Actor Comic Jason Stuart Hits Whistler British Columbia for Winter Pride Gay & Lesbian Ski/Snowboard Week – February 9, 2012
CFN – JASON STUART celebrates with laughter at the 20th annual Winter PRIDE festival in Whistler British Columbia. . “Im the Daddy and I have Candy” Comedy Tour heads North to Gay Whistlers WinterPRIDE Gay & Lesbian Ski/Snowboard week to headline the Comedy Show. . Thursday February 9th, 2012 in Canada! You can check out their [...]
So I was Cruising Netflix – Memories of Janeane Garofalo on The Larry Sanders Show by Jamie Gilcig – November 24, 2011
CFN – The twists, turns, and vagaries of life.. For some reason in the 90′s I had a sorta crush on Janeane Garofalo. It might have to do with the Mabel Normand project I was working on or her work on The Larry Sanders Show; one of my faves. She was Paula [...]
Happy 31st to Cornwall Ontario’s Ryan Gosling! November 12, 2011
CFN – Ryan Gosling grew up in Cornwall. It’s a long way from the River City to Hollywood and now he’s one of the hottest actor’s in film. He also was a producer and narrated the documentary ReGeneration. Today Ryan turns 31.
CANADIAN EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA BEGINS IN OTTAWA – Café Ex Returns Featuring Winnipeg’s Heidi Phillips – October 28, 2011
CFN – The Canadian Film Institute’s interactive program entitled Café Ex presents its premiere guest artist of the season, Heidi Phillips on October 28th at Club SAW. The series features Canadian experimental cinema, with filmmakers presenting their work and engaging in extensive discussions with audience members for a “pay-what-you-can” admission. Heidi Phillips sifts and searches [...]
Solutions locales pour un désordre global – le mercredi 26 octobre, 14h – 16h30. Cornwall Ontario
CFN – Transition Cornwall+ propose deux après-midi de film et de discussion à la Bibliothèque publique de Cornwall, pour inspirer la population francophone à unir leurs efforts afin de surmonter les difficultés reliées au déclin du pétrole, des changements climatiques, et de l’instabilité économique mondiale. De plus en plus souvent, les médias nous annoncent des [...]
A Little Bit of Hollywood Hits Cornwall Ontario – Actress, Director, Producer, Drew Barrymore donates Autographed Copies of WHIP IT for Local Roller Derby Fund Raiser – September 14, 2011
Cornwall ON – The Women’s Roller Derby group here in Cornwall Ontario had a surprise bonus for their fund raising efforts as a little bit of glitter from Hollywood was sprinkled on them today as they prepare for a screening of the Roller Derby movie Whip It! The movie is based on the novel [...]
Lamoureux Park to host Movie Under the Stars – Come See RIO – Saturday August 20, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Residents will have an opportunity to enjoy the outdoor movie experience of years gone by during the first-ever Movie Under the Stars on Saturday, August 20 at the Lion’s Club Bandshell in Lamoureux Park. This free family event will feature the presentation of the animated hit movie Rio on a 25-foot inflatable [...]
Monkeying Around with Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Review by Jamie Gilcig – August 12, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Yes, I actually bought that Signet paperback book as a young un. We had this country place in Cumberland Head NY. Rocky Point community, and while picking up some groceries on a rainy Sunday I grabbed this off the spin rack. Loved that A&P! I was hooked and [...]
Perez Hilton Sliding Down the Traffic Pole since going Nice Nice – July 30, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON - Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., better known to the world as Perez Hilton. It’s interesting. As a struggling actor with a very large forehead he decided to take his passion for nasty gossip to the internet and built a fortune on the back of scribbles over celeb photos and the hypocrisy of [...]
Midnight in Paris REVIEW by Jamie Gilcig – July 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – I’ve been watching Woody Allen films for an awfully long time. Midnight in Paris is his highest grossing film ever. It’s light. It’s charming. Is it filling and satisfying? Yes…and no…My favorite Allen film is The Purple Rose of Cairo and there’s a common theme that’s hammered [...]
Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge Second Hot Test Cover by Williamstown Artist Jay Schwartz! Whatcha think? July 21, 2011
Cornwall ON – Jay Schwartz just turned in the 2nd official test cover for my new novel, Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge which comes out on Amazon Kindle and other fine E- Book retailers just in time for Christmas! Due to demand and interest I am very proud to announce that we will be [...]
New Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris opens at Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario Friday July 22, 2011
Cornwall ON – Starting Friday July 22 The Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario is playing Midnight in Paris; the highest grossing Woody Allen film in history. To check out the buzz and be able to watch a movie without wearing 3D glasses head down 132 Montreal Road! The Trailer
2nd Montreal Laughter Championships set for Just for Laughs July 24, 2011 Screening of Rire Extreme
Montreal QC – A laughing contest held last October in Montreal sparked an international trend with contests breaking out in Japan,Czech Republicand the USA, according to the documentary RiRE EXTREME which premieres July 24th at the Just for Laughs Festival. “Laughing contest held. Hilarity ensues.” CBC Ultimate Laughter or extreme laughter can be highly entertaining due to the [...]
Big Media in Canada Feeling the Pressure or Why Not Building Canadian Content is the Death Note for Canadian Content Providers – editorial by Jamie Gilcig – July 4, 2011
Cornwall ON – For decades now Canadian artists have left our country to build their careers in the US and world stage. Music, Comedy, Film, TV, Writers have had obstacles; many artificial because of government intervention or lack therof in certain situations not allow them to truly grow here in Canada. We may [...]
Jack Ass Ryan Dunn Rides Porsche to Flaming Death at the age of 34 – June 20, 2011
CFN – Jack Ass star Ryan Dunn, 34, did his final stunt. Tweeting shortly before his demise with beer and cigarette the actors Porsche was involved in a single car crash and caught fire with Mr. Dunn and his passenger killed in the blaze ni Pennsylvania. Mr. Dunn and co-star Johnny Knoxville were famed for [...]
Alamo Draft House Theatre in Austin Texas Boots Texter and Turns her Nasty Voicemail into Trailer! June 7, 2011
Austin TX- Many Canadians when they think Texas they think Cowboys, crazed guns toting good old boys, Thelma & Louise. Austin is this little oasis which hosts an amazing university and one of the most successful film programs in history. So it’s not surprising to see this incident go viral. I know I [...]
Why We Need Communications Regulations – Bell VS Fox TV North – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – May 5, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – One of the scary things about having Mr. Harper finally get his majority is the impacts and precedents I and many others fear it’s going to set. Before the election UBB was and still is a very large issue. There was a break, a delay if you will, a proroguing of [...]
Ottawa Film Producer Ramona Macdonald Flips for Book after reading Citizen review – May 2, 2011 – Ottawa Ontario
Ottawa ON – Ottawa filmmaker Ramona Macdonald, a Lithiuanian-Canadian presently developing the 3-D theatrical feature film Silver Water, Golden Sand , an action packed historical love story to be coproduced with twice Oscar-nominated UK’s Zephyr Films, grew very excited after reading the Ottawa Citizen review about Underground, a novel by Lithuanian Antanas Sileika. “I’d like [...]
