Canwest Broadcasting Launches MovieTime HD

Canwest Broadcasting reports the launch of MovieTime HD, Friday, March 12, 2010, as part of the Rogers Digital Cable VIP line-up on channel 562.

"...The launch continues to reinforce Canwest as a leader in HD programming with History Television, Showcase, National Geographic Channel and four Global Television stations – Toronto , Vancouver , Calgary and Edmonton – currently broadcasting in High Definition. The ultimate destination for big-ticket movies, MovieTime launched over a year ago and has been a huge success with viewers. It is now a top 10 digital channel in Canada for all key demos..."
"With the immense popularity of MovieTime, we’re delighted to announce the launch of MovieTime HD - Canada ’s only HD specialty destination for recent blockbusters”, said Daniel Eves, VP Strategic Programming, Specialty, Canwest Broadcasting. "The channel will offer viewers an incomparable movie viewing experience, combining superior resolution and sound with big-ticket movie titles.”

Viewers can expect to find HD titles including "Batman Begins", "The School of Rock", "Scorpion King", "The Wedding Planner", "Stuart Little 2", "The Bucket List", "Bourne Identity", "Sahara", "Catch Me If You Can", "Matilda" and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life", with more new titles to be added in the coming months. MovieTime HD will also be launching with other TV providers later this spring.

Canwest Broadcasting, a division of Canwest Media Inc., operates Global Television and 18 of the country’s most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, History Television, Food Network and TVtropolis...

Toronto Sees "Red"

Sneak Peek exclusive footage of Summit Entertainment's Toronto-lensed comic book adaptation "Red", starring Bruce Willis and John Malkovich, shooting nighttime police car sequences approaching the Toronto Parking Authority parking garage, @ 2 Church Street, south of Front Street along Church, on March 3, accompanied by 'loud simulated gunfire'.

"Red" is an adaptation of DC Comics graphic novel of the same name by author Warren Ellis.

Cast also includes Mary-Louise Parker, Academy Award-winners Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine, Julian McMahon, James Remar and Rebecca Pidgeon.

"...Red is the story of 'Frank Moses' (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Freeman, Malkovich and Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive..."

Directed by Robert Schwentke ("The Time Traveler's Wife") from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber ("Whiteout"), the film is produced by di Bonaventura Pictures' Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"). Executive producers are Jake Myers ("Hollywoodland"") and Gregory Noveck ("Jonah Hex"). Di Bonaventura Pictures' production exec David Ready is co-producer.

Red reunites Schwentke with DP Florian Ballhaus ("Marley & Me") and Oscar-winning film editor Thom Noble ("Thelma & Louise") .

"Red" will continue shooting in and around the metro Toronto area before moving to New Orleans, late March for the final two weeks of principal photography.

The film is scheduled for worldwide release, October 22, 2010.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Red"...

Toronto's "Copper" Shines @ MIPTV

The Toronto-lensed, police TV series, "Copper", created by Tassie Cameron, will be presented at MIPTV, April 12 to 16 in Cannes, France, with series actors Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith in attendance.

Premise of "Copper" follows five young rookie cops out of police academy who fight, drink, sleep and work together.

"...Now they’re on the job together. They’re kids with guns, experiencing firsthand the hardest kind of policing there is. They are first responders, and they are about to learn that no amount of training prepares you for life..."

Peregrym portrays 'Andy McNally', Smith is 'Dov Epstein', Enuka Okuma is 'Traci Nash', Travis Milne is 'Chris Diaz' and Charlotte Sullivan plays 'Gail Peck'.

Click the poster to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Copper"...