TIFF announces that Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival People’s Choice Award goes to My Internship in Canada (Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre), directed by Philippe Falardeau. This closes the Festival for the TO-Montreal-Vancouver round, but it
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Oscars, Festivals — and Tough Times in NS
MFM is announcing a job opening for an office PA in Sudbury — details are here. With the Oscar nominations coming out this morning, CBC’s Peter Knegt gives an overview of the 12 Canadian nominees
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Blue Monday, Local TV, and Hallmark Movies
(Via Marketwired) Did you know the third Monday in January is (unofficially) ” increasingly known around the globe as the most depressing day of the year”? Cineplex points out, not surprisingly, that you can deal
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From Revenant to RAWR
First, of course, let’s note that The Revenant, which took away three awards from the Golden Globes last night (best drama picture, best director, best performance by an actor in a drama) was filmed partly
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Polar Bear Games and 3D Sound: News Round II
Norm of the North is coming, and so is a kids’ game based on the animated feature about a polar bear protecting his Arctic home from developers. (Sounds pretty Canadian.) Lionsgate has announced today that
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New TV Code, Actra Nominees, Low Loonie Upside, and Vancouver Honours
(Via CNW) The CRTC has come up with a mandatory Code for television service providers that requires them, among other things, to let consumers know what they’re signing up for in an easily understandable way.
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