Hot off its’ TIFF ’24 Premiere, Guy Maddin‘s RUMOURS gets a new Trailer! In theatres October 18, 2024 via Elevation Pictures.

Directed by: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird,
Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet,
Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Burić, Alicia Vikander

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

Following the 26th anniversary of the SwissAir Flight 111 tragedy that plunged the world into mourning, production on the highly-anticipated drama ‘111’ commences on September 18, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On-screen talent includes award-winning Canadian actors Kris Holden-Ried (Departure) and Natalie Brown (The Strain), and Swiss actor Ursina Lardi (Lore) alongside an international cast. Filming will take place until the end of October 2024 in Nova Scotia, Canada as well as in Zurich, Switzerland and surrounding areas through October.

“The SwissAir 111 tragedy not only moved Nova Scotians into mourning,” says Canadian producer and CEO of Auguste Content, Ann Bernier, “it brought Canada, Switzerland and the world together as we united in the face of the unthinkable. ‘111’ is our opportunity to remember this important moment, not only in Canadian history, but in a history that crosses the ocean. We hope that this film can be an important reminder of the power of coming together across borders as well as honour the lives of those we lost.”

‘111’ revolves around the tragic crash of Swissair 111 into the cold waters of the Atlantic off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1998. It follows the stories of various characters whose lives are affected by the disaster while weaving together a message of hope amidst grief. ‘111’ forces us to grapple with tragic loss, inevitable grief and the question of life and its finiteness.

“For me as a frequent traveler, the crash of Swissair 111 over Halifax was a deeply moving experience,” says director-writer Mauro Mueller. “How life always manages to turn chance encounters into either beautiful, incisive and formative moments or – as in this case – to bring people together under the most tragic of circumstances who would never have crossed paths under “normal” circumstances is a phenomenon of life that fascinates me. We are not interested in developing a Boulvardesque disaster movie or retelling the tragedy one-to-one. On the one hand, our aim is to create a subtle, emotional homage to the strength in us humans to stand up to even the most adverse circumstances. On the other hand, this film is a gentle appeal to be grateful for what life gives us every day.”

The fate of flight SR 111 shocked Switzerland, Canada and the world. Making global headlines, the crash left mourning relationships and victims all over the world with a passenger list from 21 nations. The accident that dominated international press also launched a thorough technical investigation into the safety of the aircraft which resulted in the models modification and retrofitting in the hopes that another tragedy would never occur.

“‘111’ is “glocal” in the truest sense of the word – locally rooted and yet global. We are telling a Swiss tragedy in which more than two dozen nations were involved and which turned countless people’s lives upside down,” says Anne Walser, producer and co-owner of C-Films. “The highly emotional, international story surrounding the crash of Swissair 111 seems to us to be the ideal material for the talented director, and winner of the Student Oscar, Mauro Mueller.”

111 will be released in cinemas in Switzerland by ASCOT ELITE ENTERTAINMENT, Elevation Pictures in Canada, with world sales handled by Global Screen, a Vuelta Group Company.

We get a new Trailer for THE LINCOLN LAWYER Season Three today! Arrives October 17, 2024 on Netflix!

About THE LINCOLN LAWYER S3:
Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the third season is based on the fifth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Gods of Guilt.

THE LINCOLN LAWYER also stars Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson and Yaya DaCosta. The series was created for television by David E Kelley and was developed for television by Ted Humphrey, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Dailyn Rodriguez. Connelly is an executive producer and writer on the series. Ross Fineman and Kelley are also executive producers. The series is produced by A+E Studios and Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson serve as executive producers.

Series Credits
Co-Showrunners / Executive Producers: Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez
Executive Producers: David E. Kelley, Michael Connelly, Ross Fineman, Barry Jossen, Tana Jamieson
Created for Television by: David E. Kelley
Developed For Television By: Ted Humphrey
Studio: A+E Studios
Cast: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Yaya DaCosta
Recurring & Guest Stars: Neve Campbell, Merrin Dungey, Elliott Gould, Devon Graye, Michael Irby, Maisie Klompus, Holt McCallaney, Allyn Moriyon, Wolé Parks, John Pirruccello, Fiona Rene, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Jon Tenney, Krista Warner

Saoirse Ronan is back in this new Trailer for BLITZ to be released November 8, 2024 in Canada via Cineplex Pictures.

Directed by: Steve McQueen
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Paul Weller, Harris Dickinson
Synopsis: Sir Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures, a division of Cineplex, is a distributor of a wide range of genre films. Recent titles include Borderlands, The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Queen of My Dreams, The Boy and the Heron, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, SAW X, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and John Wick: Chapter 4.

CBC is marking the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, September 30 with an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences across CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News streaming channels, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBC Music and CBC Listen. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, CBC’s programming will include CBC LIVE NEWS SPECIAL – REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN: NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, hosted by CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault from Ottawa, as well as the third edition of musical celebration RECLAIMED PRESENTS: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl COME TOWARD THE FIRE and special F I R S T. from CBC Indigenous, exploring First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers and their incredible accomplishments. 

*Select images are available here. Credit: Courtesy of CBC.*

CBC’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lineup on Monday, September 30 includes:

Note: Radio-Canada programming information available here. 

Q WITH TOM POWER 

10 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen 

Dr. Shirley Cheechoo, one of Canada’s most prominent voices in Indigenous film and theatre, joins Tom Power to talk about her life on stage and screen, and the healing and medicine she has found in art. Actor, producer and director Devery Jacobs (Rhymes with Young Ghouls, Blood Quantum, Reservation Dogs) came by the Q studio to talk about her journey to this moment – and what she wants for her own future.

COMMOTION WITH ELAMIN ABDELMAHMOUD

11 a.m. (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks to three Indigenous cultural creators about how the concept of Indigenous Futurism is inspiring artists across all disciplines, and how its forward-thinking philosophies can promote the cause of Indigenous self-determination. 

THE NEXT CHAPTER 

1 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

(Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m. (2:30 NT, 5pm MT, 5pm PT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen)

THE NEXT CHAPTER will air an all-Indigenous episode including a tribute to the late Darrel J. McLeod. 

CBC NEWS SPECIAL – REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN: NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

2:30 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC News streaming channels, cbcnews.ca, the CBC News app and the CBC News YouTube Channel

CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault will be in Ottawa to host special live coverage of events to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, including the program Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in association with APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada, to honour residential school survivors and pay tribute to the children who never made it home. 

F I R S T.

5 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET on CBC News streaming channels and begins streaming at 9 a.m. ET on CBC Gem

On the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CBC Indigenous is telling the stories of our truth. Today will be a tough day. Important, traumatic, stories will be shared by survivors. But we must also take the time to acknowledge that we are so much more than our trauma. Join CBC Indigenous as we focus on some of our truths. The truth that we are resilient, successful, amazing and smart. The truth that we were FIRST.  From new inventions, the law and outside the law, medicine and feats of great heights, in the sports world and beyond, let’s talk about the accomplishments of First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers.

RECLAIMED PRESENTS: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl COME TOWARD THE FIRE 

5 p.m. (5:30 NT) on CBC Music and CBC Listen

(Saturday, September 28 at 9 p.m. (10 AT, 10:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen)

Celebrating Indigenous talent, creativity and brilliance with live music performances by Sebastian Gaskin and Celeigh Cardinal from the main stage of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia. Hosted by Jeremy Ratt.

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION SPECIAL 

8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen 

Falen Johnson hosts highlights from the day’s events in Ottawa commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, plus interviews with special guests.

All day on September 30, CBC Music will highlight Indigenous artists and composers, and CBC TV will air Indigenous-led documentaries including Behind Every Image, A Story (8 p.m., 8:30 NT) and Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (9 p.m., 9:30 NT).

CBC Gem’s TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COLLECTION is available now with more than 20 films, specials and documentaries honouring the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. The collection includes 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award winner YINTAH, meaning “land” in the Wet’suwet’en language, telling the story of the Wet’suwet’en people reoccupying their territory and resisting the construction of multiple pipelines. The film follows Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson and Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, along with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and fellow land defenders, as they reoccupy and protect their traditional land in a decade-long battle to keep out the companies that seek to exploit it. 

CBC’s ongoing coverage and recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation includes: 

BOOKENDS WITH MATTEA ROACH 

Sunday, September 29 at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT, 3 PT) and Wednesday, October 2 at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT) on CBC Radio and CBC Listen

Mattea Roach will speak with Tanya Talaga about her book The Knowing and the companion CBC documentary series, and with Penobscot Indian Nation citizen Morgan Talty about his latest novel Fire Exit.

THE KNOWING 

All four episodes available to stream on CBC Gem beginning Wednesday, September 25; episodes air weekly on CBC TV at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)

THE KNOWING is a four-part CBC original narrative docuseries that follows journalist Tanya Talaga and her family’s eight-decade long search for family matriarch Annie Carpenter, revealing a story deeply intertwined with Canada’s Indian Residential School system. Using sweeping imagery of the land, blended with rare archival footage and deeply personal conversations with Survivors, knowledge holders and newly found family, Talaga takes viewers on an emotional journey of both familial reclamation and an exploration of Canada’s true history. 

KUPER ISLAND 

Eight-part series available on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available. 

Long after the Kuper Island Residential School was torn down, the survivors remain haunted by what happened there. Investigative journalist Duncan McCue exposes undisclosed police investigations, confronts perpetrators of abuse, and witnesses a community trying to rebuild on top of the old school’s ruins and the unmarked graves of Indigenous children. 

CBC Books will feature digital content centred around the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, including a reading list curated by Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad.

Webstad also visited the CBC Kids studio to discuss her new book Today is Orange Shirt Day. CBC Kids will showcase the best of their Indigenous-themed programming across CBC Kids YouTube, CBC Gem and the CBC Kids preschool morning broadcast schedule. CBC Kids News teen contributor Sophia Smoke, from Dakota Plains First Nation, hosts three videos to help students and teachers talk about the day including an explainer on the 94 Calls to Action, how to have respectful conversations with residential school survivors, and a feature interview with survivor Dorene Bernard from Sipekne’katik First Nation, who answers questions from kids across the country.

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Contributing Art Director Emily Kewageshig, an Anishinaabe artist raised in Saugeen First Nation #29, designed the CBC logo in 2021 to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Her work captures the interconnection of life forms using culturally significant materials from the land. 

Following all the buzz surrounding series MONSTERS: THE ERIK & LYLE MENENDEZ STORY, comes a new Trailer for upcoming Documentary, THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS, coming to Netflix on October 7, 2024.

FORMAT: Documentary Film
RELEASING ON NETFLIX: October 7, 2024

In 1996, Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted for the murders of their parents in what became one of the most famous criminal cases of the late 20th century. For the first time in 30 years, and in their own words, both brothers revisit the trial that shocked the nation. Through extensive audio interviews with Lyle and Erik, lawyers involved in the trial, journalists who covered it, jurors, family, and other informed observers, acclaimed Argentinian director Alejandro Hartmann (Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?, The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar) offers new insight and a fresh perspective on a case that people only think they know.

Directed By Alejandro Hartmann
Produced by Ross M. Dinerstein & Rebecca Evans
Executive Producers Ross Girard & Mark McCune
Co-Executive Producers Dani Sloane, Gina Scarlata, Cecilia Salguero, Will Mavronicolas & JP Quicquaro

Today, the teaser trailer and poster for the upcoming feature film, “Thunderbolts” debuted. Marvel Studios and a crew of indie veterans who sold out present “Thunderbolts,”an irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) alongside the MCU’s least anticipated band of misfits.

The film also returns to the screen Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), in addition to some exciting new faces.

Jake Schreier directs “Thunderbolts*”with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek, Jason Tamez and Scarlett Johansson serve as executive producers.

Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts*” opens in theatres on May 2, 2025.

Today we get a new Trailer for CONCLAVE, in theatres this November via Elevation Pictures. The Drama stars a brilliant Cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow Elevation Pictures release October 25, 2024.

Synopsis:

From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

Directed by Edward Berger
Written by Peter Straughan
Based on the novel by Robert Harris
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, with Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini

TRANSFORMERS ONE debuts atop the Box Office with $26 million from 3,978 theatres for Paramount Pictures. The star-studded Animated Feature gets 88% on the Tomatometer. Franchise best opening still goes to 2009’s TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN with $108 million.

A close second is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $24.5 million from 4,172 theatres for Warner Bros. Over three weeks now, it has grossed $225 million.

Third goes to SPEAK NO EVIL with $5.7 million for Universal Pictures, reaching $21.2 million in its two week run.

Fourth is NEVER LET GO with $4 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, from 2,667 theatres. It gets a passing 61% on the Tomatometer.

Rounding out the Top Five is THE SUBSTANCE with $3.5 million from 1,949 theatres for MUBI, hot off its TIFF ’24 Premiere, opening to raves at 88% on the Tomatometer

Canadian director Lowell Dean’s latest film DIE ALONE is a Saskatchewan-made film, starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith and Frank Grillo. It will come to Canadian theatres starting on September 27, 2024. See below for a theatrical list.

SYNOPSIS:

Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, a young man with amnesia teams up with an eccentric survivalist to find his missing girlfriend.

DIRECTOR: Lowell Dean
WRITER: Lowell Dean
CAST: Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Frank Grillo

RATING: TV-MA

GENRE: Thriller, Horror

RUN TIME: 91 minutes

DISTRIBUTOR: Filmoption

Canadian Theatres – Opening on Sept 27, 2024

Canadian Theatres – Opening on Sept 27th

Manitoba

Winnipeg: Cineplex Odeon McGillivray & VIP

Ontario

Toronto: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Burlington: Cine Starz Burlington

Ottawa: Cine Starz St. Laurent

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon: Scotiabank Saskatoon & VIP

Regina: Cineplex Cinemas Southland

Quebec

Montréal: Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP

Montréal: Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin

Montréal: Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Brossard et VIP

Montréal: Cinéma Cineplex Laval

Québec City: Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Beauport

Gatineau: Cinéma Starcité Gatineau

Additional cities to follow