Editor-In-Chief
Sandra I. Stewart

Editors
Rise Levy, Robin Stevenson

Contributing Editors
Cynthia Amsden, Karen Ashbee, Bill Brioux, Brigitte Berman, Kevin Courrier, Marilyn Denis, Amy Ferguson, Karen Gordon, Valerie Gregory, Lesa Hannah, Jane Hawtin, Alexandra Heilbron, Tom Jokic, Susan Kelly, 
Bonnie Laufer Krebs,
Zack Medicoff,  Dave Nusair, Vernon Oickle, Jane Sanderson, Jim Slotek, Deborah Smyth,
 Rui Umezawa, Gerry Young

Production Manager
Erik Blomkwist

Designers
Adi Gonsalves, Karin Hincks, Nicole Noon, Jan-John Rivera, Alan Sequeira

Circulation Manager
Guy Murnaghan

Tribute Publishing Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Sandra I. Stewart

Vice President Publishing,
North America
Catherine Bridgman

Director of Business Development
Marni Standen

Director of National Accounts
Randy Stewart

National Account Managers
Kathryn Bertsch, 
David Higgins, 
Lisa Vincent

Sales Assistant
April Towell

Promotion Coordinator
Lien Truong

Webmasters Tribute.ca
Paul Lim, Horacio Escalada, David Desrochers

Special Thanks
Alliance Atlantis Margaret Burnside, Frank Mendicino,  Susan Smythe Cancom-MCI Entertainment Group Paul Armstrong, Mary Palazzo Lions Gate Films John Bain, Sandy Silver Columbia Tri-Star Eliza Fernandez, Donna Slack Disney Jane Elltoft MGM/UA Sandra Crann, Mary Marentic Odeon Films Andrea Grau, Mark Slone Paramount Anne Davidson, Greg Ferris 20th Century Fox Barry Newstead, Julia Perry Universal Janice Doyle, Janice Luke Warner Bros. Dianne Schwalm, Mary Sinclair

AMC Jack Gardiner Cineplex-Odeon Ana Teixeira Galaxy Ken Prue Guzzo Vince Guzzo Empire Dean Leland Landmark Brian McIntosh

Tribute magazine is published NINE Times a year by Tribute Publishing Inc., 71 Barber Greene Rd., Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2A2. Advertising inquiries should be made to the above address, or by telephone to 416-445-0544. Contents Copyright © 2000 by Tribute Publishing Inc., all rights reserved, and may not be reprinted without permission. Printed in Canada. Tribute Publishing Inc. welcomes material submitted for publication. However, Tribute Publishing Inc., their servants or agents accept no responsibility for the return or safety of unsolicited artwork, photography or manuscripts. Subscription Prices: Canada, eight issues $22.50; U.S.A., eight issues $32.50; all other countries, eight issues $48.00. Please add 7% G.S.T. (Reg. #R105383707). To subscribe, send name, address, postal code and cheque or money order to Subscription Department, Tribute Publishing Inc., 71 Barber Greene Rd., Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2A2. Allow six weeks for delivery. ISSN 1190-836X

Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, which makes him 70 years old. You can write to him care of his agent: CAA, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Dear Tribute,
  I have a movie question that I hope you will find interesting enough to help track down the answer.
  In the movie Miss Congeniality there is a scene where in the background, attached to a piece of equipment, there is a piece of paper with a red maple leaf on it.   This maple leaf is displayed in a red circle with a slash through it. This piece of paper clearly gave me the impression of "NO CANADIANS."
  It appears on screen during the scene when the Miss United States Pageant is being televised. The shot moves into the producers control room. Over his shoulder is the piece of electrical equipment that the paper is attached to.
  I am sure there must be some humorous story behind it. I hope you are as curious as I as to what that story is.
                                                        James Malloy
                                                           Halifax, NS

It's believed that the symbol was placed in the shot by crewmembers to protest the number of movies being filmed in Canada lately. However, the producers deny any knowledge of the maple leaf with the slash through it and claim no anti-Canadian sentiment existed on the set.

Dear Tribute,
  I have enjoyed your magazine since I was a teenager. In recent years I have noticed that the movies you advertise don't always come to my city. Most recently Malèna, which was released Christmas day, has yet to come to my city. Is there anything that I can do to bring these movies to my hometown?
                                                               Richard
                                                     Winnipeg, Man.

Malèna has not yet been scheduled to air in Winnipeg, but remember, if you're looking for a specific movie title, you can go to www.tribute.ca to see if the movie is playing in your area.

Dear Tribute,
  How can the people who produce all those previews at the extraordinary noise levels that deter from enjoyment of cinema visits, hope to attract audiences?
  And, just as bad, why do they give away so much of the movie plots in their dumb, loud previews? The only purpose of previews is to entice audiences, not to drive them away!
  Movie marketers, smarten-up.
                                                                    Paul
                                                       Toronto, Ont.