BUZZon.com - Derek Martin

As many of you have read here, City Cinema is undergoing a dual transformation—from a private company to a community-owned non-profit, and from running 35mm film to a 2K digital projection system. The changes won’t make much difference for the average trip to the movies, but digital projection will have some advantages, and the

April 2012
City Cinema Evolves

The Charlottetown Film Society incorporated to run cinema

by Derek Martin

It doesn’t seem that long since City Cinema opened in September 1993, but we have customers now whose parents started dating there! It has been a terrific adventure so far—on top of the over 1,600 films we’ve shown in our regular schedule we have done hundreds of screenings for non-profit and private groups, hosted film festivals and f

December 2007
What’s on the Menu?

A report from the Toronto International Film Festival

by Derek Martin

This year there were 349 films at that great movie buffet, The Toronto International Film Festival. I got my guide, about the size of the PEI phone book, a couple of days before leaving, and drew up a want-to-see list of about 60. I managed 31, less than ten percent of the menu, but still a tasty sampling. Here are some notes on

November 2006
Moving Experiences

City Cinema owner reports on the Toronto International Film Festival

by Derek Martin

I imagine a minister would need, from time to time, to get away from his responsibilities and re-experience the pleasures of simply taking in a service in a church not his own. That's how I felt on my break from City Cinema to attend this year's Toronto International Film Festival in September. I saw 25 movies in

January 2000
Millennial Hoopla

The owner of Charlottetown's City Cinema shares his insights

by Derek Martin

While I'm more than happy to have made it to the odometer rollover that is New Year's 2000, I think I share the feeling of a lot of people that it is not as significant as media and advertisers would have us believe. History as taught in high school would be a lot easier if important events stuck to round numbered years,

November 1996
Chairman of the Board

Profile: Scott Purdy

by Derek Martin

Scott Purdy's name is one that you'll see if you stay for the credits at the movies, As a re-recording mixer, he's one of the last people to work on a film before it gets printed and handed over to the theatre. He's just received his second Genie nomination, for his work on Lilies (the first was for Johnny Mnemonic). I had called him last winter for some sound

Some of What's Going On

Paintings by Elaine Harrison

Details Fine Art Gallery Details Fine Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by the late ...

Island Media Arts Festival

Four days of films from Atlantic Canada at The Guild May 23 to 26
The Guild The Island Media Arts F ...

Dan Steeves—Memory of Pain

until May 26
Confed Art Gallery The past three decades of the career of New Brunswick printmaker Dan ...

Lefurgey House

May 31
Lefurgey House A powerful guitarist who is currently working on his second release at The Nes ...

The Good News Singers

May 26
South Shore United Reserve May 26 at 7:30 pm for a concert at South Shore United Church (#85 ...

Some of What's New

Correctional Officers Graduate

Thirty cadets graduated from the Atlantic Police Academy’s Correctional Officer program as Squad 4 ...

Atlantic Playwrights

Island playwright Kathleen Hamilton will be participating in the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centr ...

Paper Hearts Campaign

The PEI Liquor Control Commission (PEILCC) was successful in raising $9,972 in support of the Heart ...

Anti-racism Poster Contest

Li-Chen (Tracy) Lo of Stonepark School wins first prize The Multicultural Education Program of the ...

UPEI Physics Students Honoured

Two UPEI physics students took home honours from the Science Atlantic Undergraduate Physics & As ...