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12-The Canadian Champion, Friday, April 30, 2004 p~~* ~ En te rtc, mm e n £ j Locally-shot De Niro flick hits the big sereen tonight Mittonians who take in the new thriller Godsend may want to pay ctose attention to the scencry. Tbcy coutd just sec a familiar site or two. as pant of the Nick Harnm-directed horror -wbich opens tonight and stars Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Rornjin - was tilrncd in Milton back in December 2002. 0f panticutar familiarity to local viewers wilt be Town Hall's Victoria Park. where a scene was shot with Mr. De Niro and young co-star Cameron Bright. Godsend is the story of a young couple (played by Kinnear and Rornjin) who after tosing their eigbt-year-old son in a car acci- dent bcfricnd Mr. De Niro's genetic scien- tist. who reverses the rules of nature 10 reunite the farnily. Whilc initiaiiy success- fui. the cloning experiment provides the couple witb more Iban they bargaincd for. Fiiming in Mitton tasted about a week. The Milton Farm CRAFT SHOW o* Over 120 juried crats people in the Great Gambret am, The Alberfoyle Town Hatl and Individual Exhibitor Tents * lHandmnade quality SatuNay ë ua *Superior workmanship Y Uld) *Great gift ideas for Mom 9 a.m. ,4 p.m. *Country decorating at it's best Aduli $4.00 *Lise entertainnent CUdi Uàd« 12 FIE *Beautiful Spring location BkDFE *Food Asailahie COUNTRY HERITAGE PARK 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON Cail 905o87848151 ml e eMI LANDCAPEPLANS &ERENIA O for your flowsrb<c 11looming yoar after starslng at $2.25 EVEROREEN TRI Pin., Spruce, Colorado Blu, H.ight Range 3' Starting nt $9.95 4Trees dress your home and property 'Trees enhance your envlronment 4Trees grow an averagel12" per year 4 Trees provide shade and character à Trees add more value to your hom fro 8:3 A.M ST PAULS UNITED CHURCH VA AN123 Main St., Milton RT7S MILTON......- -07.8-0»5 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Milton Playera (fromn left) TIm Beddoes, Geoif Ford, Norm Champoux and Susan Cranford are set to hit the stage with The Affections of May. 'Cranford makes directing debut with Foster comedy mach EES i, Cedars - 79 mach e By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion If Brian Cranford's feeling frazzted about his directing debut with the Mitton Ptayers, he sure isn't showing it. But then be's not exactly a rook- ie wben il cornes 10 the production arena - cither on stage or sereen. A tetevision veteran and current CTV graphie designer, Mr. Cranford's womn juot about every other bat witb the local theatre group -twice iending bis acting tlents to the foid. So the next togicai step was te, take the reins and mun a perform- ance bimseif -wbicb be's doing witb ongomng preparations for the season-ending production of 'Me Affections of May, set to bit the stage next Friday. "Brian's been great. Wbatever be tackies be does so very profession- aiiy. He's very tborougb and seerns 10 be working weii witb the Daily7540pm à190p m Dayî5p &SiOpm MENCAN GIRL ELLA Sat.&Sun. 200p.m 17.freNi*auvaUbloaI I.rG3 actors," rcmarked Milton Ptaycrs pubticity director Joan Patch. Whiie not taking anytbing away fromt his efforts, Mr. Cranford adrnittcd he's fortuntate 10 have such an experienced cast - that includes bis mother. Susan, as the warm-bcarted comedy's mucb sougbt-after centerpiece. "ls been casier with ber on board sirnply because sbe's a sea- soncd actor," said the Milton Players' first-time director. 1i gel wbat 1 need out of ber, tike i do witb everynne cisc in tbe cast." Aiso, witb stage props at a mini- mum and oniy four actors 10 over- sec, Mr. Cranford said the Norm Foster-written taie is a suitabie one for hlm 10 debut witb. "As far an l'mn concerned Nornn is one of the best piaywrigbts there is. His words reaiiy boid up on their own and l'm sirnpiy trying 10 foiiow bis vision." Riddied witb bumnour and a uie sexual innuendo 10 bonI, The Affections of May is set in a ornait Eastcm Canadian town wbere May and Brian Henning -played by Tim Beddocs b ave jusi mioved from the big city in order to open a bed-and-breakfast. Longing for borne -inciuding the job and mistrcss that come witb il Brian winds up packing bis bags antd ieaving poor wifey to tend for berseit in uniamiliar sur- roundings. Now one of the few single women in Grogan's Cove, May soon finds berseif witb dueiing suitors - ini the form of Gcoff Ford's bank manager Hank and Norm Cbampoux's bandyman Quinn. Wbat ensues, said M. Cranford, is cnougb biiarity to rivai even the mosi side-spiitting sitcomn - as dear May cornes 10 grips wiîb ber newfound popuiarity and decides wbere, if anywbere, ber own affec- tions sbouid be directed. 's not quite as over the top as a British farce, but it's deftnitciy a -see PLAY on page 15 PROM GOWN SALE $ 130. & free alterations H rnîted quarititie's ~or have your gowil cuistin iTI 0(1 Sarnile lril towris 3-500/Off Surf this? -Ài wwwhs.e.. -4-