Down in Rick Miller's basement there's a lump of what looks like modelling clay sitting on top of a filing cabinet. It's hard to tell just by looking at it, but that lump is the most important prop from Miller's latest project, Mulroney: The Opera. It's Brian Mulroney's chin. Or, one of many chins Miller wore while shooting the big-screen opera about our former Prime Minister.
"We had a new chin every day, so we probably had 30 or 40 chins in the end," says Miller, a Montreal native living in Toronto. "It's kind of gross, right? But I'll keep it because it might get a laugh one day."
Mulroney: The Opera uses the 2002 unveiling of the politician's official portrait as the jumping-off point for a satirical look back at the man's life, including his marriage to Mila and his rise through the Progressive Conservative ranks all the way to 24 Sussex Drive.
"We had a new chin every day, so we probably had 30 or 40 chins in the end," says Miller, a Montreal native living in Toronto. "It's kind of gross, right? But I'll keep it because it might get a laugh one day."
Mulroney: The Opera uses the 2002 unveiling of the politician's official portrait as the jumping-off point for a satirical look back at the man's life, including his marriage to Mila and his rise through the Progressive Conservative ranks all the way to 24 Sussex Drive.
- 4/12/2011
- by Marni Weisz - Editor, Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Down in Rick Miller's basement there's a lump of what looks like modelling clay sitting on top of a filing cabinet. It's hard to tell just by looking at it, but that lump is the most important prop from Miller's latest project, Mulroney: The Opera. It's Brian Mulroney's chin. Or, one of many chins Miller wore while shooting the big-screen opera about our former Prime Minister.
"We had a new chin every day, so we probably had 30 or 40 chins in the end," says Miller, a Montreal native living in Toronto. "It's kind of gross, right? But I'll keep it because it might get a laugh one day."
Mulroney: The Opera uses the 2002 unveiling of the politician's official portrait as the jumping-off point for a satirical look back at the man's life, including his marriage to Mila and his rise through the Progressive Conservative ranks all the way to 24 Sussex Drive.
"We had a new chin every day, so we probably had 30 or 40 chins in the end," says Miller, a Montreal native living in Toronto. "It's kind of gross, right? But I'll keep it because it might get a laugh one day."
Mulroney: The Opera uses the 2002 unveiling of the politician's official portrait as the jumping-off point for a satirical look back at the man's life, including his marriage to Mila and his rise through the Progressive Conservative ranks all the way to 24 Sussex Drive.
- 4/12/2011
- by Marni Weisz - Editor, Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most hated politicians and former Prime Ministers, will be portrayed on the big screen in a dramatic and humoristic opera. The film Mulroney: The Opera will be released in select Canadian theatres on April 16.
The story begins in 2002 when Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Colin Mochrie) unveils the official portrait of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Rick Miller).
During that day, Mulroney is seen telling his story to a security guard. He brings us back in his young days. He also talks about his political career and the controversies that have plagued him ever since.
Other members of the cast include: Stephanie Anne Mills as Mila Mulroney; Michael Murphy as Col. McCormick; Geordie Johnson as John Turner; Ted Dykstra as Ed Broadbent; Janet Laine-Green as Nancy Reagan; Joe Matheson as Ronald Reagan; Sean Cullen as Robert Coates; Dan Lett as John Fraser; and Joanne Boland as Kim Campbell.
The story begins in 2002 when Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Colin Mochrie) unveils the official portrait of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Rick Miller).
During that day, Mulroney is seen telling his story to a security guard. He brings us back in his young days. He also talks about his political career and the controversies that have plagued him ever since.
Other members of the cast include: Stephanie Anne Mills as Mila Mulroney; Michael Murphy as Col. McCormick; Geordie Johnson as John Turner; Ted Dykstra as Ed Broadbent; Janet Laine-Green as Nancy Reagan; Joe Matheson as Ronald Reagan; Sean Cullen as Robert Coates; Dan Lett as John Fraser; and Joanne Boland as Kim Campbell.
- 3/18/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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