Murdoch Mysteries may be 17 seasons in, but it can still find ways to do something new. And in this case, that means a musical episode! TV Insider has an exclusive sneak peek at the event. The episode, “Why Is Everyone Singing?” may not be airing until April 6 on Ovation in the U.S., but it will be debuting on March 25 on CBC in Canada. It was written by Paul Aitken and directed by Laurie Lynd. In the episode, while pursuing a missing man now presumed dead, Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) takes a call that alters his perception of the world. After heading into a lively alley, he’s shot in the head and left for dead. Crabtree (Jonny Harris) and Higgins (Lachlan Murdoch) find him with the faintest pulse clinging to life. As Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), Ogden (Hélène Joy), Watts (Daniel Maslany), and Hart (Shanice Banton) rush to the scene and the constables question a newsboy,...
- 3/13/2024
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Cream Productions, the company behind CNN’s forthcoming The Story of Late Night and PBS’ The Dictator’s Playbook, is launching a feature film division and has hired Killing Patient Zero and The Go-Go’s producer Corey Russell to oversee it.
The company, which is also working on Netflix docu-drama Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, has launched Cream Films. Russell has been appointed as Executive Vice President and will oversee all creative for the division and has been tasked with developing and producing music, sports and documentary specials. He will report to David Brady, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner, and Kate Harrison Karman, President and co-owner.
Previously, Russell served as co-owner of Fadoo Productions, which he launched in 2012. The company produced docs including Kiefer Sutherland-narrated Names on the Cup, about the history of the Stanley Cup as well as the Paul Rudd narrated-Rush: Time Stand Still about...
The company, which is also working on Netflix docu-drama Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, has launched Cream Films. Russell has been appointed as Executive Vice President and will oversee all creative for the division and has been tasked with developing and producing music, sports and documentary specials. He will report to David Brady, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner, and Kate Harrison Karman, President and co-owner.
Previously, Russell served as co-owner of Fadoo Productions, which he launched in 2012. The company produced docs including Kiefer Sutherland-narrated Names on the Cup, about the history of the Stanley Cup as well as the Paul Rudd narrated-Rush: Time Stand Still about...
- 1/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Toronto — Veteran Toronto director Laurie Lynd taps into the myth-busting 2017 book “Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic” for a documentary feature that reframes the legacy of Quebec flight attendant Gaetan Dugas, a promiscuous gay man who was incorrectly identified as patient zero by investigators from the U.S. Center for Disease Control in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
“Killing Patient Zero,” which had its world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto, explores how the idea of a patient zero was amplified – and how Dugas was vilified – via the publisher’s strategy for promoting the groundbreaking book “And The Band Played On,” by serializing and sensationalizing its patient-zero chapter.
In Lynd’s film, author Randy Shilts is a key supporting character whose crusade to effect change through his writing had complex repercussions.
In a traditional but lively style, Lynd and editor Trevor Ambrose take viewers from...
“Killing Patient Zero,” which had its world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto, explores how the idea of a patient zero was amplified – and how Dugas was vilified – via the publisher’s strategy for promoting the groundbreaking book “And The Band Played On,” by serializing and sensationalizing its patient-zero chapter.
In Lynd’s film, author Randy Shilts is a key supporting character whose crusade to effect change through his writing had complex repercussions.
In a traditional but lively style, Lynd and editor Trevor Ambrose take viewers from...
- 5/3/2019
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
More than half of the films playing at Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, are directed by women, the Canadian event said Tuesday. The festival’s 26th edition, which runs April 25-May 5, will screen 234 films, with 54% of the directors being women.
In the competitive International Spectrum program, notable films receiving their world premieres include Nicole Schafer’s “Buddha in Africa,” about a Malawian boy raised in a Chinese Buddhist orphanage, who’s torn between his heritage and upbringing; Pailin Wedel’s “Hope Frozen,” which profiles a grief-stricken Bangkok family and their unorthodox decision to cryopreserve their deceased daughter; Marcela Arteaga’s “The Guardian of Memory,” a film that reveals the desperate stories of Mexicans fleeing the violence of their country toward an unfriendly U.S. border; and Jolanta Dylewska and Andrzej Wajda’s “Marek Edelman… and There Was Love in the Ghetto,” an artful recreation of the Holocaust...
In the competitive International Spectrum program, notable films receiving their world premieres include Nicole Schafer’s “Buddha in Africa,” about a Malawian boy raised in a Chinese Buddhist orphanage, who’s torn between his heritage and upbringing; Pailin Wedel’s “Hope Frozen,” which profiles a grief-stricken Bangkok family and their unorthodox decision to cryopreserve their deceased daughter; Marcela Arteaga’s “The Guardian of Memory,” a film that reveals the desperate stories of Mexicans fleeing the violence of their country toward an unfriendly U.S. border; and Jolanta Dylewska and Andrzej Wajda’s “Marek Edelman… and There Was Love in the Ghetto,” an artful recreation of the Holocaust...
- 3/19/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for February 2017 including "12 Monkeys", "The Strain", "Designated Survivor" and a whole lot more:
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12 Monkeys Season 3
TV Series
Gep 12 Monkeys B Inc.
Prod.: Michael Wray
Oct 17 - Feb 17/17
Adventures Of Napkin Man Season 3
TV Series
Breakthrough Entertainment
Prods.: Sharon Summerling,
Stephanie Van
Dir.: Laurie Lynd
Feb 6 – Feb 15/17
Anne
TV Series
CBC/Netflix
Prod.: Susan Murdoch
Sep 22/16 - Feb 03/17
Dark Matter Season 3
TV Series
Prodigy Entertainment Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17
Designated Survivor
Season 1
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: David Guggenheim
July 25/16 - Apr 30/17
Killjoys Season 3
TV Series
Season III Productions Ltd.
Prod.: Lena Cordina
Jan 12 - May 12/17
Letterkenny Season 3
TV Series
Get'er Done Productions 3 Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan
Dir.: Jacob Tierney
Feb...
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12 Monkeys Season 3
TV Series
Gep 12 Monkeys B Inc.
Prod.: Michael Wray
Oct 17 - Feb 17/17
Adventures Of Napkin Man Season 3
TV Series
Breakthrough Entertainment
Prods.: Sharon Summerling,
Stephanie Van
Dir.: Laurie Lynd
Feb 6 – Feb 15/17
Anne
TV Series
CBC/Netflix
Prod.: Susan Murdoch
Sep 22/16 - Feb 03/17
Dark Matter Season 3
TV Series
Prodigy Entertainment Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie
Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17
Designated Survivor
Season 1
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: David Guggenheim
July 25/16 - Apr 30/17
Killjoys Season 3
TV Series
Season III Productions Ltd.
Prod.: Lena Cordina
Jan 12 - May 12/17
Letterkenny Season 3
TV Series
Get'er Done Productions 3 Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan
Dir.: Jacob Tierney
Feb...
- 1/31/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Release Date: Oct. 10
Director: Laurie Lynd
Writers: Michael Downing (novel), Sean Reycraft (screenwriter)
Cinematographer: David A. Makin
Starring: Noah Bernett, Thomas Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman
Studio/Run Time: Regent Releasing, 95 mins.
Eric and Sam are a committed gay couple, though not married or in a civil union, suddenly forced into custody of Scot when his mother dies. They deal with this change in a humorous getting-to-know-each-other plot that’s somewhere between Kramer vs. Kramer and Big Daddy in tone. The catch here is that Scot is also gay, flamboyantly so, at least so far as a pre-pubescent child can be said to have any form of sexuality. This makes Scot a pariah at school and leaves Eric and Sam uncertain if they should raise him to embrace who he is or to be like them and for the most part hide his sexuality for social and professional reasons.
Director: Laurie Lynd
Writers: Michael Downing (novel), Sean Reycraft (screenwriter)
Cinematographer: David A. Makin
Starring: Noah Bernett, Thomas Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman
Studio/Run Time: Regent Releasing, 95 mins.
Eric and Sam are a committed gay couple, though not married or in a civil union, suddenly forced into custody of Scot when his mother dies. They deal with this change in a humorous getting-to-know-each-other plot that’s somewhere between Kramer vs. Kramer and Big Daddy in tone. The catch here is that Scot is also gay, flamboyantly so, at least so far as a pre-pubescent child can be said to have any form of sexuality. This makes Scot a pariah at school and leaves Eric and Sam uncertain if they should raise him to embrace who he is or to be like them and for the most part hide his sexuality for social and professional reasons.
- 10/17/2008
- Pastemagazine.com
Three cheers to the National Hockey League for reportedly becoming the first professional sports organization to endorse a gay-themed movie. Too bad Laurie Lynd's "Breakfast With Scot" is so bland and timid.
TV actor Tom Cavanagh's Eric is repeatedly identified as a star player for the Toronto Maple Leafs who becomes a sportscaster after a career-ending injury.
Most of his co-workers have no idea he's been quietly playing for the other team with a lawyer (Ben Shenkman in a severely underwritten role) who's as "straight acting" as he is.
TV actor Tom Cavanagh's Eric is repeatedly identified as a star player for the Toronto Maple Leafs who becomes a sportscaster after a career-ending injury.
Most of his co-workers have no idea he's been quietly playing for the other team with a lawyer (Ben Shenkman in a severely underwritten role) who's as "straight acting" as he is.
- 10/10/2008
- by By LOU LUMENICK
- NYPost.com
By Neil Pedley
With the fall season's heavy hitters already starting to make an appearance, this week's feast of indie offers some calm before the big studio storm. Enjoy it while it lasts.
"Ashes of Time Redux"
Celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai gathered together lost and damaged footage to painstakingly rework his only martial arts epic, first released in 1994, into a fresh, definitive edition (complete with an all new score from Yo-Yo Ma). With a blindingly colorful palette, Wong paints a looping, stylized portrait of an embittered agent Ouyang Feng (the late Leslie Cheung) who channels the unbearable pain of a broken heart into commissioning bounty hunters to commit acts of vengeance. Tony Leung Ka Fai, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau and Jacky Cheung round out the still-impressive cast.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
"Body of Lies"
In terms of the global espionage thriller, orange is the new...
With the fall season's heavy hitters already starting to make an appearance, this week's feast of indie offers some calm before the big studio storm. Enjoy it while it lasts.
"Ashes of Time Redux"
Celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai gathered together lost and damaged footage to painstakingly rework his only martial arts epic, first released in 1994, into a fresh, definitive edition (complete with an all new score from Yo-Yo Ma). With a blindingly colorful palette, Wong paints a looping, stylized portrait of an embittered agent Ouyang Feng (the late Leslie Cheung) who channels the unbearable pain of a broken heart into commissioning bounty hunters to commit acts of vengeance. Tony Leung Ka Fai, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau and Jacky Cheung round out the still-impressive cast.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
"Body of Lies"
In terms of the global espionage thriller, orange is the new...
- 10/6/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
Regent Releasing just released a brand new movie trailer from the upcoming drama “Breakfast with Scot” by director Laurie Lynd and starring Cameron Ansell (You Might as Well Live), Benz Antoine (Silent But Deadly, Death Race) and Noah Bernett (Prom Wars) Synopsis: Eric and Sam have been in a committed relationship for four years. Eric’s a former hockey player turned sportscaster and Sam’s a sport’s lawyer. But when Sam’s adventure seeking brother Billy, takes a job in South America, his ex-girlfriend, Julie, is discovered dead from a drug overdose leaving her son Scot (not Billy’s son) to Billy. But Billy is missing in action so Sam is left to pick up the pieces. But the problem is Eric never wanted kids. [...]...
- 9/23/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Here is the trailer for Regent Releasing’s movie Breakfast With Scot, Adapted from the novel by Michael Downing is set to open in theaters October 10, 2008. The film is directed by Laurie Lynd Eric (Tom Cavanagh) lives for all things hockey. Now in his thirties, he’s managed to turn his stint as an ex-professional hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leaf into a full-time gig as commentator for sports TV. He’s living the dream! But when Eric’s boyfriend, Sam (Ben Shenkman), announces they’re to become temporary guardians of a young boy, Scot (Noah Bernett). Eric’s comfortable world [...]...
- 9/12/2008
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
We have nine clips from the Regent Releasing film "Breakfast with Scot" starring Thomas Cavanagh, Cameron Ansell, Ben Shenkman, Benz Antoine, Noah Bernett, Robin Brûlé, William Cuddy, Colin Cunningham, Dylan Everett. The film opens in theatres on September 19, 2008 (Exclusive to Los Angeles) and is directed by Laurie Lynd ("TV's Noah's Arc," "Degrassi: The Next Generation"). Adapting the Michael Downing novel is Sean Reycraft who has written episodes of "Slings and Arrows" as well as "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "The Eleventh Hour"...
- 9/5/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Here! Films has acquired North American rights to the gay-themed family comedy "Breakfast With Scot," the opening-night selection of L.A.'s Outfest 2008 film festival.
Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") and Ben Shenkman play a straight-laced couple who end up with temporary custody of a flamboyant 11-year-old orphan (Noah Bernett).
Here! sister company Regent Releasing will distribute Laurie Lynd's film in theaters this fall. Here! exec Mark Reinhart negotiated the deal with Miracle Pictures' Paul Brown.
Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") and Ben Shenkman play a straight-laced couple who end up with temporary custody of a flamboyant 11-year-old orphan (Noah Bernett).
Here! sister company Regent Releasing will distribute Laurie Lynd's film in theaters this fall. Here! exec Mark Reinhart negotiated the deal with Miracle Pictures' Paul Brown.
- 7/8/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, starring Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen, and Denys Arcand's Days of Darkness will get the red-carpet treatment at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers said Tuesday.
The latest work from veteran Canadian directors Cronenberg and Arcand -- whose film closed Cannes this year -- will receive galas at Roy Thomson Hall.
Unveiling the Canadian contingent in Toronto, festival organizers said they have booked Francois Girard's Keira Knightley starrer Silk from Picturehouse and New Line International, Roger Spottiswoode's Rwandan drama Shake Hands With the Devil and Clement Virgo's boxing tale Poor Boy's Game, starring Danny Glover, for Special Presentations slots.
Also joining the Special Presentations program is Adam Vollick's Here Is What Is, a portrait of famed record producer Daniel Lanois, and Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, billed as a "docu-fantasia" about the filmmaker's hometown.
Canadian films unspooling as part of Toronto's Contemporary World Cinema section include Leonard Farlinger's All Hat; Bruce Sweeney's American Venus, starring Rebecca De Mornay; Bernard Emond's Contre Toute Esperance, which will also screen in Locarno; and Carl Bessai's Carrie-Anne Moss starrer Normal.
Also joining the CWC party is Laurie Lynd's Breakfast With Scot, Denis Cote's Nos Vies Privees and Kari Skogland's The Stone Angel, the big-screen adaptation of the classic Margaret Laurence novel, starring Ellen Burstyn.
The latest work from veteran Canadian directors Cronenberg and Arcand -- whose film closed Cannes this year -- will receive galas at Roy Thomson Hall.
Unveiling the Canadian contingent in Toronto, festival organizers said they have booked Francois Girard's Keira Knightley starrer Silk from Picturehouse and New Line International, Roger Spottiswoode's Rwandan drama Shake Hands With the Devil and Clement Virgo's boxing tale Poor Boy's Game, starring Danny Glover, for Special Presentations slots.
Also joining the Special Presentations program is Adam Vollick's Here Is What Is, a portrait of famed record producer Daniel Lanois, and Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, billed as a "docu-fantasia" about the filmmaker's hometown.
Canadian films unspooling as part of Toronto's Contemporary World Cinema section include Leonard Farlinger's All Hat; Bruce Sweeney's American Venus, starring Rebecca De Mornay; Bernard Emond's Contre Toute Esperance, which will also screen in Locarno; and Carl Bessai's Carrie-Anne Moss starrer Normal.
Also joining the CWC party is Laurie Lynd's Breakfast With Scot, Denis Cote's Nos Vies Privees and Kari Skogland's The Stone Angel, the big-screen adaptation of the classic Margaret Laurence novel, starring Ellen Burstyn.
- 7/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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