Just south of Enderby in British Columbia (or about 1 hour north of Kelowna) is the Starlight Drive-In theatre. First built in 1996, operated by the same small team since 2002, the Starlight Drive-In celebrates and shows current release films with a retro flavour (I love watching the classic dancing concession treats prior to the films). This summer was my 4th time seeing a double feature outdoors with my wife, but this time I didn’t kill the battery in my…
Thank you all for reading articles posted by Chopped Onion Studios! I began May 10th writing about movies, tv shows, and the artists that make them and have had a great time learning more, hope you have too. I am taking a short hiatus and will be back writing soon (August 10th), stay tuned for posts on War for the Planet of the Apes, the Cars franchise, and an original short film. Keep watching. -Kevin
The new releases in theatres for Friday July 28 include Atomic Blonde (action mystery) and The Emoji Movie (animated comedy). Currently in theatres, the top 5 films based on box office grosses are Dunkirk (action drama), Girls Trip (comedy), Spider-Man: Homecoming (comic book action), War for the Planet of the Apes (sci-fi action), and Despicable Me 3 (animated comedy). Atomic Blonde is a Cold War era film about an undercover MI6 agent in Germany starring Charlize Theron. The film is…
Birthdays on July 26th include Kate Beckinsale (44), Jason Statham (50), Sandra Bullock (53), and Kevin Spacey (58). Others include Elizabeth Gillies (24, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), Monica Raymund (31, Chicago Fire), Olivia Williams (49, The Halcyon), Jeremy Piven (52, Mr. Selfridge), Linda Harrison (72, Midnight Massacre), Helen Mirren (72, The Fate of the Furious), Mick Jagger (74, The Rolling Stones), and Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999, 2001: A Space Odyssey). Kate Beckinsale was born in Finsbury Park, London, England, was in her first movie One Against the Wind (a World War II era film in 1991),…
Dunkirk is a World War II era action drama about the Allied soldiers who were trying to evacuate Europe as the enemy closed in on them. The film was shot in England, France, Netherlands, and The U.S. and is written and directed by Oscar nominated Christopher Nolan who is known for making the Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012 starring Christian Bale). See this film in IMAX as Nolan loves to film with it, as 70% of Dunkirk was shot in IMAX,…
The Filmmakers is a new 11 episode series on CBC television that includes 20+ minute episodes discussing a well respected Canadian made movie followed by the airing of that film. Episode 1 focussed on The Sweet Hereafter, director Atom Egoyan’s Oscar nominated drama from 1997. Nominated for Best Director and Best Writing based on previously produced or published material, The Sweet Hereafter won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and was about a bus crash in a small British Columbia…
George A. Romero was born on February 4th, 1940 in The Bronx, New York, began his career in short films and commercials, and is most well known for popularizing zombie films, beginning with his first feature length production Night of the Living Dead in 1968. George passed away on July 16th at the age of 77. George also wrote, edited, and was the cinematographer on his first film and made the followup films Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of…
John Heard was born on March 7th, 1946 in Washington, D.C., and was most recognized for his role as Macaulay Culkin’s father in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2 (1992). Heard passed away on July 21st at the age of 72. He began in off-Broadway productions in the early 1970s, his first acting credit was the tv movie Valley Forge (1975 war drama about George Washington), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Guest Actor in…
Birthdays on July 22nd include Franka Potente (43), John Leguizamo (53), Willem Dafoe (62), and Danny Glover (71). Others include A.J. Cook (39, Criminal Minds), Selena Gomez (25, Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2), Clive Standen (36, Vikings), Rhys Ifans (50, Berlin Station), Madison Pettis (19, The Lion Guard), Keegan Allen (28, Pretty Little Liars), David Spade (53, Roadies), Joanna Going (54, Kingdom), Albert Brooks (70, The Secret Life of Pets), and Terence Stamp (79, Bitter Harvest). Franka Potente was born…
The new releases in theatres for Friday July 21 include Dunkirk (action drama), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (sci-fi adventure), and Girls Trip (comedy). Currently in theatres, the top 5 films based on box office grosses are War for the Planet of the Apes (sci-fi action), Spider-Man: Homecoming (comic book action), Despicable Me 3 (animated comedy), Baby Driver (crime action), and The Big Sick (romantic comedy). Dunkirk is a World War II era action drama written and…