Cinema Canada (Nov-Dec 1978)

November/December 1978 Number 51 Editor/Publisher: Jean-Pierre and Connie Tadros. Toronto Advisory Board: Clive Denton, Robert Fothergill, Peter Harcourt. Assistants to the Editor: Del Mehes (Toronto) and Charlotte Hussey (Montreal). Subscription Manager: Sylvie Galipeault. Art Direction: Louis ‘Charpentier. Advertising Manager: Daniel Eng. Typesetter: Gail Reiter. Correspondents: Gray Kyles (Vancouver), Lorne Daniel (Edmonton), Lee Rolfe (Winnipeg). Cinema Canada, founded by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, is published by the Cinema Canada Magazine Foundation. President: Jean-Pierre Tadros, VicePresident: George Csaba Koller, SecretaryTreasurer: Connie Tadros, Directors: Agi Ibranyi-Kiss and George Campbell Miller. Editorial information: All manuscripts, drawings and photographs submitted must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. While the editors will take all reasonable care, they will not be held responsible for the loss of any such submissions. Opinions expressed within the magazine are those of the author and not necessarily those of the editors. Cinema Canada is indexed in the Film Literature Index (Albany) and International Index to Film Periodicals. Member of the Canadian Periodical Publishers’ Association. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photo-copying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Cinema Canada Magazine Foundation is a non-profit organization: Canadian Charitable Organization no. 0441998-2213. Published with the financial assistance of the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Toronto. Second class mail registration no. 3081. Subscription rates for ten issues yearly: normal $10.00, institutions $15.00, foreign $12.00. Subscribers to Cinema Canada may also receive 12 issues of CinéMag by adding $5.00 to the rate of a subscription to Cinema Canada. A CinéMag sub without Cinema Canada is $10.00. Notice of change of address should include your old address as printed on a recent issue. For subscriptions write to Box 398, Station Outremont, Montreal H2V 4N3, P.Q. Subscriptions are not refundable. Requests for replacement of missing issues will be honored for three months after the due date of the issue. 67 Portland St. Toronto, Ont. M5V 2M9 (416) 366-0355 Box 398, Outremont Station, Montreal H2V 4N3 (514) 272-5354 ~_ CONTENTS Cover A surprisingly modern Nell Shipman plays with a bear cub in the days of the silent movies. Her career went on to span SO years (see p. 35). 4 Reverb 9 A Hot Time in the Old Town: City on Fire Canada’s International Festivals Connie Tadros 13. Some Opening Remarks Ronald H. Blumer 15 Footsteps in the City: Montreal George Csaba Koller 18 Everybody Came: Toronto Women and Film 24 Fireweed Anne vs. the Feminists Jane Dick 28 Powerhouse Presents ee “mm 30 Women’s History in the Media Judith Smith 35 Girl Wonder from God’s Country: Nell Shipman 39 Creative, Clever, & Competent: Animation 42 Bookshelf by George L. George Two sections, “Canada’s International Festivals’ and “Women and Film,” take up a major part of this issue of Cinema Canada. Although the festivals happened this summer, it took time to get them into perspective and they seemed important enough to devote space to, even at this late date. As for “Women and Film,” the section Special Issue TARTS i U j b 0 does not pretend to be exhaustive: simply a first concen . ‘ g trated look at a subject we’ll come back to regularly. Pi i In the next issue, Cinema Canada will include its regular “Introducing...” section and “Film Reviews.” In addition, there will be a major article on the end of the Toronto Co-op, written by Patrick Lee and R. Bruce Elder, an analysis of Two Solitudes by Doug Isaac, a profile of Richard Gabourie by Krystyna Hunt and a review of his film, Three Card Monte by J. Paul Costabile. Until early January, then, Cinema Canada extends best holiday wishes to its readers. Cheers. Cinema Canada/3