Exclusive: Two-time Canadian Olympic medallist Elvis Stojko is to guest star in CBC’s comedy One More Time.
We’ve got a first look at the popular figure skater, who will appear in the seventh episode of the Counterfeit Pictures series. The ep, titled ‘Lazer Blade,’ will air on Tuesday February 20 and also on streamer CBC Gem.
Stojko will play himself opposite star D.J. Demers (The Tonight Show) in the workplace comedy, in which hard-of-hearing second-hand sporting goods store manager Demers leads a team of ‘enthusiastic’ employees.
The figure skater won back-to-back Olympic silver medals at Lillehammer in 1994 and Nagano 1998 along with three world titles and seven national titles. He was inducted to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2011.
“Elvis Stojko is a Canadian icon and a huge part of my childhood — which is crazy because he doesn’t even...
We’ve got a first look at the popular figure skater, who will appear in the seventh episode of the Counterfeit Pictures series. The ep, titled ‘Lazer Blade,’ will air on Tuesday February 20 and also on streamer CBC Gem.
Stojko will play himself opposite star D.J. Demers (The Tonight Show) in the workplace comedy, in which hard-of-hearing second-hand sporting goods store manager Demers leads a team of ‘enthusiastic’ employees.
The figure skater won back-to-back Olympic silver medals at Lillehammer in 1994 and Nagano 1998 along with three world titles and seven national titles. He was inducted to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2011.
“Elvis Stojko is a Canadian icon and a huge part of my childhood — which is crazy because he doesn’t even...
- 2/15/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Production is underway in Toronto on comedy series “One More Time,” from stand-up comedian D.J. Demers and showrunner Jessie Gabe (“Workin’ Moms”), and a cast has been revealed.
The 13 x 30′ series is a workplace comedy about D.J. (Demers), the hard-of-hearing manager of a second-hand sporting goods store, and the team of “enthusiastic” employees he leads. D.J.’s optimistic, community-oriented outlook on life is challenged at every turn, as he and his team struggle to keep the small independent shop alive.
Joining Demers in the cast are actor and comedian Geri Hall (“Astrid and Lilly Save the World”), Daniel Beirne (“Fargo”), Elise Bauman (“Workin’ Moms”), emerging actor Seran Sathiyaseelan and Dayton Sinkia (“Letterkenny”).
The cast also includes Nadine Bhabha (“Letterkenny”), Chris Robinson (“The Amazing Gayl Pile”), Maddy Foley (“The Boys”) and Marito Lopez (“Gary and His Demons”).
Demers’ one-hour specials include “[Indistinct Chatter]” “Interpreted” and “Born In ‘86” and he has appeared...
The 13 x 30′ series is a workplace comedy about D.J. (Demers), the hard-of-hearing manager of a second-hand sporting goods store, and the team of “enthusiastic” employees he leads. D.J.’s optimistic, community-oriented outlook on life is challenged at every turn, as he and his team struggle to keep the small independent shop alive.
Joining Demers in the cast are actor and comedian Geri Hall (“Astrid and Lilly Save the World”), Daniel Beirne (“Fargo”), Elise Bauman (“Workin’ Moms”), emerging actor Seran Sathiyaseelan and Dayton Sinkia (“Letterkenny”).
The cast also includes Nadine Bhabha (“Letterkenny”), Chris Robinson (“The Amazing Gayl Pile”), Maddy Foley (“The Boys”) and Marito Lopez (“Gary and His Demons”).
Demers’ one-hour specials include “[Indistinct Chatter]” “Interpreted” and “Born In ‘86” and he has appeared...
- 7/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Canadian Screen Awards has unveiled nominations for the national film and TV prize-giving, and the CBC civil rights drama The Porter leads the film and TV field with 19 mentions in all, including for best small-screen drama.
The first Canadian drama series from an all-Black creative team, which also streams on BET+, centers on the lives of Black train porters and their families as they launch North America’s first Black labor union in the 1920s.
The TV categories, voted on by around 3,000 Canadian industry insiders, also sees the CBC series Detention Adventure and Sort Of – a Peabody award-winning show about a gender fluid young Muslim in Toronto played by Bilal Baig — nab 15 nominations each in an awards show shaping up to be a major showcase for people of color.
That follows Canadian film, and TV industry efforts to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the country’s indie production sector and prize-giving process.
The first Canadian drama series from an all-Black creative team, which also streams on BET+, centers on the lives of Black train porters and their families as they launch North America’s first Black labor union in the 1920s.
The TV categories, voted on by around 3,000 Canadian industry insiders, also sees the CBC series Detention Adventure and Sort Of – a Peabody award-winning show about a gender fluid young Muslim in Toronto played by Bilal Baig — nab 15 nominations each in an awards show shaping up to be a major showcase for people of color.
That follows Canadian film, and TV industry efforts to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the country’s indie production sector and prize-giving process.
- 2/22/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The perpetrator of a kidnapping turns out to be connected to another crime on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode 10. Directed by Cory Bowles from a script by Zach Cannon, “False Flag” will air on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
Recurring guest stars include Zoë Sophia Garcia as Kim Fogelman, Tonye Patano as Susan “Mama B” Barnes, Fedna Jacquet as Charlotte Gaines, Raigan Newton as Anais-Barnes Gaines, and Shaun Anthony as Joshua Fogelman.
“False Flag” Plot: The team is thrown for a loop when they discover that the abductor of a disgraced state police detective is connected to someone from a recent case.
Wendy Lyon, Jimmy Nicholas,...
Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
Recurring guest stars include Zoë Sophia Garcia as Kim Fogelman, Tonye Patano as Susan “Mama B” Barnes, Fedna Jacquet as Charlotte Gaines, Raigan Newton as Anais-Barnes Gaines, and Shaun Anthony as Joshua Fogelman.
“False Flag” Plot: The team is thrown for a loop when they discover that the abductor of a disgraced state police detective is connected to someone from a recent case.
Wendy Lyon, Jimmy Nicholas,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode seven finds the team investigating a shooting at a Buddhist temple. Directed by Cory Bowles from a script by D. Dona Le, episode seven – “Karma” will air on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon. Oriana Bustamante recurs as Ingrid Vargas and Wendy Moniz recurs as April Brooks.
Scott Ly, Harris Yulin, Vien Hong, Amy Hargreaves, Tim Lounibos, and Molly Leland guest star.
“Karma” Plot: The team’s Thanksgiving plans are put on hold when they are brought in to investigate whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal. Also, Remy and April make a tough decision.
Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon. Oriana Bustamante recurs as Ingrid Vargas and Wendy Moniz recurs as April Brooks.
Scott Ly, Harris Yulin, Vien Hong, Amy Hargreaves, Tim Lounibos, and Molly Leland guest star.
“Karma” Plot: The team’s Thanksgiving plans are put on hold when they are brought in to investigate whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal. Also, Remy and April make a tough decision.
- 11/17/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: CTV’s Canadian sitcom Shelved has found its leads.
Lyndie Greenwood will be joined by Paul Braunstein (Baroness Van Sketch), Dakota Ray Hebert (Run Woman Run) and Chris Sandiford (What We Do In The Shadows) in the Anthony Q. Farrell single-cam comedy about employees and patrons at the Jameson Public Library in Parkdale.
See above for the first shots of them in role.
Taylor Love (Most Dangerous Game), Varun Saranga (Wyonna Earp) and Robin Duke (Schitt’s Creek) round out the ensemble cast.
Greenwood stars as Wendy, Head of the library’s Jameson Branch and an energetic dreamer who always sees the best in people and cares passionately about her library and the community of Parkdale. Her staff includes the fastidious and judgmental Howard (Sandiford), who begrudgingly joins after a transfer from a prestigious Midtown branch; social rights activist Jaq (Hebert), who is obsessed with dystopian...
Lyndie Greenwood will be joined by Paul Braunstein (Baroness Van Sketch), Dakota Ray Hebert (Run Woman Run) and Chris Sandiford (What We Do In The Shadows) in the Anthony Q. Farrell single-cam comedy about employees and patrons at the Jameson Public Library in Parkdale.
See above for the first shots of them in role.
Taylor Love (Most Dangerous Game), Varun Saranga (Wyonna Earp) and Robin Duke (Schitt’s Creek) round out the ensemble cast.
Greenwood stars as Wendy, Head of the library’s Jameson Branch and an energetic dreamer who always sees the best in people and cares passionately about her library and the community of Parkdale. Her staff includes the fastidious and judgmental Howard (Sandiford), who begrudgingly joins after a transfer from a prestigious Midtown branch; social rights activist Jaq (Hebert), who is obsessed with dystopian...
- 6/29/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Vulture Watch
What will become of Mennonite Pastor Noah Funk? Has the Pure TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pure season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Canadian drama which first ran on CBC in Canada and streamed on Hulu in the Us, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The Wgn America series centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way...
What will become of Mennonite Pastor Noah Funk? Has the Pure TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pure season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Canadian drama which first ran on CBC in Canada and streamed on Hulu in the Us, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The Wgn America series centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way...
- 3/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We don't have to wonder whether the Pure TV show will be cancelled or renewed for season two on Wgn America. Originally a CBC and Hulu TV series, Wgna and Super Channel partnered with those networks to produce a second season of Pure that would originate on their stations. In the meantime, Wgna is running the first season of Pure, before debuting season two later this year. Will the American audience tune in, or have most interested viewers already streamed it on Hulu? The ratings will tell the tale, so stay tuned.
A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must...
A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must...
- 3/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Do you find pure joy in watching the first season of the Pure TV show on Wgn America? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Pure is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the Pure season one episodes for us, below.
A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true...
A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true...
- 1/31/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Winston DeGiobbi's Mass for Shut-Ins (2017) is exclusively showing August 23 – September 22, 2018 on Mubi in most countries in the world as part of the series Canada's Next Generation.Arriving with an unexpected boom of Nova Scotian inspiration alongside Ashley McKenzie’s Werewolf, Seth Smith’s The Crescent, Cory Bowles’ Black Cop, Winston DeGiobbi’s artisanal and anarchic debut feature is one of the most distinct visions to emerge in a larger movement of recent Canadian independent cinema. Easily likened to Harmony Korine for its on-the-ground in-the-thick of it poverty-grit setting and style, Mass for Shut-Ins, is, refreshingly, a film that seems born directly out its own milieu rather than out of any sort of reverential relationship to cinema. DeGiobbi possesses a sensitivity and skill in taking observations of his surroundings and channeling them into something just bent past realism into a discreet poetry where mundanity and strangeness blur as one. Aside...
- 8/26/2018
- MUBI
In today’s roundup, “The Flash” promoted Hartley Sawyer and Jessica Parker Kennedy to series regulars, and the Toronto Screenwriting Conference named its 2018 guest speakers.
Casting
Recurring cast members Hartley Sawyer and Jessica Parker Kennedy have been upped to series regulars for Season 5 of the CW‘s “The Flash.” Sawyer will reprise his role as Ralph Dibny, or Elongated Man, while Kennedy will continue on as Barry and Iris’ future daughter, Nora West-Allen, since the Season 4 finale revealed her “Mystery Girl” identity.
Deinstitutionalized has announced the cast of the upcoming dystopian drama “FraXtur.” Series regulars include Brittany Curran, Denise Richards, Karl Yune, Leon Thomas III, Max Adler, Camille Winbush, Kristos Andrews, Cody Saintgnue, Eric Nelsen, Ciara Hanna and Chasty Ballesteros. Pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Jade Harlow are also set to guest star in the show, which follows a misfit bunch of teens who stumble into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Casting
Recurring cast members Hartley Sawyer and Jessica Parker Kennedy have been upped to series regulars for Season 5 of the CW‘s “The Flash.” Sawyer will reprise his role as Ralph Dibny, or Elongated Man, while Kennedy will continue on as Barry and Iris’ future daughter, Nora West-Allen, since the Season 4 finale revealed her “Mystery Girl” identity.
Deinstitutionalized has announced the cast of the upcoming dystopian drama “FraXtur.” Series regulars include Brittany Curran, Denise Richards, Karl Yune, Leon Thomas III, Max Adler, Camille Winbush, Kristos Andrews, Cody Saintgnue, Eric Nelsen, Ciara Hanna and Chasty Ballesteros. Pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Jade Harlow are also set to guest star in the show, which follows a misfit bunch of teens who stumble into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- 6/18/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films holds Us rights.
Toronto-based Raven Banner’s specialty label Northern Banner has acquired Canadian rights to Cory Bowles’ political satire psychodrama Black Cop.
The film received its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and has won multiple awards across Canada, including best film and best director at the 2017 Atlantic Film Festival, and best Canadian feature at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Sophia Walker star in the story of an officer struggling between duty and moral obligation who gets profiled by his colleagues off-duty, pushing him over the edge.
Armed with the power of his badge,...
Toronto-based Raven Banner’s specialty label Northern Banner has acquired Canadian rights to Cory Bowles’ political satire psychodrama Black Cop.
The film received its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and has won multiple awards across Canada, including best film and best director at the 2017 Atlantic Film Festival, and best Canadian feature at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Sophia Walker star in the story of an officer struggling between duty and moral obligation who gets profiled by his colleagues off-duty, pushing him over the edge.
Armed with the power of his badge,...
- 4/24/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Network: Hulu, Wgn America. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates (Us): July 7, 2017 — present. Series status: Cancelled but later revived. Performers include: Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. TV show description: A Canadian drama series inspired by real-life events, the Pure TV show centers on a Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true to his faith, carry on with his ministry, and run his dairy farm, all the while rooting out a drug trafficking ring.Because he is anxious to keep the...
- 4/6/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"If you claim that you don't support something, challenge it." Samuel Goldwyn has unveiled a trailer for the indie film Black Cop, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and has been hitting tons of festivals over the last five months. The film is about a black police officer who is pushed to the edge, taking out his frustrations on the privileged community he's sworn to protect. Up-and-coming actor Ronnie Rowe (seen on "Star Trek: Discovery") stars as "Black Cop", along with Sophia Walker, Sebastien Labelle, Simon Paul Mutuyimana, Christian Murray, Ambyr Dunn, and Jeff Schwager. This is labeled as a drama, but one of the quotes say it's "jet-black satire", and there's some dark humor in this trailer. It almost seems like Falling Down, about a black cop who gets pissed off and starts throwing white cops into the dumpster. Here's the official release trailer (+ poster) for Cory Bowles' Black Cop,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Urban Chestnut Beer poured freely (because it was free) at the Urban Chestnut Microbrewery in the Grove neighborhood inSt. Louis last night. It was the closing-night party for the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival where the slate of audience-choice and juried-competition winners were announced to an attentive crowd. Sliff presented four major filmmaking awards during the course of the 2017 festival: Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award to Dan Mirvish; Women in Film Award to Pam Grier; Lifetime Achievement Awards to Sam Pollard; and the Contemporary Cinema Award to Marco Williams.
Tribeca Film Institute’s If/Then Short Documentary Pitch Competition
Tribeca Film Institute, in partnership with Sliff, sought short documentary projects by filmmakers living and working in the Midwest for its new If/Then Short Documentary Program, made possible with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Five projects were invited to enter...
Tribeca Film Institute’s If/Then Short Documentary Pitch Competition
Tribeca Film Institute, in partnership with Sliff, sought short documentary projects by filmmakers living and working in the Midwest for its new If/Then Short Documentary Program, made possible with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Five projects were invited to enter...
- 11/14/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Black Cop screens Sunday, November 5th at 8:30pm at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis) as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Writer and Director Corey Bowles will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here.
It’s not easy being a black cop: Your community doesn’t trust you, your colleagues are wary of you, and everyone assumes you hate Nwa. And when the world is on edge waiting for a grand-jury verdict on a high-profile police case involving an unarmed youth, all eyes are on you. For one black cop (Ronnie Rowe), who’s already pulled between duty and moral obligation, the situation only worsens when he is profiled by his colleagues when off-duty. Nearly killed by his fellow cops, he’s finally pushed over the edge. Armed with the power of his badge, stoked by an antagonizing radio show, and...
It’s not easy being a black cop: Your community doesn’t trust you, your colleagues are wary of you, and everyone assumes you hate Nwa. And when the world is on edge waiting for a grand-jury verdict on a high-profile police case involving an unarmed youth, all eyes are on you. For one black cop (Ronnie Rowe), who’s already pulled between duty and moral obligation, the situation only worsens when he is profiled by his colleagues when off-duty. Nearly killed by his fellow cops, he’s finally pushed over the edge. Armed with the power of his badge, stoked by an antagonizing radio show, and...
- 11/3/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Prototype (Blake Williams)The 36th Vancouver Film Festival recently wrapped, and with it, the second year of the Future//Present program, a selection of eight features (and a number of shorts) dedicated to emerging Canadian filmmakers. If the inaugural edition had the task of distinguishing itself from the rest of the festival's True North “stream,” this year's offered the opportunity to cement its relevancy and expand its vision. That's something for which the admirably varied program proved more or less able, albeit with higher highs and lower lows than in 2016, which speaks, at least, to chances being taken (something that can't necessarily be said of the festival's programming in general). Taken on the whole, there are—beyond the uniting sensibility of critic and programmer Adam Cook—filmmaking trends that one could identify, and patterns that one could connect, for better and for worse, to the larger contemporary arthouse scene. But the most successful selections,...
- 10/20/2017
- MUBI
Between its success at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it premiered earlier this year, and here at Viff, where it won the Canadian Feature award, Black Cop has become something of a sensation. Its concept is an undeniably timely, intriguing one -- a black police officer 'flips the script' by profiling and roughing up white people -- and director Cory Bowles executes it admirably. The idea is ripe for comedic satire, but Black Cop doesn't shy away from the gravity of racial profiling and police brutality, even during its lighter moments. Taking place in our world, in the present, the film begins with footage from various Black Lives Matter protests. We follow an unnamed protagonist (a powerful Ronnie Rowe Jr.) as he navigates both...
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- 10/19/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Long Time Running, Call Me By Your Name bookend Canadian event.
Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier’s Long Time Running will open the Fin: Atlantic International Film Festival, set to run in Halifax, Canada, from September 14-21.
The documentary accompanies Canadian band The Tragically Hip on its 2016 tour across Canada after lead singer Gord Downie announced he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name is the closing night selection. The coming-of-age film set in Italy in the 1980s stars Timothee Chalamet, Esther Garrel, and Armie Hammer.
More than 120 film screenings and special events will be presented over the eight days, when the programme will include features and documentaries by Canadian and international filmmakers.
The Opening Night Gala is part of the Movie Nights Across Canada initiative presented by Canadian Heritage and Telefilm Canada to celebrate Canadian talent in filmmaking.
Gala Presentations include Canadian filmmakers Michael Melski’s [link...
Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier’s Long Time Running will open the Fin: Atlantic International Film Festival, set to run in Halifax, Canada, from September 14-21.
The documentary accompanies Canadian band The Tragically Hip on its 2016 tour across Canada after lead singer Gord Downie announced he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name is the closing night selection. The coming-of-age film set in Italy in the 1980s stars Timothee Chalamet, Esther Garrel, and Armie Hammer.
More than 120 film screenings and special events will be presented over the eight days, when the programme will include features and documentaries by Canadian and international filmmakers.
The Opening Night Gala is part of the Movie Nights Across Canada initiative presented by Canadian Heritage and Telefilm Canada to celebrate Canadian talent in filmmaking.
Gala Presentations include Canadian filmmakers Michael Melski’s [link...
- 8/16/2017
- ScreenDaily
Festival brass unveil Rising Stars, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! finallists, and more.
Mary Harron, Kim Nguyen (both pictured above), Ingrid Veninger, and Denis Côté are among the familiar names in the 26-strong Canadian Features slate that Toronto International Film Festival programmers unveiled on Wednesday.
The selection comprises the highest number of feature directorial debutants and films from Western Canada in recent years. More than 30% of the titles are by first-time feature directors.
Festival brass also announced Short Cuts, Tiff Cinematheque, Rising Stars, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! finallists, and the recipient of the 2017 Len Blum Residency.
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7-17.
Canadian Features
“It is exciting to see a new wave of Canadian first-time feature directors play with genres and take risks,” Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock said. “This year’s line-up has a truly international feel to it, too, with a number of features shot all over the globe — something that also...
Mary Harron, Kim Nguyen (both pictured above), Ingrid Veninger, and Denis Côté are among the familiar names in the 26-strong Canadian Features slate that Toronto International Film Festival programmers unveiled on Wednesday.
The selection comprises the highest number of feature directorial debutants and films from Western Canada in recent years. More than 30% of the titles are by first-time feature directors.
Festival brass also announced Short Cuts, Tiff Cinematheque, Rising Stars, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! finallists, and the recipient of the 2017 Len Blum Residency.
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7-17.
Canadian Features
“It is exciting to see a new wave of Canadian first-time feature directors play with genres and take risks,” Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock said. “This year’s line-up has a truly international feel to it, too, with a number of features shot all over the globe — something that also...
- 8/9/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the annual event will pay tribute to its home country with a number of options that span the past, present, and future of Canadian creativity. Per usual, the fest has unveiled a slew of titles that will make up its Canadian feature slate — 26 in all — with an eye towards advancing not only established Canadian filmmakers, but rising stars as well.
This year’s Canadian lineup boasts one of the highest numbers of feature directorial debuts ever, as well as one of the highest numbers of films from Western Canada in recent years. Over 30% of the titles have a first-time feature director, while seven out of nine are Tiff alumni.
Read More:tiff’s Platform Selection: How the Festival’s Buzziest Slate is Pivoting After Launching ‘Moonlight’
“It is exciting to see a new wave of Canadian first-time feature directors play with genres and take risks,...
This year’s Canadian lineup boasts one of the highest numbers of feature directorial debuts ever, as well as one of the highest numbers of films from Western Canada in recent years. Over 30% of the titles have a first-time feature director, while seven out of nine are Tiff alumni.
Read More:tiff’s Platform Selection: How the Festival’s Buzziest Slate is Pivoting After Launching ‘Moonlight’
“It is exciting to see a new wave of Canadian first-time feature directors play with genres and take risks,...
- 8/9/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Vulture Watch What will become of Mennonite Pastor Noah Funk? Has the Pure TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pure season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? A Canadian drama streaming on the Hulu paid subscription platform, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true...
- 7/7/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Hulu. Episodes: Six (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates (Us): July 7, 2017 — July 7, 2017. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. TV show description: A Canadian drama series inspired by real life events, the Pure TV show centers on a Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true to his faith, carry on with his ministry, and run his dairy farm, all the while rooting out a drug trafficking ring.Because he is anxious to keep the police out...
- 7/7/2017
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- TVSeriesFinale.com
Although season one of the Pure TV show premieres tomorrow on Hulu, when CBC released its 2017-18 programming slate, a second season of the crime drama wasn't included. TV, eh?, a Canadian television site, reports Pure is cancelled. Will it do well enough on Hulu, that the streaming service will pick it up? Stay tuned. The Pure TV series stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story follows Noah Funk (Robbins). A Mennonite pastor and dairy farmer, Noah goes undercover to rid his community of a drug trafficking ring. Read More…...
- 7/6/2017
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