4 THE DAILY VOICE, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 EDITOR MARTIN WISSMATH C SS Buried Life tick off bucket list Cast of popular MTV show from Victoria write a book about it By OMAR SHARIFF fter cutting a lock of Robert Pat- tison’s hair, playing basketball with President Obama and ask- ing Taylor Swift out on a date, the four friends from MTV’s The Bur- ied Life can cross another task off their bucket list — writing a book. On The Buried Life, the four 20-some- things travelled around North America trying to accomplish one of 100 tasks on their bucket list each episode. In What Do You Want to Do Before You Die, the young men present a com- pilation of stories of completed life goals submitted by their fans. The book also includes unreleased details about some of the adventures that Ben Nemtin, David Lingwood and brothers Jonnie and Duncan Penn had while they were accomplishing tasks on their own bucket list. “We all got inspired by different things that made us believe we could do anything we wanted,” said Nemtin in an interview with MTV.com. “We want this book to give that feeling to anyone who reads it. You can open any page and something can spark in you to do whatever you want to do.” The book release event is hosted by Kidsbooks, whose founder, Phyllis Si- mon, thinks the book is going to be a big hit. “T think the fans of the show and the fans of the guys will appreciate the book because it is a reflection of all of their dynamic personalities,” Simon said. For every task they attempted on their own lists, the group tried to help a stranger achieve a goal of their own. Though the show is no longer on-air, fans of the series can continue to follow the four boys with their new book. Tickets for the book launch event, available on the Kidsbooks website (kidsbooks.ca) or at a Kidsbooks store location for $25, include admission and a signed copy of the book. People are encouraged to get their tickets as soon as possible as space is limited. The event is happening on Wednes- day, April 4th at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (2550 Camosun Street at 10th Avenue) at 7 p.m. An afterparty will be held at The Eatery on 4th Avenue. photos courtesy of ARTISAN PUBLISHING The cast of MTV’s The Buried Life promote their new book based on the show: Jonnie Penn (gray shirt), David Lingwood (black shirt), Duncan Penn (white hoodie), Ben Nemtim (blue shirt). April blockbusters lead into summer ALL-TIME box office Domestic gross adjusted to 2012 US dollars 1 GONE WITH THE WIND $1.58 billion 1939 2 STAR WARS. Major movies released this month are expected to earn big at the box office and compete with summer hits By AGUSTINA COCCARO this month that are sure to com- $1.39 billion 1977 3 THE SOUND OF MUSIC H ollywood has some big movies out pete with the upcoming summer blockbuster season. The Voice com- piled a list of three movies that should $112 billion 1965 make big bucks at the box office. A et Titanic 3D (April $1.1 billion 4): Although most 5 1982 people have seen THE TEN Titanic more times COMMANDMENTS than they can re- $1.03 billion member, the 3D re- 6 nig lease promises to an: bring in diehard $1.01 billion 1997 Source: boxofficemojo.com fans and even more money for the icon- ic movie. James Cameron’s Titanic was the highest grossing movie of all time — unadjust- ed for inflation — until his 3D mega hit Avatar surpassed it. Titanic stars a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and could look spectacular re- mastered in digital 3D. American Reunion (April 6): The lat- est installment in the American Pie movies brings the original cast togeth- er for more of the awkward laughs and dirty humor the franchise is famous for. Jason Biggs, Sean William Scott and Tara Reid are all back to play grown-up, married with kid’s versions of the characters they made famous in 1999. The series was never big with the critics but has been popular with audiences. Chimpanzee (April 20): Disney- nature has teamed up with the Jane a «< > Goodall Institute to present a never be- fore seen look into the life of a baby chimpanzee named Oscar. Cameras go deep into the forest to capture stunning and heartwarming images of this baby chimp as it learns about life. A portion from every ticket sold will be given to the Jane Goodall Institute, which pro- vides research, education and conser- vation of chimpanzees. “T go to the movies about two times a month,” said business student Chris Glubisz. “I need to see both [Titanic 3D and American Reunion], but ’m defi- nitely more likely to see Titanic first.” Some of the most anticipated block- buster movies ex- pected to make mil- lions this summer include The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider- Man and Men in Black 3. chimpanzee Women of opera sing in Marpole A new opera company in Vancouver held a gala of famous female characters By STACY THOMAS an intimate one-night perfor- mance of Witches, Waifs, & Wives: the Great Women of Opera at Marpole United Church on Saturday night. The performance was to celebrate Opera Mariposa, a brand new opera company being launched by best friends and accomplished sopranos Jacqueline Ko and Robin Eder-Warren. Ko and Eder-Warren took turns in- troducing their own solo performanc- es, accompanied by Michael Onwood on piano. Eder-Warren’s first performance, “Mein Herr Marquis” or “Laughing Aria” as it is sometimes called, from Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus was perfectly and amusingly executed. Eder-Warren’s pieces were uplifting and energetic. She delightfully stole the show with her playful execution. Eder-Warren has the ability to inject humour into her voice; her vocal range and versatility is impressive. She has an adept sense of timing and an expres- sive face and body and makes good use of space, on a few occasions physically interacting with the audience. “T can’t get enough of her,” audience member Shirley Walsh said. “She’s like an angel.” Ko also held her own, with such moving performances as “Ave Maria” from Othello and “Un bel di, Vedremo” from Madama Butterfly. She stood sta- tionary for the majority of her songs but the range of her voice was expres- sion enough. “They're both delightful,” Walsh said. “I think this was a stroke of ge- nius, this whole creation.” “We just wanted to sing the pieces that we love, and the great female char- acters,” said Ko, who also serves as ar- tistic director of the company. “We got all the songs, and we just kind of put together a little show. There were some {more characters] I would have liked to have had in there, but there wasn’t enough time for all of them. We will do more shows, so there’s more time for everything.” Opera Mariposa’s next show will be two short operas by Wolfgang Amade- us Mozart and Giovanni Battista Per- golesi, and are scheduled for fall 2012. Or: females were on display at STACY THOMAS photo Soprano Jacqueline Ko performs a scene from Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” as part of the Witches, Waifs & Wives gala on Saturday.