Cineplex to open 10 to 15 new Playdium locations in mid sized communities

Cineplex is rebooting its Playdium brand and plans to open 10 to 15 new arcade and amusement centres across the country. The Canadian entertainment and media...

‘The Great Buddha +’ grabs 10 Golden Horse nominations

Hockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62

Dave Strader, the hockey broadcaster known affectionately as “The Voice,” has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62. The...

Media titan Samuel ‘Si’ Newhouse is dead at 89

NEW YORK — S.I. Newhouse Jr., the low-profile billionaire media mogul who ran the parent company of some of the nation’s most prestigious magazines, died Sunday....

‘It’ edges out Tom Cruise’s ‘American Made’ to take No. 1

LOS ANGELES — After dipping to No. 2 last weekend, “It” has regained control of the North American box office in its fourth weekend in theatres....

Quebec filmmaker Villeneuve says Scott warned him before making “Blade Runner 2049”

MONTREAL — Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve said he was warned by the director of the first “Blade Runner” that he better do his homework before embarking on...

Hugh Hefner’s company lives on, though as a shadow of itself

NEW YORK — Playboy Enterprises has outlived the founder of its iconic magazine, though largely as a shadow of its former self. Hugh Hefner’s Playboy, a...

Director turns to virtual reality to tastefully show tragedy

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — For 25 years filmmaker Gina Kim wanted to make a movie about the true story of a South Korean sex worker...

The Playboy Mansion played a starring role in Hef’s mystique

LOS ANGELES— Apart from the White House, there’s probably not a more storied home in the world than the Playboy Mansion. Its sprawling grounds have played...

Producers seek answers as they digest Netflix’s $500M pledge to Canadian content

TORONTO— Canadian producers expressed hope and skepticism as they weighed Netflix’s promise Thursday to spend $500 million over five years on homegrown content. The announcement to...