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Film
Sony Pictures’ Houdini and Smurfs 2 to shoot in Montreal
Quebec has scored a trifecta with the Hollywood studio by enticing two more VFX-heavy movies for local production, on top of Roland Emmerich’s Singularity.
Armen Evrensel sci-fi comedy begins shooting in Saskatchewan
Space Milkshake features four blue-collar astronauts and one mutant rubber duck.
Cook aims to make Hot Docs ‘a conduit for preserving past docs’
Hot Docs’ new director of programming Charlotte Cook says she is planning to make the preservation and presentation of classic and rare documentaries a key target for the Canadian festival.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Nov. 4 to Nov. 10, 2011
DreamWorks and Paramount’s Puss In Boots retains the number one spot at the overall Canadian box office for the second straight week.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Nov. 4 to Nov. 10, 2011
Philippe Faladreau’s festival fav Monsieur Lazhar is the highest-grossing Canadian film for the second straight week.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, 2011
Captain America is the biggest seller in this week’s Top 20 DVDs.
CFC begins principal photography on Old Stock
The training centre’s latest feature is shooting in Toronto through Nov. 30.
Blink, A Starry Night, Rhonda’s Party feted at enRoute Film Fest
Five filmmakers are recognized for their achievements at a special ceremony in Toronto for the Air Canada-sponsored festival.
Sony Pictures’ $175 million Singularity shoot in Montreal faces delay
Roland Emmerich has halted pre-production on his sci-fi action movie, which was set to shoot at Mel’s Cite du Cinema in March 2012, in order to rework the script.
Cineplex posts record Q3 results, despite fewer tickets sold
The anomaly was Quebec, where Hollywood movies underperformed in the last quarter. But don’t expect the trend to continue, says Cineplex topper Ellis Jacob – Tintin is coming to save the day.
Montreal to host Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse shoot
The province’s generous all-spend tax break is drawing Hollywood producers and big-budget movie shoots.
eOne to release Focus World DVD titles stateside
The Canadian distributor’s U.S. arm will handle select titles from a recently launched Focus Features label.
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