Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free february 1997 b5 Novak gets lifetime achievement award Reuter Berlin film Star Kim famed for her role in Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller Verti received a lifetime achievement award yesterday at the 47th annual Berlin film one of Hollywood great sex goddesses in the 1950s and was presented with the festivals Golden Bear the ceremony was followed by the showing of a restored version of ver the festival is also paying tribute to the Star with a retrospective of 11 of her Clad in dark still Blond at told a news conference earlier that this version of vertigo was better than the with enhanced sound and it brought Back to me All the Emo the pain it was More real and More she adding she regarded in which she plays two As her Best Wayne free press Reimer Pagtakhan and Thompson sing the praises of Manitoba film arts step toward future three Levels of government fund training program by Brad Oswald entertainment reporter Manitoba artistic Community is taking a timely step Forward into the multimedia future with a financial push from the three Levels of a consortium of groups from the recording and publishing industries will take part in a training program one of two receiving Grants totalling from the Tri Partite Winnipeg development agree ment aimed at teaching a team of local artists the latest in new Media techniques and the announced yesterday during the Manitoba motion picture industries associations forum will culminate in production of an Cdr style marketing tool to be used to attract cultural actors pay homage to Scorsese by Bob Strauss los Angeles daily news t of Angeles that the i american film Institute is Cool than the motion picture acad Emy it Only took the afi25 years to give Martin Scorsese its life achievement the Academy has yet to acknowledge our finest working the difference Between Marty and me is that i use a lot of mirrors in my Steven Spielberg said at the Star packed award dinner thursday night at the Beverly Hilton the Only mirrors Marty uses Are the eyes and the souls of his Many of those actors showed up to pay homage to the director of such searing masterpieces As raging taxi mean streets and Cape from the evenings Sharon who Scorsese directed to an Oscar Nomi nation in his last through regulars Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci to the likes of Winona Ryder the age of Jodie Foster taxi Kris Kristoffer son Alice Doest live Here any More and Gregory Peck Cape Hollywood greats of All Ages attested to the fact that working with Scorsese was a Peak career expert the evening was far from James Woods gave a Hilari Ous account of auditioning Over a Lon distance phone line for a Small role in Don who also appeared in the vegas mob insulted everyone in sight and was not the first speaker of the night to make fun of de Niros offscreen True to de in his tribute to the director who made and repeatedly raised to new Heights his remarkable mumbled through his film clips of the Brilliant work that Scorsese has drawn out of de Niro in taxi raging Bull and others spoke eloquently there was a warm tribute to scors uses recently deceased Catherine the pasta Fagioli guests dined on reportedly was made with her As Well As numerous mentions of Scorsese efforts to pre serve our decomposing film her an Effort the Afi is also deeply involved upon receiving the life achieve ment Scorsese tonight i feel like youve made me a part of the family of besides Spielberg and other previous life achievement recipients Clint Eastwood and Jack Lem Mon also attended the Scorsese tourism to both these projects make it possible for Manitoban to train for a career in the film Industry without leaving the said provincial Urban affairs minister Jack who attended yesterdays announcement with Liberal my Rey Pagtakhan and mayor Susan Mopia president Derek Mazur said the new dubbed the cultural Industry groups and membership organizations Cigmon will prepare members of the local production Community for the inevitable spread of new Media influences into recording and publishing i see it As an expansion of what were he theres no doubt in my mind that the internet is going to become a delivery mechanism for while we dont necessarily need the new Media to do we certainly need what there doing to understand How to facilitate it in a bet Ter the other project receiving Ida funding is the Mopia training pro which was launched last year and is intended to expand Manitoba base of skilled technicians and crafts people to meet growing demands on local film Cigmon coordinator Greg Nesaty said the new Media training program is unique because its a practical approach based on the emerging needs of the artistic map is forum titled realizing the wraps up tonight with the gala blizzard awards ceremony at the pantages playhouse the Bliz the provinces biennial Celebration of video and to will also include a special Besto the decade a play by Scott Mcpherson Iris room a rare and moving comedy about and the ties that bind february 26 March 15 youll youll 5 stars Csc radio the ultimate comedy for the 90s us today sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada Media presenter Csc of Manitoba tickets on Sale now 9425483 Allen artistic director 3rd Portage place it warehouse the father of the Bride meets the Mother of All weddings 13 March 8 John Chapman starring Barry Macgregor also starring Victoria Adilman Evelyns Anderson Barrie Baldaro Anthony Bekeny Janet Kidder Kenneth Wick Lis direct by Steven Schupper set design by co Luwi design Hnidj sep dance sequences poll ends Gorlick a fiendishly Clever one Clark and Stormy author Paul Sheldon is rescued by his number one Annie what happens next is As terrifying As a horror Story from the mind of Stephen King it is from Stephen i be afraid be very by Simon Moore adapted from the Book by Stephen King february 12 March 1 starring Megan Mcarton and Jim Meson directed by Rosemary Dunsmore set and costume design by Debra Hanson lighting design by Scott Henderson generously sponsored by conf we generous Media sponsorship provided by Call 9426537 Manitoba Steven Schipper Tiniuc d ;