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Page 10 The OSCAR - OUR 37 th YEAR July 2010 THE BIG PICTURE By Michael Dobbin Some cinema history was made on the streets of the National Capital a few weeks ago. Quiet Revolution quietly wrapped production on the Ottawa filming of Endre Hules’ “The Maiden Danced”, starring Deborah Unger (Silent Hill, The Salton Sea, Crash), Stephen McHattie (2112, Watchmen), Gil Bellows (Unthinkable, The Shawshank Redemption), Endre Hules (Se7en, Apollo 13) Mari, Gyula and Steve Movie Maiden Voyage and Zsolt László (Control, Sunshine). Behind the camera was none other than Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (The Black Dahlia, Close Encounters, Deliverance, Deer Hunter). Set in 1999, the film, set for worldwide release sometime in late 2011, tells the tale of two brothers, both dancers, in post-Communist Hungary. One left for Canada, the other remained in Hungary. Now, two decades later, they reunite in an attempt to marshal both their talents and their relationship long enough to resurrect a world tour of their last choreography. The Maiden Danced is produced by Old Ottawa South resident producer Michael A. Dobbin at Quiet Revolution Pictures, along with his European counterparts at Cinema-Film in Hungary and Casablanca Film in Slovenia. An international co production, the film is actually the first-ever Slovenian-Canadian coproduction. Production wrapped in Hungary at the end of June, with the final choreography sequences featuring the world renowned Budapest Dance Ensemble. Post production is happening Maiden Production Team in Canada, and except for the 35mm prints, it will happen entirely in Ottawa. The producers are aiming to deliver the film in time for a Hungarian festival premiere in January to launch its festival tour. More feature films, and several international co productions are in the pipeline. 2010 has so far proven a busy year for producer Michael A. Dobbin, with the recent successful preview screening of David Chernushenko’s much anticipated documentary Powerful: Energy for Everyone which will hit the festival circuit in the coming months. City of Ottawa’s Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee Votes Unanimously Against Proceeding with ‘Lansdowne Live’ The City of Ottawa’s Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee has unanimously voted against proceeding with the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, unless a proper solution to the transportation problems can be found. Information on the motion can be found attached to this e-mail. PTAC’s mandate includes the following: Advising City Council on transportation issues as they affect the City of Ottawa Official Plan, Secondary Plans, programs, budget, and overall policy development, including monitoring the implementation of said plans and evaluating their effectiveness. The Committee has found that even using the proponent’s very optimistic targets of 35-40% modal share, that traffic will still be gridlocked like it has never been before in the surrounding area, as a result of the massive development. “The recent Transportation study released will show that traffic is already operating at full capacity at many intersections during peak periods. The worry is that this development will lead to traffic failure, with inadequate solutions focusing on shuttle buses and completely shutting down Bank Street. You can’t add over 500,000 square feet of retail, housing and office buildings without having a severe affect on transportation” –Shawn Menard, Vice-Chair, Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee, City of Ottawa
July 2010 The OSCAR - OUR 37 th YEAR Doors Open at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons By Kathy Krywicki For the first time the College participated in the city-wide Doors Open Ottawa event that showcases built heritage, architecture and design across the city. In past years, students writing exams have overtaken the College during the annual event but this year the students were redirected to Cité Collégiale, allowing visitors from the neighbourhood and beyond to see inside this Old Ottawa South landmark. Upon entry to this classically inspired building, a mix of old and new greets the visitor. An atrium has been added to the interior court-yard with a staircase up leading up to the second floor. The grand stain-glassed windows remind us of the original By Jean-Claude Dubé This year, for the first time, the City of Ottawa unlocked the doors of the mysterious and little-known Horticulture Building for the Doors Open celebration. Members of Heritage Ottawa welcomed visitors to the two heritagedesignated buildings at Lansdowne Park: the Aberdeen Pavilion and the Horticulture Building. Built in 1914, the Horticulture Building was designed for the display and sale of plants, from flowers to trees, which could grow in the Ottawa region horticultural zone. These exhibitions were for the pleasure and financial benefit of both rural and urban gardeners and farmers. The building thus fulfilled its role in Lansdowne Park’s mission to assist agricultural and livestock practices in Eastern Ontario. For 62 years it was also the winter home of the Glebe Curling Club. Designed by Kingston-born Francis Sullivan, a champion of Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie-style architecture, the building has large use of the building as a monastery. The College bought the heritagedesignated site from the Order of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood in 1991. The former chapel has been converted into two rooms, a library and a council chamber; the residences were reworked into office space. The sisters were a contemplative order and had little contact with the outside world. A grill separated the nuns from the general public during mass. A CBC video from the 1980s showed the sisters welcoming a reporter inside the walls of the facility. On camera, the nuns giggled and joked amongst themselves and spoke English despite being a French-speaking order; the sisters talked readily with the reporter (with special permission to break their usual silence for the filming of the documentary) to describe their life of prayer and devotion. The staff on hand from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons explained the role of this national professional association in overseeing the medical education of specialists in Canada. The Royal College sets Doors Open at the Horticulture Building Horticulture facade Photo by Joan Bard Miller over-hanging eaves and extensive casement windows (boarded up on the ground floor). This style is noted for its sharp square angles and symmetry of the window locations. Sadly, since the maintenance and management of the building was transferred back to the City of Ottawa from the Central Canada Exhibition Association, its calling has been reduced to one of a dark stank warehouse for a nondescript collection of flotsam and jetsam from the exhibition and numerous landscaping vehicles. But the nearly century-old building is structurally sound and should remain so for many more years. This provincially designated structure has been grossly neglected by the City of Ottawa. Old paint is peeling off the interior walls as well as the painted-over red brick exterior. However a visit to the second floor, with a reception hall, kitchen, bar room, viewing gallery, washrooms (complete with skylight), and other offices, brings forth its potential as a photos by Jean-Claude Dubé Page 11 the standards in postgraduate medical education and training through national certification examinations. The college welcomed 900 guests to the Echo Drive location. meeting and gathering place. There are distinctive wooden banisters, hardwood floors and many of the original patterned windows that brighten up the space with natural light. The planned commercial and residential development of Lansdowne Park is threatening the very existence of the Horticulture Building. While the winning urban park design proposes to leave this masterful building in place, OSEG wants to move it to allow more commercial space. In such a displacement, it is very likely that only the façade would be kept and the main body and interior would be rebuilt according to present-day building standards. The very essence and meaning of a structure inherited from a previous generation are thus shattered. The Horticulture Building deserves a more respectful treatment and consideration by the City of Ottawa. To find out more information and to see historical photos of the building, check out the online Facebook group to Save the Horticulture Building or visit the Heritage Ottawa website.
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