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Strike playing havoc with schedules

The talks in Hollywood are off, again, but broadcasters here have no shortage of other programs. The problem, say the ad people, is that nothing has an exact schedule

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CBC, CTV jump on iTunes bandwagon. Finally

Little Mosque, Corner Gas and a handful of U.S. cable shows added to long-neglected video section of the Apple media store, though there is no sign of any new shows from Global

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What did Comerica know?

And when did it know it? Questions rise over why the California bank dealt with Peace Arch Entertainment when it believed Gary Howsam had forged loan documents. And why did PAE allow Howsam to run the company?

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Natali goes back to the future with Splice

‘This is the film I’ve been planning to do ever since Cube,’ says the director, partway through the Toronto shoot of his $27-million CG horror show

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Humphries back at Citytv

One month after her sudden exit, the Toronto sportscaster is back on the job for the Rogers-owned station group, plus a few other outlets

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Protesting directors hand out DVDs

Binamé, Falardeau and some 200 other members of the ARRQ play Santa with their own films, protesting their lack of status under Canada’s copyright law — the rewrite of which has been delayed yet again

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Name filmmakers dominate TIFF’s Top Ten

But for Up the Yangzte! , which bowed to the crowds at VIFF, the judges stuck with titles that screened at the Toronto festival, nodding to Cronenberg, Podeswa and Maddin

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Some gems, some not on CBC sites

Online versions of The Border and jPod boost mid-season series with fun, immersive games. Sophie and MVP? Not so much

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Super Channel picks up Aussie, U.K. series

Deal with U.K. distributor includes BBC political drama Party Animals and Nine Network’s Sea Patrol

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Buffalo Gal hosts $20-million Hessen Affair

Private funding from overseas and the successful shoot of The Box Collector has brought Brussels-based Corsan back to Winnipeg for World War Two-era thriller

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Days dogged by hostile press

The first-weekend box office for Denys Arcand’s latest was decent, but reviews have been merciless. One box-office watcher thinks Days of Darkness could click — if only it can get a few kind words from Quebecers

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APTN goes high-def

Aboriginal-aimed channel hopes HD spin-off due to launch in March will spur more high-end programming in other languages