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Todd Longwell Investing in a film and TV production facility is a tricky business. The industry is fickle under the best of circumstances, and if you’re looking to build a soundstage complex in a region that uses its tax incentive to attract projects, there’s always the possibility that politicians will repeal it in the next legislative session, effectively shutting down your studio.

“We’ll launch FAST channels pretty darn soon” Sean Cohan told Deadline back in March and the Bell Media President has delivered on that pledge with the rollout of ten new channels.

Ellise Shafer Pop legend Céline Dion is opening up about her life with Stiff Person Syndrome, saying that she still hopes “we’ll find a miracle,” but is learning “to live with it.” In a new interview with Vogue France, the Canadian singer discussed the neurological disorder, which causes progressive muscular stiffness. Following her diagnosis in December 2022, Dion has halted her touring schedule and stayed largely out of the spotlight, though she made a surprise appearance at the Grammys in February and earned a huge standing ovation. “I haven’t beat the disease, as it’s still within me and always will be.

The Olivier Awards will be available to stream on Britbox this year, alongside its regular UK broadcast on ITV1. The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday, April 14, and will be available to American and Canadian audiences on SVOD service Britbox on the same day. Australian audiences will have access to the stream from Monday, April 15.

Twofour Hires ‘007: Road To A Million’ Producer & ‘Circle’ Exec

One day after President Joe Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” over an Israel Defense Force attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen team members distributing food in Gaza, WCK founder José Andrés gave an emotional interview to Reuters in which he said, “What I know is that we were targeted deliberately, nonstop until everybody was dead in this convoy.”

Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates.The monster mash-up from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what has been a robust year, falling just short of the the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Part 2.”Projections had put the the opening weekend of “Godzilla x Kong: Frozen Empire” at closer to $50 million.Last week’s No.

Karen Bliss Elliot Page criticized Canada’s rollback of LGBTQ rights on the stage of the Juno Awards in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday night. “We are at a time in history where the rights of LGBTQ2+ people are being revoked, restricted and eliminated throughout the world, and the effects are devastating,” Page, a transgender Halifax native, said in a speech presenting twin singer-songwriters Tegan and Sara with the Junos’ humanitarian award.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Variety’s Series Mania Bulletin highlights breaking news at this year’s French TV festival: Paramount+ has announced the schedule and pricing for its international ad-supported Basic subscription offering and Premium plan, both set to begin this month in selected countries. The ad-supported Basic plan will be available in April in Canada and in June in Australia, priced at $6.99 in Canadian and Australian dollars.

UPDATED with news that Ranjit will attend the Oscars as director Nisha Pahuja‘s guest. It’s a momentous weekend for To Kill a Tiger, the award-winning documentary directed by Nisha Pahuja.

A Canadian college student has been arrested and charged with six counts of murder after police say he slaughtered a family with an “edged weapon.” Per reports from Reuters, CBC

Cancer patients in Scotland receive less cancer care than in other comparable countries, a new study has shown.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have formed a surprising bond with singer Michael Buble after reportedly moving on from their friendship with David and Victoria Beckham. The couple are on a speedy three-day tour of Vancouver and Whistler for the One Year To Go celebrations, visiting the Canadian states as part of the celebrations leading up to the 2025 Invictus Games, and decided to try out a winter sport - wheelchair curling - that will be featured in the games for the first time. While learning to play the sport at the Hillcrest Community Centre, they were joined by Canadian singer Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato.

Naman Ramachandran Montreal-based distributor and sales agent Filmoption International has acquired world rights to Nick Butler’s feature directorial debut, “The Legacy of Cloudy Falls.” Filmoption will launch the film at the upcoming Berlin European Film Market. Set in the Cloudy Falls residence, a run-down apartment complex in Niagara Falls that seems destined to be torn down, the film tells the story of a handful of its tenants, chosen at random by the narrator, Rita (Susan Berger), the building’s glib superintendent.

Madonna had an oopsie!

Schitt's Creek star Dan Levy is challenging perceptions with his upcoming Netflix film Good Grief. The actor and screenwriter, 40, is best known for playing spoiled eldest son David Rose in the Canadian sitcom, which ran from 2020 to 2015.

Technology wasn’t Santa Claus’ best friend this morning, but in the Spirit of Christmas everything is A-OK now, according to NORAD.

Demi Lovato and musician Jordan ‘Jutes’ Lutes have announced that they are engaged.The ‘Cool For The Summer’ singer took to Instagram on Sunday (Dec 17) to share the news with their followers.“I’m still speechless,” Lovato wrote alongside pictures of the pair together and an engagement ring. “Last night was the best night of my life and I can’t believe I get to marry the love of my life @jutesmusic.”The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ singer continued: “My love, I’m beyond excited to marry you..

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget? Or how about Queen Bey’s Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé? Or the super-seasonal Candy Cane Lane? There’s so much!So why, then, am I seemingly buried in promos for Lady Ballers, the comic romp from the goofy gang at The Daily Wire? Billed as “the most triggering comedy in years,” the trailer gives us a peek into the laugh-riot world of, simply put, men dressing up in wigs and fake tits to identify as Trans women in the sporting arena and beat the pants off those cis sisters.While you won’t find it in theaters — it’s a DailyWire+ exclusive — you will find it filled with all your fascist faves!Ohai, Matt “What Is a Woman?” Walsh. Who’s that referee? Why it’s The Daily Wire’s Editor Emeritus Ben “You can’t magically change your gender” Shapiro. And our favorite kooky Canadian, Jordan “[Acceptance of Trans people is a sign of] civilization collapsing” Peterson.We’re promised an appearance by Candace “The Trans movement … is actually satanic” Owens.

Lyndie Greenwood is starring as April in the new Hallmark Channel movie Magic in Mistletoe and you might be curious to know more about her personal life!

EXCLUSIVE: The creator of Canadian smash Letterkenny has struck a multi-year content deal with streamer Crave and New Metric Media that Crave’s programing boss says is a first of its kind.

Ethan Shanfeld Forty years after making his directorial debut with the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” Rob Reiner will begin filming the follow-up to the music mockumentary in February. Plus, the fictional heavy metal band will apparently be joined by real-life music legends Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks, Reiner revealed on the “RHLSTP With Richard Herring” podcast. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are set to return as the members of Spinal Tap, alongside Reiner as the documentarian Martin “Marty” Di Bergi.

Who plays Olivia in the new Hallmark Channel movie Our Christmas Mural? That’s Alex Paxton-Beesley and it’s time to fill you in on her life!

Warren Christie is starring in the new Hallmark Channel original movie Holiday Road and you might be curious to know more about his personal life.

Niall Matter is starring as Jack in the new Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Hotline and if you were curious to know more about his life, we have you covered!

Cindy Busby is starring as Lori Jo in the new Hallmark Channel movie Everything Christmas and if you were interested to know more about her personal life, we have you covered.

Schitt’s Creek actress Emily Hampshire has apologised for her “insensitive” Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Halloween costume.In a since-deleted post, Hampshire was seen styled as Depp, with drawn-on facial hair and tattoos, while her friend, dressed as Heard, feigned distress and held a fake piece of excrement with googly eyes.Former couple Depp and Heard both accused each other of domestic abuse.Hampshire, who played Stevie Budd in the Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek, said she was “sorry and ashamed” of the costume, describing it as “one of the most thoughtless, insensitive, and ignorant things” she had ever done.In the original post, the Canadian actress was seen wearing a pin-striped suit, with her hair slicked back. She was also holding a wine bottle – an apparent reference to details from the couple’s televised court case last year.A post shared by emily hampshire (@emilyhampshire)Taking to Instagram to issue her apology, Hampshire wrote: “I want to address what is one of the most thoughtless, insensitive, and ignorant things I’ve ever done.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Past Lives” writer and director Celine Song handles the delicate themes of love and destiny surrounding the Korean Buddhist concept of In-Yun — the connection, fate and destiny of two people. However, the South Korean/Canadian playwright says she had her own “revelation” while making her directorial debut.

Michaela Zee A new Canadian Broadcast Corporation investigation has raised questions about the Indigenous identity of Buffy Sainte-Marie. The singer-songwriter, considered to be the first Indigenous Oscar winner for co-writing the song “Up Where We Belong” from 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,” has long claimed she was born on a Piapot Cree reservation in 1941 in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Sainte-Marie was then adopted by white parents as part of a Canadian government policy known as the Sixties Scoop.

Who plays Charlotte in the new movie Christmas By Design? That’s Rebecca Dalton and we have more info about her life!

Liam Gallagher has teased that his upcoming joint album with John Squire will be “the best record since The Beatles‘ ‘Revolver'”The former Oasis singer teased the idea of the pair collaborating last June, when he brought out the former The Stone Roses guitarist for his Knebworth shows to perform the 1995 Oasis classic ‘Champagne Supernova’. “Super group incoming LG JS,” read one of Gallagher’s tweets at the time.Last September, while speaking in an interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Gallagher confirmed that the pair are “definitely” going to work together.It’s the best record since revolver— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 23, 2023What’s coming your way is bigger I’m being humble it pisses all over it— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 23, 2023In response to Wilkinson’s request for an update, Gallagher said: “Yeah.

Taylor Swift’s new documentary, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, has scored the biggest opening weekend for a concert film in history. The film, which premiered in the UK on October 13, documents the six performances completed by Swift at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium earlier this year.

Luisana Lopilato was born in Argentine, and has spent a large part of her adult life in Canada, where she has built a family with her husband Michael Bublé. After a long 16-year wait, the actress has finally obtained her Canadian citizenship and will have dual citizenship there and in Argentina. The star of ‘La Corazonada’ revealed the happy news on social media Tuesday with a gallery of photos where her happiness shined through.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Anthony Shim, the Canadian Korean director behind Toronto festival hit “Riceboy Sleeps,” is attached as writer and director of a film adaptation of “Offerings” an acclaimed Korean coming-of-age novel. Anonymous Content and Anthology Studios are to produce. “Offerings” tells the story of Dae, a young Korean American investment banker who finds himself back in his native Seoul as part of an international team brought in to rescue the country from sovereign default during the 1990s Asian Financial Crisi.

Lego and Nintendo have revealed Lego Animal Crossing, featuring mini figures of fan-favourite villagers as well as characters like Isabelle and Tom Nook.The teaser for the collaboration showed Rosie, Bunnie, Marshall, Kapp’n, Fauna, Julian, Isabelle and Tom Nook waving at a floating present with a balloon attached. When the clouds parted, the logos for Lego and Animal Crossing appeared in the sky.Behind the villagers were Lego trees with plastic fruit like apples, oranges and cherries on their branches, and Lego flowers studded into the grass.

Here’s a juicy bit of movie news: THR reports that Cate Blanchett will star in Canadian auteur Guy Maddin‘s upcoming drama “Rumors,” with shooting to start next week on October 9. Maddin’s latest film signed an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA to allow the actress to film her scenes without breaching guild strike restrictions.