IRIS director Philippe Decoufle and the Cirque du Soleil
When French director Philippe Decouflé came to North America to work for the Cirque du Soleil on IRIS, the show which opened last Sunday (Sept. 25, 2011) at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, he brought...
View ArticleWill Christopher Plummer’s Golden Globe Boost Stratford Box Office?
Christopher Plummer’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was measured, witty and gracious. One of the few. (Why Meryl Streep didn’t have her act together is beyond me. Surely, by now, after a...
View ArticleWill Christopher Plummer’s Oscar Nomination Lead to a Win?
That Christopher Plummer was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award for his role as a late-blooming gay man in Beginners should come as a surprise to no one. The pundits (and Plummer fans)...
View ArticleDeath of Cirque du Soleil Varekai’s Oscar-winning Costume Designer
Academy Award-winning costume director, Eiko Ishioka, who also designed the costumes of the Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai and the Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn off The Dark, has passed away, at the...
View ArticleKim Nguyen’s Rebelle on short-list for Oscar nomination
Quebec is one step closer to a third straight Oscar nomination for best foreign language film. Montreal director Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle (War Witch) is one of nine films shortlisted for the prize, it was...
View ArticleChristopher Plummer to Receive Monte Cristo Award
Yet another honour is to be bestowed upon Christopher Plummer. The 83-year-young actor, who won an Academy Award last year for Beginners last year, will receive the 13th annual Monte Cristo Award from...
View ArticleRebelle nabs Oscar nomination for best foreign language film
For the third time in three years, Quebec will be represented in the Oscar category for best foreign language film. Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle (War Witch) received the green light as nominations were...
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