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5:08pm 03-26-2008

Kitty

Thank you , SWhelly ... you are always on top of the news!!!

Kitty

4:49pm 03-26-2008

shelly

Excerpt from today's Toronto Star about the movie Blindness...

Coming up later this year are a number of highly touted movies produced with the help of seven-figure investments from Telefilm. And in 2008 the most exciting news in Canadian cinema seems to be coming from English Canada rather than Quebec – as it did in 2007 with Away From Her and Eastern Promises.

All players are being tight-lipped, but two of Telefilm's 2008 slate are likely to be part of the main event at the Cannes Festival in May. Festival bosses are eagerly taking a look at both Blindness – an expensive three-way co-production – and Adoration – a modest, personal take on the Internet from Cannes favourite Atom Egoyan.

The world premiere of Blindness on the Côte d'Azur would cap a nine-year struggle by producer Niv Fichman and writer/actor Don McKellar to bring Portuguese novelist José Saramago's unsettling book to the screen.

At McKellar's suggestion, the two flew to the Canary Islands nine years ago and talked the Nobel Prize-winning author into giving them the film rights. Saramago stipulated that the movie could not be set in any recognizable country.

You can see why. The disturbing story not only involves a mysterious plague but tells a horrific tale of victims quarantined in an asylum for the mentally ill.

McKellar wrote the script, and, after making a deal with co-producers in Brazil and Japan, Fichman scored a coup by signing Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God) to direct.

The marquee names may be American – Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo – but there are also juicy roles for Canadians Susan Coyne, Martha Burns, Maury Chaykin and McKellar.

The shoot began in Toronto last summer before shifting to South America after Thanksgiving. By then, Fichman had already made a deal at the 2007 Toronto film festival with Miramax, which grabbed U.S. distribution rights for $5 million at an early stage.

http://www.thestar.com/article/350765

I'd mentioned a while back that the film will open in the US this August.

7:16pm 03-20-2008

Bridget

Hello, this site is wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Mickey and seeing his pictures. Thanks so much.
On a personal note to Mickey, so glad to see your successes and I wish you nothing but continued success in your new movie and in your acting/directing career. Hope you are well and happy cousin. Bridget xo

10:33pm 03-12-2008

Leonora

Hello again. I've been going through the site. Thank you so much! I've enjoyed the time visiting. I read My Friend Gus and Mr and Mrs Pike..In The Beginning. I must say, what a great story. I truely enjoyed them. I often wondered what could have happened afterwards. It's been on my mind for a while. Thanks for all the info on Mickey. Hope he comes to NY soon. Say hello to him from me.

1:49pm 03-08-2008

Kitty

I have been asked by a few people why the link to my Avonlea and Gus stories is not working. Computer problems.

The stories are on line and they can be accessed at this URL.

http://www.geocities.com/mmphotoalbum/Poems-fiction.html

Happy reading, and , yes, I would appreciate comments.,

Kitty

1:21pm 03-08-2008

Kitty

You are most welcome , Alix.

I've had major computer problems the last couple of years ... every time I'd get one problem fixed, it would create another.

I am in the process of taking all of my information out of my old computer and putting it into the new (yeah) computer. Once all of the work is done, I am hoping to be able to update old pages and even add new pages to the site. Mickey has been very gracious and co-operative in the creating and updating of the site. Thanks Mickey !!!

I'll let everyone know when the work is complete. OK?

Kitty

10:50pm 03-06-2008

Alexandra

This is such a sweet site! ) I really enjoyed wandering around it.

Thank you for the diversion from research, Kitty!

- Alix

6:01am 03-05-2008

Kitty

Thank you, Shelly, you always seem to know where the news is!!!!

Kitty

4:50pm 03-03-2008

shelly

The current (Spring 2008) issue of Performers magazine (the official magazine of ACTRA, which is the main actors' union in Canada) has a short article on 'Blindness'. No mention of Mick; but it's worth the read if only to get some insight on the project and the making of it.

http://www.actratoronto.com ~ enter and look in the left-hand column; the mag is available as a PDF file. Actor Eric Peterson (<i>This Is Wonderland</i>, <i>Corner Gas</i> is on the cover.

3:23pm 03-03-2008

Leonora

Just a great big hello from NYC. I've been a fan of Road to Avonlea like forever. Absolutely loved the role of Gus. And was so sorry to se the series end. Glad to know there will be a new movie.
Leonora

1:25pm 03-01-2008

Kitty

The following sentence was from me, and not part of the news item.

"" ...This should make it easier for our friends from Europe to come to future Avonlea conventions. ...""

Great news!!!

Kitty

1:24pm 03-01-2008

Kitty

Canada abolishes visas for Poles
01.03.2008 11:58

Canada is to abolish visas for Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Lithuania today.

This will allow the citizens of these countries to travel to Canada and remain within its territory for 3 months without a visa.

The decision will officially be announced by Diane Finley, the Canadian minister for immigration and citizenship during her meeting with the ambassadors of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Lithuania around 6 PM CET. The decision will be valid the moment it is announced.

Later, Finley will visit the John Paul II Center in Toronto, where she will meet representatives of the Polish community, which has been long campaigning for abolishing visas. (mn)

This should make it easier for our friends from Europe to come to future Avonlea conventions.

Great news!!!

4:00pm 02-20-2008

Kitty

Thanks for the information , Shelly

Kitty

12:49am 02-20-2008

Shelly

According to IMDb, 'Blindness' will be released on August 8 in the US. So it'll be a bit of a wait.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861689/

10:13am 02-12-2008

Kitty

Hi Mickey,

Thanks for posting.

I hope "Blindness" plays in the theaters here in the US and that it eventually comes out on DVD, too.

Happy New Year to every one who celebrates in December and February ... best wishes and a happy and prosperous new year to all

I have heard from several people who have seen the 2008 Spectacular and they say it is well worth attending. I have been to two, in previous years, and they live up to the word spectacular!

Writing? Oh, good. We will look forward to more information on this project. Any more filming , TV or stage plans for the future? The writers strike here in the US is ending, so perhaps that will mean more work for all actors on both sides of the border?

Again, thanks for stopping by to visit and post.

Kitty

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