Pamela Cuthbert

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Long Days on the set

The set of the Rhombus Media production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night is washed with pale hues of straw, and the light streaming in through the windows of the Cape Cod house modeled after Eugene O’Neill’s home is diffused and…

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Ontario Scene: From funding freezes to hot talks, that was the year that was

In the auspicious words of comedian Tom Lehrer, ‘That was the year that was.’…

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Special Report: Post, Animation & Special Effects: Venues diminishing in Canada

It’s a long way from Lupo the Butcher’s gory world of dismembered body parts to the pastel realm of Little Bear and somewhere in between lies the world of animation in Canada….

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Disney opens studios in Vancouver, Toronto

After years of speculation and rumors that Walt Disney Studios would open an animation studio in either Toronto or Vancouver, the Hollywood major’s television division has settled the score….

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Special Report: The Year in Review

On Jan. 1, 1995, things were looking good. Money and activity was steadily pouring forth from the public companies; eight new specialty channels were switched on with great hopes; and pipe dreams of reigning victorious in the star wars of satellite…

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Bleak universe

It’s the year 2095, or thereabouts. The earth has been so thoroughly ravaged by the wicked habits and wasteful ways of humanity that its surface is not fit to live on. Mankind is an adaptable species and dwells underground, albeit pining…

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CBC cuts VPs

While the greater part of cbc president Perrin Beatty’s proposed restructuring plans for the network have yet to be approved by the board of directors, Beatty revealed a senior-level shuffle to his staff in a memo Nov. 14, announcing four vp…

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Studios raise a stink over T.O. garbage facility

When Toronto City Council met early this month to discuss, among other things, the removal of the McLeary Park garbage transfer station that has so irked studio owners in the district, the motions to move the garbage depot were rejected. But…

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Ontario Scene: Accent on action for Toronto location shoots this season

It looks like Toronto’s chilly season may be heated up by not one, but three major Hollywood pics….

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Special Report: The Genies: Genies bet on innovative format

Four of the top five films that stand to win the best picture Genie Award this year are from first-time feature directors. Liste Noire is Jean-Marc Vallee’s first effort, Rude is Clement Virgo’s initial outing, Le Confessionnal marks Robert Lepage’s film…

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Special Report: The Genies: Kids pic hopes for Magic at Genies

Magic in the Water, the film that was instantly pegged as this year’s ‘surprise’ in the 1995 lineup of Genie best picture nominees, is an unusual commodity in the Canadian theatrical market. Not only is it backed by both Norstar Entertainment…

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Post shops irked at CBC

Although the issue of the cbc competing with the private sector has been taken to task time and again, the way the network’s cards are being played this time is unprecedented….