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Marc Glassman
Wayne and Shuster: Duo were Canada’s comedy ambassadors
JOHNNY WAYNE (1918-1990) AND FRANK SHUSTER (1916-2002): PIONEER
Growing prodco continues to cross borders
It’s mid-afternoon on a spring day in Toronto, and Peter Raymont is distracted. He’s deep in metro’s core, in fiercely unrenovated Parkdale Collegiate, an inner-city high school. Raymont is there as part of Reel Canada, an innovative program that brings Canadian films to Ontario teenagers. At the moment, though, he’s on a cell phone, listening intently.
Hit drama was Tracey’s brainchild
Fast-paced political thrillers such as White Pine Pictures’ hit show The Border rarely have sentimental roots. But the origins of the series, now in production on its second season for CBC, can be found in the last line in the credits of the opening episode: ‘Dedicated to the memory of Lindalee Tracey.’ Despite the fact that she passed away a year and a half ago, Tracey is still listed as producer on the show that is her final creative legacy.
Podeswa rearranges Pieces
The first cut of Fugitive Pieces was a bit of a downer for audiences, says its writer/director. So it has been recut with a happy ending, digressing from the Anne Michaels novel
The buzz word remains Red
Ask top-ranking Canadian directors of photography what’s new, and they’ll talk about the Red One.
Q&A with Astral Media’s Ian Greenberg
A graduate of Harvard Business School’s advanced management program, Ian Greenberg is the president and CEO of Astral Media and final gatekeeper of its jewel in the crown, The Movie Network.
Three new original series on fall sked
Subscribers to The Movie Network can look forward to three new Canadian drama series this fall. Gritty cop show The Weight, political thriller ZOS: Zone of Separation, and gothic adventure spectacle Sanctuary will debut in autumn, according to Michelle Marion, director of Canadian independent production at TMN.
Is green the new black (again)?
Green is fashionable for the third time in as many decades, and the trendy film industry is re-embracing the cause, hoping for ‘third time lucky,’ with green initiatives sprouting in Quebec and taking root in Ontario.
Digital media is the new message
Academic and cultural institutions are embracing digital media all across Canada.
NFB puts young filmmakers in director’s chair
Positioning itself squarely between academic institutions and film producers, the National Film Board has developed a lineup of initiatives that puts young filmmakers in the director’s chair.
Green TV in January
With environmental issues making front-page news and Al Gore winning the Nobel Prize, does the ‘G’ in HGTV now stand for green?
Toronto critics praise Polley, mourn Harkness
Away From Her takes nods for best actress, Canadian film and first feature, though it trails No Country For Old Men. Kudos come with surprising news that prominent NOW Magazine film critic has died
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