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26 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – October 18-19, 2011In conversation withMichael Prupas on the The KennedysBy Heather BlackGINETTE &JEFF STEELE1450829-3852Happily in service since 1979MILKMANHome DeliveryLactanciaMount RoyalRoofingAll types of roofsand brickwork(514) 572-4375(450) 687-0094mountroyalroofing@gmail.comRon Edwards Sr. & Ron Edwards Jr.Serving Westmount for 50 yearsWe have an Emmy award winner in ourmidst. Recently, Westmounter MichaelPrupas returned from the prestigious LosAngeles ceremony with five Emmys, includingfour for the television miniseriesThe Kennedys.Starring high-profile actors Greg Kinnearand Katie Holmes, the production wasnot without controversy. Recently, the Independentspoke to the CEO and founderof Muse Entertainment at its St. JacquesSt. office.CastingFor Prupas, the challenge of docudramasis to find actors who physically resemblethe characters and can pull in anaudience. Prupas assembled an illustriouscast to play the Kennedy roles – Kinnearas Jack, Holmes as Jackie, Barry Pepper asBobby and Tom Wilkinson as Joe Senior –and was impressed with the actors’ “hugeeffort to research their characters.”He noted in particular Pepper’s determinationto master the challenging NewEngland accent. Awarded the Emmy for“Outstanding Lead Actor in a MiniseriesMichael Prupasor a Movie,” make-up and a nose prostheticallowed the British Columbia actorto convincingly play the part. Not surprisingly,the show also won the “OutstandingHairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie” andthe “Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseriesor a Movie.”But was it difficult to attract actors tothe project? Prupas confessed that thereTabagie Westmount SquareInternational news agent• British & European newspapers• Specializing in fashion & interiordesign • Imported chocolates• BELL lifestyle natural products• Lottery tickets and mapsWestmount SquareAt foot of escalator leading from/toGreene Ave. entrance(514) 935-7727was a certain “me-tooism” at play. For example,Kinnear had a clause in his contractthat allowed him a say in the choiceof female lead, though it turns out he hadno argument over the choice of Holmes tobe the lead female – and his controversialwife.ControversyHow did the project start? Prupas relayedthat The Kennedys was suggested tohim by Joel Surnow of Asylum Entertainmentwith whom he had a good workingrelationship. Initial development wasfunded by the US History Channel, andthe script’s authenticity was approved bynetwork historians.However in January, the History Channelannounced that the project “didn’t fittheir brand” and airtime was cancelled. Atthe time Prupas was surprised by the decision,yet confident that another Americannetwork would pick up the miniseries.His optimism was justified. In the end,it ran on the American digital channelReelzChannel, as well as Canada’s HistoryTelevision, Global, the UK History Channeland BBC Two.There were also criticisms on contentaccuracy with some Kennedy fans, whomounted an internet campaign against theprogram. Prupas surmised that A&E, theHistory Channel’s parent company, mayhave been influenced by Kennedy familymembers to drop the miniseries.When asked about the famous MarilynMonroe “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”moment, Prupas acknowledged that “itwas shot, but as it wasn’t needed, endedup on the editing floor.”For Prupas “the irony is that the UKHistory Channel, which is 50 percentowned by the History Channel, aired theshow.”Rewarded effortFor Prupas, the awards for TheKennedys – three Geminis and fourEmmys – are particularly gratifying inlight of the controversy. And acknowledgingthe tough Emmy competition, he isparticularly pleased that all four awards forthe show went to Canadians.Although Muse Entertainment is betterknown for fictional series, The Pillars of theEarth, which was also awarded an Emmy,another docudrama is in the works. Basedon the life of legendary actress Grace Kelly,for the moment, Prupas “is happy to stayaway from politicians.”Shelvescontinued from p. 23tionships.Books for children – Just in timefor Halloween!Attack of the Vampire Weenies and OtherWarped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar –Prepare to be scared as you read these 33creepy talks by a master storyteller.La baguette de nuit noire by Anne Didier– When Juliette picks up a strangelooking stick that she finds in her elevator,she immediately feels a tingling runningthrough her fingers. She soon discoversthat the black stick is magic, but whensome of her wishes start to come true, sheisn’t sure how to get everything back tonormal.DVDsIrena Sendler: In the Name of their Mothers– The true story of Irena Sendler, whosaw the suffering of Warsaw’s Jews,reached out to her most trusted colleaguesfor help, and outwitted the Nazis duringWorld War II. Together, they rescued over2,500 Jewish children. Expertly captured isthe will and character of the women of theresistance against the backdrop of occupiedPoland.Forks over Knives – This documentaryexamines the claim that most, if not all, ofthe degenerative diseases that afflict uscan be controlled, or even reversed, by rejectinganimal-based and processed foods.Reference2012 Writer’s Market.Top scorers,Westmountbridge clubWestmount tally bridge winnerswith top accumulative bridge scores forthe three best sessions in Septemberwere:1. Lucie Kirmoyan with 8,440 points2. Shigeko Betts with 6,500 points3. 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