B10 - Sunday, June 10, 1984 - North Shore News ee +e e+ $e ae oF et e+ et e+ bbe oh eh F seeseteae be he re reste SHEARS EHEEH FREE HOE ES Shee oeeae eee ee were es es SS BRITISH COLUMBIA is going through its annual summer film season with indications that the province’s popularity as a site for major feature films iS growing. By JOANNE MacDONALD Three major movies are being shot in and around Vancouver, with Runaway starring Tom Selleck, at- tracting the most attention. During shooting sessions at Robson Square, hordes of Selleck-seekers, including members of the media, have inundated the closed set. Selleck has managed to pacify some of his fans by occasionally emerging to Sign autographs but, ac- cording to the film’s publicist, he is not granting any personal interviews due to the hectic 12 to 16 hour daily shooting schedule. The film, in which Selleck plays a policeman in pursuit of a homicidal maniac, will be on location in Vancouver unul August. Co-stars include Gene Simmons, formerly of the rock group Kiss, Cynthia Rhodes, whose credits in- clude Staying Alive and Flashdance, and Kirstie Alley, most recently of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Just as glittering as the cast is the film’s production crew. Writer-director Michael Crichton has a list of f5 books to his credit and has also. directed four films: Westworld, Looker, Coma, and The Great Train Robbery. Crichton is also an aca- demic giant — he is an M.D., has a B.A. in anthropology, and is a former instructor at bridge University. Cam- NEWS photo Terry Peters A CAPELLA harmony is at Plazazz in the form of the Persuasions performing their hits two shows nightly at 8 and 10:30p.m. (except Sunday). For tickets and information call 984-0611. LAbeas fo ve ere wanacd CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Lance Harmson arf ti at the Panorama Root dining root luesday to Saturday untl June 16 Photel Vancouver OU VW Creror gia VGC 26 (44) 664 49151 ob (4b * ne. 986 6222 SATURDAY LUNCH, SUNDAY Bran! J fp BI rn IRS overlooking English Bay at the corner of Denman and Davie. 11:00 am - 3:00 Reservations 682- m 831 Producer Michael Rachmil has served in a dual capacity as associate producer and producer on_ several films including Tom Horn, Hanover Street, Capricorn Oneand The Virginia Story. Formerly extensively in- volved in television and documentary work, Rachmil first began working with Michael Crichton when he served as an associate pro- ducer on Westworld. Executive Producer Kurt Villadsen is a Yale graduate and Fulbright Scholar who, prior to becoming involved with the movies, edited magazines and books in New York. In addition to his film duties, Villadsen also writes educational and training films, and is a consultant to the Labor Institute of Public Affairs. The film also boasts an award-winning technical crew. Director of photography, John Alonzo was nominated for an Academy Award ffor his work on Chinatown, while editor Glenn Farr won an Oscar this year for The Right Stuff. The budget for Runaway is estimated at close to $10 million. Other location sites include the Dominion Bridge site in Burnaby and a West Vanoouver home. The film is scheduled for release this December. Also bound to attract at- tention is the filming of The Clan of the Clan Bear, adapted from the best selling novel, in July at West Vancouver's Panorama Studios. The film, which stars Daryl Hannah (Splash, Reckless), 1s budgeted at more than $12 millhon and 1s expected to employ up to 13 local actors in principal roles. Between 60 to 100 men and women are to be used as extras Vancouver woos silver screen Ninety-five per cent of the technicians and tradespeople are expected to be British Columbians. Directed by Michael Chapman and produced by Gerald Isenberg and Stan Rogow with Producers Sales Organization of Los Angeles, the film also features Canadian makeup artist Michelle Burke, who won an Academy Award for her work in Quest For Fire. B.C. is also ‘‘home’’ for the crew producing the 13-part television series Danger Bay, produced by Danger Bay Productions of Toronto. The family action- adventure series will be shot in and around the B.C. waterfront, including the Gulf Islands, and will center on a single father with a young son. The father, a veterinarian, will have a romantic interest in the form of a female pilot. The series’ budget was not available at presstime, but it is scheduled to be shown on the Disney cable station as well as the CBC. Casting has not completed, but up Canadian actors pected to land roles. Danger Bay executive producers are Peter Dixon and Paul Saltzman. Associate Media Relations officer for the Ministry of Tourism, Laverne’ Barnes says B.C. 1s bound to benefit from the enormous ripple effect caused by the films. been to 60 are ex- ‘There’s something psychological about having disposable income, having money you can just spend,’ says Barnes ‘'‘The residual spinoff effect for BC will be marvelous. People like set designers going shopping for their kids, of even going to hotels or restaurants, wall Bive a great boost to the local economy ' Relax at The Lynnw ood Inn Dhie @aascaal BO foot ba On Cra ty Cota botllecers, A VATU TEC EULESS | Meas. DID barton St ISH OG.