The Vancouver International Film Festival, which will take place from September 30 to October 15, is known for bringing the world to people in and around Vancouver. Moreover, it also has Canadian films in its line-up. All in all, expect to see some Canadian films that are currently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The opening film will be the Canadian-Italian co-production Barney's Version. Other Canadian films include:
* A Drummer's Dream, by John Walker
* A Night for Dying Tigers, by Terry Miles
* A Simple Rhythm, by Tess Girard
* Altitude, by Kaare Andrews
* Amazon Falls, by Katrin Bowen
* An Ecology of Mind, by Nora Bateson
* Barney's Version, by Richard J. Lewis
* Breaking the Silence: Burma's Resistance, by Pierre Mignault and Hélène Magny
* Curling, by Denis Côté
* Everywhere, by Alexis Durand-Brault
* Father & Sons, by Carl Bessai
* Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, by Sturla Gunnarsson
* Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido, by Silvio Pollio
* Les amours imaginaires,...
The opening film will be the Canadian-Italian co-production Barney's Version. Other Canadian films include:
* A Drummer's Dream, by John Walker
* A Night for Dying Tigers, by Terry Miles
* A Simple Rhythm, by Tess Girard
* Altitude, by Kaare Andrews
* Amazon Falls, by Katrin Bowen
* An Ecology of Mind, by Nora Bateson
* Barney's Version, by Richard J. Lewis
* Breaking the Silence: Burma's Resistance, by Pierre Mignault and Hélène Magny
* Curling, by Denis Côté
* Everywhere, by Alexis Durand-Brault
* Father & Sons, by Carl Bessai
* Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, by Sturla Gunnarsson
* Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido, by Silvio Pollio
* Les amours imaginaires,...
- 9/14/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Dream a Little Dream
Village Theatre, New York
Runs indefinitely
Part autobiographical performance piece, part rock concert, this theatrical show devised by former Mamas & the Papas member Denny Doherty is a cannily executed attempt to break free from the confines of the rock 'n' roll oldies circuit.
Telling the story of the rise and fall of the famed folk-pop group, of which Doherty and Michelle Phillips are the sole remaining living members, "Dream a Little Dream" is a particularly authentic example of a burgeoning theatrical genre exploiting the history of pop music. As Doherty has an understudy, the show is clearly meant to be not just a personal vehicle but rather an independent theatrical piece.
Doherty, who co-wrote the show with Paul Ledoux, certainly had no shortage of raw material from which to work. He details his early career as a folk singer with such groups as the Halifax Three, who, as it happened, played in many Village coffeehouses on Bleecker Street, a stone's throw from where the current show is being performed. He then joined Cass Elliot, John Sebastian and others to form the Mugwumps, an early folk-rock group, before eventually winding up with Elliot and the married John and Michelle Phillips in the Mamas & the Papas. The group had phenomenal success with such beautifully written and performed singles as "California Dreamin'", "Monday, Monday" and "I Saw Her Again" before romantic tensions and drug and alcohol abuse spelled their downfall. Elliot died in 1974, while John Phillips passed away in 2001.
Doherty recounts the story in frank and humorous fashion, peppering the tale with humorous anecdotes in which the distinctive personalities of the group's members fully emerge. Unfortunately, it also comes across as more than a bit self-involved -- according to Doherty, both Michelle and Mama Cass were desperately in love with him pretty much from the beginning -- and his delivery, filled with imitations of drug stupor and frequent droppings of '60s jargon, is far too cutesy. Considering the show's 2 1/2-hour running time, the narration, which is helpfully accompanied by photographic projections, could definitely use some pruning.
Interspersed throughout are renditions of many of the group's hits, as well as other songs of the period, which are performed by Doherty and a trio of singers, including a zaftig belter and a pert blonde, who bear a rather disconcerting resemblance to the original group members. While they and the well-preserved Doherty (who's in his early 60s) do a reasonably good job of re-creating the famed harmonies of the original group, there's still something a bit off-putting in the sight of Doherty performing alongside facsimiles of his former co-stars.
Dream a Little Dream
Presented by Eric Nederlander Prods
Credits:
Playwrights: Denny Doherty and Paul Ledoux
Director: Randal Myler
Set designer: Walt Spangler
Video projection designer: Jan Hartley
Costume designer: David C. Woolard
Lighting designer: Brian Nason
Sound designer: Lucas J. Corrubia, Jr
Cast:
"Papa" Denny Doherty
Richard Burke
Angela Gaylor
Doris Mason...
Runs indefinitely
Part autobiographical performance piece, part rock concert, this theatrical show devised by former Mamas & the Papas member Denny Doherty is a cannily executed attempt to break free from the confines of the rock 'n' roll oldies circuit.
Telling the story of the rise and fall of the famed folk-pop group, of which Doherty and Michelle Phillips are the sole remaining living members, "Dream a Little Dream" is a particularly authentic example of a burgeoning theatrical genre exploiting the history of pop music. As Doherty has an understudy, the show is clearly meant to be not just a personal vehicle but rather an independent theatrical piece.
Doherty, who co-wrote the show with Paul Ledoux, certainly had no shortage of raw material from which to work. He details his early career as a folk singer with such groups as the Halifax Three, who, as it happened, played in many Village coffeehouses on Bleecker Street, a stone's throw from where the current show is being performed. He then joined Cass Elliot, John Sebastian and others to form the Mugwumps, an early folk-rock group, before eventually winding up with Elliot and the married John and Michelle Phillips in the Mamas & the Papas. The group had phenomenal success with such beautifully written and performed singles as "California Dreamin'", "Monday, Monday" and "I Saw Her Again" before romantic tensions and drug and alcohol abuse spelled their downfall. Elliot died in 1974, while John Phillips passed away in 2001.
Doherty recounts the story in frank and humorous fashion, peppering the tale with humorous anecdotes in which the distinctive personalities of the group's members fully emerge. Unfortunately, it also comes across as more than a bit self-involved -- according to Doherty, both Michelle and Mama Cass were desperately in love with him pretty much from the beginning -- and his delivery, filled with imitations of drug stupor and frequent droppings of '60s jargon, is far too cutesy. Considering the show's 2 1/2-hour running time, the narration, which is helpfully accompanied by photographic projections, could definitely use some pruning.
Interspersed throughout are renditions of many of the group's hits, as well as other songs of the period, which are performed by Doherty and a trio of singers, including a zaftig belter and a pert blonde, who bear a rather disconcerting resemblance to the original group members. While they and the well-preserved Doherty (who's in his early 60s) do a reasonably good job of re-creating the famed harmonies of the original group, there's still something a bit off-putting in the sight of Doherty performing alongside facsimiles of his former co-stars.
Dream a Little Dream
Presented by Eric Nederlander Prods
Credits:
Playwrights: Denny Doherty and Paul Ledoux
Director: Randal Myler
Set designer: Walt Spangler
Video projection designer: Jan Hartley
Costume designer: David C. Woolard
Lighting designer: Brian Nason
Sound designer: Lucas J. Corrubia, Jr
Cast:
"Papa" Denny Doherty
Richard Burke
Angela Gaylor
Doris Mason...
- 4/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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