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Archives for: March 20105
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Oscar and the Canadian factor
Monday March 08th 2010Oscar is waving the Canadian flag — in case we, in our gold-medal glow, needed more reasons to feel proud. Out of 10 films nominated to win 2009’s best picture, three were directed by men who call Canada home: Avatar, Up in the Air, and District 9. Also, Quebec director[…]
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‘The Hurt Locker’ tops Oscars with six
Monday March 08th 2010Bringing an end to a tense and suspenseful night, “The Hurt Locker” captured the best picture prize at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The Summit release about an Army bomb disposal unit took home six Oscars, including a historic best director trophy for director Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman ever to win in that category.
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‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Locker’ bet is tip of the iceberg
Friday March 05th 2010Betting on whether “The Hurt Locker” will win an Oscar for best picture over “Avatar” is boring. But for gamblers on the hunt for more exciting action, there’s an Irish company that is taking some truly bizarre bets centered on the Oscar ceremony. Think the winner for best actress will walk onstage with toilet paper stuck to her shoe? That bet will get you 50 bucks for every dollar wagered. Think there will be a streaker during the show, like the famous one who dashed by David Niven in 1974? That’s a 100-1 shot this year.
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Canada to relax foreign ownership rules
Friday March 05th 2010TORONTO — Canada’s Conservative government is to put the country’s entertainment industry in play by loosening foreign ownership rules. The feds signaled in Wednesday’s Throne Speech, which triggers a new sitting of the House of Commons in Ottawa, that it will open the floodgates to more foreign ownership of Canada’s[…]
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Shatner set for Banff TV festival honour
Thursday March 04th 2010William Shatner, the Canadian acting veteran whose career has spanned Stratford to Star Trek, is to be honoured for his career at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival. The 78-year-old Montreal-born Shatner will be in Banff, Alta., to receive the festival’s lifetime achievement award in June, to lead a master class and to discuss his career, organizers announced in a statement.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20105
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Oscar and the Canadian factor
Monday March 08th 2010Oscar is waving the Canadian flag — in case we, in our gold-medal glow, needed more reasons to feel proud. Out of 10 films nominated to win 2009’s best picture, three were directed by men who call Canada home: Avatar, Up in the Air, and District 9. Also, Quebec director[…]
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‘The Hurt Locker’ tops Oscars with six
Monday March 08th 2010Bringing an end to a tense and suspenseful night, “The Hurt Locker” captured the best picture prize at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The Summit release about an Army bomb disposal unit took home six Oscars, including a historic best director trophy for director Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman ever to win in that category.
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‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Locker’ bet is tip of the iceberg
Friday March 05th 2010Betting on whether “The Hurt Locker” will win an Oscar for best picture over “Avatar” is boring. But for gamblers on the hunt for more exciting action, there’s an Irish company that is taking some truly bizarre bets centered on the Oscar ceremony. Think the winner for best actress will walk onstage with toilet paper stuck to her shoe? That bet will get you 50 bucks for every dollar wagered. Think there will be a streaker during the show, like the famous one who dashed by David Niven in 1974? That’s a 100-1 shot this year.
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Canada to relax foreign ownership rules
Friday March 05th 2010TORONTO — Canada’s Conservative government is to put the country’s entertainment industry in play by loosening foreign ownership rules. The feds signaled in Wednesday’s Throne Speech, which triggers a new sitting of the House of Commons in Ottawa, that it will open the floodgates to more foreign ownership of Canada’s[…]
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Shatner set for Banff TV festival honour
Thursday March 04th 2010William Shatner, the Canadian acting veteran whose career has spanned Stratford to Star Trek, is to be honoured for his career at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival. The 78-year-old Montreal-born Shatner will be in Banff, Alta., to receive the festival’s lifetime achievement award in June, to lead a master class and to discuss his career, organizers announced in a statement.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20105
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Oscar and the Canadian factor
Monday March 08th 2010Oscar is waving the Canadian flag — in case we, in our gold-medal glow, needed more reasons to feel proud. Out of 10 films nominated to win 2009’s best picture, three were directed by men who call Canada home: Avatar, Up in the Air, and District 9. Also, Quebec director[…]
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‘The Hurt Locker’ tops Oscars with six
Monday March 08th 2010Bringing an end to a tense and suspenseful night, “The Hurt Locker” captured the best picture prize at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The Summit release about an Army bomb disposal unit took home six Oscars, including a historic best director trophy for director Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman ever to win in that category.
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‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Locker’ bet is tip of the iceberg
Friday March 05th 2010Betting on whether “The Hurt Locker” will win an Oscar for best picture over “Avatar” is boring. But for gamblers on the hunt for more exciting action, there’s an Irish company that is taking some truly bizarre bets centered on the Oscar ceremony. Think the winner for best actress will walk onstage with toilet paper stuck to her shoe? That bet will get you 50 bucks for every dollar wagered. Think there will be a streaker during the show, like the famous one who dashed by David Niven in 1974? That’s a 100-1 shot this year.
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Canada to relax foreign ownership rules
Friday March 05th 2010TORONTO — Canada’s Conservative government is to put the country’s entertainment industry in play by loosening foreign ownership rules. The feds signaled in Wednesday’s Throne Speech, which triggers a new sitting of the House of Commons in Ottawa, that it will open the floodgates to more foreign ownership of Canada’s[…]
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Shatner set for Banff TV festival honour
Thursday March 04th 2010William Shatner, the Canadian acting veteran whose career has spanned Stratford to Star Trek, is to be honoured for his career at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival. The 78-year-old Montreal-born Shatner will be in Banff, Alta., to receive the festival’s lifetime achievement award in June, to lead a master class and to discuss his career, organizers announced in a statement.
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