tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59707997058595761502024-03-19T00:59:37.045-07:00The Beast of Bottomless LakeProvost Pictures' Production Company blog featuring Canadian projects - currently producing the independent feature film “The Beast of Bottomless Lake”Provost Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06210810332822433535noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-45439916029996823022016-05-06T09:45:00.001-07:002016-05-06T09:56:34.541-07:00PIRATES!<div class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mostly, I am amused.
It took all of 4 days for someone (probably a 'bot) to pirate <i>Beast</i> and make it available for download.
You may have seen other cases on YouTube where a movie appears to be there... but really it's just a video to redirect you to their site where you can (allegedly) download the film.
Am I angry. No. Maybe the tiniest bit. I mean what is the point of pirating something that is free?
Am I honoured? Uh... sure? Really though, no. An internet spider crawled out and found the words "Full Movie" in the title of the official YouTube version and posted it at least partially automatically.
Mostly I am entertained, though not very well. Its like my five year old told me the chicken crossing the road joke. Was it inevitable? Yup. Was it objectively funny? Nope. Was it noteworthy that we past that threshold? Yeah... but so what?
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi. I am the co-writer and co-director of this film. This is pretty hilarious that this is here.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yeah it's a copyright issue, technically - but...whatever - its a new world technologically speaking, we all have to adapt.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is absurd here is that anyone would click on said link in order to get to see and or download a 4K version of the film.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The movie was shot pre RED (although we talked a lot on set about REDs as their release was imminent and our Director of Photography as well as one of our equipment suppliers were high on the waiting list to receive RED cams when they were released)... but Beast of Bottomless Lake was not shot in 4K. No amount of up-res-ing will ever make it 4K. EVER. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last week Provost Pictures decided that the film had made all the money it was reasonably likely to make and that in the spirit of making the film available to the most people possible, that it would become available on the most immediate and basic of platforms - for free - on YouTube.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So don't download it from someone who wants to put tracking cookies and/or outright malware on your computer, just watch it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/whW57js2XjA">https://youtu.be/whW57js2XjA</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will also find every single DVD extra on the same channel that the main feature is on, as well as links to every single related video that we could find that was about the film from Provost Pictures' original channel and other sources - News interview, talk-backs from Conventions and more.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And the quality? Well, considering that the film was never in 4K in the first place and that this pirate copy was almost certainly acquired from the YouTube version (this appeared only 3 days after Provost Pictures released it on YouTube) - the only way you are really going to do better is if for some crazy reason it ends up back on cable TV or PoD... and even then, the difference in quality is next to impossible to see with the naked eye.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh, and hey... enjoy the film. You are welcome.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.9px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh.... and.... the 20th C Fox production card at the top of this? Totally bogus. Beast of Bottomless Lake is not and never was a Fox asset.</span></blockquote>
Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-65698469267087923202016-05-03T13:28:00.003-07:002016-05-06T09:55:14.427-07:00The Beast is in the StreamPeople have been asking us for ages how to see <i>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</i> on line. We haven't had an answer for them - let alone a good one... but that is in part because we hadn't settled upon one. We did explore a number of options. The ones we were most interested in had too high a bar of entry - either requiring a significant investment we didn't really expect to get back, or having gate-keepers who could not be dashed-past (it rhymes with "pet-chicks"). When we took a step back and asked ourselves what our main goal was, the answer was "for people to see the film easily." Once that was clear, our top option became pretty clear... the number one free video platform on the internet - YouTube.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMK7mAfQtxltPAjlpuS87NAudgaoYiMW6YqpwCcUF8UNqgk5D4aXK_my-_l6YtxRo9auuLIUycM-IuuwaUZZbC_4i0dzdanMrOJlIRcHO0ZyfeRheX24Id4YqAmx-gLmSfYgXSuTrQw/s1600/beast-of-bottomlesslake-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMK7mAfQtxltPAjlpuS87NAudgaoYiMW6YqpwCcUF8UNqgk5D4aXK_my-_l6YtxRo9auuLIUycM-IuuwaUZZbC_4i0dzdanMrOJlIRcHO0ZyfeRheX24Id4YqAmx-gLmSfYgXSuTrQw/s320/beast-of-bottomlesslake-image.jpg" width="320" /></a>So, here it is - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOdRrYRbqaMemql_L7Iitww">THE BEAST OF BOTTOMLESS LAKE is AVAILABLE to VIEW on YOUTUBE</a> for free.<br />
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But wait! There is more!<br />
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Not only is the movie available on YouTube on a dedicated channel, but so are <i>every single</i> <i>feature from the DVD</i>. ALL the commentaries. ALL the deleted and extended scenes. ALL the featurettes. As well as a few specially created playlists for watching all of the latter two groups of videos together in one sequence, <i>an</i><i>d </i>(yeah, more) a playlist which includes every video about <i>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</i> from the main Provost Pictures channel, as well as a few that we found on various other channels - news items and interviews mostly in that latter designation.<br />
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So, if there is anyone you've really wanted to tell about The Beast, or whom you wanted to see it, it has never been easier. Just send them the link.<br />
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And a bit of a teaser....<br />
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Obviously the posts about <i>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</i> are getting fewer and farther between, and truth be told, after this announcement, there isn't likely to be much more to shout from the rooftops...<br />
HOWEVER...!<br />
In the process of preparing to put the Beast on YouTube we came across a bunch of amusing material that has never been seen - at least not clearly. Behind the scenes photos. Text from various printed props. That kind of thing.<br />
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There will be a few posts of some of these gems over the next while before we officially sign off from this blog (until such time as there is something unexpected to report upon.)<br />
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<br />Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-7185268287710716562015-06-13T10:31:00.001-07:002015-06-13T10:31:14.825-07:00Now Showing at Leo's Video<p dir="ltr">Just a quick note to point out that the "Beast" is officially on the rental market.<br>
There arent a lot of video rental stores left in the world, and those that are left lean towards the specialty and boutique markets. "Beast of Bottomless Lake" has found a home in one that quite simply could not suit it better: <a href="http://www.leosvideos.ca">Leo's Videos in Kelowna.</a><br>
A substantial portion of the film was lensed in Kelowna, and we met Leo himself while we were at the Okanagan International Film Festival - which he was valiantly working like mad at.<br>
If there was only one DVD rental outlet in the world where "Beast" would be at home, it is Leo's.</p>
Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-5839671251075951562013-05-19T14:58:00.000-07:002013-05-19T14:58:07.338-07:00Just When You Thought We'd Forgotten...Yeah, it has been a long time since there has been news of which to speak of, and this week there are suddenly two things to bring to people's attention.<div>
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You may recall it being mentioned here about <i><a href="http://oninfertileground.com/">On Infertile Ground</a></i>. It is a documentary about the fertility industry and the effects of infertility on couples who suffer from it. It is being produced and directed by C.S. John, who was one of the producers on <i>Beast </i>and a number of people involved in <i>Beast</i> has worked on it, or are slated to do work on it before it is done. It is <a href="http://www.resolve.org/national-infertility-awareness-week/home-page.html">Infertility Awareness Week</a> and thus this is a hot topic again. Additionally, two months ago the John family added a pair of twins to their lives. It was a long and hard fought journey to get to that point and it makes me very happy to welcome those two little girls into the world of two old friends who I've known since high-school. They all appeared together on <a href="http://globalnews.ca/video/571769/fertility-treatments">Global TV a few days ago to talk about their experience</a> and the documentary. (As of this writing there is a small issue with the video - there is a false start that lasts about a minute before the video starts for real... perhaps that will be fixed soon and this parenthetical will be rendered pointless.)</div>
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...Is mostly a tease. We couldn't move forward on streaming options for <i>Beast </i>until after our contract with SuperChannel expired. Once that happened it took some time for us to assess the options that were available. That is now done and we have plans for the fall. Hopefully before the end of September... but that is not solid as of yet. I can't really reveal more specific details at this time - in part because they barely exist, and also because there may be other significant events over the summer that should rightfully be revealed first. So look out for those details yet to come.</div>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-89318542298017601612013-04-03T01:24:00.000-07:002013-04-03T01:24:09.218-07:00'Cause I Just Don't Have Enough to Do....As mentioned in the last post, I have been considering - obviously for quite some time - writing a book about the experience of creating <i>Beast of Bottomless Lake</i>.<br />
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Well the damned idea isn't going away. I thought that having no actual interest from a publisher would knock the notion out of me. But why would it? Not having a budget or a distributor or any of the myriad things that you really ought to have when making a movie didn't stop me from making one. And in the age of digital self publishing, its possibly viable. And tonight I kind of buckled. I took all of the posts from this blog and cut and pasted them (as reference material) into the outline in the pitch document I sent publishers. I'm already at 120 poorly edited pages. Obviously, I'm going to rewrite practically everything, but the guide is there.<br />
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Like the movie, this probably won't be a fast project. I have a lot going on.<br /><br />- I've been serializing a truly massive novel online for quite some time - the going is slow there too, despite having much of the plot mapped out... those holes are hard to get past though. If I ever finish, this one is going to be a door-stopper.<br /><br />- I'm working on a screenplay about a truly fascinating aspect of deterrence theory (The political gamesmanship that has against all seeming odds kept us from nuking the hell out of each other for over half a century.) that has taken me way down the rabbit hole.<br />
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- An older project I created with Roger Haskett (Neville in <i>Beast</i>) may have once again found some legs - and if it has it could be pretty consuming.<br />
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- A TV project I conceived with another friend had some recent interest... but I suspect we've seen the last of this round of sizzle, so that's probably not a factor.<br />
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- I've finally acquired the means to go back into production on my video series "<a href="http://bestpicturevideo.blogspot.ca/">Best Picture</a>" - which fortunately has no deadlines on it, but still... if I'm going to do it, I should bloody well do it.<br /><br />- And I'm in the middle of researching a series of short fiction about the (very real) Galileo mission to Jupiter.<br />
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Not to mention carrying on contract work, a very part-time "day job" and not least of all being a Father. <br />
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But I just can't help thinking, that this project isn't going away. I'll pick away at it in the gaps - Eg. some times I simply can't bring myself to get immersed in the psychology of gambling that everyone is going to play nice and not blow one another into radioactive dust, and in those times I need something else to write - something where I already know the beginning, middle and end.Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-73855933809470661652012-10-22T18:57:00.000-07:002012-10-23T19:49:14.404-07:00And on...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
It has been a year since the last theatrical screening of <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> - in fact almost to the minute of the beginning of the showing as I write this now.<br /><br />Due to the SuperChannel release of <em>Beast</em> it has been difficult to impossible to move forward on other sales and platforms - specifically streaming. I should be careful to point out that this is in no way an indictment of SuperChannel - we loved having the film in their hands for 18 months. It was simply the nature of the contract that there wasn't much room for additional sales while their broadcast window was open.<br /><br />But our contract ended at the beginning of this month. We are now beginning to move forward on other avenues. I can't say what precisely those will be until we have more clarity on how we are proceeding, but suffice to say that one way or another it will become much easier for people all around the world to see <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake.<br /></em>Two more things before I put an end to this brief message...<br /><br />First a little piece of art (I'm not sure, I think it qualifies as manga.) A characterization of David Nykl as Paul Moran. I've forgotten where this came across my desk from. I've been sitting on it for far too long and it is time to share. I shamefully admit that I have no idea who the artist is. If you are reading this and it is yours, please please please let me know so I can credit you properly (or remove it if you would prefer).<br /></div>
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Secondly, I'm testing the waters on something, but first a little set-up (feel free to skip ahead to "HERE'S THE THING" below if you find the following self-indulgence boring).... I've been busy with all manner of creative endeavours lately. Perhaps you are already familiar with one or two of those that are public.<br />
I've been serializing a novel (well, a trilogy ultimately); <em><a href="http://necropolisnovels.blogspot.ca/">Necropolis</a></em> for free online. I admit it comes and goes in frequency, but I am gradually making headway. I recently finished and posted the second part and and have the beginning of the third part ready. The first book is heading into it's final stage. Whee! I have a pretty good idea of where the long-range destination of the narrative is going, but I admit there is a certain amount of making-it-up and consequent discovery as I go. Check it out. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am enjoying creating it.<br />
Secondly, many years ago I took it upon myself to see every film that has ever won the Best Picture Oscar. Then a few years ago I decided to start doing short videos on the various films that have won. It is very lo-fi and I am really taking my time around paid work and other promising projects, but I do have fun making them. You can find the whole set thus far at <a href="http://bestpicturevideo.blogspot.ca/"><em>Best Picture</em></a><em>. </em>I should have the next one ready to go reasonably soon.<br />
Then comes the stuff that I can't talk about so much: A few screenplays I'm hoping to move and a pair of TV shows I'm trying to sell (including one I created with Roger Haskett who played Neville in <em>Beast.</em>And of course there is the never ending social jazz-improv of raising a child... I also have a ridiculously huge catalogue of videos collected on line about her, called "Three Minutes of December" but I won't subject you to that directly - some are pretty fun, but most are largely for documentary purposes and for family interest.<br />
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HERE'S THE THING:<br />
Amongst all those other projects I've been planning out and writing samples of a proposed book about independent film-making. I haven't got a lot that I can add technically to the existing literature, but I can provide a great yarn about the emotional journey - complete with lofty highs and dismal lows - that would serve as a case study, or a non-fiction novel. I've done some market research with the assistence of <a href="http://www.bizbooks.net/">Biz Books</a> (whose old store was used as the bookstore in <em>Beast</em>) and determined that there is effectively no such book available.<br />I've been approaching publishers and also considering the possibilities of self-publication. The latter is a significantly different (ahem) beast. If I can sell the book to a publisher I will have a guarantee of at least some small payment, whereas self-publishing is effectively writing on spec (not that I haven't done that before) and signing myself up for even more work in promotion - though with the added plus that I effectively get the entirety of the profits for myself.<br />So, I'm wondering who out there would read such a book. Would you?? Answer in the comments please if you would. I know this a small segment of potential readers I am reaching now, but its a starting sample. It could make a difference as to whether I forge forward or not.<br />
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-33577584837038410902012-02-11T21:16:00.000-08:002012-02-11T21:17:23.598-08:00A Virtuous Affiliated ProjectHey folks,<br />
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It has been a while since there has been much news about the <em>Beast</em>... and while it is not "over" per se, the news will be stretched out over longer periods now.<br />
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But meantimem many people associated with the <em>Beast </em>are moving on to other things.<br />
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I'd like to take a moment to draw your attention to one I find particularly interesting and worthy....<br />
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C.S. John, one of <em>Beast's</em> producers is developing a documentary exploring the many facets of the fertility industry. There are a staggering number of couples in the world who for one reason or another will deal with fertility problems to a greater or lesser degree. It is a heart-breaking thing to witness. It is so emotionally wrought that many people won't even make their problems public, but it is <em>so</em> common that I can pretty much guarantee that you know someone who has faced this issue even if you don't know who they are.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCXuYTwJBPU4ilHpFcFXwRmEwFjC4SXq9MxQ28wOn42cEgntTHzBiA-NxDs_Y9mIijzNuGDBI5j6iJvg63UY0Wr-m8TPjg3exlWTKuQ0yiLtEp9-TBvWgeCGmZtAsB4c0iEIYZiFmhQ/s1600/Working-Title-Logo-1024x628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCXuYTwJBPU4ilHpFcFXwRmEwFjC4SXq9MxQ28wOn42cEgntTHzBiA-NxDs_Y9mIijzNuGDBI5j6iJvg63UY0Wr-m8TPjg3exlWTKuQ0yiLtEp9-TBvWgeCGmZtAsB4c0iEIYZiFmhQ/s320/Working-Title-Logo-1024x628.jpg" width="320" /></a>The film's title is <em><a href="http://oninfertileground.com/">On Infertile Ground</a></em> and part of its intended purpose is to bring to light the realities faced by these couples so as to destigmatize the issue through increased compassionate awareness. It may also help people facing the anguish of infertility to find both strength in unity and to open the doors to therapies they may not have otherwise considered. It is virtually guaranteed to be a film that is simultaneously tragic and uplifting. I heartily encourage you to check out the details at the website linked above and join their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnInfertileGround">group on Facebook</a> and then to go and make a donation (no amount is too small) to their <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/On-Infertile-Ground-The-Documentary">IndieGoGo account</a>.</div>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-60327176788746978052012-01-13T17:18:00.000-08:002012-01-13T17:18:45.273-08:00Cryptozoologist's Bane<a href="http://www.theonion.com/audio/cryptozoologist-falls-for-it-again,26997/">The Onion had this funny bit today</a>.<br /><br />If only Paul Moran had known...Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-31624980685402005482011-12-01T22:13:00.001-08:002011-12-01T22:16:53.189-08:00The Beast of Bottomless Lake in 2012...I am hoping that there will be plenty of news for <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> but for now there is just one piece of news.<br />
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<a href="http://www.superchannel.ca/movies/view/46204342/The-Beast-of-Bottomless-Lake/"><em>Beast</em> will be back on SuperChannel for fourteen showings in January</a>.<br />
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Craig and I are at work on other possibilities, but it simply wouldn't be cricket to talk about them now.Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-14126373512742948722011-11-25T10:02:00.000-08:002011-11-25T10:02:00.145-08:00One Month to ChristmasYa know...<br />
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If you order now... or even in the next ten days... you can still get copies of <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> for the folks you love the most... or even those you just kinda love in time for Christmas.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.provostpictures.com/TheBeast-DVD.htm">DVD store is open on our website</a>. Don't be shy.<br />
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Or...<br />
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Do you know someone who loves <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em>? I don't mean in an unhealthy way. Not in a "well then why don't you marry it" childish kinda way either. Merely in that way that they are too often heard saying "hey, have you seen that really cool rather unknown film <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake?" </em>Well then you can help them get their message across and save yourself having to hear that tiresome refrain by getting them something from our <a href="http://www.cafepress.ca/provostpix">CafePress Store</a>. 'Cause if they are wearing a <em>Beast</em> hoodie and drinking from a <em>Beast</em> coffee mug and tweeting (probably about<em> Beast</em>... don't forget the hashtag "#thebeast") on their iPhone with a <em>Beast</em> phone cover... then they won't feel the need to keep chatting you up about the film, now, will they?Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-36298991971582976502011-11-23T21:43:00.001-08:002011-11-23T21:58:49.833-08:00The Beast's New PALAt long last...<br />
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Have you ordered a PAL DVD version of <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em>?<br />
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Well expect to see it in your mailbox soon!<br />
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We recieved our order of PAL DVDs yesterday and they will begin shipping over the next week.<br />
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We are delighted that this has finally come to fruition. The technical differences between NTSC and PAL versions slowed down the process of getting the DVDs ready, but the good news is that the DVDs will be going out with th complete set of features that the NTSC discs went out with - indeed with slight tweaks (dare I say improvements?) that we will include in future batches of the NTSC DVDs. (If you happen to have the original NTSC discs, don't fret, the tweaks are truly slight... we'd probably have to point them out to you for you to notice the difference. It is simply a matter of our perfectionism and pride.)<br />
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So the Beast will soon be seen in places like Britain, Australia and Japan...<br />
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Hooray!Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-28791297423042252772011-09-28T09:16:00.000-07:002011-09-28T09:16:03.126-07:00More On Set InterviewsI crossed a threshold yesterday that I didn't realize was there until it was passed. I completed what was more thn likely the last piece of creative work on <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em>. Though, when I say "creative" I have to admit that the amount of real creative work that was involved was pretty limited. The last few pieces have really been little more than deciding how to present on-set interviews: editing out a few spoilers and the odd rambling bit that was too littered with in-jokes or deciding which camera angle to use when more than one was available - that kind of thing. Truly the shallow-end of creative endeavour. In many ways the most creative decision I made at the end was to <em>not</em> edit one last featurette which I ultimately decided wasn't as entertaining as I once thought it would be.<br />
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With this behind us the number of things worth blogging about is bound to dwindle. Sure I could report on the minutae (We got a full 10 out of 10 from CTRC, meaning we are worth 150% time-credit to broadcasters! Interesting, huh?), but with DVDs released and our theatrical run over, the big events we are now waiting for are going to be pretty spread out and will amount to "Hey everyone, we just got a broadcast deal on the Iceland National Broadcasting Service!" (We didn't. Yet. We aren't even in negotiations. But stanger things have happened.)<br />
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Meantime, here are the last two interviews:<br />
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Leanne Jijian Hume:<br />
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David Nykl:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xkZufy2l1lY" width="420"></iframe>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-75608868532431565632011-09-08T16:58:00.000-07:002011-09-28T09:20:52.894-07:00A Bunch of On Set InterviewsIt's the eve of <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake's</em> <a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Mystery+Ogopogo+hits+Okanagan/5349903/story.html">theatrical run</a>.<br />
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It's more than just a little weird to not be there, but such it the way these things go. I'm a new Dad... well, it's practically been a year - four days shy at this point, and between that and work-related commitments I simply can't be there.<br />
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As my daughter naps I've been grinding away in these past few days getting the last few extra videos of behind the scenes material finished.<br />
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I have five new interviews that our EPK cameraman, Kevin Roberts collected on location in the Okanagan up and ready. There are more to come soon.<br />
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Interview with Bronwen Smith: <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wHfSd6IutMA" width="420"></iframe>Interview with Roger Haskett: <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IBz45ER4G5U" width="420"></iframe>Interview with Alex Zahara: <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NdOm-lkJhK8" width="420"></iframe>First interview with Gordon May: <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xs7rrHI-mQs" width="420"></iframe>Second interview with Gordon May: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s0GzMub1cwI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-1665856298214613082011-08-26T12:43:00.000-07:002011-08-26T12:43:00.255-07:00Some Silly Extra FunThe next video in our series of supplementary "Extras" that wouldn't fit on the DVD is now available on YouTube.<br />
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This a compilation of the cast on set exercising their vocal chords.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tsMoN_gVn8c" width="420"></iframe>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-81708532689995828002011-08-25T11:11:00.000-07:002011-08-25T11:20:09.906-07:00The Beast of the Silver ScreenAlllll....righty then!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yes, there is going to be a theatrical run of <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> next month.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It is going to be small and more than likely short - like a week, but who knows if things go well.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.landmarkcinemas.ca/">Landmark Cinemas</a> has chosen three theatres in the Okanagan Valley to run <em>Beast </em>in starting September 9th. Specifically, the Paramount Theatre in Kelowna, the Capitol Theatre in West Kelowna, and the PenMar Theatre in Penticton.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We are currently working on a gala preview on the 8th with special appearances and stuff - more news on that as it happens... to be clear, the gala part is not 100% certain yet, but keep your eyes here for details - they will be coming soon.</div><br />
Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-90923824086149979472011-08-19T10:59:00.000-07:002011-08-19T10:59:00.125-07:00A Cagey AnnouncementSo really this is more of a tease than an announcement.<br />
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Back when I was writing about the impending DVD release party I hinted that we would be making a cool announcement at the screening. Well, that didn't happen. We didn't have the details confirmed, so we didn't mention it.<br />
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Well.... we <em>still</em> don't have the precise details, but at least we do now have a confirmation that is is happening. (Whew!) <br />
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<em>WHAT IS IT!?</em> You scream.<br />
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Well I'm afraid I can't say much yet - and some of the details are still a bit vague - I can say that it has required us to re-edit our trailer to end with a title card that reads "Surfacing September 2011."<br />
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More details to follow soon. I promise.Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-83393090235335587112011-08-18T10:14:00.000-07:002011-08-18T11:20:43.591-07:00The Real DealThis is kind of entertaining. <br />
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From the National Post, <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/08/13/best-of-summer-search-for-the-storied-serpent/">an article about a real-life Ogopogo hunter</a>.<br />
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Good ground for a game of "<a href="http://www.theskepticsguide.org/resources/logicalfallacies.aspx">Name that Logical Fallacy</a>."<br />
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To his credit he seems to be making an honest effort to properly dissecting the evidence. Good for him on that. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But it's in his persistence that he fails.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"We’re finding new species of stuff all the time, all over the place: butterflies, frogs. I mean, it goes on and on. Why couldn’t there be something in the lake?" The short answer is that it just isn't logically plausible. But there is more...</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For the record, proving that there is no Ogopogo is technically impossible. You <a href="http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/pecorip/scccweb/etexts/phil_of_religion_text/chapter_5_arguments_experience/burden-of-proof.htm">cannot prove a negative</a>. (Which is something briefly touched upon by my character in the film.) But every day that passes by without real evidence of a 40 ft. serpent in Lake Okanagan is effectively more evidence that it doesn't exist. <em>Everyone</em> has a camera these days - video cameras in most cases. How does something that has been vaguely seen so many times in the past 100 years not get caught on video now? Every existing video is either clearly something else or is far more easily explained (via <a href="http://www.skepdic.com/occam.html">Occam's Razor</a>) by something far more mundane - something that Steciuk is clearly capable of doing as he identifies the long rolling waves that form in Lake Okanagan as the reality behind many sightings. (Various other animals and logs make up most of the other sightings.)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yes, Bill, we are finding new stuff all the time. LITTLE THINGS. The big stuff has no where left to hide. Especially if they exist in the size of a breeding population. He himself acknowledges that they have to exist as a species... which severely complicates his theory that they exist. It is diminishingly likely that a single creature could evade decisive discovery over the period of time under consideration (to say nothing of the fact that it would now be prohibitively old). To suggest that a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_population">minimum viable population</a> could remain a mystery is nothing less than absurd.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc499dhq7Pn7nZB917M_AcOeOeW-EckVp6pjM-Vy26cOtUPUpERS_Owh2uHHhTsX16KY2vr8Y6G3N0vg6o5I2HcvX_h0PExI2nnkLIPbRQzxCzdqYLhOJ5JT-DZK8jhyphenhyphenq28tTOnOTZw/s1600/BoBL102.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc499dhq7Pn7nZB917M_AcOeOeW-EckVp6pjM-Vy26cOtUPUpERS_Owh2uHHhTsX16KY2vr8Y6G3N0vg6o5I2HcvX_h0PExI2nnkLIPbRQzxCzdqYLhOJ5JT-DZK8jhyphenhyphenq28tTOnOTZw/s200/BoBL102.bmp" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
Looked at with any degree of rationality, the only Ogopogo that exists is the cartoon representations that he detests so much.</div>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-33045958663938302452011-08-09T15:55:00.000-07:002011-08-09T15:56:01.399-07:00Additional Bonus VideosHave you been over to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ProvostPictures">Provost Pictures YouTube page</a>? There are all kinds of additional video about <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> over there.<br />
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On the DVD we made a promise to add more bonus video to the YouTube page, and starting today that is coming to fruition.<br />
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It's going ot happen gradually, but over the next month or two I will be posting (as they are ready) a number of additional interviews and behind the scenes featurettes. They will all be things that didn't suit well to going on the DVD for various reasons - too long, too weird, or required too much work to get them up to an appropriate level of production. None of that need be an issue on YouTube though!<br />
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For starters, here is a (long) video of the panel discussion we did at VCon in October of 2010.<br />
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More to come!<br />
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-39900565742376754292011-08-08T12:37:00.000-07:002011-08-08T12:37:48.065-07:00Congratulations are in Order...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAd0qpkJV4TMzthocS7UpLQIK6MJ0MP1oJuYoZEGzzGcNoS8fI9Duxc-tfahiXVNndwc8N9W-GEDpMrVsDPkgxiVnqf8uVK0gH5KLgpvQbhfwVfhdz_p2groYbamjIHDHZMhq8IRFOA/s1600/marquee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAd0qpkJV4TMzthocS7UpLQIK6MJ0MP1oJuYoZEGzzGcNoS8fI9Duxc-tfahiXVNndwc8N9W-GEDpMrVsDPkgxiVnqf8uVK0gH5KLgpvQbhfwVfhdz_p2groYbamjIHDHZMhq8IRFOA/s200/marquee.jpg" width="200" /></a>I have been remiss.<br />
The <em>Beast...</em> DVD release party at <a href="http://www.timeout.com/vancouver/cinemas/venue/1%3A15800/denman-place-cinema">Denman Place Cinema</a> has come and gone and I have been too distracted to comment upon what is now behind us.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8OcpireOO9_iNf0KlcuxR1W3ma7ra4G-i8uMAV2ruBXvADUl44fxxw3Q41z0YSDGBesUv-RH318zZaMxLu853N7tOQVt_-EMjB5qt_RE-d5-6p1CgLotIO08L966IntOpm7D-AaVAQ/s1600/full+lobby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8OcpireOO9_iNf0KlcuxR1W3ma7ra4G-i8uMAV2ruBXvADUl44fxxw3Q41z0YSDGBesUv-RH318zZaMxLu853N7tOQVt_-EMjB5qt_RE-d5-6p1CgLotIO08L966IntOpm7D-AaVAQ/s200/full+lobby.jpg" width="200" /></a>By all accounts it was a great night. Over two hundred people showed up - the biggest single location audience for the movie ever. While it made for an only half full theatre, it made for a very full lobby - and considering the heat of the evening, that was as much as anyone would have fairly desired.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/8rSI-rMPVJM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe>We ended up adding one late-addition short film to our roster for the evening on short notice<em>. 20 Minutes of Oxygen </em>a music video by <a href="http://www.thickets.net/">The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets</a> - a Vancouver band that has a song in <em>Beast.... </em><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRCMpRHt9wgwA3eNod1K7FNcszrMYFutlbP2BIJLU3DaAxX72goXPNjTuY4AAh1qArtIbIqEKovHnqqW1czCss6A0u5EeUKG2mJbOZb-6yXqqf53RZQhsO8Dp_ae2BBvMjSV6S46myA/s1600/scott+tix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRCMpRHt9wgwA3eNod1K7FNcszrMYFutlbP2BIJLU3DaAxX72goXPNjTuY4AAh1qArtIbIqEKovHnqqW1czCss6A0u5EeUKG2mJbOZb-6yXqqf53RZQhsO8Dp_ae2BBvMjSV6S46myA/s200/scott+tix.jpg" width="168" /></a><br />
<em>20 Minutes of Oxygen </em>was directed by the editor of <em>Beast...</em>, Mike Jackson. Mike also edited and did the effects on the video and it was shot by our Director of Photography Naim Sutherland.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4OhhzZqdYuqEWh7LO2wpPpa_2yc7S1FMqaP5awhX46vnmVy4RsZkI8AeX4VD615Glvnp3lERUUONCRL1CbcY_Hu3bmys7a-ccnEAd6H04O0J27CUqTkW1180BfTtM_0bCWFETL1_Ag/s1600/vote+box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4OhhzZqdYuqEWh7LO2wpPpa_2yc7S1FMqaP5awhX46vnmVy4RsZkI8AeX4VD615Glvnp3lERUUONCRL1CbcY_Hu3bmys7a-ccnEAd6H04O0J27CUqTkW1180BfTtM_0bCWFETL1_Ag/s200/vote+box.jpg" width="200" /></a>Following the screening of the shorts, we took an intermission where everyone was treated to a great set by<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thepucks"> The Pucks</a>, who have two songs in the film. (they played both in their set.) Lots of excitement in the room through intermission. The short films were extremely well recieved and it almost seemed as though the response from the audience got better with every film... which I am somewhat hesitant to admit, as a short film I wrote and am featured in was the second one shown of six. The buzz in the lobby about the films was great as everyone clamoured to get their vote for the audience choice award into the <br />
box. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EowtNZfRhmbkbL5ixk3LjRuvsYBxpJ4Dvk3G9PxS4LKNXu_dowURc02JNcRd7qZaQg8cZvUgabU42S-8aMtkenmhFqcvhn4o51gMoqCjIKla9u7ae_6DkKBCd5h-qSL1G7t2TQ0Kcw/s1600/township.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EowtNZfRhmbkbL5ixk3LjRuvsYBxpJ4Dvk3G9PxS4LKNXu_dowURc02JNcRd7qZaQg8cZvUgabU42S-8aMtkenmhFqcvhn4o51gMoqCjIKla9u7ae_6DkKBCd5h-qSL1G7t2TQ0Kcw/s200/township.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua3wQbAAX57peTLKuhOXyRlwQlOjedil_a3Oc0pkW7Fq7BRRDXptayw7DGoMP0dKHt9DU6NqfxjDWJFPxTqtSCDLSBhQZ56i3_NctI3ovkogIeK7AfyHUQdh16WYL4Cw5uWGXdybfBw/s1600/tuba+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua3wQbAAX57peTLKuhOXyRlwQlOjedil_a3Oc0pkW7Fq7BRRDXptayw7DGoMP0dKHt9DU6NqfxjDWJFPxTqtSCDLSBhQZ56i3_NctI3ovkogIeK7AfyHUQdh16WYL4Cw5uWGXdybfBw/s200/tuba+2.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Pucks rocked out - and how can you not rock out with a tuba? People enjoyed the wine (and audience choice award) sponsor's product - <a href="http://www.township7.com/">Township 7 wines</a> as well as the beer alternative (who didn't sponsor us so it wouldn't be fair or right to name them). A French documentary crew doing a film about independent film in Canada showed up (they were following <em>Beast... </em>cast member Fabrice Grover) and shot the event and interviewed me.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w68gEndqzQEwv8684-HqcOxh8Jcz1g43t8IDCQy7CsXoGxxBxfVMvWWX8b2q28un-953axjFUcLcG_Z56lTTsoJUpW3ERoTwKhDdZMtFoZW7Lkf8_fXxis-jOJKO2KnZM74pa-7VWA/s1600/doc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w68gEndqzQEwv8684-HqcOxh8Jcz1g43t8IDCQy7CsXoGxxBxfVMvWWX8b2q28un-953axjFUcLcG_Z56lTTsoJUpW3ERoTwKhDdZMtFoZW7Lkf8_fXxis-jOJKO2KnZM74pa-7VWA/s200/doc.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HUo_BvKtFJ4C0RUYkJLPUFAyzGRW5vww6ZPmSTaS9S7JO0ka47UIOCvY9bPVlK7DNJre5mXIZXQD0QhrNHPY24SS7mTgHAFL9HW7APxcuKZwUzD2GUsQfQRaqCdc9gC66HKH5POf4Q/s1600/craig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HUo_BvKtFJ4C0RUYkJLPUFAyzGRW5vww6ZPmSTaS9S7JO0ka47UIOCvY9bPVlK7DNJre5mXIZXQD0QhrNHPY24SS7mTgHAFL9HW7APxcuKZwUzD2GUsQfQRaqCdc9gC66HKH5POf4Q/s200/craig.jpg" width="165" /></a>Once all the halftime hoopla was over, everyone returned to the cinema for the main attraction. Craig, I am told, said all kinds of nice things before the film started - I wasn't in the theatre at the time (there was SO much to be done).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdNedpJxQ6CYBgXzKAGJfAnGnCZet9BRZCnFDFPIkOcqXG0s6rwAs1sxuRX6d0hO7ow-9UCFPgZ7lTmOp4N0kW5vS2GWilJw6l9m0WGTJvWB6olIYNKjHRAgugHa_qbDe3YWyWCLDDw/s1600/reb%2526dvd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdNedpJxQ6CYBgXzKAGJfAnGnCZet9BRZCnFDFPIkOcqXG0s6rwAs1sxuRX6d0hO7ow-9UCFPgZ7lTmOp4N0kW5vS2GWilJw6l9m0WGTJvWB6olIYNKjHRAgugHa_qbDe3YWyWCLDDw/s200/reb%2526dvd.jpg" width="200" /></a>The film, as always, spoke for itself. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Many people walked away surprised by the quality of both the production and the depth of the plot. We sold a lot of DVDs.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAetHGq77HVhWJoQhgkXa20xabVYE_2O-W3z7W-0S6aPBjjUkrNAFcxtnz4dEHmpsw_ZKJhqXwbo2R4TTMzH53IkPhg88c_ZZT6x8QfqmCuEK8pbjlfxZlRfHbHbqUN14N_D6sexLqg/s1600/kaz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAetHGq77HVhWJoQhgkXa20xabVYE_2O-W3z7W-0S6aPBjjUkrNAFcxtnz4dEHmpsw_ZKJhqXwbo2R4TTMzH53IkPhg88c_ZZT6x8QfqmCuEK8pbjlfxZlRfHbHbqUN14N_D6sexLqg/s200/kaz.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpriXDS_sXI1ROAHJS-7a-4qUOPilbIXFmqPbmlFsxvcXCSQ9OEPTP1ZEoDH3TjrG0cL5oixS56JPaXqSQJnGDAcbWrRM-bxL0Zjwu4IXSkvcnGtuV7a1OninyPo2cu2n_y6pbGCMPg/s1600/deathwish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpriXDS_sXI1ROAHJS-7a-4qUOPilbIXFmqPbmlFsxvcXCSQ9OEPTP1ZEoDH3TjrG0cL5oixS56JPaXqSQJnGDAcbWrRM-bxL0Zjwu4IXSkvcnGtuV7a1OninyPo2cu2n_y6pbGCMPg/s200/deathwish.jpg" width="200" /></a>Once the main feature was over we drew for the 50/50 draw (I must admit I'm not sold on 50/50 draws... I don't win even close to half the time.) and other door prizes and then announced the winner of the Township 7 Audience Choice Award. And here is where congratulations are in order. The winning short was <em>Death Wish, </em>directed by Chad Costen. I didn't think it was appropriate for me to vote, but if I did it would have been for <em>Death Wish. </em>(The film I was involved in wasn't eligible... because I was involved.) I had picked it as a favourite as it had been chosen as <a href="http://miff.ca/?page_id=310">part of the shorts program at the Missisauga Independent Film Festival</a> for this year. MIFF was where <em>Beast... </em>won it's first festival award on it's festival circuit pilgrimage last year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiniest (and cutest) audience member.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a similar photo of them at the <br />
Provost Pictures launch.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>MIFF is finished now for this year. I am sad to say that <em>Death Wish</em> didn't win it's category. However, the feature that caught my eye when I looked at what was being screened this year, <em><a href="http://miff.ca/?page_id=278#feature2">Feature Presentation</a></em> (yes, that is the film's name) ended up <a href="http://miff.ca/">taking the mantle from us as the Best Feature</a>. Congratulations to them. Wear it well. I hope I get a chance to see it somewhere someday.<br />
Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-80892521350617181492011-07-13T10:41:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:41:07.084-07:00The DVDs have arrived!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>"The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here!" - </em>Steve Martin as Navin Johnson in <em>The Jerk</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totally not staged at all - this is exactly as it naturally occurred.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was with great excitement last night when my upstairs neighbour called and told me he was home. Rob happens to be the manufacturer of our DVDs. I immediately ran out the door and went and grabbed the first box of our initial order.<br />
Eventhough I have watched every piece of the DVD more times than I can count, it was very exciting to pull out a copy (okay, copie<em>s</em>) and run my hands over them and look at the pretty pictures.<br />
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The first ones should be going in the mail either today or tomorrow, and of course anyone <a href="http://ogopogomovie.blogspot.com/2011/06/beast-of-bottomless-lake-dvd-is.html">attending our screening on Friday </a> who has ordered a copy can pick up theirs then.<br />
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The party is looking like it's going to be a lot of fun. We've sold a good chunk of the tickets - but there is always room for more. And of course if we have any copies of this run of the DVDs left over, you can purchase the DVD right there.<br />
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Also, expect an exciting new announcement at the party... which of course I'll reveal here too a few days later after I've recovered from the hoopla.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why everyone should order three dozen copies - so your baby can swin in <em>Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> DVDs too.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-10968864660646459192011-07-09T21:03:00.000-07:002011-07-09T21:03:50.223-07:00Red Carpet Preview<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKk_4Ky5XiSJxkmQTHcoTnElTaMdujI1-ivYFNSzwL92RtglRS3KZZGQ0iwZaC4vZFuOPYM8440dO36qbFqaQ_ySXMYru2nJ_n13HzIQlwdgw-Khsk7kAvHLfM4tapX9dsny-HLst3Q/s1600/BoBL105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKk_4Ky5XiSJxkmQTHcoTnElTaMdujI1-ivYFNSzwL92RtglRS3KZZGQ0iwZaC4vZFuOPYM8440dO36qbFqaQ_ySXMYru2nJ_n13HzIQlwdgw-Khsk7kAvHLfM4tapX9dsny-HLst3Q/s200/BoBL105.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Okay so "red carpet" is just a bit extreme. I don't think we're shelling out for a roll of rug. But there has been some question as to who is going to be at the screening.<br />
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I'm just sticking to what I know and only dealing with the principles here.<br />
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The Director, Craig March will of course be on hand. I, myself, will be there (Kennedy Goodkey) - co-writer and the actor playing Stewart, the grumpy physicist. Bronwen Smith who played Leslie, the earth mother-y ecology scientist is going to be there with her husband John Prowse who is also in the film in one of my favourite cameos. Fabrice Grover, who plays documentarian Ernie McKellar is going to be present - and on a side note is somewhat ironically going to be being followed by a documentary crew doing a film about Canadian independent film. I do not know if Roger Haskett will be in the house - he just had a new addition to his family (four weeks early!) last week, which understandably has changed his priorities. Leanne Jijian Hume who plays Paul Moran's assistant (and love interest) will be in attendance - this is kind of special as Leanne lives in East Timor now so her being here on the right day is an unusual treat. And of course that leaves the person who will be most asked about - David Nykl, the star of the film... Unfortunately I just got word from David. He has been trying to switch around some obligations, but it has not come to pass. We will have to welcome the DVD into the world without him in attendance. He will of course be there in spirit (and of course he is featured on one of the two commentaries on the DVD.)<br />
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And of course... The Pucks (who have two songs in the film) will be there rocking the house.<br />
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So... if you don't already have all the info:<br />
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What Day?<br />
The 15th of July - that is FRIDAY coming up.<br />
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When?<br />
Doors open 6:30, Short films start at 7:30, our feature starts between 9:00 and 9:30<br />
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Where?<br />
Denman Cinemas, 1779 Comox Street, Vancouver<br />
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How much?<br />
$15 in Advance <br />
You can buy tickets online at http://www.stubmatic.com/Promethian/event/6690<br />
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Bring your friends!Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-59407061620438243532011-07-02T23:44:00.000-07:002011-07-02T23:44:02.010-07:00New Swag!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PpDHOJ-YCSg0qsa8wR-Gg5tJ4jGLoP0e0OKY2481Jv059skYMcknANMbJX1qQ6tD8WZS4UHY43EHOMhAxvU_SjF0_-M9ru50SdjFQ1QMlV4SOWVcUlChdFR6OdzZFIjAuf0dpJc3og/s1600/420750194v7_350x350_Front_Color-Olive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PpDHOJ-YCSg0qsa8wR-Gg5tJ4jGLoP0e0OKY2481Jv059skYMcknANMbJX1qQ6tD8WZS4UHY43EHOMhAxvU_SjF0_-M9ru50SdjFQ1QMlV4SOWVcUlChdFR6OdzZFIjAuf0dpJc3og/s200/420750194v7_350x350_Front_Color-Olive.jpg" width="200" /></a>If you don't know about the <a href="http://ogopogomovie.blogspot.com/2011/06/beast-of-bottomless-lake-dvd-is.html">DVD release</a> you haven't been reading this blog.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But wait there's more.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We would like to take this opportunity to announce that the formerly paltry number of items in our <a href="http://www.cafepress.ca/ProvostPix">CafePress store has expanded</a>... a lot.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Seriously.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Where there used to be about a dozen different shirt styles in 4-5 colours, there are now more things than anyone will ever buy.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(Note that the images here are merely the smallest sample.)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgAJuRdjWXYx2_mwIJj3MFXnF4KdWJpPJdreNzZ7wjBy0Hwipk9CGyzhjTcg5RHr4d-ytvt2MFuj9Gtqb7cBR82uL-I-oVI7yhuM2odG4pDjmOvWBQz2Dl59jeiwHkxYIxz_NgKtncQ/s1600/550974915v6_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgAJuRdjWXYx2_mwIJj3MFXnF4KdWJpPJdreNzZ7wjBy0Hwipk9CGyzhjTcg5RHr4d-ytvt2MFuj9Gtqb7cBR82uL-I-oVI7yhuM2odG4pDjmOvWBQz2Dl59jeiwHkxYIxz_NgKtncQ/s200/550974915v6_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLA_yZKOBu8omAyEk8julraXEL-XWtts_RmFk-OI7Tg3mKu2GvEjJacyVmPrZcMu44vK4o0MV3apIKhIOUlAMDLpOavppvHE3UJPWNg1PRGdohdUX6ccKlZzhCuSejrqjKZj7UimR9w/s1600/550974884v6_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLA_yZKOBu8omAyEk8julraXEL-XWtts_RmFk-OI7Tg3mKu2GvEjJacyVmPrZcMu44vK4o0MV3apIKhIOUlAMDLpOavppvHE3UJPWNg1PRGdohdUX6ccKlZzhCuSejrqjKZj7UimR9w/s200/550974884v6_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpg" width="200" /></a>As well as utterly stupid stuff like Dog T-shirts, coasters and throw pillows... that is if you really need a <em>Beast of Bottomless Lake </em>Dog T-Shirt..</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-11277714797071651992011-06-30T17:00:00.000-07:002011-06-30T17:00:01.767-07:00Canada Day Special ProgrammingJust a quick note to point out that <a href="http://www.superchannel.ca/movies/view/46204342/The-Beast-of-Bottomless-Lake/"><em>Beast of Bottomless Lake</em> is back on Super Channel</a> this long weekend.<br />
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Appropriate don't you think? Some kick-ass Cancon comedy for Canada Day.<br />
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And don't forget to grab your <a href="http://www.stubmatic.com/Promethian/event/6690">advance tickets to the DVD Release Party</a> - they will not be available at the door.Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-84291548093543896852011-06-29T23:39:00.000-07:002011-06-29T23:43:50.182-07:00Tickets Only Available in Advance for the DVD Release Party.So there is a change...<br />
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Due to limitations on our liquor license we cannot sell tickets at the door to the DVD Release party.<br />
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It's fairly cut and dried. If you are coming you will have to buy on line in advance before you come to the show (or directly from one of us with tickets in advance.)<br />
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To buy on line just go <a href="http://www.stubmatic.com/Promethian/event/6690">HERE</a>.<br />
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A quick reminder, the party will include - the distribution of DVDs for anyone who pre-ordered one; the screening of several short films - one of which will get a prize from <a href="http://www.township7.com/">Township 7</a> for winning the audience choice award; music by The Pucks (who have two sings in <em>The Beast of Bottomless Lake</em>; as well as a raffle and 50/50 draw (and there is currently at least one really cool prize for the 50/50 draw.); and of course, the last big-screen showing of <em>Beast...</em> in Vancouver probably for ever.<br />
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Hope to see you there!Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970799705859576150.post-84830937624254807802011-06-28T10:51:00.000-07:002011-06-28T10:51:39.888-07:00DVD Sneak PeekHere is a sneak peek at the main menu animation for the Beast of Bottomless Lake DVD.<br />
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Pre-orders for DVDS are already open: http://www.provostpictures.com/TheBeast-DVD.htm<br />
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With the official release date being July 15th 2011.<br />
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If you are in Vancouver, there is a DVD release party and screening at the Denman Cinema on the 15th....<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=201667653209758">DETAILS</a> & <a href="http://www.stubmatic.com/Promethian/event/6690">TICKETS</a>Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0