Swain
- Fri, 12/07/12 - 10:14
Everyone who cares even remotely about film has a “first.” That moment when you first realize the magic of movies. For some it might be Dory the fish speaking “whale.” For others it might be the Millennium Falcon jumping into hyperspace for the first time. For me, it was in a musical. The earliest movie memory I have is of Fred Astaire, tap dancing in slo-mo in Easter Parade, and my dad telling me, “That man is the best dancer in the world.”
But for all that that piece of trick photography remains my earliest movie memory, the ones that meant the most to me as a child were from another, older, beloved film: The Wizard of Oz.
Why We Remember
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Written by Cpt. Claus Breede
- Mon, 11/05/12 - 14:27
From the first Canadian contingent sent to join the British forces fighting the Boers in the South African War to a mere fifty years later when we were part of the United Nations’ army in Korea, Canada has lost almost 110,000 of its citizens on the field of battle. Losses have continued to mount - although at a substantially lower number during peacekeeping and peacemaking missions - throughout the world and now, in this century, we continue to lose soldiers in Afghanistan.
On Golden Bond: 50 Years of 007
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Written by Deirdre Swain
- Fri, 10/05/12 - 10:58
The Aston Martin. The well-cut tuxedo. The babe in the bikini. The vodka martini, “Shaken, not stirred.”
Some figures embed themselves so deeply into pop culture that you barely need to know them to recognize them. Even if you’ve never seen part of the longest running film franchise in history, you know which member of Her Majesty’s Secret Service prefers his cocktail shaken not stirred— “Bond. James Bond.” Like Mickey Mouse’s ears, like Indiana Jones’ hat, like Marilyn Monroe’s halter dress, like Bogie in his white dinner jacket or Fred Astaire in his top hat, white tie and tails, James Bond is surrounded by iconic markers that are recognized the world over.
Braddock, Boomers, and Bill Murray
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Written by Deirdre Swain
- Tue, 09/04/12 - 06:00
The path to becoming a cultural touchstone seldom winds straight, and any straying, any little side-jaunt, could mean you never get there at all.
Take Benjamin Braddock, the anti-hero of Mike Nichols’ 1967 film The Graduate (8:30pm on September 4th on Sony Movie Channel). For more than four decades, Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin has been a poster boy for disaffected youth, a symbol of the Baby Boom generation that couldn’t find common ground with its parents. Yet the producer’s first choice for the role was – wait for it – Robert Redford.
Marilyn (and other Suite Highlights)
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Written by POP – the Princess of Programming
- Tue, 07/31/12 - 09:14
Would Marilyn Monroe have tweeted about her romances a la K-Pat? Or maybe it was her outbursts that caused her untimely death on August 5th, 1962? Conspiracy theories aside, Marilyn is still a major figure in cinema and an American icon. The AFI (American Film Institute) named Marilyn an American Screen Legend coming in at #6 behind Greta Garbo at #5 and Katherine Hepburn at #1. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) recently unveiled its 2012 film line-up, with Liz Garbus’s anticipated doc on Monroe featuring among the world premieres.