Tag Archive: Movies


Sandra, context builder

Adventure romance…

Sandra and Ryan convenience marriage, film 2009
Urban fare will always need partnerships.

The Heat

Partnership is two ways…

We love Sandra Bullock, her vitality personality, and presence is always uplifting and full of life, humor. And good punctuation.

Courage and resilance

Film coming out of a pandemic is inspiring when you consider the context of what people were suffering. Worth watching as context to your life and leisure going on.

Designated as one of the 100 most influential people in 2010.

Movie production…

Filming going on in Merritt
File photo KDG


There is a filming crew working up town in Merritt until March 4th. Word is that the film is Jurassic World 3 . Ed Hendricks the proprietor of Ponderosa sports says that there have been shots in his store for weeks. Crews and equipment cover Voght street from the Quilchena lights north to Granite avenue at this writing.

Jurassic world three, Chris Pratt.

The super star for the work is Chris Pratt he was interviewed briefly on global ” This Kamloops are is great, look at that sunrise.” Para phrase.

On this Day: February 27th 1939

Sit down strikes made on private property made illegal by the USSC.

TGIF: Sci -Fi

X mens Wolverine

X mens Wolverine Photo KDG

This film is pure entertainment for Sci- Fi bunch, Hugh Jackman gives a great performance in playing a mutant used by government. When he tries to escape his duty he does it by going home to Canada and working as a $18,500 dollar a year logger,and when found his reply to his countries’ call by is” I am a Canadian.”
Rates : good for entertainment.
On this Day: April 25th 2005
Snuppy becomes the first cloned dog:

National Film Board Canada

The national film board in Canada has been around for decades and has been mandated to the arts and culture of Canada. They have many shorts that are available as well as features that document and dramatize Canadian culture and content. A source said that  he worked for them once in the animation of shorts , he said that 60,000 drawings would be made to produce a 5 minute animated short. The drawings all slightly different were then filmed as they were dropped into view one at a time to give a sence of movement.

We are thankful for the wonderful enjoyment that comes from technology and computer animation ,however the NFB has an arcade of short animations that mirror Canadian attitudes and aspirations over time.

Canadians have a high standard for the welfare of pets, to rid a person of an unwanted pet is no mean feat in Canada here is a 1988 NFB award winning short that is being promoted on their website.

The Cat Came Back by Cordell Barker, National Film Board of Canada

Today in history: May 8.1912

Paramount pictures is founded.

Monsier Lazhar

Monday, January 21,2013  the Nicola Valley Film Society presents Monsieur Lazhar Canada. Film starts at 7:30 at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, lecture theater. NO food or drinks allowed. admission 5 dollars with a two dollar season membership.

Winner best Canadian film feature. rated PG

Today in history: January 8 , 1964

The United States declares a war on poverty.

In a better world

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The international film in a Better World is coming to the local film society this month, November 21. The film won the golden globe award and is touted as humanistic.

Any thing that empowers a better life be it spiritual or material we are for and will bring a review of this academy award winning film.

Today in History, November 3rd 1817

The Bank of Montreal becomes Canada’s first chartered bank.

Clean Bin; Opinion

The peg leg production film Clean Bin played last night here in Merritt about 60 people watched and then asked questions of the stars. The Contractor working for the regional district had a box to recycle batteries and cell phones as well. The film was admission by donation. and the question arose why it was poorly attended the producer said that there was a disconnect with the CBC at this showing and said that their preference is two showings per community.

Some powerful imagery was presented in the film including albatross chicks from Midway Island in the pacific apparently dead with plastic waste in their stomachs.

The issue of the Cache Creek land fill came up in the film and on the phone witha regional district offical said that that was not his mandate however lasndfill costs run about 100 dollars a ton. And to presnt alternatives was a concern of the District.

Our view is that the films attempt to show a concern for reuse  and recycle gave a good sence of a relief of the social pressure that sometimes keeps people using and consuming new products and plastic wrapping.

Live smart and make some choices against extra packaging and you will please the producers of this film.

Today in history,September 29,1964

The Argentinian Comic strip Mafalda is run for the first time

The Clean Bin Project

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The regional district, the local government responsible for garbage dumps is having an information event. The event in the form of a film of 76 minutes with Q and A of 30 minutes will be in Merritt on Sept 28th at the civic center. The civic center is at 1950 Mamette Ave and is booked into the east auditorium. The capacity of the venue is about 250 people. The film is a documentary with many awards they have a web site http://www.cleanbinmovie.com .They cite and independent blog as a reviewer, that is Simon Fraser University a public institution:

http://blogs.sfu.ca/services/volunteer/2011/06/the-clean-bin-project-shows-its-possible-to-live-with-minimum-waste/

The employee of TNRD that was setting out posters said the film documents a couple that live virtual garbage free for  year.The handout has an invitation to bring batteries and cell phones to recycle. The film was made by peg leg films. The film has the honour of the ” the best Canadian Documentary ”  from Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 as well as 6 other awards and notables.

The last film that came through here with the same tone was a film on the Skeena River and oil exploration the film had a propaganda warning. With all the government interest in this film we will looking to see if they solicited other points of view with its benefits and draw backs. That would

No doubt that there is a compelling public interest in garbage and its reduction whether it makes the jump to entertainment and art will be seen:

Upcoming public viewings of the Clean Bin Project.

A lot of social pressure in this and the image of plastic in the ocean is a compelling one . Remember to get a balanced point of view and do what you can with out it making  you a slave to it.

Today in history, Sept 16,1620

The Mayflower starts for the Americas