Read
it!And The Genie Goes To...
by Maria Topalovich
(Stoddart)
This new edition on the history of Canadian cinema covers the past 50 years and comes on the 20th anniversary of the Genie Awards.
Canadian film lover and longtime honcho Maria Topalovich has done
her homework well. And The Genie Goes To... provides a comprehensive overview with hundreds of photos along with two indexes.
Hear it!
Meet the Parents
Dreamworks/Universal
Once again Randy Newman proves himself to be king of the contemp-orary
musical soundtrack with the
release of Meet The Parents.
Anchored by the whimsical
"A Fool In Love" and followed
by "Poor Me" and "Got My Mo
Jo Workin", Newman delivers
just the right amount of angst
to match Ben Stiller's
perplexed persona in the film.
Other noteworthy cuts include
Bobby Womack's "I'm Your
Puppet", Dr. John's "Big Chief"
and Lee Dorsey's "YaYa".
Charlie's Angels
Soundtrack
Sony Music
A pot-pourri of upbeat musical flavors, featuring Destiny's Child
(Independent Women Part 1),
Spandau Ballet (True), Leo
Sayer (You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing), Aerosmith (Angel's
Eye), Fatboy Slim (Ya Mama),
Heart (Barracuda), Deee-Lite
(Groove Is In The Heart) and
Marvin Gaye (Got To Give It
Up).
A great CD to kick-box along
with.
Billy Elliot Soundtrack
Polydor/Universal
A kick-ass CD showcasing some of the greatest tracks from UK legends The Clash (London Calling),
T-Rex (Get It On, Cosmic
Dancer), The Jam (Town
Called Malice) and The Style
Council (Shout To The Top
and Walls Come Tumbling
Down). Other notables to
listen for are Eagle Eye
Cherry (Burning Up) and
Stephen Gately (I Believe).
- Gerry Young
by Paul Challen
(ECW Press)
The quintessential crime-novelist whose stories have turned into major
motion pictures such as Get Shorty and Out of Sight, Elmore
Leonard started out as a copywriter for a
Detroit ad agency. He then moved on to write western novels for 20 years until penning The Big Bounce, his first crossover novel, and
from there it was on to screenplays.
Talk about rejection. This guy was turned down by 84 publishers in his
first try, and 104 the next.
Go figure.
Written by Hamiltonian Paul Challen, this book is
an unabashed labor of love by the author for the
writings of Elmore Leonard.
- Gerry Young