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Flying saucer on Roswell ranch captures international imagination

July 8, 2010 Doug Groves Aliens, cover up, i want to believe, pop culture, Project Mogul, Roswell, weather balloon6 Comments

It was 63 years ago today, on July 8th 1947, that the Roswell Daily Record ran the headline “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region”, which launched the most well-known UFO ‘cover up’ in modern history. Subsequently, the crash was attributed to that of a Project Mogul balloon loaded with crash test dummies and designed to detect Soviet atomic test blasts. Of course, one has to wonder why there would be crash test dummies on what’s supposed to be a high altitude, unmanned balloon, but outside of that…

RED squashes major bug, EPIC and Scarlet back on track

July 6, 2010 Doug Groves digital cinema, EPIC, Jim Jannard, Red, reduser, Scarlet1 Comment

After a major delay to a major bug in their new designs, RED is back on track with the EPIC and Scarlet cameras. Originally estimated to come out in 2009, the delays on the new digital cinema cameras were hitting ValveTime levels of unpredictability. RED founder Jim Jannard had this to say in a post last night… …we have located the wicked, mean and nasty bug and our engineering team has put a bullet in the back of it’s head. That pesky bug has put us behind in our schedule…

Toronto Outdoor Summer Movie Nights

June 30, 2010 Doug Groves Casablanca, CN Tower, Outdoor Summer Movie Night, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, TIFF1 Comment

Tonight is the launch of 10 weeks of free movies in downtown Toronto. The Outdoor Summer Movie night event is a partnership between the Toronto International Film Festival, the CN Tower and the Toronto Entertainment District Business Improvement Area. Sure, it’s a mouthful of, but over the next couple of months, every Wednesday at 9pm you can go to Metro Square (map) and watch a pretty wide variety of films, from Casablanca to Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, and special menus from many local restaurants. The opening night events, featuring the…

DSLR talk back from RED founder Jim Jannard

June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 Doug Groves DSLR, HD DSLR, Jim Jannard, Red, RED One, reduser, Scarlet, Zacuto, Zacuto Shootout4 Comments

Just last week, I was having a discussion with with a co-worker about video recording on the new breed of DSLRs, and mentioned that if RED doesn’t get it’s butt in gear, they could very well concede the prosumer market to the likes of Canon and Nikon. As more pro filmmakers start putting the DSLRs through stress tests, they’ve finding time and again that the results are much better than initially expected. It’s not surprising that a similar discussion has been going on in the reduser forums, in which RED…

Jaws turns 35, still looks fake

June 19, 2010June 20, 2010 Danny X anniversary, CHUD, Cinema, Film, Jaws, Spielberg, Steven Spielberg1 Comment

It was on June 20, 1975 that audiences first bore witness to perhaps the greatest opening sequence in cinematic history: that of Christine Watkins taking her drunk boyfriend down to the shores of Amity Island for a little moonlight skinny dipping. We all know how that turned out, and audiences became so horrified and fascinated that some, even today, have trouble going into the water. Jaws was a watershed film, a monumental success born of monumental failure. The well-documented reports of problems with writing, staffing, production, and pretty much everything…

NXNE daily dispatch

June 17, 2010June 17, 2010 Doug Groves Mudhoney, NXNE, NXNE 2010, This Movie Is Broken, X1 Comment

There’s so much to see at NXNE that it’s hard to pick and choose, so here’s a daily look at what’s happening. Starting with the free stuff, NXPO is a free-to-the-public music-lifestyle exposition which includes a daystage, vendors, and a bar, the latter not free, is open the 17th and 18th from noon to 8pm at the Hyatt Regency Toronto – 370 King St. W. The free Yonge-Dundas Square shows start at 6pm today, and include headliners Mudhoney at 9pm, and So-Cal punk legends X at 10pm.

NXNE 2010 kicks into gear

June 15, 2010 Doug Groves Film, Iggy And The Stooges, interactive, Music, North By Northwest, NXNE, NXNE 2010, NXNEi, Toronto2 Comments

It was a different world when Toronto’s NXNE (North By Northwest don’t you know) started out in 1994 as a music festival, based on the model by sister event SXSW (South By Southwest, natch). Even in the early days, NXNE was an ambitious affair with dozens of venues and enough bands, and music lovers, to fill them up. Since then the festival has grown and evolved, adding the film component in 2001, and most recently introducing NXNE interactive. Although nothing so big is expected here, it was at SXSW interactive…

Raindance Presents “Gunless” – a discussion panel with film’s director and producer

June 14, 2010June 14, 2010 kingpinlei Gunless, Paul Gross, raindance, Raindance Canada1 Comment

Raindance presents film “Gunless” – a lively & intimate discussion with Writer/Director William (Bill) Phillips and Producer Niv Fichman. Post panel discussion enjoy key networking opportunities, free appetizers, 1 free “Wild West” inspired drink & a barrel smoking DJ. Wednesday, June 16th – 6:30 – 9:30pm The Spoke Club – 600 King Street West, top floor Itinerary: +Elliot Grove, Founder of Raindance Film Festival & the British Independent Film Awards joining us LIVE via Skype from London UK +Writer/Director William Phillips joining us LIVE via Skype from LA +Producer Niv…

New Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World trailer & on-set interview

June 1, 2010June 3, 2010 drsquid Comic, Edgar Wright, Film, interview, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera, movie, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, trailer4 Comments

Yesterday, the second trailer for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World was released after Edgar Wright had decided to withhold its premiere until his Twitter campaign reaped a desired 100,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook. It was a little disappointing to find out that he was clamouring for ‘likes’ on a site that many people have moved on from. And, naturally, the cynic in me suspected that, even if the goal hadn’t been met, the trailer would have come out all the same. This trailer gives us a much better look at the…

Toronto Underground Cinema open for business

May 29, 2010 Doug Groves big trouble in little china, clue, Film, interview, theatre, torontoundergroundcinema1 Comment

Though the Toronto Underground Cinema officially launched its regular schedule last night, a couple of weeks back they held a free screening of “Clue” and “Big Trouble In Little China”. At that showing, we had a chance to talk with Charlie Lawton, Alex Woodside and Nigel Agnew about their plans for the literally underground theatre. This weekend’s line up includes Rumble In The Bronx, Runaways, A Prophet, Ghost Writer and one I’m definitely planning on seeing, Hard Core Logo. If you haven’t already seen the 1996 film from Canadian director…

The People vs. George Lucas Interview

May 16, 2010May 16, 2010 Doug Groves Alexandre O. Phillipe, Documentary, George Lucas, Hot Docs, interview, Robert Muratore, Show, Star Wars, The People vs. George Lucas4 Comments

Alexandre O. Philippe and Robert Muratore, makers of the documentary “The People vs. George Lucas“, came by the studio while in town for the recent Hot Docs screenings. What was originally going to be a short interview turned into a wide ranging discussion on Star Wars fandom, the process of making the film and a whole lot more. You can also check out our review here.

Toronto Underground Cinema opening night event on May 14th

May 13, 2010May 13, 2010 drsquid Bloor Cinema, Cinema, event, Film, Toronto, Underground3 Comments

The Toronto Underground Cinema, formerly the Golden Classics Cinema, on 186 Spadina Ave, is having an opening night FREE double bill of Clue, and Big Trouble in Little China! This new cinema is run by former employees of the Bloor cinema, who left to open a theatre that focused more on ‘cult classics, seldom-seen treasures, popular favourites, and whatever else kicks cinematic ass.’ Opening night is Friday, May 14th, and will be celebrated with a double bill that highlights the Underground’s ethos: 7:00 — Clue (1985): Based on the Hasbro…