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Zendaya tennis movie Challengers scores at weekend box office
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Challengers' on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Hot Docs 2024: Behind the super-producing powers of Canada’s documentary titan Ina Fichman
Johanna Schneller
obituary
Filmmaker Roger McTair focused his lens on the lives of Black Canadians
Roger McTair, author, educator and documentary filmmaker, made an indelible contribution to his adopted home. Mr. McTair came to Canada in 1970 from Trinidad. He died in Toronto on April 8 at 80 years of age from Parkinson’s disease and associated complications. MANDATORY CREDIT: Nabil Shash
film review
Gothic Canadian drama The King Tide will wash over you with the power of a great novel
The King Tide movie Still Alix West Lefler, and Clayne Crawford Left
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Steve McQueen’s four-hour-plus doc Occupied City is a monumental symphony of Amsterdam history
The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come. Occupied City film still
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Charming documentary The Movie Man is Cinema Paradiso for Ontario cottage country
The Movie man 1901027_HIGHLANDCINEMAS-289 -CREDIT SCOTT RAMSAY The Movie Man focuses on Keith Stata, owner and operator of the Highlands Cinema in the tiny Ontario village of Kinmount
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Newfoundland-born director Christian Sparkes had his biggest budget yet for The King Tide, and it shows
Johanna Schneller
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Intense drama I Don’t Know Who You Are deserves to make Canadian Mark Clennon a star
I Don't Know Who You Are Movie still review. Benjamin (Mark Clennon), a gay working class musician living in Toronto, spends his weekend trying to find the money to pay for HIV-preventative treatment after being sexually assaulted by a stranger.
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Hot Docs 2024: Born Hungry follows Sash Simpson’s rise from hardship to haute-cuisine
Born Hungry 2_credit Lucia Remedios Chef Sash Simpson
arts
American dystopia Civil War continues box-office campaign at number one
This image released by A24 shows Kirsten Dunst in a scene from "Civil War." (A24 via AP)
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Why adventurous moviegoers need to make time for Bertrand Bonello and Radu Jude this weekend
DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
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Six must-watch films at Hot Docs 2024
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Bizarro comedy Sasquatch Sunset tries to big-foot its way into your heart
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film review
Irena’s Vow labours to rise above Holocaust clichés
A still image from the film "Irena's Vow" is shown in this handout image provided by Elevation Pictures. The movie, which opens Friday, tells the true story of a nurse who risked her life to rescue a dozen Jewish people during World War II. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Elevation Pictures *MANDATORY CREDIT *
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As director of Holocaust drama Irena’s Vow, Louise Archambault was just the transmitter: ‘It was going to be that way, or I wasn’t going to do it’
Irena's Vow April 19, 2024 Film Still
report on business
Divisive? Not for moviegoers. ‘Civil War’ declares victory at box office
This image released by A24 shows Kirsten Dunst in a scene from "Civil War." (Murray Close/A24 via AP)
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Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill spotlights a mostly-forgotten songwriter
Photo 7- Judee with guitar and dog-February 1971 (Credit_ Greenwich Entertainment).jpeg. LOST ANGEL_The Genius Of Judee Sill (Credit: Greenwich Entertainment)
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Civil War director Alex Garland talks extremism, social division and the war against journalism
English filmmaker Alex Garland arrives for "Civil War" special screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, April 2, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
explainer
Burglary of $30-million in Los Angeles is new benchmark in heist history
Armored trucks are parked outside the offices of GardaWorld in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
u.s. politics
Trump subpoena to NBC over Stormy Daniels documentary blocked by judge
FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, speaking in New York City, and then- U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid (L) REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
art and architecture
Toronto Ukrainian Film Festival kicks off with award-winning films
Lidiia Karpenko
politics
Music industry seeks budget change so bands and singers get royalties from TV, film
(FILES) Canadian singer Celine Dion performs on the opening night of her new world tour "Courage" at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, on September 18, 2019. Pop megastar Celine Dion, who is suffering from a rare neurological disorder, said in an Instagram post she looks forward to her return to the stage and her fans. Dion, 55, first disclosed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, which causes stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, with noise or emotional distress known to trigger spasms. (Photo by Alice Chiche / AFP) (Photo by ALICE CHICHE/AFP via Getty Images)
television
Watch Joe Flaherty’s most memorable roles, from spots in SCTV to Happy Gilmore
Former cast members of SCTV are reunited at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival on Saturday, March 6, 1999 in Aspen, Colo. From left front row are: Dave Thomas; Catherine O'Hara; Andrea Martin; Eugene Levy; and Martin Short. In the back row are Joe Flaherty, left, and Harold Ramis. Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series “SCTV,” has died.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/E Pablo Kosmicki
toronto
Wife of man accused of killing Toronto cop testifies at murder trial
<p>Justice Molloy, Umar Zameer, Detective Adam Taylor, Nader Hasan and Michael Cantlon crown are shown in a courtroom sketch in Toronto on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould</p>
film
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire roars to an US$80-million box office opening
Film Name: GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Caption: (L to r) GODZILLA and KONG in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
arts
More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing ‘anti-trans’ policies
<p>Tegan and Sara accept the humanitarian award at the Juno awards, in Halifax, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Music superstars Tegan and Sara have released an open letter signed by artists like Neil Young, Alanis Morissette and Carly Rae Jepsen denouncing “anti-trans” legislation in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
canada
Fifteen years later, Winstead recalls ‘Scott Pilgrim’ shoot: ‘Toronto was our playground’
"Scott Pilgrim" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead says she still feels a special connection to Toronto, 15 years after shooting the film in the city. Winstead poses in front of a marquee for the Paramount Plus series "A Gentleman in Moscow," at the Paradise Theatre, in Toronto in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Paramount Plus, George Pimentel Photography, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
world
Japan finally screens Oppenheimer, with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
A woman looks at current movie posters including the Oscar's Best Picture winning movie 'Oppenheimer' at a movie theatre in Hiroshima, western Japan March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Irene Wang
books
Donald Sutherland writes of a long life in film in upcoming memoir, Made Up, But Still True
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Donald Sutherland accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 'Ella & John' premiere during the 14th Zurich Film Festival at Festival Centre on September 30, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
technology
Hulu launches on Disney+ in bid to boost streaming use
FILE PHOTO: Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Disney + logo, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
film
Hot Docs artistic director steps down, programmers exit en masse from this year’s festival
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema -- interior view. Courtesy of Hot Docs
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire tops box office with US$45.2M, Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate lands in fourth
Ernie Hudson, from left, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace and director Gil Kenan pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Photo Call' on Thursday, March 21, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
film review
The Queen of My Dreams tells ambitious multigenerational tale tied together by a Bollywood romance
THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS (world premiered TIFF 2023) Director FAWZIA MIRZA
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Immaculate falls short, but star Sydney Sweeney shows potential as a scream queen
This image released by Neon shows Sydney Sweeney in a scene from the film "Immaculate." (Neon via AP)
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Hamilton Jewish Film Festival postponed over security concerns
Protesters are escorted out of the Four Seasons Hotel by the police after interrupting the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony in Toronto, on Monday, November 13, 2023.&nbsp;Corporations are under increasing scrutiny for where they stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict as protesters push for peace. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
art & architecture
‘This is not my story:’ Oscar-winning documentarian Mstyslav Chernov on making 20 Days in Mariupol
Lidiia Karpenko