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THE HERALD Wednesday May Page Movies celebrate 100th birthday in Canada AS film indite in As thfi film ry celc bratcs its centennial motion pictures have embraced the world as one of the most pre eminent art forms of the 20th century inence as the third busiest pic production centre in Nprth America behind Hollywood and New York with more than productions per year Van couver and Montreal arc also George Eastman left and friend Thomas Alva Edison early collaborators Edison purchased one of Eastmans first snapshot cameras The continuous roll of film held became he basis for Edison invention of his first motion picture camera Mary Pickford established herself as Americas Sweetheart during the 1920s Born and raised in Toronto she appeared in more than 200 films and won two Academy Awards Photo credit Canapress major production centres Known to the film industry as Hollywood North scenes shot in and around Toronto have in eluded Moonstruck which starred Academy Award winner Cher Three Men and a Baby with Tom Selleck and Ted Dan son Switching Channels with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner Adventures in Babysit Police Academy I III and Norman Jcwisons January Man Cocktail with Tom Cruise as well as the Kjllmg Fields Kodak Canada sex board room was recent ly used as a high powered decision making backdrop for the soon to be released film Millennium starring Kris and Cheryl Today Canada enjoys major film festivals across the country featuring the finest in Interna and Canadian cinema Inventing The Moving Image Filmmaking actually began in through the collabora tion of two mult faceted and inspired inventors Thomas Ed ison and George Eastman Edi son had a concept for a oneperson movie theatre which he planned to display at the 1894 Chicago Exposition George Eastman inventor of the Kodak snapshot camera provided Thomas Edison with film for the first motion picture camera and projector The first Canadian public movie exhibition took place at Ottawas West End Park on July 21 Twelvehundred city residents had gathered to expe Edisons wonderful in vention moving pictures Canadian film production companies started cropping up by 1911 but their future wasnt as clearly defined as those in the States because of Canadas scattered population and geographic size In addition numerous good Canadian actresses actors and directors who could have con tnbuted significantly to the growth of the film industry went to Hollywood One of the most famous performers to leave Canada was Toronto born and raised Mary Pickford two time Academy Award winner First Canadian Theatres In March 1906 John C Gnffen opened Toronto s first permanent movie theatre the Theatonum A major Ontario theatre circuit sprung from the Theatonum and Quebec bom Ernest Ouimet opened the first Canadian film exchange In the studios were looking for new locations and Los Angeles was establishing itself as the movie industry cap ital Construction in 1916 of studios at Trenton Ontano was the closest thing to Hollywood in Canada George Brownndge of Canadian National Films had set up the studio to produce fiction films By the late 1920s the Cana film industry was collaps ing under the domination of Hollywood During this diffi cult cinematic period only As sociated Screen survived Associated Screen News had been established in Montreal in by Bernard Nornsh to combine news events shot by Canadians with those of foreign I LIVE BANDS ft OF THE WEEK Come On Out To Norval For Some GOOD COUNTRY FUN This Thurs Frl Sal June 1st 2nd 3rd KELLY KAVANAGH CHAIN LIGHTNING Saturday Afternoon Matinee 36 Dont Forget Wednesday Is Talent Night 1st PRIZE TRIP TO JAMAICA 8774161 Over 1000000 Canadians go to the movies every week and on an average day 20000000 Canadians watch television In North America per cent of primetime televi sion originates on film not to mention the numerous music videos television commercials and documentaries also pro duced on film Over 100 Productions a Year Toronto boasts the highest movie attendance per capita of any major North American city and Toronto has risen to prom OFF ANY PIZZA OVER 900 FREE DELIVERY MINIMUM ORDER GUELPH STREET 8734499 VIDEO RANCH MIDWEEK SPECIAL Tuesday to Thursday MACHINE RENTALS CAMCORDER VCR NINTENDO GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 GUELPH STREET 8731999 YELLOW CAB HALTON HILLS 24 HOUR SERVICE SERVING HALTON HILLS Maple Ant Trafalgar Rd JOIN US FOR LUNCH Dally on Preffllf OPEN Hours 306QualphSt Qaorgitown III Main St S Georgetown 8773388 BUFFET EVERY THURSDAY FRIDAY SERVED 1100 AM200 PM Roast Ataorted Ptae Turkey Lemon burning Tea Coffee SUPER SALADS Toned Salad Potato Macaroni Rica Mull Pacta SPECIAL PRICE ONLY ITS INCLUDING TAX J 15 CHICKEN WINGS Every Saturday 1200 Noon To 600 pm