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LiveWire at Stratford Festival
Wednesday July 21st 2010LiveWire mobile was at the Stratford Festival earlier this month recording “The Tempest” (starring Christopher Plummer) for a Cineplex Odeon cinecast to be presented this fall in Hi Definition 5.1 surround sound at over 130 Cineplex theatres across Canada. It’s a phenomenal show, with great acting, special effects, and a[…]
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Oz film board bans Canada’s ‘L.A. Zombie’ from fest
Wednesday July 21st 2010TORONTO — “L.A. Zombie,” a Canadian indie film described by the Melbourne International Film Festival as “gay zombie porn,” has been denied an Australian festival berth by local censors. The banning decision followed a viewing of the Bruce LaBruce film by the Australian Film Classification Board, which concluded that implied[…]
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Long lost Charlie Chaplin film found at antiques fair
Wednesday July 21st 2010The comedy called A Thief Catcher was made in 1914 and was missing for so many years that Chaplin’s appearance in it as a buffoon policeman had been forgotten. The 10-minute movie was discovered by cinema historian, Paul Gierucki, who bought a can of old film marked “Keystone” at an antiques sale in Michigan. He assumed it was just another Keystone Cops movie and didn’t watch the 16mm reel for months.
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It’s a Canadian Summer for U.S. Television
Tuesday July 20th 2010American fans of scripted network television this summer can thank Canada. Three of the dramas on CBS and ABC this month come from Toronto, the result of deals with Canadian networks to share the shows — and the costs. Last week the CW network joined the trend, buying repeats of a Canadian sitcom called “18 to Life.” Network executives say that without the deals, their summer schedules would be carrying fewer new scripted hours and, in their place, more repeats and reality shows.
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REVIEWED: Burma VJ
Tuesday July 20th 2010TO411 documentary review by staff writer Daisy Maclean The story originally was to be a portrait piece of a young reporter known as ‘Joshua’, a member of an underground network of activists (Democratic Voice of Burma) who risk their lives daily to document the oppressive conditions in the country. However,[…]
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Archives for: July 20105
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LiveWire at Stratford Festival
Wednesday July 21st 2010LiveWire mobile was at the Stratford Festival earlier this month recording “The Tempest” (starring Christopher Plummer) for a Cineplex Odeon cinecast to be presented this fall in Hi Definition 5.1 surround sound at over 130 Cineplex theatres across Canada. It’s a phenomenal show, with great acting, special effects, and a[…]
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Oz film board bans Canada’s ‘L.A. Zombie’ from fest
Wednesday July 21st 2010TORONTO — “L.A. Zombie,” a Canadian indie film described by the Melbourne International Film Festival as “gay zombie porn,” has been denied an Australian festival berth by local censors. The banning decision followed a viewing of the Bruce LaBruce film by the Australian Film Classification Board, which concluded that implied[…]
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Long lost Charlie Chaplin film found at antiques fair
Wednesday July 21st 2010The comedy called A Thief Catcher was made in 1914 and was missing for so many years that Chaplin’s appearance in it as a buffoon policeman had been forgotten. The 10-minute movie was discovered by cinema historian, Paul Gierucki, who bought a can of old film marked “Keystone” at an antiques sale in Michigan. He assumed it was just another Keystone Cops movie and didn’t watch the 16mm reel for months.
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It’s a Canadian Summer for U.S. Television
Tuesday July 20th 2010American fans of scripted network television this summer can thank Canada. Three of the dramas on CBS and ABC this month come from Toronto, the result of deals with Canadian networks to share the shows — and the costs. Last week the CW network joined the trend, buying repeats of a Canadian sitcom called “18 to Life.” Network executives say that without the deals, their summer schedules would be carrying fewer new scripted hours and, in their place, more repeats and reality shows.
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REVIEWED: Burma VJ
Tuesday July 20th 2010TO411 documentary review by staff writer Daisy Maclean The story originally was to be a portrait piece of a young reporter known as ‘Joshua’, a member of an underground network of activists (Democratic Voice of Burma) who risk their lives daily to document the oppressive conditions in the country. However,[…]
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Archives for: July 20105
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LiveWire at Stratford Festival
Wednesday July 21st 2010LiveWire mobile was at the Stratford Festival earlier this month recording “The Tempest” (starring Christopher Plummer) for a Cineplex Odeon cinecast to be presented this fall in Hi Definition 5.1 surround sound at over 130 Cineplex theatres across Canada. It’s a phenomenal show, with great acting, special effects, and a[…]
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Oz film board bans Canada’s ‘L.A. Zombie’ from fest
Wednesday July 21st 2010TORONTO — “L.A. Zombie,” a Canadian indie film described by the Melbourne International Film Festival as “gay zombie porn,” has been denied an Australian festival berth by local censors. The banning decision followed a viewing of the Bruce LaBruce film by the Australian Film Classification Board, which concluded that implied[…]
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Long lost Charlie Chaplin film found at antiques fair
Wednesday July 21st 2010The comedy called A Thief Catcher was made in 1914 and was missing for so many years that Chaplin’s appearance in it as a buffoon policeman had been forgotten. The 10-minute movie was discovered by cinema historian, Paul Gierucki, who bought a can of old film marked “Keystone” at an antiques sale in Michigan. He assumed it was just another Keystone Cops movie and didn’t watch the 16mm reel for months.
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It’s a Canadian Summer for U.S. Television
Tuesday July 20th 2010American fans of scripted network television this summer can thank Canada. Three of the dramas on CBS and ABC this month come from Toronto, the result of deals with Canadian networks to share the shows — and the costs. Last week the CW network joined the trend, buying repeats of a Canadian sitcom called “18 to Life.” Network executives say that without the deals, their summer schedules would be carrying fewer new scripted hours and, in their place, more repeats and reality shows.
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REVIEWED: Burma VJ
Tuesday July 20th 2010TO411 documentary review by staff writer Daisy Maclean The story originally was to be a portrait piece of a young reporter known as ‘Joshua’, a member of an underground network of activists (Democratic Voice of Burma) who risk their lives daily to document the oppressive conditions in the country. However,[…]
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