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Film, TV unions want Telefilm to only fund productions with collective agreements

Film, TV unions want Telefilm to only fund productions with collective agreements

TORONTO — Canada's major film and TV unions say Telefilm is putting taxpayer dollars into a significant number of productions that aren't adequately protecting workers.
Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it

Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it

You could say that Ethan Slater's yellow brick road to getting cast in the big screen adaptation of “Wicked” had an element of magic to it.
Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Ah, the Christmas movie. That old chestnut.
Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
Movie Review: 'Gladiator II,' with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena

Movie Review: 'Gladiator II,' with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead.
'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” has been no blockbuster in North American theaters. But in a lethargic fall moviegoing season, even a so-so performing superhero sequel can rule the box office for three straight weeks.
'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” has been no blockbuster in North American theaters. But in a lethargic fall moviegoing season, even a so-so performing superhero sequel can rule the box office for three straight weeks.
After 20 years of acting, Ontario native and ‘My Old Ass’ filmmaker Megan Park finds her groove behind the camera

After 20 years of acting, Ontario native and ‘My Old Ass’ filmmaker Megan Park finds her groove behind the camera

Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs. She didn’t set out to make a tearjerker with “My Old Ass,” now streaming on Prime Video.
Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.
Cineplex to make online purchase fee more obvious amid tribunal case

Cineplex to make online purchase fee more obvious amid tribunal case

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it will continue adding a fee to some online ticket purchases but will adjust how the charge is communicated to moviegoers. The move comes in response to a record $38.
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