Nick Nemeroff, who performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada, and participated in CTV Comedy’s Roast Battle Canada, has died. He was 32.
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Sir David Attenborough takes a look inside the extinction of the dinosaurs in a new two-part documentary special.
BBC Earth are set to debut “Dinosaur Apocalypse” on Thursday, which is quite timely given the release of “Jurassic World: Dominion” the next day.
The docs explore “how a wealth of newly uncovered fossils may provide a never-before-seen glimpse of events on the day an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, ending the age of the dinosaurs.
“Canadian audiences will follow presenter Sir David Attenborough and a team of scientists as they try to reconstruct a detailed picture of one of the unluckiest days for life on Earth.”
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“Dinosaur Apocalypse” features a series of stunning fossils unearthed by renowned paleontologist Robert DePalma and his team, including fish, the tooth of a T. rex, a footprint possibly made by a young T. rex, an almost complete turtle and triceratops remains, to mention a few.
The program also shows DePalma’s most recent discoveries at the Tanis site in North Dakota, with his team discovering a thick crumbly layer of rock full of ejecta spherules – tiny beads of molten glass which, over millions of years, have turned into clay.
These spherules are created by an asteroid impact that blasts molten and vaporized rock into space where it solidifies and falls back to ground as tiny spheres, a press release confirms.
Attenborough tells ET Canada, “The film is about the last day the dinosaurs lived on Earth – and the minute-by-minute detail of that day. We tend to think that the end of a [geological] period extends over decades, if not centuries, and actually the end of a period
Nick Nemeroff, who performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada, and participated in CTV Comedy’s Roast Battle Canada, has died. He was 32.
A post shared by Nick Nemeroff (@nicknemeroff)The comedian's family described him as «endlessly sweet, supportive of others» and «humble about his many skills and achievements.»«Nick lived his life doing what he loved, and that is how he will be remembered,» the statement concluded. «RIP Nick.
Canadian-born comedian Nick Nemeroff passed away suddenly on Monday at age 32. His family and agency announced the news late Monday. No cause of death has been given.
Owen Hargreaves has detailed the persuasive conversations he had with Sir Alex Ferguson either side of signing to become 'part of the puzzle' at Manchester United. Hargreaves spent four seasons at Old Trafford between 2007 and 2011 before being forced to hang up his boots 12 months later.
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Manori Ravindran International EditorThe moody mountainscape surrounding the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel may have been tailor-made for the British Columbia-shot thriller “Yellowjackets,” which was honored at this week’s Banff World Media Festival, but the real survival drama was raging between Canadian broadcasters and the streaming giants.The tension was palpable among the country’s legacy broadcasters and the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, both of which were prominent at the 43rd edition of the festival. While this fraught dynamic — which has ramped up as the digital platforms launch originals divisions in Canada — is nothing new, relations are coming to a head as the much-ballyhooed Bill C-11, the proposed update to Canada’s dated Broadcasting Act, is fiercely debated in Parliament.
He’s plastic and fantastic! The first photo of Ryan Gosling as Ken in the new Barbie movie has the actor rocking a very different look.
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The Smile have announced their first-ever tour of North America for November and December 2022, in support of their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’.The band, which features Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood, will begin their debut tour across the continent in Providence, Rhode Island. The tour will then take them across the US and Canada, including two New York dates at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre and the city’s Hammerstein Ballroom.A pre-sale for the tour will begin this Thursday (June 16) from 10am local time, with the general sale following the next day at the same local time.
June is coming back with a vengeance.
Season 5 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is nearly upon us.The upcoming installment of Hulu’s dystopian drama will premiere Sept. 14 with two episodes, the streamer announced Monday. New episodes will stream weekly following the premiere.“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 4 ended on a dramatic note, as June (Elisabeth Moss) orchestrated the murder of Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) with fellow Handmaid refugees.
Manori Ravindran International EditorKelvin Redvers, the Indigenous Canadian producer who fought the Cannes Film Festival dress code that prevented him from wearing moccasins on its red carpet, is launching a production company, Variety can reveal.Redvers’ new outfit is called Indigifilm, and will focus on developing and producing scripted and unscripted projects in collaboration with international and Canadian creatives.IndigiFilm has already completed filming on its first feature, “Cold Road,” in partnership with Bell Media’s streaming platform Crave. The thriller was written and directed by Redvers — who is part of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation of the Northwest Territories — and revolves around an Indigenous woman’s harrowing road trip to be with her dying mother in a remote northern First Nation.
Emily Longeretta Jasmin Savoy Brown supports Neve Campbell’s choice to exit “Scream” ahead of the sixth installment. Campbell, who has starred in all five films, recently announced that due to money.“I absolutely respect her for that.
Justice have shared an original demo of their 2007 hit ‘D.A.N.C.E’ to mark the 15th anniversary of their debut album.The French dance duo’s first full-length LP ‘†’ came out 15 years ago yesterday (June 11, 2007).To celebrate, they’ve released an EP of multiple remixes, extended versions and demos of ‘D.A.N.C.E.’, their biggest hit.The only unreleased track on the compilation is an original demo of the track, which you can listen to below.Last year, Justice became involved in a legal spat with Justin Bieber. The cover for Bieber’s sixth record ‘Justice’, which arrived back in March 2021, references the pop star’s Christian faith by using a crucifix-style “T” in the title.Fans soon began noticing the similarities between the logo and that of French dance duo, who have used the font since 2003.
The Directors Guild of Canada BC has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract covering films and TV shows shot in British Columbia.
EXCLUSIVE: The Directors Guild of Canada BC has returned to the virtual bargaining table with the AMPTP and the Canadian Media Producers Association in an attempt to reach an agreement on a new film and TV contract. “The DGC BC and the negotiating producers continue to bargain this week, meeting virtually,” the guild said in a statement.
On Monday, actress Neve Campbell announced she will not be returning for the upcoming “Scream 6” due to an offer that “did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise.” Now, franchise co-star David Arquette is reacting to the news.