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Canadian 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan, Vancouver 'Dune' VFX supervisors among Oscar winners

Canadian 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan, Vancouver 'Dune' VFX supervisors among Oscar winners

Vancouver-born producer Samantha Quan celebrated the “incredible, impossible” journey of "Anora" while accepting the best picture Oscar on a night when the film reigned supreme. The sex worker dramedy by U.S.
‘I’m Still Here’ wins best international film Oscar, a first for a Brazilian movie

‘I’m Still Here’ wins best international film Oscar, a first for a Brazilian movie

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil its first Oscar win on Sunday in the international film category.
Author Robert Harris on 'Conclave' success ahead of Sunday's Oscars

Author Robert Harris on 'Conclave' success ahead of Sunday's Oscars

LONDON (AP) — “Conclave” author Robert Harris isn’t planning to stay up and watch the Oscars. The British writer will be in a different time zone.
'Inbound' documentary shines light on how immigration has shaped Canadian basketball

'Inbound' documentary shines light on how immigration has shaped Canadian basketball

A new documentary makes the case that a change in Canada's immigration policy more than 50 years ago has fuelled the country's current boom in NBA players.
Canadian screen industry entrepreneur, arts booster, Paul Bronfman dead at age 67

Canadian screen industry entrepreneur, arts booster, Paul Bronfman dead at age 67

TORONTO — Canadian screen industry entrepreneur Paul Bronfman was remembered Thursday as a visionary leader and champion of creative talent whose legacy will live on.
Vancouver-born 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan on 'wonderful and discombobulating' journey to Oscars

Vancouver-born 'Anora' producer Samantha Quan on 'wonderful and discombobulating' journey to Oscars

“Anora” producer Samantha Quan can’t help but get emotional when thinking about the film’s fairytale journey.
5 notable Gene Hackman movies and where to watch them

5 notable Gene Hackman movies and where to watch them

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career down to five notable films.
Movie Review: A gripping deep-sea rescue mission in ‘Last Breath’ with Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu

Movie Review: A gripping deep-sea rescue mission in ‘Last Breath’ with Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu

A routine deep-sea diving mission in the North Sea goes terribly wrong when a young diver is stranded some 300 feet below the surface in the new film “Last Breath.” His umbilical cable has severed.
Movie Review: In 'My Dead Friend Zoe,' a dark comedy about PTSD

Movie Review: In 'My Dead Friend Zoe,' a dark comedy about PTSD

Even for a film titled “My Dead Friend Zoe,” the opening scenes of Kyle Hausmann-Stoke’s movie have a startling rhythm. First, two female American soldiers are riding in a Humvee in Afghanistan 2016 blasting Rihanna’s “Umbrella.
'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.