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Film
Reviewed: Starbuck, Afghan Luke
A weekly roundup of local and national reviews of newly released Canadian flicks.
Music Box Films snags U.S. rights to Monsieur Lazhar
Writer/director Philippe Falardeau’s fourth film will get a stateside release after picking up awards in Locarno and Toronto.
Cinepix co-founder John Dunning passes at age 84
Dunning and long-time partner Andre Link helped launch the careers of David Cronenberg, Don Carmody and Ivan Reitman.
2011 Playback Hall of Fame: Gallery #2
More photos from the 5th Annual Playback Film & Television Hall of Fame awards ceremony.
Netflix announces Facebook integration at f8
The deal will see Canadian Netflix members able to share their TV and movie-watching habits with friends through account connectivity.
eOne sells The Hunter into multiple territories
The Willem Dafoe-starring psychological drama has been sold into the U.S., Europe, Japan and the Middle East.
Technicolor Montreal’s Fred Malone jumps to Game On Audio
The sound engineer joins the gaming audio post facility in Montreal.
Telefilm names Monsieur Lazhar as Oscar pick
The Philippe Falardeau film is being submitted as Canada’s choice in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
2011 Playback Hall of Fame: Gallery #1
A selection of photos from the red carpet at Playback’s 5th Annual Film and Television Hall of Fame.
eOne promotes Allen Blackwell at U.S. division
Blackwell will continue acquiring, developing and distributing urban film and comedy products out of the company’s L.A. office.
Kinosmith president to program Hot Docs’ Bloor Cinema
Robin Smith will be responsible for selecting and booking films to screen at the cinema, which is currently under renovation.
BBC Worldwide acquires TIFF-opening U2 doc
The Canadian division of BBC’s commercial arm has picked up distribution rights to Davis Guggenheim’s rock doc.
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