The view from City-TV’s rooftop in Toronto’s Yonge/Dundas Square Rogers Media invited press to breakfast with its top TV executives Thursday atop its City broadcast centre at the Yonge/Dundas Square. The view from there is very Tokyo/Times Square, with plenty of downtown billboards. A big, circular portrait of Sash Baron Cohen as The Dictator looks
“I was pushing for something Rock ‘n’ Roll ,”says McCormack of his shaggy professor look on his new series Perception Eric McCormack stars as a college professor who helps solve crimes in Perception (premiering Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on Bravo).The Toronto native was back in his hometown last week when I interviewed him for a
Stephenson and “The Scraper” The Geminis are dead. Long live the Canadian Screen Awards.That’s the official name of the new Canadian film and TV industry award as announced today in Toronto. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Chair Martin Katz and Academy CEO Helga Stephenson made the announcement Tuesday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.Word has
While she’s better known for playing Miranda on Sex and the City, Cynthia Nixon says acting in historical dramas such as World Without End gives her insight into today’s times.The miniseries premieres Tuesday night at 10 p.m. in Canada on Showcase and Oct. 17 in the U.S. on ReelzChannel.Nixon plays Petranilla, a 14th century schemer
Walter White (Bryan Cranston) shows his dark side Well, you didn’t think Walter White was going to get away Scott free, didya? Sunday night’s fifth season finale of Breaking Badstarted out like an homage to spaghetti western auteur Sergio Leone: all close ups of flies juxtaposed with pull focus close-ups of squinty eyes, plus lots
HALIFAX, N.S.–No, it’s not Trailer Park Boys 3.It’s Jonathan Torrens, Mark Forward and yours truly on location outside the Armed Forces curling rink where CBC’s Mr. D is shot in Halifax.Torrens plays vice principal Cheeley on the comedy, which returns for a second season in January. Stand up comedian Forward plays librarian Mr. Leung. The series
HALIFAX, N.S.–They make TV in strange places across Canada. Mr. D, the CBC comedy which returns for a second season in January, houses its main schoolroom sets on the surface of the CFB Halifax Curling Club.The sitcom stars Gerry Dee as a seat-of-the-pants school teacher. On this Wednesday morning, during the last week of shooting, Dee
“When does the new TV season start?” It’s the No. 1 question I get asked these days.The good news is you can find out exactly when your favourite network prime time TV shows, as well as the brand new offerings, officially begin their runs right here at TV Feeds My Family. Simply click on the