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Archives for: August 20115
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Spy Kids director takes film to a new dimension with Aroma-Scope
Thursday August 18th 2011Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids films have always been “a scrappily innovative series,” says the director. The premise alone made the first film a hit. The second was the first time Rodriguez gave up film to shoot in digital. The third helped to usher in the current bonanza of 3D movies. So when it came time for the next instalment, Rodriguez knew he had to kick it up a notch.
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Egoyan to mentor Ryerson U. film students
Wednesday August 17th 2011TORONTO – Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan has been appointed as distinguished scholar in residence in Ryerson University’s faculty of communication and design for the next academic year. The Toronto native will mentor a group of Ryerson film students throughout the 2011-12 school year. Some students will have the opportunity to[…]
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1 on 1 with Kevin Smith: Why is he retiring from film?
Tuesday August 16th 2011Premiering his thriller Red State earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked fans and the film industry by announcing he would self-release the movie and retire from filmmaking after his next feature. The indie director (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) spoke to the Globe and Mail in advance of a short Canadian tour of Red State screenings and Q&A sessions.
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How Canada’s public broadcaster stacks up
Monday August 15th 2011CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster operates English and French-language radio and television networks, specialty channels and various Internet sites, as well as offering radio and television programming in eight aboriginal languages. It places ads on television and Internet sites, but its radio has been commercial free since 1974.
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Canadian industry vets to receive special Gemini awards
Thursday August 11th 2011Canadian television industry veterans Christina Jennings, documentarian Mark Terry (pictured) and Lloyd Robertson are to be honored at the upcoming Gemini Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said Wednesday.
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Archives for: August 20115
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Spy Kids director takes film to a new dimension with Aroma-Scope
Thursday August 18th 2011Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids films have always been “a scrappily innovative series,” says the director. The premise alone made the first film a hit. The second was the first time Rodriguez gave up film to shoot in digital. The third helped to usher in the current bonanza of 3D movies. So when it came time for the next instalment, Rodriguez knew he had to kick it up a notch.
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Egoyan to mentor Ryerson U. film students
Wednesday August 17th 2011TORONTO – Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan has been appointed as distinguished scholar in residence in Ryerson University’s faculty of communication and design for the next academic year. The Toronto native will mentor a group of Ryerson film students throughout the 2011-12 school year. Some students will have the opportunity to[…]
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1 on 1 with Kevin Smith: Why is he retiring from film?
Tuesday August 16th 2011Premiering his thriller Red State earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked fans and the film industry by announcing he would self-release the movie and retire from filmmaking after his next feature. The indie director (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) spoke to the Globe and Mail in advance of a short Canadian tour of Red State screenings and Q&A sessions.
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How Canada’s public broadcaster stacks up
Monday August 15th 2011CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster operates English and French-language radio and television networks, specialty channels and various Internet sites, as well as offering radio and television programming in eight aboriginal languages. It places ads on television and Internet sites, but its radio has been commercial free since 1974.
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Canadian industry vets to receive special Gemini awards
Thursday August 11th 2011Canadian television industry veterans Christina Jennings, documentarian Mark Terry (pictured) and Lloyd Robertson are to be honored at the upcoming Gemini Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said Wednesday.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: August 20115
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Spy Kids director takes film to a new dimension with Aroma-Scope
Thursday August 18th 2011Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids films have always been “a scrappily innovative series,” says the director. The premise alone made the first film a hit. The second was the first time Rodriguez gave up film to shoot in digital. The third helped to usher in the current bonanza of 3D movies. So when it came time for the next instalment, Rodriguez knew he had to kick it up a notch.
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Egoyan to mentor Ryerson U. film students
Wednesday August 17th 2011TORONTO – Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan has been appointed as distinguished scholar in residence in Ryerson University’s faculty of communication and design for the next academic year. The Toronto native will mentor a group of Ryerson film students throughout the 2011-12 school year. Some students will have the opportunity to[…]
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1 on 1 with Kevin Smith: Why is he retiring from film?
Tuesday August 16th 2011Premiering his thriller Red State earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked fans and the film industry by announcing he would self-release the movie and retire from filmmaking after his next feature. The indie director (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) spoke to the Globe and Mail in advance of a short Canadian tour of Red State screenings and Q&A sessions.
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How Canada’s public broadcaster stacks up
Monday August 15th 2011CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster operates English and French-language radio and television networks, specialty channels and various Internet sites, as well as offering radio and television programming in eight aboriginal languages. It places ads on television and Internet sites, but its radio has been commercial free since 1974.
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Canadian industry vets to receive special Gemini awards
Thursday August 11th 2011Canadian television industry veterans Christina Jennings, documentarian Mark Terry (pictured) and Lloyd Robertson are to be honored at the upcoming Gemini Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television said Wednesday.
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