Cinema Canada (Feb 1976)

RECORD REVIEWS Cinema Canada’s record column begins without any brand new releases to consider but one must start somewhere! Sound track albums are an important mark of any national industry’s identity and, in case you hadn’t noticed, Canada does have some, including The Act of the Heart, The Violin and Homer. The two discs briefly reviewed here are still current in the catalogue and they make attractive listening, especially the first. The Hard Part Begins A&M Records SP 9016. Songs and instrumentals written by Cliff Carrol, Zeke Sheppard, L. Dubinsky, J. & I. Guenther and others. Performed by Zeke Sheppard (dubbing Donnelly Rhodes as “King’’), Louise Rockwood and Cliff Carrol, with backing. Country ballads and blues, archetypically plangent and moody, plus some lively instrumentals combine to form an evocative memento of a dis tinguished film. The characters in the story, making a not very glamourous living in the small towns and onenight stands of Ontario, were not sup posed to be terribly good performers. The album glosses this _ seediness somewhat, being quite professional enough for agreeable listening, but something of the sad unrealised dreams of the “big time’ comes through as well. Excellent engineering and surfaces; suitably long. on bass. My Pleasure is My Business Daffodil Records DAF 10051 Music written and sung by Tom Cochrane. Featuring Dave Cooper, Deane Cameron and Rick Nickerson (guitars and percussion). Rather than as a souvenir of an easily forgettable film, this derivative but lively album needs to stand on its own. The main theme (‘‘Gabrielle’, alias Xaviera Hollander) is as good as most these days, while the lengthy two-part “Turn Back’ is rather better than that. It’s from the extended (you should pardon the expression) party sequence and has an energetic if scarcely subtle vitality. Technically, another fine job; Canuck pop music recording seems in good hands. Clive Denton INSURANCE also needs DIRECTION WORLD-WIDE INSURANCE MARKETS FOR THE MOVIE AND TV INDUSTRIES NSUREVEST LTD 1001 KINGSWAY, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER, B.C. V5V 3C7 PHONE (604) 879-7741 e INSURANCE e RISKMANAGEMENT e INVESTMENT CAPITAL All Canadian Answering Service offers special rates to actors, musicians, artists and their Supportive professionals. all our customers receive superb service from our intelligent, (416) 964—6858 courteous ladies. CLASSIFIED Classified ads cost 50 cents a word and should be submitted, typewritten, double spaced. The ads must be pre-paid by check or money order made out to Cinema Canada and sent to Box 398, Outremont Station, Montreal H2V 3N3, P.Q. For Sale: Right angle viewer, slight flaw, but doesn’t affect shooting $325.00; 12-120 mm Angenieux with Arri mount $1065.00; 25-250 Ang. — very good condition Arri mounted $2360.00; 300mm Birns & Sawyer Arri mt lens $215.00; fibreglass (English made) blimp for Arri St, takes 12-120 and 400’ mags, $390.00; 1-400’ Arri St. mag $245.00; Jensen crystal motor 24 fps for Arri St. $485.00; Var speed motor for Arri St. $280.00; Flexi-mount fantastic for handheld shots, in attache case $355.00; NC head, good worker, with ball base $285.00; Birns & Sawyer standard legs, ball top $165.00; 6 — 1K focusing quartz with barn doors at $112.00 each or 6 for $620.00; 4-2K non focusing quartz flood lights with barn doors at $165.00 each or 4 for $575.00. Call Mike at 364-7930 (Toronto area code 416). For Sale: Eclair NPR 16mm camera with the Jensen crystal motor and a 12-120 Angenieux zoom lens, two mags and battery, various filters, for $5000. Contact Jock Brandis (416) 363-1900 or the Toronto Filmmaker’s Co-op, 67 Portland St. Toronto. For Sale: Moviola Series 20 editor 16mm, two soundheads; $3,500.00 firm. Maier-Hancock Hotsplicer 16mm, four way synchronizer for neg cutting, 5.7mm Tegea Wideangle Arrimount, 404 Sennheiser microphon, Shure four channel mixer. All in Al condition. Please phone: 416-921-2814 (Toronto) or write c/o Cinema Canada, 406 Jarvis St. Toronto. For sale: 16mm single-system Auricon camera complete with wound. Call (416) 864-1113 Want foreign, filming pen pal? The Filmclub Obing, D 8201 Obing, Bergweberstr. 8, West Germany, is trying to get in touch with amateur filmmakers. Please write. ADVERTISING INDEX All Canadian Answering Service p.4 Bellevue Pathé p. re Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre p. 41 Canadian Motion Picture eto Rentals Ltd. PAL Cine Books | Cinema Productions 42 Insurevest 49 International Index to Film Periodicals MIFED Quinn and Mirrophonic Labs Wm. F. White DUVDUVIVUD ew peels february 1976 / 49