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Archives for: May 20105
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Canuck directors say small is good
Wednesday May 19th 2010Three Canadian filmmakers say there are real advantages to be gained by keeping productions small, and not wasting time and energy chasing large sums from reluctant bureaucrats and private backers. At a panel discussion at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Toronto’s Atom Egoyan said Montreal director Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink represent a new trend in Canadian filmmaking, one free of constant financial pressures.
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Alberta film, TV production faces decline
Wednesday May 19th 2010Alberta may have been where celebrated movies like Unforgiven and Brokeback Mountain were shot, but its film and TV industry is failing to attract similar big budget movie productions and is in danger of collapse, according to the production community. “It’s almost like being in the unemployment line. After 30 years[…]
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Standing ovation at Cannes for Quebec’s Xavier Dolan
Tuesday May 18th 2010Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan says he’s filled with pride and emotion — particularly relief — following the positive reception of his sophomore effort at the Cannes Film Festival. The 21-year-old writer, director and actor screened his second film, “Heartbeats,” (Les Amours imaginaires) as part of the festival’s “Un certain regard” category. “I’ve been in interviews the whole day so I’m just starting to read the reviews,” he told The Canadian Press on Sunday. “But the public reception was really warm, it was very moving.”
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Technicolor shows off 3D system at Cannes
Tuesday May 18th 2010Technicolor showed off its new 3D system for 35mm projectors, dubbed Technicolor 3D, to producers and exhibitors at the Olympia Cinema in Cannes on Monday. Despite the accelerating rollout of digital 3D screens, most theaters still rely on 35mm projectors, and Technicolor’s new system is designed to allow exhibitors to screen 3D titles in those auditoriums at a relatively low cost.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 05/14/10 to 05/16/10
Tuesday May 18th 2010FilmTotalIron Man 2, Par.$52,041,005Robin Hood, Uni.$36,063,385Letters to Juliet, Sum.$13,540,486Just Wright, FoxS$8,284,989How to Train Your Dragon, P/DW$5,003,536A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), WB (NL)$4,657,190Date Night, Fox$3,823,515The Back-Up Plan, CBS$2,387,480Furry Vengeance, Sum.$2,242,106Clash of the Titans (2010), WB$1,231,396
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20105
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Canuck directors say small is good
Wednesday May 19th 2010Three Canadian filmmakers say there are real advantages to be gained by keeping productions small, and not wasting time and energy chasing large sums from reluctant bureaucrats and private backers. At a panel discussion at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Toronto’s Atom Egoyan said Montreal director Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink represent a new trend in Canadian filmmaking, one free of constant financial pressures.
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Alberta film, TV production faces decline
Wednesday May 19th 2010Alberta may have been where celebrated movies like Unforgiven and Brokeback Mountain were shot, but its film and TV industry is failing to attract similar big budget movie productions and is in danger of collapse, according to the production community. “It’s almost like being in the unemployment line. After 30 years[…]
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Standing ovation at Cannes for Quebec’s Xavier Dolan
Tuesday May 18th 2010Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan says he’s filled with pride and emotion — particularly relief — following the positive reception of his sophomore effort at the Cannes Film Festival. The 21-year-old writer, director and actor screened his second film, “Heartbeats,” (Les Amours imaginaires) as part of the festival’s “Un certain regard” category. “I’ve been in interviews the whole day so I’m just starting to read the reviews,” he told The Canadian Press on Sunday. “But the public reception was really warm, it was very moving.”
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Technicolor shows off 3D system at Cannes
Tuesday May 18th 2010Technicolor showed off its new 3D system for 35mm projectors, dubbed Technicolor 3D, to producers and exhibitors at the Olympia Cinema in Cannes on Monday. Despite the accelerating rollout of digital 3D screens, most theaters still rely on 35mm projectors, and Technicolor’s new system is designed to allow exhibitors to screen 3D titles in those auditoriums at a relatively low cost.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 05/14/10 to 05/16/10
Tuesday May 18th 2010FilmTotalIron Man 2, Par.$52,041,005Robin Hood, Uni.$36,063,385Letters to Juliet, Sum.$13,540,486Just Wright, FoxS$8,284,989How to Train Your Dragon, P/DW$5,003,536A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), WB (NL)$4,657,190Date Night, Fox$3,823,515The Back-Up Plan, CBS$2,387,480Furry Vengeance, Sum.$2,242,106Clash of the Titans (2010), WB$1,231,396
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20105
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Canuck directors say small is good
Wednesday May 19th 2010Three Canadian filmmakers say there are real advantages to be gained by keeping productions small, and not wasting time and energy chasing large sums from reluctant bureaucrats and private backers. At a panel discussion at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Toronto’s Atom Egoyan said Montreal director Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink represent a new trend in Canadian filmmaking, one free of constant financial pressures.
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Alberta film, TV production faces decline
Wednesday May 19th 2010Alberta may have been where celebrated movies like Unforgiven and Brokeback Mountain were shot, but its film and TV industry is failing to attract similar big budget movie productions and is in danger of collapse, according to the production community. “It’s almost like being in the unemployment line. After 30 years[…]
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Standing ovation at Cannes for Quebec’s Xavier Dolan
Tuesday May 18th 2010Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan says he’s filled with pride and emotion — particularly relief — following the positive reception of his sophomore effort at the Cannes Film Festival. The 21-year-old writer, director and actor screened his second film, “Heartbeats,” (Les Amours imaginaires) as part of the festival’s “Un certain regard” category. “I’ve been in interviews the whole day so I’m just starting to read the reviews,” he told The Canadian Press on Sunday. “But the public reception was really warm, it was very moving.”
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Technicolor shows off 3D system at Cannes
Tuesday May 18th 2010Technicolor showed off its new 3D system for 35mm projectors, dubbed Technicolor 3D, to producers and exhibitors at the Olympia Cinema in Cannes on Monday. Despite the accelerating rollout of digital 3D screens, most theaters still rely on 35mm projectors, and Technicolor’s new system is designed to allow exhibitors to screen 3D titles in those auditoriums at a relatively low cost.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 05/14/10 to 05/16/10
Tuesday May 18th 2010FilmTotalIron Man 2, Par.$52,041,005Robin Hood, Uni.$36,063,385Letters to Juliet, Sum.$13,540,486Just Wright, FoxS$8,284,989How to Train Your Dragon, P/DW$5,003,536A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), WB (NL)$4,657,190Date Night, Fox$3,823,515The Back-Up Plan, CBS$2,387,480Furry Vengeance, Sum.$2,242,106Clash of the Titans (2010), WB$1,231,396
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