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'Universal Language' wins best Canadian film at TFCA Awards, while 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' named best documentary

'Universal Language' wins best Canadian film at TFCA Awards, while 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' named best documentary

TORONTO — A mind-bending dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg was named best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association at a gala celebrating last year's cinematic achievements.
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Pamela Anderson is back and busier than ever: 'I hope people don't get sick of me'

Pamela Anderson is back and busier than ever: 'I hope people don't get sick of me'

Pamela Anderson recently watched “Barb Wire” for the very first time. The B.C.-born actor says her son had asked if she’d ever seen the 1996 dystopian action flick — her first starring role in a movie that was a box-office and critical flop.
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'Captain America' dives in second weekend, 'The Monkey' adds to Neon's successes

'Captain America' dives in second weekend, 'The Monkey' adds to Neon's successes

NEW YORK (AP) — “Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend , but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences. “Brave New World,” the latest sign that the Marvel machine isn’t quite what it used to be, remained No.
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Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

Sean Baker's “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a R
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Norwegian drama 'Dreams (Sex Love)' takes top prize at the Berlin Film Festival

Norwegian drama 'Dreams (Sex Love)' takes top prize at the Berlin Film Festival

BERLIN (AP) — A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
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The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?

The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?

NEW YORK (AP) — For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough.
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Canadian funders wavered on another Scarborough film. But 'Morningside' had local support

Canadian funders wavered on another Scarborough film. But 'Morningside' had local support

TORONTO — Fefe Dobson has toured the world, achieved pop-punk stardom and found a new home in Nashville, but she’s never truly left Scarborough behind.
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'We need to be strong': Music producer Bob Ezrin boasts of Canadian pride after performing arts award

'We need to be strong': Music producer Bob Ezrin boasts of Canadian pride after performing arts award

Veteran music producer Bob Ezrin says he's "beyond proud" to be among this year's recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, especially as a newly repatriated Canadian in the midst of renouncing his U.S. citizenship.
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Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007

Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007

NEW YORK (AP) — In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, Amazon MGM announced Thursday that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control. Longtime Bond custodians Michael G.
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Movie Review: 'The Monkey' is a family drama with guts - the kind that spill all over the place

Movie Review: 'The Monkey' is a family drama with guts - the kind that spill all over the place

It’s not a toy. Whatever you do, do NOT call it a toy. That’s the chilling message from the spooked airline pilot (Adam Scott) who arrives at a pawn shop, covered in blood that's not his, trying to get rid of the monkey.
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