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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 10, 2003 - B5 Arts council gears up for festival Eighth season for offering foreign and alternativefilm The Oakville Arts Council's Film Festival returns for its eighth season with a lineup o f foreign and alternative film second only to Toronto. Since the films come directly from the Toronto International Film Festival, they are current, engaging and award winning cin ema. The season begins Sept. 17 with the critically acclaimed film Russian Ark. In Russian with sub titles. this film is a " technical and artistic masterpiece" according to the New York Post and a " glorious experience to witness" according to Roger Ebert. Russian Ark is also captivating because it is unique. Director Aleksandr Sokurov shot this film in one take - 90 minutes start to finish with 850 actors and extras. Set in the splendour o f the Hermitage, the film takes the viewer through 35 rooms o f the building, crossing four centuries and re-enacting history on a grand scale. The film engages real and imagined characters from Russian and European history all within the context o f the Hermitage, "the ark o f the Russian soul" accord ing to Sokurov. The lineup for the first five films include two films from the U.S., Spellbound on Sept. 22, and Owning Mahowny on Oct. 6. A Africa German film entitled Nowhere in w ill be shown on Wednesday. Oct. 1 and L'Homme du Train is the French film slated fo r Wednesday. Oct. 15. November screenings w ill include Together, Winged Migration and the Magdalene Sisters. The Oakville Arts Council Film Festival uses two theatres for its screenings, the Showcase Cinema in Burlington and Silvercity Mississauga. Burlington films are screened on alternate Wednesday evenings, and Silvercity Mississauga films are shown on Monday evenings. A ll films begin at 7 p.m. and cost $7 for members and $9 for non-members. The festival w ill show 24 films in the September to April season. Viewers w ill save $36 after purchasing a film mem bership for $12 for an individual. Arts Council members receive the discount price o f $7 per film. As well as top-rated foreign and Canadian films, the festival features special guests. Last year after the screening o f Ararat, lead actor David Alpay spoke to the audience about his Armenian background and what he learned in shooting the film with Atom Egoyan. This very moving film about the Armenian genocide o f 1915 was made even more per sonal by Alpay's first-person account o f the film and what the acting experience meant to him. Alpay's acting was even more stunning considering it was his first feature film. Another over-the-top evening was an appearance by Scottish actor B illy Boyd who was touring with a collection o f Scottish short films. His claim to fame however, is as Pippin in the Lord o f the Rings trilogy. Cameras flashed as he was adored by teenage girls. In addition to top-rated films, the arts council tries to feature as. many special event nights as pos sible. Feedback is welcomed from patrons and volunteers. Oakville was one o f the first film festivals in southern Ontario to jo in with the Toronto International Film Festival. According to Film Circuit Manager Blair Haynes, " Since 19%, the year we helped the Oakville Arts Council launch their first exciting film series, we have been continually impressed with their dynamic ability to pro gram with both sensitivity and flair while instilling great loyalty in their audiences. We congratu late the Arts Council on being one o f the great successes on the Film Circuit." R l j C C n n A r k Wed< >Sept. 17 · Showcase Burlington illlk J tJ iU .il i l l A. Director: Aleksandr Sokurov Language: Russian Rating: PG A n unprecedented event took place recently when, inside the Hermitage in S t Petersburg, film director. Alexander Sokurov. shot a feature-length film. Russian Ark. in an hour and a half of real time. Th e cam era was switched on and ninety m inutes later switched off after proceeding through thirty-five room s, crossing four centuries, and re-enacting history on a grand scale. Sokurov w a s motivated b y the idea of m aking an expansive film in one breath, as it were. Told in on e fluid shot. Russian Ark floats like a dreamlike journey through the majestic spaces of the Hermitage, engaging real and imagined characters from Russian and European history (850 actors and extras took part in the filming of this production), '...a technical and artistic masterpiece.* - N ew York Post "The film is a glorious experience to w itness...' - R oger Ebert v :: t -- jJtek 1 Who*would have thought that one of the m ost crow d-pleasing films of the year would be a d o cu mentary about children com peting in the U .S . National Spelling Bee? A n audience favourite around the world. S pellbound is a bright, captivating docum entary that captures the humour, pathos and astounding suspense of competition. T h e film tracks the progress of eight cham pion spellers from across the U S as they work their w ay to the cham pionship spelling competition in W ashington. D .C . Th e kids vary in age. as well as econom ic, social and ethnic backgrounds. ` Spellbound is that rare docum entary that's as funny, exciting and entertaining as any fictional film that Hollywood puts out.* - C inem aSpeak ` [Jeff] Blitz paints the spelling bee as an unusual incarnation of the Am erican dream ...* - Eyeweekly Spellbound Mon., Sept. 22 · Silvercity Mississauga Director: Jeff Blitz Language: English Rating: F Nowhere in Africa Owning Mahowny Wed., Oct 1 · Showcase Burlington Director: Caroline Link Language: German Rating: AA A presentation of the Toronto International Film Festival. N owhere m Africa is a superbly photographed, finely crafted and highly intelligent dram a that deals with the effects of dts- I placement on a G e rm an -Je w ish family taking refuge in Kenya at the outbreak of World War II. Emotionally com plex and broad in sco pe , the film show cases expert direction from O sca r nom inee Caroline Link and the vast, breathtaking scenery of the Afncan savannah. In 1938 G erm any. Jett el Rendlich. accom panied b y her young daughter. Regina, abandons her v rell-to-do Jew ish family to join her ailing lawyer husband. Walter on his farm m Kenya. A cadem y A w ard W r ner for Best Foreign Film. ' Terrific perform ances all around.* - Eye Weekly. Mon., Oct. 6 · Silvercity Mississauga The Nylons take the stage here Sept. 27 The Nylons are coming to Oakville. Promoting their new album. Play On, which is their 14th offering in their 21 years o f recording music, they' ll be taking the stage at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts (OCPA) on Saturday. Sept. 27. Still best known for their rendition o f The Lion Sleeps Tonight, their new album is a mixture o f original material and songs written by some o f their favourite artists, like Sting, James Taylor and Paul Simon. Tickets to see the a cappella group o f Mark Cassius, Garth Mosbaugh, Arnold Robinson and Claude Morrison are going for $48.99. 41.99 with a Big Ticket subscription and $37.99 with a Big Ticket Plus subscription. Tickets can be purchased at the OCPA. 130 Navy St., or by phone at 905-815-2021.__________ ____________ BACK TO SCHOOL PC DEALS! CHOOSE FROM A BARE SYSTEM OR A COMPLETE PACKAGE. SW1700 BOX ONLY 1.7GHz BOX ONLY Director: Richard Kwietniowski Language: English Rating: AA In 1982. one unassuming Canadian man ca m e to represent the a »-e n co m p o ss^g greed of the earty 1980's b y ingeniously embezzling over $10 million dollars from his employer. Adapted from ` Stung*, the best selling account of this true story, director Richard Kwietniowski's Ow ning M ahowny unravels the fascinating tale of polite, mild mannered Dan Mahowny. an assistant bank manager with a head for num bers, a knack for making decisions and a devastating appetite for gambling. Rejecting the possible material wealth and glamour afforded by gambling and. instead, betting only for the t h r i of it - Dan M ahow ny w as an addict. Jo h n Hurt delivers his best performance m years as the steely, self-serving cas»x> manager eagerly exploiting another m an's sickness. Th e odyssey of Dan Mahowny. over twenty years after his arrest, is as gripping and timely now as when it happened M i SYSTBO HCUIDE A CO BUMR *BAR£ SYSTEM MCUJ0CS: ATX tttfcwtf m/300m R PS. integrated Man board. AuJo.Un.VWeo, US820.256M8 Memory. 40GB 7200flPM hard Orwt, 52xC0 Burner. Boppy s369 COMPLETE PACKAGE s 489 COMPLETE PACKAGE *669 s 789 a n n a L'homme du Train Wed., Oct 15 · Showcase Burlington Director: Patrice Leconte Language: French Rating: AA A Bare System PUB Windows XP Home Opening System. 17* R tf Tube SVGA Monitor Oeiuie feyOovd. opocal S o d Mouse and Speakers LEXMARK Z35 COLOUR PRINTER FOR $ 5 5 ! 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Talkative, out going Manesqu*er offers Milan a room in his decaying m ansion and Milan accepts seeing a good opportunity to hole u p for a few days before the bank job. ` Hallyday has such a dominating presence onscreen that only a great actor such as Rochfort can counterbalance his power...a triumph of m oviem ak ing.* - Hollywood Reporter. Films are screened at 7pm at either Silvercity Mississauga (403 and Hwy. 5 on Vega Boulevard) or Showcase Burlington (3325 Harvester Road). Tickets are $9 or $7 for film festival or OAC members only and are available at the door on the day of the screening at 6:30pm or in advance up until one day before the screening at these community outlets: Bookers Book Store (172 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville) and Different Drummer Books (513 Locust Street, Burlington). For more information, ... -I call the OAC at 905-815-5977 or email cineline@yahoo.com Note: All foreign language films are O A K V I L L t shown in their original format with English subtitles. ARTS C O U N C IL T FAM OUS CINEPLEXODEON COBfOKATION 2LI Get into the swing of Big Band era The 17-piece Toronto All-Star Big Band and the six voices o f The Serenaders return to the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on Oct. 19 with an new spectacular swing show. The Big Calling All ' O o /u H /k Fall Maintenance Inspection Includes: Oakville Amateur Photographers! The 2004 edition of the Award Winning Oakville Community Guide is currently under production. The 35th A nniversary edition will celebrate "S n ap sh o ts of O akville," a photographic look a t all of the w onderful people, places and events th a t m ake Oakville so wonderful. We w a n t y o u r p h o to s! In addition to the aw ard w inning Oakville Beaver p hoto g rap h er's shots, we will a gift certificate also be including photos sub Swing Broadcast. Riding the nostalgic airwaves o f the 1930s and '40s, this award-winning cast o f young talent w ill swing in The Big Swing Broadcast, a stirring new song and dance tribute to the heroes o f the Big Band era including Benny Goodman, Glenn M iller, Duke Ellington and the fabulous Dorsey Brothers. The Toronto All-Star Big Band has earned a sterling reputation on the Big Band circuit, frequenting major theatres and festivals throughout Ontario and in the northern U.S. and garnering stand ing ovations and rave reviews. The show starts at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $29.99. For ticket information call the Oakville Centre box office at 905-8152021. 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Members o f the public are invited to submit their expressions o f interest in serving on the Committee, accompanied by a resume outlining educational, business, technical, and com m unity experience. Applicants should please note that meetings are held on the fourth Thursday o f every m onth, at 3:30 p.m. at the Oakville Refinery site. Applications must reach the Clerk' s Departm ent o f the Town o f Oakville no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003. Anyone requiring further information may contact: Carol Provost, C om m ittee Co-ordinator Town o f Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville, O ntario, L6J 5A6 (905) 338-4129 cprovost@oakville.ca package worth m itted by local resid en ts. Your photo could be chosen as the best! and be included in the guide. The w inner will receive a gift certificate pack to local restaurants, establishments age worth $500. An additional 10 and more! honourable m entions will receive a dining certificate to a local restau ran t. 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