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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Arts and Entertainment News from Hollywood North

By Anthony Jones


Prisons should be rehabilitation centers. Inmates would be forbidden to watch commercial TV. Entertainment would be OK, but it would be good clean entertainment, not the sexual immorality, drug abuse and violence so prevalent on commercial TV. Prisoners would also have a menu of cognitive therapy options available to choose from for their rehabilitation. Vocational rehabilitation and other educational opportunities will also be available.

Films look best on the big screen. If you crave a theatrical release when it's actually released, go to matinees. Seniors can get a big discount on tickets.

More tips: -Single-screen theaters and theaters on the edge of cities tend to charge less for tickets. -Check out your Park & Recreation Department during the summer. Many fund free outdoor movie nights. -If you or someone you know has projection equipment, hold a movie night in your back yard. Throw a potluck dinner and borrow some classic films from the library. If live theater is on your list, try volunteering as an on-call usher. Training is minimal and most ushers get to see the show for free. The longer you usher, the more likely you'll get your pick of shows.

Gerry Deiter was there for the entire eight days. He was assigned to photograph the Bed-In for Peace by Life Magazine but Life never ran the feature. Ironically, it fell victim to a bigger story - the death of Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Vietnam. Deiter kept the negatives and transparencies locked away for more than 30 years. He had been living aboard a classic wooden motor yacht cruising the wilderness of the British Columbia coast photographing and writing when Ted Lederer, with the help of family and friends, prevailed on him to bring this archive to life and offer the work to the public at the Elliott Louis Gallery in 2004. This amazing work offers up 25 images in colour and black and white that celebrate John and Yoko's example of peace and love.

Large museum shows can be pricey but most every museum offers corporate-sponsored free days at least once a month. Check Web sites and do some research-it's not always readily available information. You can always call and find out, then mark every free day in your calendar and plan accordingly. This goes for children's museums and science museums too.

Good on Deiter, Goldman and Lederer for keeping his mission in our faces. Devorah Macdonald is a freelance writer living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her professional career began as a disc jockey in California, Seattle and her hometown of Vancouver BC.

Vancouver Magazine, in an article titled 'Video Vixen', hailed her as having "the best female voice in radio locally," going on to compare her world-weary delivery with Linda Ellerbee, formerly of the 'Today Show' and the award winning 'Nick News. A ten-year retirement devoted to creating three children, "one of each," according to Macdonald, now allows time write on music, movies and television.




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