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FLicKeR - World
Premiere at Hot Docs
The "light fantastic" takes on a whole new meaning in Nik Sheehans
phantasmagoric FLicKeR. The films world premiere will occur at Hot Docs on April 23
(The Royal) at 7 p.m. and April 26 (Isabel Bader) at 7 p.m. (Read More)
Deep Sea
"Sea" life in a whole new way! Deep Sea
transports you below the ocean surface to swim with some of the planet's most unique,
dangerous and colorful creatures, from the unusual wolf eel to the giant Pacific octopus.
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Hurricane on the Bayou
An Emotional Journey Through The Wetlands Of Louisiana And A Tribute To The Undying
Spirit Of New Orleans
The new IMAX® film Hurricane on the Bayou will carry audiences on a journey deep into
the heart of Louisiana before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. The film is both
a musical celebration of New Orleans as well as a haunting document of Katrina's powerful
effects. Opening on October 12, 2007 at the Ontario Science Centre's Shoppers Drug Mart®
OMNIMAX® Theatre, Hurricane on the Bayou leaves audiences with a greater appreciation for
the need to restore the city, an understanding to protect the vital wetlands and a respect
for the people and their spirit. (Read More)
The Bicycle
Film Festival Returns For Its Eighth Year
August 2008
Returning for its eighth year, the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is kicking off its
annual tour, stopping in 15 cities internationally. BFF '08 promises to continue to grow
this year, boasting nearly 100,000 attendees in 2007. (Read More)
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FLicKeR - World Premiere at Hot Docs
April 23 (The Royal) at 7 p.m. and April 26 (Isabel Bader) at 7 p.m. |
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"light fantastic" takes on a whole new meaning in Nik Sheehans
phantasmagoric FLicKeR. The films world premiere will occur at Hot Docs on April 23
(The Royal) at 7 p.m. and April 26 (Isabel Bader) at 7 p.m. FLicKeR is the story of the influential Canadian artist and mystic Brion Gysin
(1916-1986), and his amazing invention, the dream machine, which he believed would
revolutionize human consciousness.
Featuring greats like William S. Burroughs and Brion
Gysin (in archival footage), singer Marianne Faithfull, rocker Iggy Pop, singer/artist
Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, poet John Giorno, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, and
artist/turntablist DJ Spooky, FLicKeR is a hypnotic documentary that asks fundamental
questions about an individuals freedom to dream and create.
FLicKeR is written and directed by Nik Sheehan and
produced by Maureen Judge (Makin Movies) and Anita Lee (NFB). |
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| "Sea" life in a whole new way! Deep Sea
transports you below the ocean surface to swim with some of the planet's most unique,
dangerous and colorful creatures, from the unusual wolf eel to the giant Pacific octopus. Through the magic of IMAX® technology, moviegoers come face to
face with these underwater inhabitants to witness their peculiar and amazing behavior as
they rely on one another for survival.
Deep Sea is directed by world-renowned underwater
cinematographer, Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and Michele Hall, executive produced
by Graeme Ferguson and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by
Danny Elfman.
"Our goal is really to take you on a magical journey
underwater to places that most of us have never been", comments producer Toni Myers.
"Deep Sea includes moments that Howard himself has never filmed before, even in his
long and varied career in undersea photography. These creatures are scary, beautiful,
funny - it's such a vivid illustration of the astonishing array of the diversity of
life."
Deep Sea was filmed in nine locations ranging from
chilly, 8°C waters off British Columbia, to the Bahamas for encounters with tiger sharks.
Among the 67 species you'll encounter are:
- A mantis shrimp that uses appendages to spear or smash its
prey.
- Barracudas that change colour to signal cleaner fish that
they are ready to be scoured of parasites living on their skin.
- Spectacular coral spawning in the Gulf of Mexico, a
night-time event that lasts for only one hour per year.
- The colourful nudibranch, a form of sea slug, which raids
anemones to steal their venomous, stinging tentacles, digests them and deposits the
poisonous cells in its gills for protection.
Produced and distributed by IMAX® Corporation.
Financed by Warner Bros. Pictures. |
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An Emotional Journey Through The
Wetlands Of Louisiana And A Tribute To The Undying Spirit Of New Orleans |
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The new IMAX® film Hurricane on the Bayou will carry
audiences on a journey deep into the heart of Louisiana before, during and after
Hurricane Katrina. The film is both a musical celebration of New Orleans as well as a
haunting document of Katrina's powerful effects. Opening on October 12, 2007 at the
Ontario Science Centre's Shoppers Drug Mart® OMNIMAX® Theatre, Hurricane on the Bayou
leaves audiences with a greater appreciation for the need to restore the city, an
understanding to protect the vital wetlands and a respect for the people and their spirit.
For centuries the Louisiana swamps have held ecological
secrets of hurricanes: what drives a hurricane, when will they happen and how to protect
from them. But the bayou is disappearing, at a rate of one acre every 30 minutes.
Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray originally set out to tell the story and sound the alarm on
this environmental calamity. He wanted to demonstrate what would happen if a hypothetical
category 5 hurricane were to hit New Orleans. Little did he and his crew know that one of
the worst hurricanes in history was on the approach and their imaginary nightmare would
soon become a reality.
The film follows a group of musicians who explore the
beautiful alligator filled bayous, a fragile home to unique animals and plants and uncover
the electrifying culture of New Orleans. By recounting their personal stories of Katrina
the musicians bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands. Reunited a year later
they see a city in the throes of recovery and hope for the future with concerted efforts
of preservation and restoration of the wetlands.
"Hurricane on the Bayou is not just the moving story
of how four remarkable musicians survived Katrina and are facing the future, nor it is
just the story of how the destruction of the wetlands is wreaking devastation for both
humans and animals," says Greg MacGillivray. "I think it is really about the
tremendous value of New Orleans and Louisiana to our nation. I hope we reveal what a
treasure this city is a wild swampland that turned into a fantastic center for
music, food and the enjoyment of life itself. To lose New Orleans would be an unthinkable
tragedy."
State of the art CGI effects recreates the fury of the
storm made all the more dramatic by the size of the IMAX theatre screen. Eerie
never-before-seen aerial footage of the storm's aftermath provides a new perspective on
the city that is different from what most people saw on television.
The film features; legendary singer and songwriter Allen
Toussaint, Cajun blues guitarist and wetlands activist Tab Benoit, 14 year old fiddling
prodigy Amanda Shaw and zydeco accordion master Chubby Carrier. The film was directed by
Greg MacGillivray (Everest and Coral Reef Adventure) and is narrated by Academy Award®
winner Meryl Streep.
For more information, click here. |
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Returns For Its Eighth Year -
August 2008 |
Returning for its eighth year, the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is kicking
off its annual tour, stopping in 15 cities internationally. BFF '08 promises to continue
to grow this year, boasting nearly 100,000 attendees in 2007.
Founder Brendt Barbur remains a strong voice of this
massive movement, holding the torch for creatively bringing together an explosive festival
that showcases well known and respected artists, musicians, and filmmakers, as well as
embraces the emerging artist
The days of the festival are filled with films, parades,
block parties and art shows all bike themed. The films that will be shown were hand
selected from hundreds of submissions that came from around world. All BFF related events
include free bicycle valet parking.
The BFF is scheduled to come to Toronto in August, but
dates may be subject to change. |
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