CFN – The last Thursday of April each year is designated “Pay it Forward” Day. The first time I heard about the idea of pay it forward was from the popular 2000 movie based on a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde. . It is the story of a young boyContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Free News viewers may recall our story and video last Friday (LINK) in which Tammie Grant shared her dream of a new area tourist attraction in the form of a Titanic museum in Long Sault. Well, on Saturday and Sunday afternoon between noon and 5 p.m., everyone is invited to stop by theContinue Reading
CFN – Tammie Brazeau Grant of South Stormont has a dream; the Cornwall born and raised gal is a huge fan of Titanic history and would love to witness the creation of a new tourist attraction in nearby Long Sault. Having amassed Canada’s largest collection of authenticated memorabilia from James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic,Continue Reading
CFN – 30 years ago today the amazing blur of comedy and music that was John Belishi burnt out and extinguished. As a fat kid in the 70’s there was John Belushi and John Candy. Both funny men. We fat kids didn’t have a lot of role modelsContinue Reading
CFN – Goon. The title says it all. Goon follows in the hallowed halls of Slap Shot which is the iconic film on Hockey. You think Hockey flicks, you think Slap Shot. Goon doffs its stick against the boards and builds into something very special. It’s notContinue Reading
CFN – Shame is a stunningly bleak and hopeless movie. It also is one of the best I’ve seen in the last year with not only stunning writing and direction; but truly magnificent performances by lead Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan,and Mr. Fassbender’s Penis. Director Steve McQueen doesn’t sugar coatContinue Reading
CFN – So I’m talking with this writer tonight from Montreal and my old screenplay; Sheep Wars came up. I’d written it in 1996 for a friend who never found the money to pay for it which is kinda normal in that biz. What’s funny is that IContinue Reading
CFN – Sunday afternoons are such a nice time to go to a movie in the winter. So I paid my nearly $20 for a single seat and small popcorn with butter and settled in with some friends to watch War Horse, the new movie from director Stephen Spielberg.Continue Reading
CFN – Betcha that most of you reading this have never heard of Joe Bodolai. Joe exited Stage Hollywood. Not the first and not the last. He left the USA seeking haven in Canada during the Vietnam years and built a career in Comedy. The irony thatContinue Reading
CFN – Los Angeles based Actor/Comic Jason Stuart has written another piece on anti-bullying which he’s released in the Huffington Post and chosen to allow us to release as well. We are going to be doing a feature on Bullying shortly so I thought it was apropos to run hisContinue Reading
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!Continue Reading
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 ofContinue Reading
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. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkM3WgJGaE Ryan studied Drama andContinue Reading
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.Continue Reading
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,Continue Reading
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 movieContinue Reading
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 movieContinue Reading
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 celebContinue Reading