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Archives for: August 20105
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Terry Fox doc headed to TIFF
Monday August 16th 2010TORONTO — NBA star-turned-filmmaker Steve Nash’s documentary about Canadian hero Terry Fox appears headed next month to the Toronto International Film Festival for a world premiere. Nash told the Globe and Mail newspaper on the weekend that “In the Wind,” his chronicle of cancer victim Terry Fox’s 1980’s run across[…]
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Old-fashioned films suffer at hands of 3D, IMAX features
Friday August 13th 2010Drugs may no longer be a big part of the Hollywood lifestyle, but those who make their money on the movie business still act like strung-out addicts always on the prowl for the next big hit. Which is why the dominant Canadian film exhibitor Cineplex Entertainment pointed to some “highly anticipated movies” that failed to draw enough customers when explaining the company’s lower second-quarter revenue on Thursday.
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CBC chief defends Richard Stursberg firing
Friday August 13th 2010TORONTO — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. president Hubert Lacroix has created a reputation as a straight-shooter with his occasional memos to his pubcaster employees hurtling towards the digital age. But his directness reached new heights Thursday when he defended his recent dismissal of former CBC English language TV head Richard Stursberg,[…]
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CBS comedy becomes television’s latest moral battleground
Wednesday August 11th 2010NEW YORK, N.Y. — William Shatner, of all people, stands at the centre of television’s latest moral battleground. He’s the cantankerous lead character in a new CBS sitcom, “(Bleep) My Dad Says,” that is scheduled to air on Thursday nights. Rather than “bleep,” the title uses a series of symbols[…]
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Slate of Canuck films set to make debut at TIFF
Wednesday August 11th 2010A Montreal-set thriller from Jay Baruchel and Scott Speedman, the sophomore effort by Quebec phenom Xavier Dolan and the return of “Fubar”‘s hoser headbangers are among the Canadian movies bound for the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers said Tuesday that the slate of homegrown fare also includes new films from directors Denis Villeneuve and Bruce McDonald, as well as performances from homegrown stars Molly Parker, Don McKellar, Jill Hennessy, Jason Jones and the late Tracy Wright.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20105
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Terry Fox doc headed to TIFF
Monday August 16th 2010TORONTO — NBA star-turned-filmmaker Steve Nash’s documentary about Canadian hero Terry Fox appears headed next month to the Toronto International Film Festival for a world premiere. Nash told the Globe and Mail newspaper on the weekend that “In the Wind,” his chronicle of cancer victim Terry Fox’s 1980’s run across[…]
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Old-fashioned films suffer at hands of 3D, IMAX features
Friday August 13th 2010Drugs may no longer be a big part of the Hollywood lifestyle, but those who make their money on the movie business still act like strung-out addicts always on the prowl for the next big hit. Which is why the dominant Canadian film exhibitor Cineplex Entertainment pointed to some “highly anticipated movies” that failed to draw enough customers when explaining the company’s lower second-quarter revenue on Thursday.
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CBC chief defends Richard Stursberg firing
Friday August 13th 2010TORONTO — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. president Hubert Lacroix has created a reputation as a straight-shooter with his occasional memos to his pubcaster employees hurtling towards the digital age. But his directness reached new heights Thursday when he defended his recent dismissal of former CBC English language TV head Richard Stursberg,[…]
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CBS comedy becomes television’s latest moral battleground
Wednesday August 11th 2010NEW YORK, N.Y. — William Shatner, of all people, stands at the centre of television’s latest moral battleground. He’s the cantankerous lead character in a new CBS sitcom, “(Bleep) My Dad Says,” that is scheduled to air on Thursday nights. Rather than “bleep,” the title uses a series of symbols[…]
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Slate of Canuck films set to make debut at TIFF
Wednesday August 11th 2010A Montreal-set thriller from Jay Baruchel and Scott Speedman, the sophomore effort by Quebec phenom Xavier Dolan and the return of “Fubar”‘s hoser headbangers are among the Canadian movies bound for the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers said Tuesday that the slate of homegrown fare also includes new films from directors Denis Villeneuve and Bruce McDonald, as well as performances from homegrown stars Molly Parker, Don McKellar, Jill Hennessy, Jason Jones and the late Tracy Wright.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20105
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Terry Fox doc headed to TIFF
Monday August 16th 2010TORONTO — NBA star-turned-filmmaker Steve Nash’s documentary about Canadian hero Terry Fox appears headed next month to the Toronto International Film Festival for a world premiere. Nash told the Globe and Mail newspaper on the weekend that “In the Wind,” his chronicle of cancer victim Terry Fox’s 1980’s run across[…]
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Old-fashioned films suffer at hands of 3D, IMAX features
Friday August 13th 2010Drugs may no longer be a big part of the Hollywood lifestyle, but those who make their money on the movie business still act like strung-out addicts always on the prowl for the next big hit. Which is why the dominant Canadian film exhibitor Cineplex Entertainment pointed to some “highly anticipated movies” that failed to draw enough customers when explaining the company’s lower second-quarter revenue on Thursday.
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CBC chief defends Richard Stursberg firing
Friday August 13th 2010TORONTO — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. president Hubert Lacroix has created a reputation as a straight-shooter with his occasional memos to his pubcaster employees hurtling towards the digital age. But his directness reached new heights Thursday when he defended his recent dismissal of former CBC English language TV head Richard Stursberg,[…]
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CBS comedy becomes television’s latest moral battleground
Wednesday August 11th 2010NEW YORK, N.Y. — William Shatner, of all people, stands at the centre of television’s latest moral battleground. He’s the cantankerous lead character in a new CBS sitcom, “(Bleep) My Dad Says,” that is scheduled to air on Thursday nights. Rather than “bleep,” the title uses a series of symbols[…]
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Slate of Canuck films set to make debut at TIFF
Wednesday August 11th 2010A Montreal-set thriller from Jay Baruchel and Scott Speedman, the sophomore effort by Quebec phenom Xavier Dolan and the return of “Fubar”‘s hoser headbangers are among the Canadian movies bound for the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers said Tuesday that the slate of homegrown fare also includes new films from directors Denis Villeneuve and Bruce McDonald, as well as performances from homegrown stars Molly Parker, Don McKellar, Jill Hennessy, Jason Jones and the late Tracy Wright.
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