Revenge and wrath take centre stage in the new poster for In Plainview. Designed by photography guru Derek Heisler, we wanted to portray the film’s gritty, vengeful tone and include Aaron Douglas as a man with nothing to lose, out for revenge. After a short conversation about the movie, Derek disappeared for a few weeks,…

As 2016 comes to a close, Playback is speaking with film commissioners across the country about their successes of the past year, and what their goals are for 2017. First, we chatted with Montreal commissioner Daniel Bissonnette. Next up, a discussion with Luke Azevedo, Film, Television and Creative Industries commissioner for the city of Calgary. Eleven film and TV series have…

Scott Westby (left), who grew up in Cochrane, discussed an upcoming scene with partner Matt Watterworth during production of In Plainview. The film follows a dirty ex-cop seeking revenge on a former partner. Growing up in Cochrane, filmmaker Scott Westby shot his first indie film on a Handycam with some friends in the woods around…

There are clearly some notable differences between the luxurious Overlook Hotel and the not-so-luxurious Shamrock Hotel. But the mountainous and isolated setting of Stephen King’s horror-classic the Shining and Ramsay’s recently shuttered tavern do share a certain vibe when devoid of people. The Shamrock has been closed for nearly a year but was briefly resurrected as… Read the full article here:

A dirty ex-cop has been released from prison and is running around southern Alberta, hungry for revenge against his former partner. This scintillating storyline playing out on area streets is thankfully just a juicy figment of the imagination – made real only by a group of passionate filmmakers. “It’s a revenge crime thriller set in…