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'A giant of film, theatre and TV': Veteran Canadian filmmaker Alvin Rakoff dies

'A giant of film, theatre and TV': Veteran Canadian filmmaker Alvin Rakoff dies

Alvin Rakoff, the Emmy-winning Canadian filmmaker who directed Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1982 drama "A Voyage Round My Father" and helped kick-start the careers of stars including Sean Connery and Alan Rickman, has died at the age of 97.
Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis play father and daughter in ‘Goodrich’

Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis play father and daughter in ‘Goodrich’

Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis went from strangers to father and daughter in short order for the new film “Goodrich.” Before cameras started rolling, they were essentially only able to meet once.
Filming 'What We Do in The Shadows' was 'a Canadian experience,' show's star says

Filming 'What We Do in The Shadows' was 'a Canadian experience,' show's star says

Matt Berry has spent six years playing a suburban New York vampire but he will forever associate "What We Do in The Shadows" with Toronto, where the acclaimed series was filmed.
Guy Maddin satire skewers G7 leaders. Cate Blanchett says it felt like a documentary

Guy Maddin satire skewers G7 leaders. Cate Blanchett says it felt like a documentary

TORONTO — Even from her native Australia, Cate Blanchett has long felt a connection to Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin’s quirky, singular films.
Movie Review: 'Smile 2' nicely targets pop star fame with the terrific Naomi Scott

Movie Review: 'Smile 2' nicely targets pop star fame with the terrific Naomi Scott

In an early scene in “Smile 2,” the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. “Do you believe in weird stuff?” he asks her, between doing lines of coke.
Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’

Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’

NEW YORK (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find an upcoming film weirder than “Rumours.
Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’

Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’

NEW YORK (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find an upcoming film weirder than “Rumours.
Japan’s Toho acquires North American animation company GKIDS, Studio Ghibli's US steward

Japan’s Toho acquires North American animation company GKIDS, Studio Ghibli's US steward

The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS , the companies said Tuesday.

Japan’s Toho acquires North American animation company GKIDS, Studio Ghibli's US steward

The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS , the companies said Tuesday.
Movie Review: Strippers, oligarchs and a fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild ride

Movie Review: Strippers, oligarchs and a fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild ride

Things are going a little too well in “Anora” until a call from Russia and a knock at the door changes the trajectory of the movie.
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