Cinema Canada (Jun 1983)

. CONTENTS Cover: Summer is the time for blockbuster movies and so Cinema Canada fittingly celebrates summer with feature articles on some uniquely Canadian blockbuster filmmakers : Gilles Carle and David Cronenberg, beginning page 15. Over the years, Lois Siegel has been a faithful contributor to Cinema Canada with her many photos and articles on filmmakers and filmmaking. For the past four years, she has been working on her no-budget feature, A 20th Century Chocolate Cake, which had its premiere in Montreal June 1. Our cover by graphic artist Richard Vincent is a tribute to her and other young filmmakers who, with perseverence, imagination and originality, continue to strive for new filmmaking recipes. EUS RIRML MLC ICS ALINE. CL TOLE |, Gu Wey Caw A a oa ise eA eh wi Sods w ee ee cblcveceueders 14 a re oy oe SOP REESE EUR REAR URE ELLE 14 SE CL COPE CU ete ie da, Wik vod Woy en ae Aiplr sash Pia Sais se Wiswh eee mee Was eee ees 3 EORTC TIO a dia Wik oss 69 AAs «ow y 0K koe Rive a wae 0 hep digs bes 12 Pa ae RCOSSES GOMMIICd DY YVES GARTION . os ovc cwcnccsesivrvenesewsorscscas 34 CL OLE ACH T aE ERI STE Os oe ee SN Wied ds bp sine ao oath ae enc daes.veveccesy® 28 Features Gilles Carle and the image of Quebec by Richard Martineau ..................44. 15 The world, the flesh and the films of David Cronenberg by John Harkness ...... 23 ie ene OF a Chocolate caKe Dy Lois Siegel yi... cos cole ct piece cep eunevence 26 Films Reviews (ime eres Mama Chapdelaine’ by WilTAIIKen . 2... www cc ccs swe ssccssccccsens 23 Ralph Thomas’ “The Terry Fox Story” by John Harkness ..........2cceccceccees 29 Kevin Sullivan’s “The Wild Pony” by Andrew Dowler ..............ceccevccececs 30 Don McBrearty’s “American Nightmare” by Andrew Dowler ..................+.+. 30 Douglas Williams’ “Best of Both Worlds” by Alan Herscovici .................44-31 Michael Rubbo’s “Daisy: The Story of a Facelift” by Lyn Martin ..2.............. 32 Donald Winkler’s “F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason” by Joyce Nelson .......... 32, 33 Canadian shorts: mini-reviews by Pat Thompson ................000000000: 33 No. 97 — June 1983 Publisher: Jean-Pierre Tadros. Editors : Connie Tadros, Jean-Pierre Tadros. Associate Editor: Michael Dorland. General Manager: De! Mehes (Toronto). Staff reporter: Bruce Malloch, Researcher: Yves Gagnon. Columnists: Linda Kupecek, George L. George. Art Direction: Claire Baron. Production, typesetting and layout : Suzanne Gauthier, Christiane Goyette and Margaret Vien for Composition Mediatexte. Subscription: Dianne Persson. Advertising: Andre Lauzon, for Armada Productions Inc. Subscription information: One year (12 issues): individuals $19. Companies and institutions $25. Add $9 postage for USA and overseas. Two years (24 issues): Individuals $36, Companies and institutions $42. Add $18 postage for USA and overseas. First class (one year, 12 issues); Individuals $32. Companies and institutions $40. Overseas: individuals $59. Companies and institutions $65. Requests for replacement of missing issues will be honored for three months after the due date of the issue. Subscriptions can be cancelled but will not be refunded. Cinema Canada, founded by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, is published by the Cinema Canada Magazine Foundation. President: Jean-Pierre Tadros, Vice-President George Csaba Koller, Secretary-Treasurer: Connie Tadros, Director: 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), the Canadian Periodical Index (Ottawa) and the 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 photocopying, 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. Second class mail registration no. 3081. ISSN 0009-7071 Administrative and editorial office: 834 Bloomfield Ave., Montreal H2V 3S6, Telephone (514) 272-5354. Toronto office: 67A Portland St. Toronto M5V 2M9, Telephone (416) 596-6829. Mailing address: P. O. Box 398, Outremont Station, Montreal H2V 4N3. IS THERE LIFE AFTER FILMé WHO? To all members of the DGC. WHAT? A seminar: Introduction to Television Production, presented by Guild members for Guild members and other members of the film community. WHY? To re-orient the way our members perceive television production, in order to open their eyes to the job demand. Members will come out of the seminar with the knowledge that television production is something they can do. There is ajob waiting for you: get ready for it now. FEES: WHERE? Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O. Bloor Street West, Toronto. 23.6) 252 WHEN? Saturday, June 11, 1983 -10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 12, 1983 -10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, 4/Cinema Canada June 1983 THE PROGRAM Guest speakers will include Don McCutcheon (“Loving Friends and Perfect Couples”), Brad Turner (SCTV), John Bell (SCTV), Marilyn Stonehouse (“Quebec U.S.A. 1995”) art directors (T.B.A.)and others. Tapes from various members will be shown. Topics will include everything from call sheets to post production. This is a golden opportunity for all of you who have been shying away from TV and tape production due to your lack of experience or fear of the unknown. Job opportunities in tape production are escalating and this is a perfect time to catch up with the rest of the world. Come and get your questions answered. ENROLMENT Limited to 125, with the first 75 seats reserved exclusively for DGC members until June 6. DGC members: $10.00. Non-members: $20.00. This covers both days of the seminar. REGISTRATION: Mail or bring your cheque, payable to the Directors Guild of Canada, to the national office: 3 Church St., suite 47, Toronto, by June 9, 1983. PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATORS Ray Sager, Jason Paikowsky eg re ETE A Sa Se a ER a A RSS a a