Thursday, August 20, 2009
Beware of the Booger Monster
ACHOO! – THE ‘SHORTS’ BOOGER MONSTER MAKES AN APPEARANCE IN TORONTO AT THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION
Grab a tissue! Warner Bros. Canada (WB) announced today that the SHORTS giant ‘booger monster’ will make an appearance at the opening weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition from Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23, 2009.
SHORTS OPENS ACROSS CANADA ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
TIFF Presents - Michael Caine
In Conversation with… Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine has described himself as an Everyman. But not every man can match his achievements. In this Mavericks conversation, we’ll get a generous helping of the raconteur’s talents. The discussion will range freely around his distinguished career, including his latest film, Harry Brown, which premieres at this year’s Festival.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Best Bets of the Week
Best Film Opening This Week: District 9
Best Foreign: Flame and Citronen (Denmark)
Best Documentrary: The Cove and Burma VJ
Best Family: Ponyo
Avoid: G-Force
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Weekend Box Office (Aug 14-16) Estimates
1 - District 9 TriS $37,000,000
2 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Par. $22,500,000
3 - The Time Traveler’s Wife WB (NL) $19,205,000
4 - Julie & Julia Sony $12,400,000
5 - G-Force BV $6,908,000
6 - The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard ParV $5,350,000 –
7 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $5,155,000
8 - The Ugly Truth Sony $4,500,000
9 - Ponyo BV $3,506,000
10 - (500) Days of Summer FoxS $3,025,000
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Toronto After Dark 2009
This year’s TORONTO AFTER DARK film festival opens this week with a larger number and more impressive list of films from all around the world. Norway’s big zombie hit DEAD SNOW has a screening Sunday at 6.45 pm in conjunction with the annual zombie walk. Britain’s THE CHILDREN, picked up by Maple has a premiere at the festival as well.
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