‘When Calls the Heart’ Spinoff ‘When Hope Calls’ Premiere Date Revealed: First Look (Exclusive)
The When Calls the Heart spinoff has a premiere date. When Hope Calls, an offshoot of Hallmark Channel’s top-rated drama series, will officially premiere Friday, Aug. 30 on Hallmark Movies Now, the network’s streaming service, ET has exclusively learned. The first two episodes will launch that day, with subsequent episodes debuting every Friday through Oct. 25. When […]
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A one-of-a-kind Western town film set created near Powassan
It feels like you entered a time machine when you walk onto the set of the Hallmark TV series “When Hope Calls.” The set depicts the early 1900s town of Brookfield. The media got a glimpse of the rustic “Wild West” town set, built literally in the middle of a secluded farm field in Powassan. […]
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Film about legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk shot in Sudbury
TORONTO — A biopic tracing the brutal life and extraordinary career of goaltender Terry Sawchuk is hitting the big screen in March. “Goalie” stars Mark O’Brien as the Winnipeg-born hockey great, whose run through the ’50s and ’60s established him as one of the winningest goaltenders in the National Hockey League’s history. Kevin Pollak of […]
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More funds for the local film industry
‘With these investments, we’re building on our reputation as a prime destination in the industry and signalling that Northern Ontario is open for business’ Vic Fedeli’s trying to put money where his mouth is today when indicating the Ford government supports film in the province. Today the Nipissing MPP and Finance Minister did that by […]
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How transforming an old arena kickstarted an entire new industry
An undertaking that started roughly seven years ago to transform the former Barrydowne Arena has had wide-reaching impact on the city of Greater Sudbury and Northern Ontario as a whole. The building itself is now the home of Northern Ontario Film Studios (NOFS), and from that transformation has sprouted one of the fastest-growing industries in the northern part […]
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Vanessa Hudgens To Star & Executive Produce ‘The Knight Before Christmas’ For Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Hudgens has boarded Netflix’s The Knight Before Christmas, a feature which the High School Musical and Rent: Live star will also executive produce. The pic, directed by Monika Mitchell and written by Cara Russell, follows a gallant English knight who seeks out his true quest after a sorceress inadvertently sends him from the medieval era to present day. While there he soon […]
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Cracking the Hallmark movie code: Take girl. Add boy. ‘Christmas the crap out of it.’ Shoot in Sudbury
A Hallmark Christmas movie is a beloved staple of holiday programming, and it has a certain rhythm. A high-powered woman returns to her small town for the holidays, bruised by some romantic or professional disappointment. She faces a Christmassy challenge and finds solace in her family, the town, its traditions, and a handsome man she […]
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Hallmark’s New ‘Christmas in Love’ Movie Was Filmed in the Most Romantic Small Town
If Hallmark’s latest “Countdown to Christmas” movie has left you wanting your very own small town holiday adventure, we have some exciting news for you. Anyone can visit the charming Canadian city where the network’s new Christmas in Love movie was shot. Head about four hours north of Toronto and you’ll find North Bay, Ontario, the scenic spot that served as the backdrop for the […]
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Old Town shines in holiday film
Ice skating in Simcoe Park, coffee at Balzac’s Café, dinner at the Prince of Wales Hotel. While it reads as an ideal date itinerary for most, those are also scenes from a made-for-Netflix holiday movie filmed in Niagara-on-the-Lake. “The Holiday Calendar” debuted on the popular streaming service Nov. 2. It tells the story of a […]
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Cacciotti pushes job creation for Sudbury
The City of Greater Sudbury is unsustainable with its existing tax base and taxes will continue to increase unless we work to create more jobs. To date, I have focused a significant part of my platform on job creation, economic development, ensuring that citizens are getting the best value for their tax dollar and working […]