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Subject: BS: Canada and movies From: beardedbruce Date: 09 May 07 - 03:55 PM Warner Bros. cancels Canada previews Wed May 9, 8:36 AM ET TORONTO - Canadian film lovers hoping to catch an early peek at "Ocean's Thirteen" and the upcoming Harry Potter sequel will be out of luck after Warner Bros. canceled all of its advance screenings and accused Canada of being at the forefront of the piracy market. Darcy Antonellis, Warner Bros.' senior vice president of worldwide anti-piracy operations, defended the move Tuesday, saying weak Canadian copyright rules have made the country a haven for organized crime syndicates to make and sell illegal DVDs. It is currently not a criminal offense in Canada to make recordings of movies in theaters for personal use. In order to prosecute a pirate, there must be proof that the copy of the film is being made for commercial purposes. "Canada does have the highest camcording rate (by individuals in theaters) of any other territory," Antonellis said Tuesday by phone from Los Angeles. "This is eliminating one of the avenues of leaks that we have already identified." Warner Bros. said roughly 70 per cent of its releases have been pirated in Canada over the last 18 months. The studio's ban on advance screenings, affecting roughly a dozen Canadian cities, will begin immediately. Movies affected include the upcoming Brad Pitt- George Clooney film "Ocean's Thirteen" and the hotly anticipated "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." The move is less severe than one proposed last year by 20th Century Fox, which threatened to push back the release date of its films in Canada over the same issue. Ottawa-based copyright expert Michael Geist questioned Warner Bros.'s piracy accusations, noting that independent reports have suggested counterfeiting is far less severe than the film studios make them out to be. Film writer Brian Johnson doubted the general public would even notice Warner Bros.' protest. "I think it's a thin slice of the population who actually goes to those preview screenings," he said. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Wesley S Date: 09 May 07 - 03:58 PM Maybe we should build a wall at the Canadian border.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River Date: 09 May 07 - 05:03 PM Flippin' A, man! Don and me have a shelf fulla pirated movies, eh? Mostly heavy metal bands and Hannible Lecter. Stuff like that. Flippin' decent, eh? I am so flippin' glad I live in Canada. I ain't never been to a prevew. Do you get to see topless girls? If you do I would be willing to go. - Shane |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Peace Date: 09 May 07 - 05:09 PM Damned Canadians! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: dianavan Date: 09 May 07 - 06:30 PM "Canada does have the highest camcording rate (by individuals in theaters) of any other territory," Antonellis said Tuesday by phone from Los Angeles. Odd. I have never seen a camcorder in a theater. I wonder how he knows this? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: GUEST,meself Date: 09 May 07 - 11:55 PM Okay, good - maybe our own film industry will have a chance to get off the ground now ... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Bert Date: 10 May 07 - 12:13 AM I didn't know that Canada HAD any movies!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Peace Date: 10 May 07 - 12:30 AM We flick the stills very fast. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: katlaughing Date: 10 May 07 - 12:43 AM "Canada does have the highest camcording rate (by individuals in theaters) of any other territory," So...Canada is a territory now? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: GUEST,Bucky Beaver Date: 10 May 07 - 01:00 AM Of course Canada has movies, Bert! Every country has a domestic movie industry. The thing is though that the English language movies made in Canada just sort of vanish like little bubbles going downstream in the great Hollywood maelstrom. Hardly anyone even notices. The critics and a few artsy people in Toronto and Montreal go to see them, but the general public goes to see "300". The French language movies do better, because they have their own homegrown audience in Quebec. It's a cultural protection having a different language than English if you are located anywhere near the USA... As for Canada being a territory, I've heard that we were bought out by Walmart some time ago. Say...I've never seen a camcorder in a movie either. Hmmm. I wonder if this Antonellis character can be trusted? Wouldn't a copy of a movie done with a camcorder be kind of lousy quality? The only defence we really have left is to pirate as many Hollywood movies as possible and say "eh?" at every possible opportunity. It drives those damn yanks around the bend. ;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Peace Date: 10 May 07 - 01:08 AM Movies I've heard of, but what's a camcorder? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Bob the Postman Date: 10 May 07 - 09:57 AM I heard about this on CBC Radio a month ago when Hollywood warned us. They warned us and we just kept at it, so now we'll have to wait an extra week or two to view their wretched products. Dianavan, one of the reasons you've never seen a camcorder in a movie theatre is that the pirates take pains to be inconspicuous. But movie theatre people are trained to look for patrons with their fore-arm resting upright and unmoving because they've probably got a camera up their sleeve. This sort of thing is illegal in many jurisdictions but not in Canada, which was the distributors' big beef. Apparently, Montreal is the centre of the pirating industry because one can steal the English version at a matinee and the French version at an evening showing and have the product in a Purolator box by the next morning. Every print is marked with a code which can be detected if you know how, so they know where the camcording is occuring. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: fat B****rd Date: 10 May 07 - 03:35 PM "Skip Tracer" is a Canadian film and bloody good it is an'all. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 May 07 - 03:38 PM I thought, when I saw this thread title, that THIS might be included here: World Premiere Of Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces To Open Festival 5/10/2007 — Toronto International Film Festival® Toronto – The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival® opens September 6 with the world premiere Gala Presentation of FUGITIVE PIECES. Produced by Robert Lantos, and based on the international bestselling novel by Anne Michaels, FUGITIVE PIECES is a powerful, poetic, and emotionally-charged drama about love, loss and redemption. Jeremy Podeswa (THE FIVE SENSES) brings the beauty and passion of this beloved novel to screen with a cast that features Stephen Dillane, Rade Sherbedgia, Rosamund Pike, Ayelet Zurer, Robbie Kay, Ed Stoppard, Rachelle Lefevre, and Nina Dobrev. Sandra Cunningham is the co-producer. This is the first of Jeremy Podeswa's films to open the Festival. "From screening his short films, to his first feature ECLIPSE, to THE FIVE SENSES, the Festival is proud to have supported Jeremy's career and extraordinary talent over the years," said Noah Cowan, Festival Co-Director. "We are honoured to have him open the Toronto International Film Festival with this touching and powerful film." FUGITIVE PIECES tells the story of Jakob Beer (Stephen Dillane), a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences during the Second World War. As a child in Poland he is orphaned during wartime then saved by a compassionate, Greek archeologist. He then spends the rest of his life trying to come to terms with the losses he has endured. Through his writing, and then through the discovery of true love, Jakob is given the opportunity to free himself from the legacy of his past. "Having FUGITIVE PIECES selected for the opening night of the Festival is an incredible honour. I am so grateful to the Festival and its programmers and organizers who have supported my work from the very start. And I'm truly overwhelmed to have this film in particular showcased in this way," said Jeremy Podeswa. "I am equally pleased and excited for Anne Michaels, whose novel holds such a unique and special place in the hearts of those who live here and readers around the world." "This is a remarkable year for Canadian film and FUGITIVE PIECES is a fine example of the strength of our national filmmaking talent," said Piers Handling, Director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival Group. "The Festival is proud to showcase Canadian artists and their work, and provide an extraordinary opportunity where they can be launched and discovered." FUGITIVE PIECES marks the tenth film produced by Robert Lantos to open the Festival, the others being IN PRAISE OF OLDER WOMEN (1978), JOSHUA THEN AND NOW (1985), BLACK ROBE (1991), WHALE MUSIC (1994), THE SWEET HEREAFTER (1997), FELICIA'S JOURNEY (1999), STARDOM (2000), ARARAT (2002) and BEING JULIA (2004). Written and directed by Jeremy Podeswa, FUGITIVE PIECES is a Serendipity Point Films production in association with Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, and Corus Entertainment. The official website for the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, tiff07.ca, is live on Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Pass and Coupon sales begin Monday, July 9, 2007 and may be purchased online by visiting tiff07.ca, by phone at 416-968-FILM, or in-person at the TIFFG Box Office - Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor Street West. The Festival is a presentation of The Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG), a charitable, not for profit, cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Canada and movies From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 May 07 - 03:39 PM That came from here. |
