The French-language release had the biggest local opening in a decade.
After a year in which Quebec films saw their share of Canadian box office dollars decline, French-language comedy Menteur (Compulsive Liar) has bucked the trend and taken more than $3.8m (Cad $5m) after five weeks in Canadian cinemas.
According to distributor Les Films Séville, the film’s five-day opening gross of $903,000 (Cad $1.2m), from around 100 screens, was the best opening for a Quebec film in Canada since the release of action comedy De père en flic (Father and Guns) in 2009.
Les Films Séville (owned by Entertainment One) reports that...
After a year in which Quebec films saw their share of Canadian box office dollars decline, French-language comedy Menteur (Compulsive Liar) has bucked the trend and taken more than $3.8m (Cad $5m) after five weeks in Canadian cinemas.
According to distributor Les Films Séville, the film’s five-day opening gross of $903,000 (Cad $1.2m), from around 100 screens, was the best opening for a Quebec film in Canada since the release of action comedy De père en flic (Father and Guns) in 2009.
Les Films Séville (owned by Entertainment One) reports that...
- 8/22/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is continuing its strong push into the stand up comedy space with a new comedy event series set to launch in 2019.
The streaming giant announced Tuesday that it will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions around the world for the series. Each comedian will perform a half-hour stand-up special, some of which will be recorded at the upcoming Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, with sets also being taped in Brazil, Mexico, India, Germany and The Netherlands. All episodes will be released at once.
The currently untitled project will feature comedians of different styles, genders, ethnicities, and languages, with all of the episodes to launch at once.
“Few things are better than discovering a new comedian you love,” said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy for Netflix. “With this event, we’re creating a true comedy festival experience for our members where they can scour the globe...
The streaming giant announced Tuesday that it will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions around the world for the series. Each comedian will perform a half-hour stand-up special, some of which will be recorded at the upcoming Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, with sets also being taped in Brazil, Mexico, India, Germany and The Netherlands. All episodes will be released at once.
The currently untitled project will feature comedians of different styles, genders, ethnicities, and languages, with all of the episodes to launch at once.
“Few things are better than discovering a new comedian you love,” said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy for Netflix. “With this event, we’re creating a true comedy festival experience for our members where they can scour the globe...
- 7/10/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has announced the United Nations of comedy specials with a stand-up comedy event series that will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions.
The yet-to-be-titled special, which will launch in 2019 will feature The Good Doctor‘s Chris D’Elia, Nailed It host Nicole Byer, former Chapelle Show host writer Neal Brennan and comedy fave Nick Swardson representing the U.S.
The worldwide event series will feature a wide array of stand-up specials from comedians diverse in style, gender, and ethnicity and will tape in seven languages including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch, German and English. All episodes are slated to launch on a Tbd date in 2019 for your bingeing and laughing pleasure.
The roster of stand-up comedians recording at this year’s Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal will also include Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett, Mae Martin, and Ellie Taylor from the United Kingdom as well as Shirley Souagnon and Jason Brokerss from France.
The yet-to-be-titled special, which will launch in 2019 will feature The Good Doctor‘s Chris D’Elia, Nailed It host Nicole Byer, former Chapelle Show host writer Neal Brennan and comedy fave Nick Swardson representing the U.S.
The worldwide event series will feature a wide array of stand-up specials from comedians diverse in style, gender, and ethnicity and will tape in seven languages including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch, German and English. All episodes are slated to launch on a Tbd date in 2019 for your bingeing and laughing pleasure.
The roster of stand-up comedians recording at this year’s Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal will also include Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett, Mae Martin, and Ellie Taylor from the United Kingdom as well as Shirley Souagnon and Jason Brokerss from France.
- 7/10/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
For a second week-end in a row, Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon is still leading Quebec's box-office. Quebecker film Le sens de l'humour followed Michael Bay's action film at the box-office, which is a good performance.
During its third week in Quebec, Transformers: Dark of the Moon made $534,138 between Friday, July 8 and 10. In total, this American film got $3,296,312 at the Quebecker box-office.
Number one comedy
As for the close-runner, which is Quebec's Le sens de l'humour, it made during this week-end $463,324. However, given that this film starring Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde and Benoît Brière came out on Wednesday, July 6, it got $711,176 during its first week.
Given that Transformers: Dark of the Moon is an action film, this performance from Le sens de l'humour at the Quebecker box-office makes it the number one comedy in Quebec.
As a matter of fact, some films who found their place...
During its third week in Quebec, Transformers: Dark of the Moon made $534,138 between Friday, July 8 and 10. In total, this American film got $3,296,312 at the Quebecker box-office.
Number one comedy
As for the close-runner, which is Quebec's Le sens de l'humour, it made during this week-end $463,324. However, given that this film starring Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde and Benoît Brière came out on Wednesday, July 6, it got $711,176 during its first week.
Given that Transformers: Dark of the Moon is an action film, this performance from Le sens de l'humour at the Quebecker box-office makes it the number one comedy in Quebec.
As a matter of fact, some films who found their place...
- 7/11/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Canadian comedian André Sauvé will adapt into a film a famous monologue he did in a sketch: the grocery store (l'épicerie). The film will fittingly be called L'épicerie.
This will be the second film in which André Sauvé plays after Filière 13. Instead of being in a supporting role like in Filière 13, Sauvé will be the lead actor.
Christal Film Productions, a production company, announced yesterday that André Sauvé will write the film's script along with Claude Lalonde (Filière 13). For the moment, no director is attached to the film.
The film is about a man who goes to the grocery store. Once there, he starts to panick because of what's offered to him on the shelves.
In the next months, the producers of the film will seek subsidies from Telefilm Canada and the Sodec, respectively a federal and a Quebecker cinematographic funding agency. The producers expect L'épicerie's budget to be at $6 M.
This will be the second film in which André Sauvé plays after Filière 13. Instead of being in a supporting role like in Filière 13, Sauvé will be the lead actor.
Christal Film Productions, a production company, announced yesterday that André Sauvé will write the film's script along with Claude Lalonde (Filière 13). For the moment, no director is attached to the film.
The film is about a man who goes to the grocery store. Once there, he starts to panick because of what's offered to him on the shelves.
In the next months, the producers of the film will seek subsidies from Telefilm Canada and the Sodec, respectively a federal and a Quebecker cinematographic funding agency. The producers expect L'épicerie's budget to be at $6 M.
- 7/7/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After De père en flic, here's another attempt by over-rated director Émile Gaudreault to hit Quebec's box-office with what should look like a summer comedy. As a result, we get a rather average film.
Gaudreault's film follows two second-rate comedians, Marco (Benoît Brière) and Luc (Louis-Josée Houde), who are on tour around Quebec. Marco is the sympathetic guy while Luc seems obnoxious on stage. During a show at L'Anse-au-Pic, a remote village, the two comedians decide to pick on a random spectator in the form of Roger (Michel Côté), the cook at the local snack bar, "until it's no longer funny".
Unfortunately for them, Roger takes their jokes very personally. After their show, Roger captures Marco and Luc to torture them. However, in order to buy some time, Marco and Luc will teach Roger how to be funny.
While Gaudreault laughs at most Quebecker comedians' incapacity to be original, he...
Gaudreault's film follows two second-rate comedians, Marco (Benoît Brière) and Luc (Louis-Josée Houde), who are on tour around Quebec. Marco is the sympathetic guy while Luc seems obnoxious on stage. During a show at L'Anse-au-Pic, a remote village, the two comedians decide to pick on a random spectator in the form of Roger (Michel Côté), the cook at the local snack bar, "until it's no longer funny".
Unfortunately for them, Roger takes their jokes very personally. After their show, Roger captures Marco and Luc to torture them. However, in order to buy some time, Marco and Luc will teach Roger how to be funny.
While Gaudreault laughs at most Quebecker comedians' incapacity to be original, he...
- 7/5/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Production on the upcoming film Le sens de l'humour has been over since last month. While no trailer isn't available, we've got a visit on the set of this film. Moreover, Le sens de l'humour will be released in Quebec on July 8, 2011.
This film is the second collaboration between Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde and director Émile Gaudreault. In fact, we remember them for having worked together on the comedy De père en flic, which holds the box office record for the most profitable Canadian film in Canada (not the world, mind you) with $11 million.
The story follows two comedians who decide to work together. Needless to say that these two guys will have success. One day, they make fun of a member of the audience. However, that person turns out to be a serial killer.
Finally, the film also stars Anne Dorval, Pierrette Robitaille, Benoît Brière, Zaccari-Charles Jobin, Luc Senay,...
This film is the second collaboration between Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde and director Émile Gaudreault. In fact, we remember them for having worked together on the comedy De père en flic, which holds the box office record for the most profitable Canadian film in Canada (not the world, mind you) with $11 million.
The story follows two comedians who decide to work together. Needless to say that these two guys will have success. One day, they make fun of a member of the audience. However, that person turns out to be a serial killer.
Finally, the film also stars Anne Dorval, Pierrette Robitaille, Benoît Brière, Zaccari-Charles Jobin, Luc Senay,...
- 9/12/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Alliance Vivafilm, a Canadian distributor, has released the first poster of the upcoming comedy Le sens de l'humour. While it is currently in production, the film will be released in Quebec on July 8, 2011.
First of all, director Émile Gaudreault, actor Michel Côté and comedian Louis-José Houde team up for a second time after the success of De père en flic, the highest-grossing Canadian film of all time.
The story follows two comedians who decide to work together. Needless to say that these two guys will have success. One day, they make fun of a member of the audience. However, that person turns out to be a serial killer.
Finally, the film also stars Anne Dorval, Pierrette Robitaille, Benoît Brière, Zaccari-Charles Jobin, Luc Senay, Pierre Collin, Marilyse Bourke, Alexandre Goyette, Sonia Vachon, René Richard Cyr and Éveline Gélinas.
First of all, director Émile Gaudreault, actor Michel Côté and comedian Louis-José Houde team up for a second time after the success of De père en flic, the highest-grossing Canadian film of all time.
The story follows two comedians who decide to work together. Needless to say that these two guys will have success. One day, they make fun of a member of the audience. However, that person turns out to be a serial killer.
Finally, the film also stars Anne Dorval, Pierrette Robitaille, Benoît Brière, Zaccari-Charles Jobin, Luc Senay, Pierre Collin, Marilyse Bourke, Alexandre Goyette, Sonia Vachon, René Richard Cyr and Éveline Gélinas.
- 8/16/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Yesterday, the 25th Artis Gala took place. For those who don't know, this is some sort of people choice award that regards only Quebec's TV industry. So, without further ado, let's have a look at what Quebeckers, who took the time to vote, had to say.
Best News Anchor - Sophie Thibault (Tva Nouvelles).
Best Host of a Public Affair Show - Jean-Luc Mongrain (Mongrain).
Best Host of a Morning Show - Gino Chouinard (Salut, bonjour!).
Best Host of a Variety or Entertainment Show - Éric Salvail (Dieu Merci!).
Best Host of a Cultural Magazine or Talk-Show - Guy A. Lepage (Tout le monde en parle).
Best Artist in a Humoristic Show - Louis-José Houde (Ici Louis-José Houde).
Best Host of a Game Show - Patrice L'Écuyer (Des squelettes dans le placard, Le moment de vérité et L'union fait la force).
Best Host of a Sport Show - Marie-Claude Savard...
Best News Anchor - Sophie Thibault (Tva Nouvelles).
Best Host of a Public Affair Show - Jean-Luc Mongrain (Mongrain).
Best Host of a Morning Show - Gino Chouinard (Salut, bonjour!).
Best Host of a Variety or Entertainment Show - Éric Salvail (Dieu Merci!).
Best Host of a Cultural Magazine or Talk-Show - Guy A. Lepage (Tout le monde en parle).
Best Artist in a Humoristic Show - Louis-José Houde (Ici Louis-José Houde).
Best Host of a Game Show - Patrice L'Écuyer (Des squelettes dans le placard, Le moment de vérité et L'union fait la force).
Best Host of a Sport Show - Marie-Claude Savard...
- 4/26/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Now that you've seen director Yves Pelletier talk about the story of Le baiser du barbu, his upcoming film, you're going to have a look at the trailer of it. Moreover, I'd like to remind you that Le baiser du barbu will be released in Quebec on June 18.
Synopsis:
The film talks about an actor (David Savard) who is struggling to make a name for himself. After he had grown a beard, his career becomes sucessful and many women are attracted by him. However, this actor's long-time girlfriend (Isabelle Blais) can hardly endure his beard. Moreover, she'll give him an ultimatum: he either chooses her or his beard (i.e. success).
The film also star Louis-José Houde, Ricardo Trogi, David Boutin, Pierre-François Legendre, Bénédicte Décary, Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc, Brigitte Pogonat, Alexis Martin, Benoît Gouin and Claude Larouche.
The producers are Nicole Robert and Martine Beauchemin.
Synopsis:
The film talks about an actor (David Savard) who is struggling to make a name for himself. After he had grown a beard, his career becomes sucessful and many women are attracted by him. However, this actor's long-time girlfriend (Isabelle Blais) can hardly endure his beard. Moreover, she'll give him an ultimatum: he either chooses her or his beard (i.e. success).
The film also star Louis-José Houde, Ricardo Trogi, David Boutin, Pierre-François Legendre, Bénédicte Décary, Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc, Brigitte Pogonat, Alexis Martin, Benoît Gouin and Claude Larouche.
The producers are Nicole Robert and Martine Beauchemin.
- 3/26/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
New York's Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA), in association with Telefilm Canada, will organize the seventh annual Canadian Front. This event will be held from March 17 to March 24, 2010. Moreover, New Yorkers will have the chance to see nine Canadian films.
Obviously, this event should help Canadian films to find a U.S. distributor and allow New Yorkers to see Canadian films that were completed over the last 18 months. As a matter of fact, it was the Canadian Front event that allowed Bruce McDonald's brilliant zombie film Pontypool to be distributed in the USA by IFC Films for instance.
This year, the Canadian Front has in store two comedies, two dramas, two coming-of-age stories, two documentaries and an old classic. Speaking about that classic, the film in question was directed by Allan King, a Canadian director who left us in June 2009 and whose work was the subject of a MoMA retrospective in 2007. So,...
Obviously, this event should help Canadian films to find a U.S. distributor and allow New Yorkers to see Canadian films that were completed over the last 18 months. As a matter of fact, it was the Canadian Front event that allowed Bruce McDonald's brilliant zombie film Pontypool to be distributed in the USA by IFC Films for instance.
This year, the Canadian Front has in store two comedies, two dramas, two coming-of-age stories, two documentaries and an old classic. Speaking about that classic, the film in question was directed by Allan King, a Canadian director who left us in June 2009 and whose work was the subject of a MoMA retrospective in 2007. So,...
- 3/3/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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