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Mewes makes Silent movie
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).
Creative freedom and cash the keys to success
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.
Writers look back on ‘a really good gig’
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.
A merchandising goldmine
Corner Gas isn’t just a ratings winner, it is a merchandising goldmine.
Corner Gas Milestones
• Total number of episodes by the end of season six – 107
Memorable Gas Moments
‘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.
Blindness eyes TIFF, Jack Brooks self-distributes
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.
Layfield’s strategy brings new eyes to CBC
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.
TSN2 still chasing Bell, Rogers
New digichannel looks to sign major carriers ahead of launch. Trust in the brand will help channel stand out from the crowd, says King
Medals boost CBC audiences
Ratings peak at 2.5 million amid swimming and rowing wins
Preacher not opposed to Cancon porn
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’
Stations rechristened as Joytv
Former Vancouver and Winnipeg OMNI outlets add simulcasts of Smallville and 60 Minutes following licence rewrite
Showcase adds Starter Wife
Fall plans include Debra Messing mini and reruns from other Canwest channels
Ottawa ‘will regret this,’ says Frappier
Producer blasts Tories and heritage minister over culture cuts, predicting a backlash on par with Bill C-10. ACTRA, DGC also condemn cuts
Geminis return to Toronto
Gala to air on E! and Showcase. Nominations come out Aug. 26
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