Film News
Uma Thurman to star in film based on Ottawa writer's book
Ottawa writer Kathy Cook's non-fiction book Stolen Angels about Ugandan schoolgirls abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army will be made into a film starring Uma Thurman. CBC
Ottawa writer Kathy Cook's non-fiction book Stolen Angels about Ugandan schoolgirls abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army will be made into a film starring Uma Thurman. CBC
Iron Road's love story forged on Canada's railway
The first Canada-China co-production film in 22 years tells the story of the Chinese workers who came to Canada in the 1880s to build the transcontinental railway. CBC
The first Canada-China co-production film in 22 years tells the story of the Chinese workers who came to Canada in the 1880s to build the transcontinental railway. CBC
White Stripes Canadian tour doc to premiere at TIFF
The world premieres of documentaries about the White Stripes cross-Canada tour and an investigation of why bees are dying will be screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival this September. CBC
The world premieres of documentaries about the White Stripes cross-Canada tour and an investigation of why bees are dying will be screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival this September. CBC
Chinese films pulled from Melbourne festival
Three Chinese filmmakers have withdrawn their films from the Melbourne International Film Festival after the festival refused to pull a film about a Uighur dissident. CBC
Three Chinese filmmakers have withdrawn their films from the Melbourne International Film Festival after the festival refused to pull a film about a Uighur dissident. CBC
Hollywood props up for auction
Stage props used in Hollywood films and TV shows from the last 40 years, including items from the film Titanic, will be going up for auction in California. CBC
Stage props used in Hollywood films and TV shows from the last 40 years, including items from the film Titanic, will be going up for auction in California. CBC
Copyright consultations launch in Vancouver
Canadians are getting a new chance to say what updated copyright legislation concerning music, movies, software and other media should look like. CBC
Canadians are getting a new chance to say what updated copyright legislation concerning music, movies, software and other media should look like. CBC
China avoids dialects on film, TV
Concerned over the increasing use of dialects, China's broadcasting watchdog has ordered film and TV productions to be performed in Mandarin. CBC
Concerned over the increasing use of dialects, China's broadcasting watchdog has ordered film and TV productions to be performed in Mandarin. CBC
Jackson rehearsal footage could become movie
Hollywood is buzzing about a proposed movie project to be created from footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing and preparing for his This Is It concert series before his sudden death in June. CBC
Hollywood is buzzing about a proposed movie project to be created from footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing and preparing for his This Is It concert series before his sudden death in June. CBC
Loach pulls Melbourne festival film in Israeli funding protest
British director Ken Loach has withdrawn his film from the Melbourne International Film Festival to protest Israeli funding related to the festival. CBC
British director Ken Loach has withdrawn his film from the Melbourne International Film Festival to protest Israeli funding related to the festival. CBC