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VanCity People UWE BOLL Retired filmmaker turned restaurateur Uwe Boll stands up to the haters By RACHEL FOX wCity Briefs ZEE KHAN What drew you to live and work in Vancouver? Uwe Boll: My first movie Sanctimony in the year 2000 brought me to Vancouver and I felt that here is the same shitty weather like in Germany. So I came back for more movies. What do you love about the restaurant life? UB: I love good food and wine, and Bauhaus delivers that. What I didn’t know was that it is a never-ending job I signed on to. A film is done after it is delivered – a restaurant is a daily drama. It is fun, but it wouldn’t work without my active involvement in the business. Is running a restaurant like running a film company? UB: I loved making movies and didn’t stop because I wanted to. It is just that now, if Netflix or Amazon doesn’t finance your movie, then you cannot refinance it. All independent buyers worldwide are dead, because the DVD business is dead. The restaurant business side is juggling numbers. You never know how many guests you will have two weeks from now, or how much they will spend. And that is like a movie: You don’t know how many people will buy a film ticket or a DVD. Independent filmmakers want to know how you managed to be so prolific, despite having a number of “bombs.” How did you keep getting funding? UB: My first movie was German Fried Movie, a comedy based on Kentucky Fried Movie, and we made it for $60k with private money. We recouped that money over two years. After four German movies, I was able to raise private capital in Germany, and doing this for five years in a row, on a bigger scale, made all those other movies possible. Sometimes a bomb is not a bomb. If you make a movie for a good price and it doesn’t work theatrically, you can do well with DVD sales. Now retired from filmmaking, Vancouver-based and German-born Uwe Boll is a notorious figure, known as much for his challenging disposition as he is for being behind a staggering number of B-level action movies, many of which were commercial flops. Reviled by critics who seemed to relish in pummeling his unique oeuvre, he famously took them to task in the boxing ring for charity. Now the subject of a new documentary called Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story, the one-time “most hated man in Hollywood” currently owns and operates the trendy Vancouver gastronomical hot spot Bauhaus. Over the years you’ve had a lot of negativity directed at you. Does it ever get to you? How do you handle that? UB: Of course it affected me, and also my ability to hire big movie stars. That is the reason I boxed the critics and beat them up. But overall, you cannot think too much about reviews – you have to make it work and keep going. In a Vanity Fair article in 2017 you revealed that you courted George Clooney for a role. What role and what film? UB: Darfur. He was very active helping in the Darfur crisis and I wanted him to play one of the journalists, but he and Matt Damon didn’t even answer me, and that was because I was not in “the club.” They work only with people they know. Who was the most difficult actor you’ve worked with, and why? UB: I normally always had very good relationships with all the actors I worked with. Ray Liotta was not easy on the set of In the Name of the King, because he hated that kind of movie. But he was great in Suddenly. Michele Rodriguez tried to change her role in Bloodrayne all the time, and the dialogue of the other actors. That was crazy. But she is a lovely person. Tell us a bit about this new documentary. Is this the final word from Uwe Boll? UB: This is the second doc made about me. I think it shows more about my real personality and about my movies. It is entertaining, and that is the main message of all my movies: never be boring. Boring movies are the worst. Terrence Malick proves that with all the movies he has made in the last 10 years. Uwe Boll will be in attendance for a screening of Fuck You All followed by a Q&A at the Rio Theatre on May 5. The Dude abides! The Vancouver Art House Society is raising funds to bring the cedar sculpture that inspired the nickname of Mount Pleasant’s “Dude Chilling Park” back to its rightful home. The sculpture was moved from the park — real name Guelph — to Denman Island for repairs and bronzing in 2017 after extensive deterioration. Now, a campaign has begun to secure the long-term installation of the Dude at its namesake grassy knoll via indiegogo.com. Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun to Receive Honorary Doc Emily Carr University will present Canadian artist of Coast Salish and Okanagan descent Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun with an Honorary Doctor of Letters for his contribution to contemporary art. His works confront issues of colonization, politics and the environment. “They’re recognizing me for standing up, for talking to the world,” Yuxweluptun says. “Politicians come and go. Artists are for life.” BC Proposes Anti-Ticket Bot Law The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to ban software and bots from purchasing large amounts of tickets to live events. In an effort to make buying tickets more fair. Lisa Beare, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said in a statement, “People will be able to enjoy the diverse performances and entertainment BC has to offer without being unfairly gouged at the box office.” If passed, the act will require clear price disclosure, guaranteed refunds from secondary sellers, and mechanisms for buyers to sue if they’ve suffered losses from breach of the law. , 10 BEATROUTE MAY 2019
Fashion CHILDISH KICKS By KIM JEV L eave it to an unstoppable force like Donald Glover to use Coachella 2019 for the grand unveiling of his partnership with adidas Originals. A small number of lucky music fans at the desert valley music festival were surprised when an AirDrop request appeared on their smartphones, asking to accept a photo from an account claiming to be Glover. Those brave enough to accept the random offer were awarded a free pair of shoes. Donald Glover Presents is the creative partnership between the multi-talented artist and the iconic sportswear brand. Since its unveiling, word has spread about this collection as a symbol of life’s experiences, where product and vision collide. “Rich is a concept,” says Glover. “With this project, I wanted to encourage people to think about how their stories can be told on their feet.” Donald Glover Presents reimagines three classic adidas styles — the Nizza, the Continental 80 and the Lacombe — in subtle, toneon-tone white canvas. Check adidas.com for availability The Nizza DG Debuting in the 70s, the hardwood-inspired styles of the Nizza are designed for everyday wear. Considered to be the retro B-ballers choice, they are perfect for knocking about and working things out in. The Continental 80 DG With accents straight from the archives, the Continental 80 pays straight homage to the early 80s court designs, showing off a swooping stripe and retro-style logo window next to the laces. These throwbacks re-up the split rubber cup sole and are even lined with French Terry to seal the classic deal. The Lacombe DG Designed for the streets with tailored court style, the Lacombe DGs are inspired by the vintage Newcombe shoes. Classic tennis style, these kicks take back the court and throw preppy out the window. MAY 2019 BEATROUTE 11
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