Authority on B.C. cinema David Spaner reads from new book Shoot It!

If there is a question about B.C. cinema, ask David Spaner.

Spaner used to write about film for The Province and made it his business to study its history and latest productions. He became an authority.

He’ll be reading excerpts from his second book on film, Shoot It! Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film, at the Celluloid Social Club, during its B.C. Gold and Quebec Gold moviethon.

Hosted by Ken Hegan, B.C. and Quebec Gold are extensions of the Celluloid Social Club’s monthly get-togethers to screen short (and usually provocative) independent film.

B.C. Gold presents some of the best B.C. English language short films from the past year and is preceded by Quebec Gold.

The films: Savage (a Genie Award winner), Monster, The Money Pet, She’s A Soul Man, The Provider, You Make Me OK, Mulligan’s Run, The Paris Quintet, Alchemy and Other Imperfections.

Spaner’s first book was Dreaming in the Rain: How Vancouver Became Hollywood North by Northwest. His second is described as “two books in one: first, a history of the Hollywood movie studio system since the early 20th century, which produced some of the greatest American films ever made, and its subsequent downfall; and second, a history of independent film scenes in seven different countries, which now produce the most creative and provocative films in the world, much to Hollywood’s chagrin.”