As I was out running errands on Saturday, I saw what I thought to be man playing with his radio-controlled toy. Sure enough he was out there again on Sunday, only this time I got a better look and it definitely wasn’t a toy on the sidewalk… A nice long sidewalk is the perfect place [...]
I recently suffered a nasty hard drive crash of which I’m still trying to recover from. The day I was going to backup data, I woke from my slumber and decided do the same to my Mac. However, it seemed to freeze. After a restart, the computer could not find the system. I suspect the [...]
X2: X-Men United. Partially filmed in Kananaskis, Alberta. © 2003 Twentieth Century Fox. I’ve started a new blog to compliment a book I’m developing on Alberta film locations and productions. The Alberta Movie Guide will feature news, stories, photos, and locations from films and television series shot in the great province of Alberta. The goals [...]
A Jurassic Park scientist extracts dinosaur DNA from a fossilized insect trapped in amber. Image © 1993 Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment. I’m currently writing a proposal for a creative summit similar to the Boarding: Stories & Snow event that I was part of in Banff recently. I’m interested to know if any of my [...]
The Banff Centre – Professional Development Centre. This past Easter long weekend, I participated in the Boarding: Stories & Snow Summit at the remarkable, artist-friendly Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. An environment, that in agreement with the website statement, “acts as a catalyst for creative thought, lifelong learning, and the development of new work.” Not [...]
From March 24-28, 2005, The Banff Centre will hold a Storyboarding Summit featuring guest speakers from Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Imageworks, as well as other independent producers. There will be workshops on Storyboarding as well as opportunities to learn to Snowboard or Ski at nearby Sunshine Village. The event is fast approaching but it has [...]
Congratulations goes out to our good friend, Dr. Philip Currie, one of the world’s leading Palaeontologists. Starting October 1, Dr. Currie will become a professor with the University of Alberta’s Palaeontology program, here in Edmonton. Along with his many accolades, Currie was recently chosen as one of three Canadians to receive the 2004 Michael Smith [...]
You know how Lemmings supposedly commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs? That myth really gained momentum from none other than a Disney movie that was filmed right here in Alberta. It’s amazing to think that one smaller Disney film had the effect of creating not only a false representation of an animal and its [...]
We’ve been having some nasty weather here the last few days, but if you’re looking for something to do in Edmonton on October 19 and you’d like to see an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, then take in one of the films on the last day of the 2004 Edmonton International Film Festival. With [...]
