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Exclusive: Pretty Blind, which is based on podcaster Jennie Bovard’s experience as a partially blind woman, has landed a second season at Canada’s Ami-tv and Ami+ just a day after Season 1 launch.

Starring Bovard and produced by Jonathan Torrens and Jenna MacMillan, Pretty Blind follows protagonist Jennie Bonang as she deals with issues ranging from a romantic fall-out to an overbearing roommate, to her dysfunctional family and equally dysfunctional workplace. To cope, Jennie starts her own podcast, Low Vision Moments, and enlists the surprise help of a local superstar. The ensemble cast includes Jacob Hemphill (Roll With It) as Yves; Jessica Barry (From) as Veronica; Dan Barra-Berger (All Access Comedy) as Steve; and Mj ‘Joanne’ Miller (Diggstown) as Sandy, alongside a cameo appearance from Street Cents co-host Torrens, who also directs a few episodes.

The show is based on Bovard’s own Low Vision Moments podcast and has made Canadian TV history,...

Exclusive: Canadian sitcom 0-60 Driving School has been renewed for a second test drive.

Bell Fibe’s TV1, the Bell-owned community network, quickly shifted gears to order Season 2 after the first season launched on May 22.

The series stars Steve Lawrence, as a single father and head of the family Steve, who is seeking to offload his driving school business to his equally uninterested and under-qualified children, Baby Steve (Devon Taylor) and Lauren (Alexandra MacLean). Paul Simmonds, Murleta Williams and Nathan D. Simmons also star.

Production on Season 2 will begin in the fall in Nova Scotia.

Loosely based on Lawrence’s life, the show has a writer’s room comprising Lawrence, MacLean and producer-director Jonathan Torrens (Mr. D). Jenna MacMillan (Who’s Your Father?) is also a producer. Torrens’ Torrential Pictures co-produces with MacMillan’s Club Red Productions. It is billed as Atlantic Canada’s first-ever Black family sitcom.

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English Teacher is a comedy-drama series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez. The FX series follows the story of Evan Marquez, a gay high school teacher as he finds himself dealing with apathetic students while struggling with the personal, professional, and political aspects of working at a high school. English Teacher stars Brian Jordan Alvarez in the lead role with Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, and Sean Patton starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, compelling characters, and interesting storylines set in a school here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Mr. Iglesias (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Mr. Iglesias is a comedy series created by Kevin Hench. The Netflix series follows the story of Gabe Iglesias, a passionate and hilarious history teacher at the Woodrow Wilson High School where he tries to educate a group of misfit students with the help of his equally misfits colleagues.

"Shoresy" Season 2, the spinoff to the popular show "Letterkenny," continues with its foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, fan-favorite character Shoresy joining a new hockey team. The second season features new cast members, including Frederick Roy and international pop star Rêve, as Shoresy and the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs strive to continue their winning streak. Critics have praised "Shoresy" for being a natural extension of "Letterkenny," with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Letterkenny spinoff, Shoresy, continues with its second season, for which a new trailer has now been unveiled. Released courtesy of Hulu, the spinoff once again follows the fan favorite Letterkenny character, Shoresy (Jared Keeso) as he joins the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (aka The Nosho). Check out the new trailer for Shoresy season two below:

Created by and starring Jared Keeso, directed by Jacob Tierney and produced by New Metric Media in association with Play Fun Games,...

“Keep your crayons sharp.”

On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the trailer for the new Canadian Amazon Original documentary, “Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe”.

Read More: Mr. Dressup Documentary In The Works, Honouring Canada’s Most Beloved Children’s Entertainer

The film looks back on the story and legacy of Ernie Coombs, the iconic children’s entertainer best known to Canadians as Mr. Dressup.

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Featuring interviews with Michael J. Fox, Eric McCormack, Graham Greene, the Barenaked Ladies, Jonathan Torrens, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Andrew Phung, Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson, Bif Naked, Peter Mansbridge and Yannick Bisson, the doc explores the impact “Mr. Dressup” had on generations of Canadians.

As seen in the trailer, the film also looks back on Coombs’ beginnings in children’s television with fellow icon Fred Rogers, and their strong friendship.

“Ernie never forgot a child within him, and that informs everything that he does with children,...

Canadian Screen Week is officially underway — it’s the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s annual week-long celebration of the best in Canadian film, TV and digital media. With in-person ceremonies returning for the first time since 2019, nominees across 145 categories are being honoured over four days of live award shows at Toronto’s Meridian Hall. It’s all leading up to a star-studded broadcast hosted by Samantha Bee on Sunday night, when the winner of the Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award will be revealed.

The hour-long special, which airs at 8 p.m. Et on CBC and CBC Gem, will look back at the past year in Canadian film and TV. Also on tap? Interviews with this year’s slate of Special Award recipients — which includes Canadian icons like Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds and Simu Liu — along with special guests Amy Poehler, Lamar Johnson, “White Lotus” star Adam Dimarco and more.

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge 4K Uhd from Full Moon Features

It’s atypical for an old franchise to debut on a new format with anything but the original, but Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge is the fan-favorite installment. Full Moon Features will release the 1991 direct-to-video prequel on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on February 24.

David DeCoteau (Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama) directs from a script by C. Courtney Joyner (Class of 1999). Guy Rolfe, Sarah Douglas, Walter Gotell, Ian Abercrombie, Kristopher Logan, Aron Eisenberg, Matthew Faison, and Richard Lynch star.

Puppet Master III is presented in 4K with Hdr and DTS-hd 5.1 and 2.0 sound options. Special features include a commentary by DeCoteau and Joyner,...

Letterkenny spinoff series Shoresy is renewed for a season 2 at Hulu. The announcement comes after nearly a year of waiting after the release of Shoresy season 1. Letterkenny premiered as a Hulu original on the streamer in 2016 and aired 75 episodes across 11 seasons throughout just six years. Letterkenny season 11 was released on Hulu in December 2022. Letterkenny season 12 has already started filming, which likely lines it up for another yearly release in late 2023. The spinoff Shoresy premiered in May 2022 and was very well received by Letterkenny viewers.

Alongside other renewals, such as The Bear season 2, Hulu has announced that Shoresy is finally getting a season 2. A video tweeted by Hulu on Twitter shows Shoresy's senior Aaa hockey team, the Sudbury Bulldogs, training by running through the snow. The show's season 1 followed Shoresy with a new cast of characters after joining the minor hockey ranks.

The Bulldogs are back. #Shoresy Season 2 coming soon.

Stars: Dominic Mariche, Ben Tector, Asher Grayson, Phoebe Rex, Calem McDonald, Jonathan Torrens | Written by John Davies | Directed by Jason Eisener

Kids vs. Aliens gets off to a promising start as the crew of a fishing boat witness a UFO splashdown near them and are quickly decimated by its occupants. The scene then cuts rather jarringly to Gary his friends Miles (Ben Tector) and Jack along with his older sister Samantha (Phoebe Rex) making a super 8 post-apocalyptic epic.

After their shoot is disrupted by neighbourhood bully Billy and his friends Sam finds herself interested in things other than filmmaking. There are just two problems. One, Billy is only interested in one thing, well two things, he also wants her to let him throw a Halloween party at her house while her parents are away. Two, or I guess three now, the aliens plan on attending as well.

Director Jason Eisener...

Exclusive: Moonshine, the Canadian comedy-drama created by Sheri Elwood, will return for a second season on CBC.

Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) is joining the cast of the series, which is produced by Six Eleven Media and Entertainment One. Picking up where the first season ends, season two will include dance routines, dirty bingo, snow crab-jacking and a high stakes turf war with a band of outlaw bikers. Fate will manifest very differently for the entire family, with characters fighting their destiny tooth and nail as Lidia goes to extremes to save the business from financial ruin.

Returning are Jennifer Finnigan (Salvation), Anastasia Phillips (Reign), Emma Hunter (Mr. D), Tom Stevens (Wayward Pines), Alexander Nunez (Avocado Toast), Corrine Koslo (Anne with an E), Peter MacNeill (This Life), Erin Darke (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Farid Yazdani (Suits), Allegra Fulton (The Shape of Water), James Gilbert (Salvation), Celia Owen (A Small Fortune...

Comedian Jonathan Torrens went out in search of a new way to celebrate Canada and came back with a TV special. In “Your Special Canada” Torrens travels back to his hometown of Charlottetown, Pei, the birthplace of Confederation, for Canada’s 150th birthday to find out the best way to celebrate the Canada we all love. […]...

The Canadian mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys” has been on the air in some capacity since 2001 and has garnered a widespread cult following. Though the initial series’ run ended in 2008, Netflix has picked up the show and they’ve premiered over three seasons of the show. But now stars of the show Mike Smith (Bubbles), John Paul Tremblay (Julian), and Robb Wells (Ricky) are branching out into new ventures and will soon spread their considerable talents to the marijuana business, according to Vice.

Read More: ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Star Jonathan Torrens, Better Known As J-Roc, Leaving Show After 10 Seasons

Two days ago, the legal marijuana company OrganiGram, a New Brunswick-based licensed producer, partnered with TBS Productions, the company run by Smith, Tremblay and Wells. Though OrganiGram is currently focused on medical marijuana, they’re preparing for the anticipated recreational legalization in Canada. The two companies plan to brand and package marijuana with OrganiGram handling distribution.

Kim Kardashian West is receiving an outpouring of support from fans and stars alike after she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room early Monday.

"People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up," James Corden tweeted Sunday night.

Kardashian, 35, was held at gunpoint early Monday morning by masked men dressed as police officers.

French news outlet Bfm TV reports that five men entered the No Address Hotel around 2:30 a.m. and tied Kardashian West up, locking her in a bathroom.

Kim Kardashian West is receiving an outpouring of support from fans and stars alike after she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room early Monday. "People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up," James Corden tweeted Sunday night. Kardashian, 35, was held at gunpoint early Monday morning by masked men dressed as police officers. French news outlet Bfm TV reports that five men entered the No Address Hotel around 2:30 a.m. and tied Kardashian West up, locking her in a bathroom.

Kim Kardashian West is receiving an outpouring of support from fans and stars alike after she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room early Monday. "People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up," James Corden tweeted Sunday night. Kardashian, 35, was held at gunpoint early Monday morning by masked men dressed as police officers. French news outlet Bfm TV reports that five men entered the No Address Hotel around 2:30 a.m. and tied Kardashian West up, locking her in a bathroom.

Network: DirecTV

Episodes: 48 (half-hour)

Seasons: Four

TV show dates: April 21, 2011 -- December 4, 2013

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Jason Priestley, Ernie Grunwald, Peter MacNeill, Kathleen Munroe, Tracy Dawson, Donavon Stinson, Brooke Nevin, Huse Madhavji, Shaun Shetty, Jonathan Torrens, and Amy Sloan.

TV show description:

Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick (Jason Priestley) is a morally bankrupt yet charismatic, used-car salesman. A handsome, substance-abusing scoundrel, Fitz torments his naive co-workers, stoops to shameful lows to get the best of the competition, and will sleep with any woman (as long as she has a pulse).

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The summer movie season is officially over, and this weekend we finally head into fall. Most of these impending new releases are vying for that elusive Oscar gold or any other semi-prestigious award being presented. We start this cinematic journey by looking at all the upcoming movies September has to offer. This first fall month is a little overcrowded, promising a fine mix of genre fare. We have a couple of Academy worthy dramas making their debut, an untested family franchise starter, a handful of comedies, yet another Ya novel adaptation, an action epic based on a cult classic TV show, the return of an iconic trio and one independent coming-of-age shocker that promises to push the boundaries of everything that has arrived before it. Hold onto your seats...

Here are this September's can't miss releases:

1The Longest Week

Tagline: She had him at 'I'm your best friend's girlfriend.'...

While a teaser for Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It dropped back in December, it didn't show us too much from the further adventures of Ricky, Julian and Bubbles (Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay and Mike Smith) as they join together on a mission to keep weed from being legalized in Canada. Today, we get the raunchy Red Band trailer, which shows off more of their exploits while saving the best stuff for cinema screens. After Trailer Park Boys: The Movie and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day, they promised they'd never make another movie. They lied. In (Canadian) theaters April 18.

The Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys and its two feature films only continue to grow in popularity, having reached cult status here in the states on Netflix, where all of their past adventures (save for the special that bridges Season 7 and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day...

Last year we tickled your holiday horror bone with a series entitled The Six Slays of Christmas. After reviewing the list, we realized there was a ton of horror projects that could and should have been added. So welcome to The Six Slays of Christmas 2012.

With the big holiday less than a week away, it's the perfect time to dive into those beloved Christmas horror flicks. If you need a reminder of the previous entries, you can check out the original Six Slays of Christmas right here. But without further ado, here's the first of this year's recommendations.

Day 1-Treevenge

It seemed to be in the holiday spirit to not only mention the first film of the series but give you the entire damn thing right here. Treevenge is one of my all-time favorite horror shorts. It's so unique and twisted and crams an entire 90-minute feature film's worth...

"Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day" is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def.

The continuation of the low-budget, high-laugh Canadian comedy franchise was released today on home format by Alliance Films and Screen Media Films. The movie, highlighting the ongoing adventures of the title residents of Sunnyvale Trailer Park, comes complete with special features for further hilarity.

Picking up where the 2008 "Trailer Park Boys" TV special "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" left off, hapless criminals Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles (Mike Smith) are released from jail after their latest series of shenanigans. But coming home isn't exactly an easy ride, as cat lover Bubbles fins his beloved kitties missing and taken in by an animal shelter with a steep fee required to get them back. Likewise, Ricky intends to finally pass his high school exams, and Julian makes plans for a new business...

Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are returning to the big screen in what could be the gang’s last adventure. A new trailer for Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day, which has been rumored to be the big send off to the long running Canadian comedy series, is now online and ready for you to check out below. Starring Mike Smith, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, John Dunsworth, Patrick Roach and Jonathan Torrens, Mike Clattenburg-directed flick hits Canadian theaters September 25. In the film, Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, Sam Losco, Cyrus, and Ray all plot revenge against Jim Lahey upon their release from prison.

Director Jason Eisener (Discrimination of the Dead) has released his horror short "Treevenge" for fans on Twitch Film. The short, about crazed Christmas trees, is a must see for the sheer hilarity of watching Christmas trees able to communicate to each other. Starring Mike Cleven, Sarah Dunsworth, and Lex Gigeroff the film is a social satire and comedy of the silly rituals each of us endures or enjoys each year in late December. Really a true gem and one of the best shorts from 2008 "Treevenge" must be seen now and besides it is free! Have a look below for the films location and enjoy Eisener's comedic take on Christmas and the plundering of Christmas trees for religious ornaments.

Director: Jason Eisener.

Cast: Mike Cleven, Sarah Dunsworth, Lex Gigeroff, Glen Matthews, Kristin Slaney and Jonathan Torrens.

Check out "Treevenge" here at Twitch Film:

"Treevenge" at Twitch Film...