There is no more beautiful venue for an annual media festival than the one held every June in breathtaking Banff, Alberta. Festivals have had it tough in recent years; witness the shocking news that Montreal will not host a Just for Laughs comedy event this summer for the first time in memory, certainly no laughing
Fans of The Red Green Show: forget trying to keep your stick on the ice. Head down instead to the Hamilton Convention Centre Friday for a Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame salute to Steve Smith, the man behind the legend that is Red Green. There is a VIP reception at the Wentworth Room beginning at
One of the nicest surprises on this current #TCA24 winter press tour has been catching up with one of the good guys, Jim Quan. Back when he was at CTV’s publicity department in Toronto, Jim guided me and a few other reporters around the world and back as journalists embedded on far-flung legs of The
Christina Applegate brought down the house last night at the 75th Annual Emmy Awards. The former Married…with Children star and Dead to Me actress walked on stage accompanied by host Anthony Anderson. She was greeted with a standing ovation. Applegate, using a cane, had tears in her eyes. The 52-year-old actress, who began her TV
The Canadian Screen Awards were handed out last week in Toronto. There were many worthy winners and even more talented Canadians in the film and television industries who deserve all the accolades that come their way. My take, however, is that the flood of categories and escalating number of nominations diminishes the value of each
At the beginning of Sunday night’s 95th Annual Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel parachuted from the rafters down onto the stage of the Dolby Theater. The live stunt came right after the opening film montage which had Kimmel ejecting from Tom Cruise’s fighter jet in a scene from one of the nominated movies, “Top Gun.” But it
It is trophy season once again as the annual Canadian Screen Awards super spreader marathon is in full swing. Demand for the award itself has been so high Canadian Tire has completely sold out of ice scrapers and hockey pucks. The glut of statue swapping began last Monday with The Broadcast News Awards, hosted by
I had switched over to hockey when a friend messaged that there was more fighting going on at the Dolby centre. Another pal cracked that it had turned into the Oscar De La Hoyas. By the time I turned back, you had to go to YouTube to see Will Smith slap the hell out of