canada had its own version of Fight Club on the Toronto set of The Perfect Son. The film stars Chandra West (Something More) and David Cubitt (Traders) and one scene required Chandra to slap Cubitt around. "He was a real sport. He said, 'No. No it's OK. Hit me,' and I hit him hard, and not just once but ten times," says Chandra. "But David's like a freak of nature. You couldn't even see a hand print on his face. The Knockaround Guys are Barry Pepper (The Green Mile), Seth Green (Austin Powers) and John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich) and they've been knocking around Ontario and Alberta since late September.
While shooting out in Delilah, Alberta, a prairie village temporarily turned into Wibaux, Montana, Seth Green was busy signing autographs. The town's population is 208, but somehow, once Seth arrived, it grew - he signed upwards of 500 autographs.

although it is fairly quiet on the western front these days, there are still a few productions shooting. These include Honey I Shrunk the Kids, now in its third season, and Caitlin's Way, a new Canadian series starring Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau and Ken Tremblett.

The latest Gary Burns pic, Way Downtown, with Fabrizio Filippo and Don McKellar, wrapped at the end of November. Since the story concerns a bet made among a group of
office-worker friends to see who can go the longest without stepping outside, Calgary's downtown core and the Plus 15 system of indoor tunnels was fundamental to the making of this film. When Don and Fab did step out after a day inside, it was rumored that Caesar's was their indoor location of choice. (Must have been the steaks.)

in Vancouver, Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap), Eugene Levy and Parker Posey are shooting Best In Show, a follow up to Wating for Guffman. It is a documentary-style comedy about dog shows. And speaking of dogs, Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright-Penn and Lynn Redgrave are filming How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.
On break from shooting Get Carter, Sylvester Stallone and Mickey Rourke were spotted in front of DV8. Stanley Tucci and Bridget Fonda are also on the West Coast shooting The Whole Shebang.
If you are looking for good places to spot the stars, Yaletown is always a good bet. Some of the favorites include Century Grill (the restaurant formerly known as DeNiro's) and Bar None.

in Nova Scotia, a CBS television movie - Songs in Ordinary Time starring Sissy Spacek (Blast From the Past) - began rolling October 25 and was expected to last until the end of November. Spacek will costar with Beau Bridges (RocketMan).
Filming has also started on a TNT original movie, Baby. It will star Farrah Fawcett (The Lovemaster, The Apostle) and Jean Stapleton (You've Got Mail) and is being produced by Glenn Close. Cameras are also rolling in Halifax on the Canadian-German coproduction, The Bookfair Murders. We'll keep you posted.


                       -Compiled by Vernon Oickle, Mira Ulster, Cynthia Amsden and Karen Ashbee-