Close-Up is a column that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. The Little Foxes is playing on Mubi in the Us February 15 through March 15, 2016.William Wyler and Bette Davis had a good thing going by the time of The Little Foxes (1941). Wyler had three (of his eventually 12) Academy Award nominations and he had directed the star in two Oscar-worthy performances of her own: Jezebel (1938), for which she won, and The Letter (1940), for which she didn’t. Though it would grow increasingly contentious, their association was nonetheless mutually productive, and while Davis may have been reluctant to take on the role played to great acclaim by Tallulah Bankhead in Lillian Hellman’s stage version of The Little Foxes, the resulting feature film trumped the trepidation. Set in the indistinct though suitably decrepit “Deep South” circa 1900, the backdrop is just vague enough to be regionally collective but just specific enough to be wholly unique.
- 2/22/2016
- by Jeremy Carr
- MUBI
Entering its 33rd year, the Vancouver International Film Festival Society has recently gone through a leadership transition, naming Jacqueline Dupuis as Executive Director.
With over 10 years of leadership experience with various international film festivals, Dupuis brings a strong focus on strategic business planning, policy development and fundraising to the Viff Society. Prior to joining Viff, Dupuis served as the Executive of Director of the Calgary International Film Festival (Ciff) and former member of the Ciff Board of Directors where she headed up Ciff's (first-ever) strategic planning initiative. Dupuis's leadership during this initiative resulted in the financial turnaround of the organization and building Ciff's destination value by differentiating the festival from others around the world.
"We are so proud of the cultural impact that Viff has created over the past three decades," says Viff Society Board Chairman David Hewitt. "As we enter our 33rd year, we are looking to grow and take the organization to the next level. Our goal is to make the Society not only a cultural beacon of cinematic intrigue but also a leader in industry and the business behind entertainment. Jacqueline is the perfect person to do this. Her private sector background, along with international film festival experience, makes her the ideal candidate to transition this organization and realize its potential."
"I'm honored to be taking the reins as Executive Director of an organization that is so well respected both in Canada and the cinematic community around the world," says Viff Society's Executive Director, Jacqueline Dupuis. "I will be working with its three year-round business units; the Vancouver International Film Festival, Viff Industry and the Vancouver International Film Centre."
In 2013, prior to the official leadership transition, Dupuis launched the Viff BC Spotlight program, which featured 12 BC-made feature films, a dedicated marketing campaign and slate of awards, resulting in the highest attended series in the history of the festival. The Georgia Straight lauded the program "best cheer-leading for BC filmmakers".
As part of Viff Society's go-forward direction with the official leadership transition, Dupuis is focusing immediate efforts on facilitating the business of entertainment in BC and Canada. In 2014 the Viff Film & Television Forum, a four-day business conference that takes place during the festival, is re-branding to Viff Industry.
Here are some elements of this expanded focus. This year Viff Industry will have:
- An increase of 20% in industry guests and speakers attending from La to leverage Vancouver's unique proximity to Hollywood
- A greater focus on the local BC service industry, as it is a large driver of our economy
- An expansion from film and television to broad-based screen entertainment recognizing the strategic importance and growing contributor visual effects, animation and gaming, provides to BC's screen-based economy (it is the 3rd largest production center of this kind in the world).
Dupuis replaces Alan Franey who has served as CEO and Festival Director for the past 26 years. Franey, who has played an instrumental role in making Viff Society the iconic cultural organization it is today, will remain involved with the festival as Director of Programming.
About Viff Society
The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival (Viff) Society is a well-established not-for-profit cultural society that produces year-round programing at the Vancouver International Film Centre in addition to the 16-day International Film Festival and the four-day Viff Industry Conference. The Society is a charitable not-for-profit arts and cultural organization, employing over 100 staff and 750 volunteers in British Columbia, with an annual operating budget of approximately $5.0 million.
Its mandate is to encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema, facilitate the meeting of entertainment professionals from around the world and to stimulate the motion picture industry in BC and Canada.
In its 33rd year, Viff welcomes the world to Vancouver from September 25 - October 10, 2014. Viff gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our major partners: Rogers Communications, Fidelity Investments Canada, and Telefilm Canada. Viff also extends its thanks and appreciation to the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development's Community Gaming Grants program, as well as the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's Building Communities through Arts & Heritage.
For more information visit Here
About Jacquleine Dupuis
Prior to joining Viff, Jacqueline served as the Executive of Director of the Calgary International Film Festival (Ciff) for 3 years and former member of the Ciff Board of Directors for three years. Jacqueline took the reins of Ciff after enjoying a very successful 10-year career in business development and management in the high tech sector working for companies such as Xerox and Sun Microsystems where she won numerous awards and accolades. Throughout her career, Jacqueline's passion for volunteerism and community support led her to organizations such as the United Way, The Mustard Seed, Theater Calgary, Betty's Run for the Cure and the Children's Cottage and most recently the Vancouver Downtown Business Improvement Association. Jacqueline is also a proud recipient of the Downtown Vitality Award from Downtown Calgary (Business Revitalization Zone) and recent participant of Executive Lab leadership program at Vantage Point.
An experienced arts administrator with a strong focus on strategic and business planning, policy development and fundraising, Jacqueline's goal is to leverage her private-sector background and world-class training in business development and management, to enhance quality of life and advance opportunities for creative expression through the proliferation of screen-based media.
With over 10 years of leadership experience with various international film festivals, Dupuis brings a strong focus on strategic business planning, policy development and fundraising to the Viff Society. Prior to joining Viff, Dupuis served as the Executive of Director of the Calgary International Film Festival (Ciff) and former member of the Ciff Board of Directors where she headed up Ciff's (first-ever) strategic planning initiative. Dupuis's leadership during this initiative resulted in the financial turnaround of the organization and building Ciff's destination value by differentiating the festival from others around the world.
"We are so proud of the cultural impact that Viff has created over the past three decades," says Viff Society Board Chairman David Hewitt. "As we enter our 33rd year, we are looking to grow and take the organization to the next level. Our goal is to make the Society not only a cultural beacon of cinematic intrigue but also a leader in industry and the business behind entertainment. Jacqueline is the perfect person to do this. Her private sector background, along with international film festival experience, makes her the ideal candidate to transition this organization and realize its potential."
"I'm honored to be taking the reins as Executive Director of an organization that is so well respected both in Canada and the cinematic community around the world," says Viff Society's Executive Director, Jacqueline Dupuis. "I will be working with its three year-round business units; the Vancouver International Film Festival, Viff Industry and the Vancouver International Film Centre."
In 2013, prior to the official leadership transition, Dupuis launched the Viff BC Spotlight program, which featured 12 BC-made feature films, a dedicated marketing campaign and slate of awards, resulting in the highest attended series in the history of the festival. The Georgia Straight lauded the program "best cheer-leading for BC filmmakers".
As part of Viff Society's go-forward direction with the official leadership transition, Dupuis is focusing immediate efforts on facilitating the business of entertainment in BC and Canada. In 2014 the Viff Film & Television Forum, a four-day business conference that takes place during the festival, is re-branding to Viff Industry.
Here are some elements of this expanded focus. This year Viff Industry will have:
- An increase of 20% in industry guests and speakers attending from La to leverage Vancouver's unique proximity to Hollywood
- A greater focus on the local BC service industry, as it is a large driver of our economy
- An expansion from film and television to broad-based screen entertainment recognizing the strategic importance and growing contributor visual effects, animation and gaming, provides to BC's screen-based economy (it is the 3rd largest production center of this kind in the world).
Dupuis replaces Alan Franey who has served as CEO and Festival Director for the past 26 years. Franey, who has played an instrumental role in making Viff Society the iconic cultural organization it is today, will remain involved with the festival as Director of Programming.
About Viff Society
The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival (Viff) Society is a well-established not-for-profit cultural society that produces year-round programing at the Vancouver International Film Centre in addition to the 16-day International Film Festival and the four-day Viff Industry Conference. The Society is a charitable not-for-profit arts and cultural organization, employing over 100 staff and 750 volunteers in British Columbia, with an annual operating budget of approximately $5.0 million.
Its mandate is to encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema, facilitate the meeting of entertainment professionals from around the world and to stimulate the motion picture industry in BC and Canada.
In its 33rd year, Viff welcomes the world to Vancouver from September 25 - October 10, 2014. Viff gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our major partners: Rogers Communications, Fidelity Investments Canada, and Telefilm Canada. Viff also extends its thanks and appreciation to the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development's Community Gaming Grants program, as well as the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's Building Communities through Arts & Heritage.
For more information visit Here
About Jacquleine Dupuis
Prior to joining Viff, Jacqueline served as the Executive of Director of the Calgary International Film Festival (Ciff) for 3 years and former member of the Ciff Board of Directors for three years. Jacqueline took the reins of Ciff after enjoying a very successful 10-year career in business development and management in the high tech sector working for companies such as Xerox and Sun Microsystems where she won numerous awards and accolades. Throughout her career, Jacqueline's passion for volunteerism and community support led her to organizations such as the United Way, The Mustard Seed, Theater Calgary, Betty's Run for the Cure and the Children's Cottage and most recently the Vancouver Downtown Business Improvement Association. Jacqueline is also a proud recipient of the Downtown Vitality Award from Downtown Calgary (Business Revitalization Zone) and recent participant of Executive Lab leadership program at Vantage Point.
An experienced arts administrator with a strong focus on strategic and business planning, policy development and fundraising, Jacqueline's goal is to leverage her private-sector background and world-class training in business development and management, to enhance quality of life and advance opportunities for creative expression through the proliferation of screen-based media.
- 8/11/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Order Here! ... er+2+and+3 Both Scanners II and III were directed by Christian Duguay. Like "Scanners," they boast gorgeous casts, contain themes of good versus evil and were filmed in and around the cold, gray environs of Montreal and Quebec, Canada. In "Scanners II: The New Order," a veterinarian student, David Kellum (David Hewitt) is a scanner on the run who finds another scanner, Julie Vale (Deborah Raffin); together they try to destroy…...
- 1/9/2014
- Horrorbid
Recently, we spoke with David Hewitt, Game Design Manager on God of War: Ascension, who discussed the 2013 Kratos prequel.
See the full interview below:
In this interview, Hewitt lets us know what went into designing Kratos’ younger look. Hewitt says that the design team wanted to explore a “younger, leaner, maybe slightly more vulnerable, more human Kratos.”
“We want to go back to the period in time from when Kratos is tricked into killing his family: the emotional turmoil, [and] psychological distress.”
Hewitt further elaborates on Kratos’ Life Cycle power, an ability that is similar to that which you’ve seen in Prince of Persia or Red Faction: Armageddon. The Life Cycle power allows Kratos to rewind time and reconstruct various areas of the environment after you destroy them. The new ability builds out the puzzles in the game and offers more chances for platforming.
With regard to platforming, Hewitt lets...
See the full interview below:
In this interview, Hewitt lets us know what went into designing Kratos’ younger look. Hewitt says that the design team wanted to explore a “younger, leaner, maybe slightly more vulnerable, more human Kratos.”
“We want to go back to the period in time from when Kratos is tricked into killing his family: the emotional turmoil, [and] psychological distress.”
Hewitt further elaborates on Kratos’ Life Cycle power, an ability that is similar to that which you’ve seen in Prince of Persia or Red Faction: Armageddon. The Life Cycle power allows Kratos to rewind time and reconstruct various areas of the environment after you destroy them. The new ability builds out the puzzles in the game and offers more chances for platforming.
With regard to platforming, Hewitt lets...
- 9/12/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
*Spoiler Alert.
Director: David Hewitt.
Writers: Brooks Peck, and Craig Engler.
Cast: David Chokachi, Matthew and Yancy Butler.
SyFy’s The Rage of the Yeti comes close to being abominable if the viewer is expecting more than a tale about monsters on the loose. They can lay waste to skiers and mountain climbers traversing the Himalayas. If this film was a science fiction product, they could easily cause problems for the Rebel Forces on the planet Hoth. At least, to have a bigger budget to create some truly devastating moments and terrible looking monstrosities will be an improvement.
Instead, these creatures are hardly frightening and most of the time, they are lost in the white background while stalking their prey. No one can blame these Yetis for protecting their habitat; but when has there been a film that made a statement about who eats whom, and where humanity stands in...
Director: David Hewitt.
Writers: Brooks Peck, and Craig Engler.
Cast: David Chokachi, Matthew and Yancy Butler.
SyFy’s The Rage of the Yeti comes close to being abominable if the viewer is expecting more than a tale about monsters on the loose. They can lay waste to skiers and mountain climbers traversing the Himalayas. If this film was a science fiction product, they could easily cause problems for the Rebel Forces on the planet Hoth. At least, to have a bigger budget to create some truly devastating moments and terrible looking monstrosities will be an improvement.
Instead, these creatures are hardly frightening and most of the time, they are lost in the white background while stalking their prey. No one can blame these Yetis for protecting their habitat; but when has there been a film that made a statement about who eats whom, and where humanity stands in...
- 11/26/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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