Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Exit... Stage Left

Take a trip back to a time when the late 70s gave magnificent birth the 80s. Experience Canada's prodigal sons in all of their sonic glory. HD sound and probably the best outfits and haircuts of their lives. Geddy's just on the verge of his 80's pony-tail mullet. Alex looks like he's been diving headfirst into British new wave (He looks like a cross between Dave Davies and Simon Le Bon). Neil is just being himself. If I could just get this time traveling concept to work. Toronto, 1981.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Come On Children (Canadian Reality Movie from the 70s)

http://criterioncast.com/column/a-journey-through-the-eclipse-series-allan-kings-come-on-children/

"Come On Children plays out as a forced issue in which ten teenagers are given free rein over a rural Canadian farmstead for 2 1/2 months. The house is stocked with food, some kind of cash stipend is provided and all the utility bills are paid. All the kids have to do is figure out how to get along, now that the meddlesome and tedious intrusion of parents, teachers and all other adult authority figures has been magically eliminated, for a season anyway. Despite King’s heavier hand in creating the set and setting of this film than he exercised in its predecessors, the three features find some continuity in that they each represent an attempt to do something bold and innovative in response to common social and relational conflicts."