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Diane Kruger Plays Three Characters in The Shrouds: A Pre-Watch Guide to Becca, Terry and Hunny Before Their Identities Start Overlapping

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026The Bottom LineDavid Cronenberg, Diane Kruger, The Shrouds

Diane Kruger doesn’t simply appear twice in David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds. She is officially credited as three characters: Becca Relikh, Terry Gelernt and Hunny. That detail matters before watching because all three connect to Vincent

Choosing Festival Trailer Motion Without Losing The Slate

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Technology

Festival week in Vancouver still runs on paper that programmers can defend. The slate at the head of a trailer — title, year, runtime — is that paper in motion. When a generated push-in invents

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Why Niagara Could Become Canada’s Most Distinctive Casino Film Setting

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Today's Top StoriesCasinos, Film Locations, Niagra

Niagara Falls has been appearing on film for decades, but it has rarely been treated as a home for casino stories. That is a little surprising. The city has two casinos, a busy tourist strip,

Vancouver Japanese Film Festival – First Year with First Vancouver Premieres

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026FestivalsAruku - I Walk, Blue Boy Trial, How Dare You, Kakukaku Shikajika, One Last Love Letter, Samurai Vengeance, Tokyo Taxi, Vancouver Japanese Film Festival

Say hello to a brand new film festival in town, the Vancouver Japanese Film Festival. It seemed to come right out of nowhere and it was lucky I found out about it so fast. I

How Professional Cleaning Keeps Film and Creative Workspaces Running Smoothly

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Daily RushesProfessional Cleaning

In film and television, attention naturally goes to what audiences see on screen. Behind every production, however, there is a network of offices, studios, production spaces, meeting rooms, workshops, and shared facilities that have to

Digital Payment Options for Canadian Film Industry Professionals

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026TipsDigital Payment, eChecks, Payment Methods

Canadian film professionals process millions in vendor and crew payments every production cycle, yet a significant share of those transactions still rely on paper cheques — a method that introduces processing delays averaging three to