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By DEB van der GRACHT

. (UPC) -
An abandoned Tudor-style
mansion in Burnaby
played host to some in-
teresting guests recently,
Capt. James T.Kirk of “Star
Trek,” Dr. Kingsfield of
“Paper Chase” fame and
Helen Keller , among them.

Actually, it was. William
Shatner, John Houseman
and Patty Duke-Astin, the
actors who made _ those
characters come alive, who
wandered through the
mansion’s rooms for three
weeks.

They were in town to
shoot the latest of a growing
number of movies to be
filmed in British Columbia
ABC's made-for-
television thriller, “The
Babysitter.”

“It’s the story of an 18-
year-old girl who shows up at
the home of a_ married
couple with a child, offers to
babysit and starts to control
the family,’’ explains
producer David Garcia.

Shatner and Duke-Astin
play father and mother to 12-
year-old Quinn Cummings,
the child actor that made her
mark in “The Goodbye
Girl.”

John Houseman, who in
his own words plays “a

snoopy doctor-friend of
Shatner’s” discovers the
babysitter, played by 23-
year-old Stephanie Zim-*
balist, is psychotic and has
already killed another
family.

The movie, which took

three weeks to shoot at an

estimated cost of about$1.8
million (U.S.), will be shown
the week, if not the night, of
Halloween.

B.C.’s_ popularity as a
location for shooting feature
and made-for-TV movies has
soared in the last two years.
“The Babysitter” is only one
of some 25 films being shot
in the province this year and
expected to put nearly $200
million into the economy.

In the past two years, the
province has provided the
backdrop for some 364
feature films, television
programs and commercials
more than anywhere
outside of New York and
California, tourism ministry
estimates show. In the two
previous years, the com-
parable figure was about 30.

Why B.C.?

There are several reasons,
says Justis Greene, the
province’s film promotion
officer.

Shooting pictures in B.C. is
cheaper than shooting them
in the United States or in

re and more movie
makers choosing B.C.

eastern Canada,

says
Greene.

“The devalued Canadian

dollar has certainly helped
us attract American com-
panies to film in B.C.,” he
says. “And it's cheaper here
than in the east because our
film union wages and
benefits are significantly
lower.”

A respected technical
core in Vancouver allows
producers to cut costs by
using local crews instead of
importing them and paying
for their room and board,
meals, etc,” says Greene.

The fact the B.C. is only
two hours’ flying time away

fom Hollywood also works in
the province’s movie-.
attracting favor, not to

mention the diverse settings
it offers: dry, rolling hills,
coastal mountains, snow-
covered valleys and bustling
cities.

As B.C. Tourism Minister
Pat Jordan put it:“B.C. is
rapidly. emerging as_ the
number one area _ for
Hollywood-made movies.
The province faces suff
competition from other
prime location areas such as
Ontario, Alberta and (the
states of) New York and
Arizona.

“But despite this, more
and more movie producers
are choosing B.C.”

Grouse Mountain music

ByPAT RICH

Under certain conditions a
concert can be a perfect
event.

Holding it outdoors on a
warm clear sunny ,evening
definitely helps.

Add to that a couple of
good country and western
bands and a lot of friendly
people sitting around on
bales of straw, and the
combination is almost just
right.

Set all of this on top of a
mountain where the
acoustics are good and it is
perfect.

That was the ‘Country
Cooking’ concert Tuesday
night on Grouse Mountain

Part of a series of Tuesday
night concerts sponsored by
Grouse, the evening was as
close to a magic moment as
you are going to get in this

summer which has been
noticeably lacking in the
weather that makes such
moments.

Between 300 to 500 people
turned up for Tuesday's

concert to hear Blue Nor-
thern and the Molloy Gang
perform, and the audience
seemed to be a even mix of

cowboy types and the
Vancouver set that you
always find at outdoor
concerts.

Both bands were good,
and in the crystal clear
mountain air the music

could be heard easily as far
away as the top of the Peak.

I] suppose you have to
appreciate country and
western music a bit to have
enjoyed the concert, but in
that type of environment |
think any sort of music
would have been enjoyable.

The Molloy Gang were

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the more polished of the two
groups (they were also more
of a western band because
more members were wearing
cowboy hats), but Blue
Northern showed a lot of the
promise that has been giving
them so much good pubhcity
lately.

The bands seemed to be
far more bothered by the
bugs than the audience.

The hang gliders soared
like giant coloured vultures
above the whole scene

And the Bavarian beer
garden was open (something
not to be snecred at in these
trying times).

If they can guarantee the
same sort of weather for the

rest of the concerts, which
continue into August,
Grouse can loudly

congratulate themselves.

BROADWAY,
707 West Broadway
(874-1927).
CAPITOL, 820 Granville Mall,
(669-6000).
CORONET, 851 Granville
(685-6828).
DENMAN PLACE, 1737 Comox
(683-4647).
DOLPHIN, Hastings at
Willingdon, (299-7303).
DOWNTOWN, 965 Granville,
4685-6725).
FINE ARTS, 1117 West Georgia.
(685-7821).
LOUGHEED DRIVE-IN,
Broadway east of Boundary.

(294-2991).

SHOWING NOW

AIRPLANE (M) Downtown
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9:45. Lougheed Mall 7:00,
9:00, Mats. Sat. Sun. 2:15

BENEATH THE VALLEY
OF THE ULTRA VIXENS
(R) Broadway 7:30, 9:30.
BRONCO BILLY (M)
Lougheed Mall 7:15, 9:25,
Mats. Sat. Sun. 1:45.

BRUBAKER Capitol 2:40,
5:00, 7:20, 9:45. Park Royal
7:30, 9:50, Sat.-Sun. 2:30.
CHEECH AND CHONG
(M) Coronet 2:00, 3:40, 5:40,
7:40, 9:40. Odeon I] WV
7:00, 9:15. Dolphin 7:30,
9:30. .
DRESSED TO KILL Capitol
2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30.
Columbia 7:00, 9:00. Mats.
Sat. Sun.

FAME (RR) Vancouver
Centre 2:15, 5:45, 7:15, 9:45.

HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (M)

Capitol 2:15, 4:35, 7:00,
9:30.

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COST OF LIVING (R)
Capitol 2:05, 4:00, 5:55,
8:00, 10:00. Lougheed Mall
7:45, 9:45, Mats. Sat. Sun.

1:45.

HUMAN FACTOR (M) Fine
Arts 7:30, 9:30, Sat. 2:00.

KRAMER VS. KRAMER
(M) Broadway 7:15, 9:15.

LAST FLIGHT OF NOAH’S
ARK 101 DALMATIONS
Park Royal 2:00, 7:00.

ROUGH CUT (M) Denman
Place 7.30, 9:30.

THE BIG RED ONE Capitol
2:45, 4:50, 7:00, 9.10.
Lougheed Drive In 9:00,
Show Dusk.

THE TIN DRUM (R) Park
7:30, 9:30.

THE BLACK STALLION
(G) Park Royal 7:15, 9 20,
Sat.-Sun. Matinee 2 15

THE BLUES BROS. Vogue
2.25, 440. 7.15, 9 40.
Sunday from 2 30. West Van

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At the movies

LOUGHEED MALL, Burnaby.
(937-3461).

ODEON, (downtown)

881 Granville, (682-7468).
ODEON, (West Van),

1565 Marine, (922-6343).
PARK, Cambie at 18th,
(876-2747).

PARK ROYAL,

South Park Royal, W.V.
(922-9174).

STANLEY, Granville at 12th
(733-2622).

VANCOUVER CENTRE,
Granville at Georgia, (6609-4442).
VARSITY, 4375 West 10th,
(224-3730).

VOGUE, 918 Granville,
(685-5434).

7:15, 9:45.
7:00, 9:30.
THE BLUE LAGOON (R)
Odeon Granville 2:00, 4:00,
6:00, 8:00, 10:00. Odeon
West Van. 7:15,9:15.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES

West Van Odeon

BACK (G) Stanley 1:30,
4:00, 7:00, 9:30.

THE SHINING (R) Van-
couver Centre 1:30, 4:00,

6:50, 9:30.

USED CARS (M) Coronet
2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00.
Odeon III WV, 7:30, 9:30

WHOLLY MOSES (M)
Dolphin 7:30, 9:30.

Night Moves

John Dollard and Linda
Bentley join together to
form the popular duo
NIGHT MOVES. Ac-
companied by keyboards
and guitar, they vocalize to
perform pop tunes from the
past and present.

NIGHT MOVES slick and
professional stylings en-
tertain for the next three
weeks at the Sheraton plaza,
Monday through Saturday,

8:30 p.m. - 12.30 a.m., 500
W. 12th, Vancouver, until
Augus! 16.

August, 1980

(a) the

DEVELOPER TENDER CALL
CALEDONIA PLACE

A FREEHOLD 2.75 ACRE SITE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED HOMES

Offers to purchase this site will be received
by the Land Agent until 11:00 a.m. on the 19th day of

Acceptance of a bid would be conditional upon

adoption of
amending the District
Bylaw so as to designate and
delineate siting areas for sixteen
dwelling units on the site, and

compliance of the bidder with the
District's Zoning
Landscape Policy

The highest or any offer will not necessaril
accepted and the reserve
following the receipt of ten

among other things, the general leve! of bids received.

A brochure providing full details of the property

is available from the Land Department of the Cor-

Poration of the District of North Vancouver, 355 West
ucens Road, North Vancouver, B.C.

Contact W. Rimmer, Deputy Land Agent 987-7131

The live

theatre

Arts Club” Theatre on
Granville Island (687-1644):
PIPPIN (musical).

Arts Club 1181 Seymour St.
(687-1644) THE OWL AND
THE PUSSYCAT (comedy).
Stage 33 1133 West Hastings
(689-9211) SONGS OF THE
CABARETS = (can-can,
burlesque and songs).

City Stage 751 Thurlow (688-
7013) FOR COLORED
GIRLS.

Studio 58 VCC 100 W. 49th,
(324-5227) THE ROBBER
BRIDEGROOM (Bluegrass
musical).

Bylaw 5246
Zoning

rocedures and
equirements.

price will be determ ned
ers, taking into account,