Producer Michael Patrick (Love…And Other Reasons to Panic) and noted music video director Stephen Scott are shooting the horror/comedy Silent But Deadly this month with Kevin Smith regular Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma).
A touch of magic may help ignite a hit TV show, but the real secret behind CTV/Comedy Network’s Corner Gas series was creative freedom and cash, according to the producing team.
The multi-award-winning team of writers on Corner Gas will have conjured up more than 300 storylines for the comedy series by the time the Regina story room shuts down at the end of August.
Corner Gas isn’t just a ratings winner, it is a merchandising goldmine.
• Total number of episodes by the end of season six – 107
‘At the beginning, it was all cool and exciting writing the scripts andpicking the cast, but the moment it got surreal was when we went out to look at the gas station, which was being built from scratch.
The challenge for Alliance Films as it prepares Rhombus Media’s Blindness for an Oct. 3 theatrical release is to get past the critical drubbing the psychological thriller took as the opening-night film at the Cannes festival in May.
CBC ratings are up, and one of the major secrets to the public broadcaster’s recent success is a marked shift in its approach to marketing and promotion.
New digichannel looks to sign major carriers ahead of launch. Trust in the brand will help channel stand out from the crowd, says King
Ratings peak at 2.5 million amid swimming and rowing wins
C-10 supporter Charles McVety doesn’t approve — but won’t fight against — the arrival of Northern Peaks, saying the pay porn channel is more of a ‘free-market thing’
Former Vancouver and Winnipeg OMNI outlets add simulcasts of Smallville and 60 Minutes following licence rewrite
Fall plans include Debra Messing mini and reruns from other Canwest channels
Producer blasts Tories and heritage minister over culture cuts, predicting a backlash on par with Bill C-10. ACTRA, DGC also condemn cuts
Gala to air on E! and Showcase. Nominations come out Aug. 26