Recording on Kauai From Page 26 Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots. 'm going wait a minute, EF just left this? Irs a whole different thing, when people go crazy and trash the streets of Vancouver because the Canucks have lost the Stanley Cup, it’s not quite as frightening as an entire race of people saying we're really pissed off and this is it. “That’s a whole different ballgame.” They've lived on Bowen with their two children for three years. Michaela, Bentley says, wanted a more livable environment than southern Calitornia to raise the children. “It was getting to the point where she was going (Los Angeles) is not a good place to be. I said look, anywhere you want to go. And we came back here. Her dad and mom live in West Van., and we came over to Meet a mutual friend of theirs who would just show us some things, not necessanly even on Bowen, and we got here and the kids took off and were running around. I thought what about here? This is a nice place. It’s quiet, there’s kids, it seems like fun.” The only pitfall of Bowen is the lack of a suitable hockey rink, Bentley says. He used to - play regularly with and against members of local punk bands SNFU and D.O.A. at the PNE’s Agrodome. But their late night ice times didn’t fit with Bowen’s ferry schedule. In the months to come, Bentley will be spending some time with the rest of Bad Religion at another island — Hawaii’s Kauai. That’s where theyll record the followup to . 1998's No Substance album at producer Todd Rundgren’s ~ studio. The next album is expected in time for Bad -Religion’s 20th anniversary in , 2000. BOWEN Island-based Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley. . SAMUEL West and fan Tracey ina scene from Rupert's Land. The film produced by Cadence Entertainment has been nominated for 10 Leo Awards. L.A. hosting major digital players at E3 Shaun Contin Contributing Writer THE 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is being held in Los Angles this weekend (May 12-15) and your faithful scribe is there schmoozing with developers, digging up the skinny on the future of digital home entertainment and, of course, playing games. Watch for more geeky news on the state-of-the-art over the next few weeks. ® Playstation: Invasion From Beyond (GT Interactive) In the grand tradition of campy B sci-fi movics comes this goofy romp from GT Interactive. It’s. a flight/shooter of sorts, with the basic premise of saving the world from invading alicns offering cheesy diversionary fun. It’s silly, action- packed gameplay through and through. Save civilians by picking them up with your “suck-o-matic™ tractor beam then deposit those same civs safely away from the invading horde by switching the device to “blow.” To ~ funny. For the most part, however, you are. * shooting at UFOs which come at you in waves. It’s a little relentless after a while though new mission mandates do break up the monotony from time to time. Control is a iittle twitchy, but the strafing, powerslide manoeuvre is pretty sweet. More or less brainless by the end of the day — exactly what you’d expect, really. Great rental. Poor purchase. @ PC: Blood I: The Chosen (GT Interactive) © Another ultra-gory first-person bloodbath trom GT (nteractive. The Upside: Plenty of dowdy humour, excellent voice-over work, manly weaponry, icky inonsters and blood & guts & splatter. The downside: Very lite AI, almost none, in fact. For the most part you-the-shooter j jump out from around a corner, shoot at a bad guy, jump back into hiding. Rarely will a monster/zom- bie/thug pursue you; they'll just sit there and wait for you to show yourself again. Similar routine at boss levels, Deke, shoot, deke, shoot, blood, blood, blood. Head shots and leg shots have the same effect: howls of pain, eventual death. So much for a quick shot to the frontal lobe to silence the baddies forthwith. While Blood IT looks and sounds really cool, chere’s nothing smart or inspiring to recommend it above other GT fair, or many other prime shooters out there. OK rental. OK purchase. @& PC: Star Wars Behind the Magic (LucasArts) : ~, Not really a game, per se, but a LucasArts CI) ROM chock-full of Star Wars titbits. With the imminent arrival of Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace, name unknown with this See Games Page 32 W Ss @ SUE sign ...OF at the very least, the weekend! YOUR GARAGE ‘SALE KIT INCLUDES: 7) Locator Signs 2) Balloons 3) Tips on how to have a successful garage sale ALL FOR ONLY ONLY $26.75 for a 3 line minimum (1 day). Extra lines only $5.75 RAINY DAY GUARANTEE. for 2nd insertion in the same week or if it's rained out. LOCATOR MAP. 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It was a chance for both actors to do something a litde dif ferent. “They were trapped in a typecasting nightmare,” says Tammuz. The Rupert's Land nomination is onc of two for Tan Tracey, whose role in Da Vinci's Inquest has also put him in the running for best actor in a dramatic televi- sion series. Tammuz knew little about Tracey when he auditioned him, he says, but “I was bowled over by his performance — we had fabulous performers.” Although Rupert’s Land will even- tually be broadcast on the CBC, and Cadence is currently exploring international distribution options, the film only played in Vancouver theatres for one week. “It had a disappointing Canadian shelf life,” says Bill Thumm, whose view of the film’s numerous award nomina- tions is that “any kind of recogni- tion, whether it’s local or national, can’t hurt.” “I make films to be seen,” says Tammuz, “and it’s very, very nice to be recognized. One competes for attention so desperately; it’s great to have peer recognicon. It makes a huge difference when you don’t really have the money for publicity. With the myriad American programs (filmed in Vancouver), the line is blurred between what’s perceived as the Canadian film industry and what’s happening on the ground.” Thumm thinks the Leos are representative of a growing B.C. industry. “It shows that Toronto is not the be all and end all centre of the (media) universe,” he says. “It will rake time before B.C. film evolves and develops a spe- cific voice. A lot of films are a function of budget for B.C. film- makers, The moncy is limited, but as local success grows, there Aime’ be more money, and there will be signature West Coast ms.” DIRECTOR Jonathan Tammuz Home Furnishings Leather Work Car and Boat Antiques Refinishing and Repairs Hot Tub Covers Expert fashion alterations & repairs{’ - Sast service reasonable prices Free estimates, pick uf " delivery 19 years. experience s your satisfaction is our concern Call 985-7449. 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