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2001 News Archive:
 
 

NEWS:

(06/03/01)    Once again, it's time for another news update! (Oh my, well isn't that original for once.;p)

Let's start where I left off. The last time we heard of our canuck film hero he was doing filming on 'Torso: The Eveyln Dick Story' back in the fall; which should be premiering sometime soon later this month on CTV. Later, during October he was heard to be filming in Toronto on Bruce McDonald's film 'Claire's Hat'. Bruce was spotted on MuchMusic doing a short interview at the station which was apparently across the street from one of their film sites, and mentioned 'Callum the Body Hammer Rennie' was playing the role of a bad guy in his film.

*Spoiler Warning, Synopsis: Claire's Hat*     "Make no mistake about it: In the action-packed film noir Claireís Hat, Gina Gershon does all her own stunts. ..Gershon (Bound, The Insider) plays a recently pink-slipped stockbroker who gets involved in a diamond-smuggling scheme that goes awry, leaving her hunted by some very angry, very dangerous people (led by Mickey Rourke, who answered the productionís call for ìa Mickey Rourke typeî)... To complicate matters, her pursuers mistakenly end up on the trail of the titular Claire, an innocent French-Canadian runaway (Juliette Lewis) qui ne parle pas a word of English.  Claire, whose hat plays a role in the filmís gem-heist plot, reminded Lewis of a certain French icon. ìShe has the heart of the Little Prince,î the actress says. ìSheís a dreamer and dreams of being anywhere other than where she is.î" (Aimee Agresti, March 2001 www.premieremag.com)

In November when Paul Gross had his final performance of Hamlet at Stradford, Callum was spotted in attendance along with other Due South Alumni. But from then on, who knows? He slipped off the radar. In February the Genie awards came and went without a single nomination for 'Suspicious River', but hopefully it will be in the running for next year. Surprisingly last month StarTV then had a special called  'Canada's Top 25 Most Beautiful Stars', and Callum was included in the list. Get a load of their description of CKR from their site:

"Callum Keith Rennie, The Wild One    His brooding manner and dangerous smile conjure up images of James Dean, but Callum - a former punk-rocker, bar-brawler and recovering addict - is every bit an original: rough yet compassionate; brash yet insecure." (www.startv.com)

Actually, Callum almost didn't make the list, check out why:

"There are other problems when profiling Canadian stars on television. They're called tape and access. Sometimes both are limited, even to Star! Callum Keith Rennie, I learn, hates to talk to Star! Jokes Boynett: "He's way too cool for this list." Same with Gord Downie. Some of the stars, they just don't have enough tape in their video library to make a profile on television, like for Eric McCormack." (National Post, Inside celebrity's star chamber. These four pundits will anoint the hottest in the land. By Rebecca Eckler)     (Callum too *cool* for this list? You bet y'er bottom loonie!)

Production has begun on 'Men With Broom's' and shooting will begin in Sudbury, Ont. in April, and from what we know Callum will have some type of role in this film.

*Spoiler Warning, Synopsis: Men With Broom's*    "Men with Brooms centres on four men, once part of a promising curling rink, who return to the town 10 years after they split up, because their former coach has died. Gross plays Chris Cutter, who had walked out on his mates and bounced around doing different jobs, like "being a roughneck in an oil patch." He comes home for the funeral.The rest of the cast is not yet set. Filming starts in mid-April."

So that brings us to now. 'Momento' is scheduled for release March 16th in L.A. and New York, and major cities across the states by the 30th. As for a Canadian release, there's no word yet. And as before, 'Torso' should be coming to a small screen near you later in March, no date has been given yet by CTV.

Also, Suprsonika found this supremely cool quote awhile ago, check it out:
 

".... A guy in Montreal who wrote Smash The State, the discography of Canadian punk rock. He started asking me about different things. But there really wasn't much in terms of the music scene. I can remember when there were four punk rockers in this town. And I don't know that you would call them punk rockers now. One of them was Callum Keith Rennie, the actor. He was quite funny. He had his own bodyguard, a guy who's a cop now, but he needed it! He would wear this blue blazer with a package of strawberry koolaid pinned to his jacket, and he'd find glasses on the street and drive with them. He
drove his car into my house once."" (Jerry Jerry Interview, Og Records by Michael Barclay, June 1st 2000 www.exclaim.ca)
 

And finally, possibly some big news:
 

Edmonton Journal, Feb 17th, 2001 C1
L*O*C*A*L H*E*R*O*S

..."The New Voices segment of the [Local Hero's International Screen Festival] which features almost a dozen new productions from independent filmmakers will include a screening of Suspicous River, a gritty, sexually-charged drama from director Lynne (kissed) Stopkewich. It stars Parker and Callum Keith Rennie who will be here along with Stopkewich."

(So, does it sound like Callum is coming??)

..."The festival will close on March 23 with The War Bride, and Albertan made dramatic feature directed by Lyndon Chubbuck and staring Brenda Fricker and Molly Parker. Chubbuck will be here and festival organizers are awaiting confirmation of Parker's possible attendence."

.."Tickets for Local Hero's go on sale Feb 23rd and are available at Tix on the square, Alternative Video Spot, the Second Cup on Whyte Avenue, The Varscona Hotel and the one in the Mountain Equipment Co-op on 124th street."
 

The festival goes from March 16th in Edmonton with the opening Gala at the Garneau Theatre, to March 23rd. Altogether 40 films are being screened, two which are foreign film Oscar nominees this year. For $35 you can get a six pack, which is a special pass where you can get ahead of the line and into any six movies at the festival. Gala tix are on sale separately, $15, and you can order/pick them up at 'Tix On The Square.' 780-420-1757 Want more info? Try: http://www.nsi-canada.ca/localheroes

Schedule:

Suspicious River
Princess I
Thursday, March 22, 7pm
Special Guest: Lynne Stopkewich
(CKR is not mentioned here, but that doesn't
necessarily mean he won't be there.)

Memento
Garneau Theatre
Sunday, March 18, 9:30pm

And related pics:

The War Bride (Closing Gala)
Garneau Theatre
Friday, March 23, 7:30pm
Special Guest: Molly Parker
 

Showcase of Canadian Short Films, Program 3
Princess
Wednesday, March 21, 2:30pm
includes 3 Stories from the End of Everything by Semi Chellas
(TLBT/CH screenwriter)
(Thanks to Dawn for pointing this one out to me)
 

What's New To The Site:

(06/03/01)    Finally updating a little bit today. I think I'm just starting to realize people actually read this thing. It's quite scary. ;) I've updated the news, credits, and quotes pages and archived the old news. Hopefully I'll get around to updating the links and grossly outdated mailing list pages soon, ;) as well as the merch page. There should be a new page coming after the Local Hero's film fest, so keep an eye out for that; and maybe a new Headporn Tour 2000 page. Oh yeah, you can also still reach RWAC on our fortunecity address, but you can now also reach us at our new more shorter, and easier to remember redirect url: http://go.to/rebelwithoutacomb