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ape A of betilis asw A mi batours lasid edt nedw insig lis alrig to 9 6 A8 The Province News Monday, July 10, 2000 Susie's Night Out With Susie Wall 07.07.00 Coast Plaza Hotel The new Warner Brothers feature Valentine launched its 40-day shooting schedule with a soiree for the cast and crew at the Coast Plaza Hotel this weekend. The sexy horror flick has a cast to die for (including Denise Richards) and a release date of, you guessed it, Valentines Day 2001. Snow White: One of Valentine's stylish starlets is Marley Shelton (Never Been Kissed), who was last here shooting five years ago. "My goal this time is to tackle the Grouse Grind!" Shining Star: Jessica Capshaw (with producer Grant Rosenberg) plans to advantage of being on location in "I'm really excited to check out the here. I've heard it's great.

I'm a big so I'm going to try and get to some Cross Canada: Valentine production honcho Dylan Sellers is pleased to take root in Vancouver for a while. "We were in pre-production in Toronto last year and the plug was pulled. We've re-cast and re-crewed and we're starting over in Vancouver. It's my first time shooting here and it's beautiful." A "When you're doing a movie you not only give yourself up to the character, but to the rest of the cast and the crew. There are a lot of good vibes with this group of people and there's a real laid back mentality about Canada that really works on all levels," says former Buffy the Vampire Slayer castmate David Boreanaz, one of Valentine's leads who is on hiatus from the Buffy spin-off Angel.

executive take full Vancouver. live music music fan shows." Cut Dry: Editor Steve Mirkovich (Astronaut's Wife, Broken Arrow) on his toughest film to date: "Con Air because it had lots of footage no time to cut it." And on his experiences in Vancouver: "I feel like everybody likes you here. I couldn't wait to come back. I was here for five months last year working on the movie Detox and I was only flipped off once while driving!" Screenwriter Kate Kondell, in town to give the script a "production polish," is also busy writing a golf movie for Sean Connery and a '70s roller derby script for Warner Brothers. When asked if she battles writer's block, Kondell laughs.

"Do I ever not get writer's block! Writing can definitely make your life seem very lengthy!" a Picture Perfect: Director Jamie Blanks (left, of I Know What You Did Last Summerfame, with director of photography Rick Bota) says, "The movie will be hot, it'll be sexy and it'll be scary." What more could we ask for? Star Search: Casting associate Martina Smyth (left) and casting director Candice Elzinga are two-thirds of Star Search: Valentine's local talent-quest team (missing is Bette Chadwick). Notes Smyth, "It's good casting young hip women because I can get an idea of what's in fashion!" Invite Susie to your party. E- mall detalls to sus le com or call 733-3958 101 bsd 12610 ani 10 9806J I W62 22914.