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By KATHY YANCHUS "Câ€"Oakville Beaver Staff Disney magic ‘lights up‘ downtown And you thought Wednesday‘s storm was caused by a low presâ€" sure disturbance originating in the U.S. magic of Disney. You see Hollywood Pictures, a division of Walt Disney Company, was to begin filming a new family Christmas comedy on Lakeshore Wrong. It was actually the REALITY BITES (PG) Mature Theme Fri. Sun. â€" Thurs. 7:10 9:40. Sat. 9:15. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45 4:00. MY GIRL 2 (F) Evgs. 7:20 9:35. Sat. Mat. 2:00â€"4:30. PHILADELPHIA (PG) Evgs. 7:00 9:40. Sat. 8 Sun. Mat. 1:30 4:00. gl%fl PREVIEW â€" GREEDY (AA) Sat. 7:00 Sun MRS. DOUBTFIRE (PG) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs 6:45 9:15. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. MY GIRL 2 (F) Evgs. 7:15 9:30. Sat. Sun Mat. 1:45. SCHINDLER‘S LIST (AA) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs 8:00. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (AA) (Dolby Stereo) Fri. Sat., Mon.â€"Thurs. 6:30 9:10. Sun 9:10. Sat Sun. Mat. 2:00. REALITY BITES (PG) Mature Theme. Fri. Sun.â€" Thurs. 7:00 9:00 Sat. 9:00. Sat. Sun. Mat 215 ; ENHK PREVIEW â€" GREEDY (AA) (Dolby Stereo) Sat 7:00 Sun. 6:00 THE PELICAN BRIEF (AA) Evgs. 7:00 9:35 Sat. Sun. Mat. SHADOWLANDS (PG) Evgs. 7:10 9:40. Sat Sun. Mat. 1:30. MY FATHER THE HEFIO P 9:00. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45 THE PIANO (R) Evgs. 7:00 9:25 REMAINS OF THE DAY (PG) Evgs. 7:00. Sat Sun. Mats. 1:30. THE GETAWAY (R) Brutal Violence. Evgs g%OTHOVEN (PG) Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:15 GRUMPY OLD MEN (PG) Evgs. 7:15 9:15 Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. Mon. Tues. 10 a.m. â€" 4 p.m. Wed. Thurs. 1 p.m. â€" 4 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. â€"4 p.m. GALLERY MAE GIROUX 560 BRONTE RD. functional pottery by (comerof Speers) _ JQONATHAN HARPER Join us for Monte Carlo Night! Saturday March 5, Otello‘s Banquet Hall Ticket Reservations, 844â€"7984 You are cordially invited to an exhibition of new oil paintings by FEB. 27 â€" Mar. 23 You are invited to meet the artists Sunday, Feb. 27, from 1 â€" 5 p.m. Sun Road in downtown Oakville midâ€" week, and they couldn‘t do it without the white stuff. So with a tap of the Disney fairy‘s wand, poof, just enough to provide the wintery backdrop required. The fairy went a little overboard with the temperatures, however, and there was a lot of huddling in close proximity to heaters, slurpâ€" ing of coffee and hot soup and peeking through balaclavas. There was also head to toe snowgear and hats of all description, some that "ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST POWERFUL FILMS OF THE YEAR," A TRUF STORY FROM THE DIRECTOR mm uks ul DANIEL DAYâ€"LEWIS EMMA THQMPSON IN THE NMME OF THE MRA A COMEDY ABOUT LOVE IN THE ‘90s ROoBIN WILLTAMS S#LLY â€"FFELD Trners RLLNG STUNEMIGAINE MrRsS. DOoUBTFIRE The best comedy of the year ACADEMY WARD NOMINEE AdutT OF ‘MY LEFT FOOT worked against the numbing cold, others that exposed frozen red ears. Lakeshore Road looked magâ€" nificent; it was like being caught in a festive time warp. The oldâ€" fashioned lampposts were framed with wreaths, Christmas lights adorned the bare boulevard trees and the majestic tree in the Town Square, and a Christmas tree ‘lot‘ was set up in front of Barbarossa Hairstyling. Santa Claus was even there looking as jolly and plump as the eve on which he delivered all those toys. The only thing missing was the star, Tim Allen of Home Improvement fame but he‘ll be back in May or June to complete closeâ€"up shots for The Santa Clause "to give the illusion he was there," said Location Manager, Kim Saltarski. In the meantime hordes of techâ€" nical crew, working into the wee hours of the morning, kept up a constant footâ€"race, lugging heavy cables and hoisting grant lights and cameras high into the crisp night. Others pulled tarpâ€"covered carts full of Christmas gifts and other props, and still others lined up a bevy of extras for rehearsal. Once the carollers â€" chosen from Burlington‘s Sundance Studios â€" were through, the action turned to a street scene filmed just west of the Town Square on the south side of Lakeshore. There was a dad with two sons carrying skates and hockey sticks, two kids choosing a Christmas tree from the Barbarossa lot and dragging it along the sidewalk, a tobogganer jumping out of the path of a car and some happy looking couples greeting friends. cR It was a mammoth effort for mere minutes of film and then it The Oakville Centre‘s partnerâ€" ship with the innovative Toronto Dance Theatre goes beyond resiâ€" Elt B ind ol tudagne d scb e ol l Ee dn in in 1 PC 0 Christmas glitter Wednesday and Taursday nights as Hollywood Pictures swept through town to Elm exterior shots for the family comâ€" DR n ie ie t 2i + edy, The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen. o . o 00 02 qst ind some happy lookmg couples And you slept through the reeting friends. entire event, visions of sugâ€" It was a mammoth effort for arplums inexplicably dancing in nere minutes of film and then it your head, no doubt. "Community‘ residency program 323 Church St. Church Reynolds . JOIN US FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH toSp,m gnl was over with everyone heading home for a few hours sleep before the whole process began again last night in theWatson/Sheddon area. Aside from the junior classes in the Centre‘s Studio Theatre (beginning Feb. 27th) and the senior classes at the Oakville School of Dance, there will be a performance by Toronto Dance Theatre Saturday, April 9th at 8 dency classes for advanced area dancers, to include the entire community. But beyond that, there is also a film festival, a threeâ€"part compliâ€" mentary film series offered at the Oakville Central Library. Two movie evenings remain: Feb. 24th, Gala â€" classical jazz ballet, modern, gymnastics, panâ€" tomime and theatre are presented in this film about a dance gala at the National Arts Centre and Danny Grossman, a biography of the choreographer; on April 6th, Blue Snake â€" showcasing the National Ballet in a work choreâ€" ographed by Robert Desrosiers and Christopher House, a biograâ€" phy of TDT associate artistic director, Christopher House. Curtain time is 7 p.m. A pictorial exhibit of Toronto Dance Theatre will be on display at the Town Hall March 4th to April 9th, a school show at the Centre will be presented April 13th at 1:30 p.m. and three, hourâ€" long stretch and strength workâ€" shops are being offered. The offiâ€" cial opening of the exhibit will be March 7th at 6 p.m. For information on any of the above programs, contact the Centre at 338â€"4161. f (in Miller Mews) KRing‘ s (Photo by Barrie Erskine)