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Crazy8s finalists Ready to Roll, New Documentary on Justice and Control, and Production Companies strive for Bigger Goals

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023News in BriefBig Time Decent Productions, Crazy8s, Happy Heart Studios, Joy Haskell, Matt Shewchuk, NIsha Pahuja, To Kill a Tiger

Crazy8s is back again, and I’m not talking about the card game (even though I did play it once with some colleagues at my most recent hourly wage job last year), I’m talking about Vancouver’s

CBC Announce New and Returning Productions with Electric Live Event

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022News in BriefBarbara Williams, Bones of Crows, cbc, Mark Critch, Push

The CBC are ready for a new year of must-see television, as was clear from their live event in Massey Hall, Toronto, where they announced a slate of new shows. Upon entering the hall, I

6 of the Most Bizarre Movie Tie-ins

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022News in BriefFifty Shades of Grey, Murder She Wrote, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scarface, Star Trek, Thor

Like all great institutions, the movie industry of Hollywood also has its own time-honoured customs and traditions, and merchandising is perhaps the most venerated of them all. Yes, even here in the digital era, film

Ivan Reitman Passes Away at 75

February 23, 2022February 21, 2022News in BriefIvan Reitman

On February 12th, Canada not only lost one its most legendary filmmakers, but cinema itself lost a historical icon whose influence is still seen and felt today. Ivan Reitman was a triple threat filmmaker who

What’s Next for Simu Liu

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022News in BriefArthur The King, Beauty and the Beast, Blood and Water, hang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Kim's Convenience, Mayday, Nikita, Simu Liu

After what can only be described as a career year for Simu Liu, which saw the Chinese-born Ontario native play the leading role in the one of the biggest action movies of 2021, Shang-Chi and

Hayden Christensen to Feature in Another Star Wars Series, the Upcoming Ahsoka

October 27, 2021October 25, 2021News in BriefAhsoka, Hayden Christensen, Star Wars

The long overdue path to redemption continues for Hayden Christensen, as it has just been announced that in addition to appearing in the upcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi, he will also feature in Ahsoka, a series