Paramount Pictures said on Monday it had topped $1 billion in sales at U.S. and Canadian box offices, boosted by hit films “Iron Man” and the latest “Indiana Jones” saga, and become the first studio to pass that benchmark.

doha • Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), the first Arabic edutainment channel, held the premiere of its latest feature film My Simple Story, directed by Izidore K Musallam, at Grand City Center Cinema, yesterday.

TORONTO – Comedian Sandra Bernhard is best known for her outrageous live shows, her memorable star turn in the film “The King of Comedy” in the 1980s and a famous feud with her former best friend forever, Madonna.

Paramount Pictures said on Monday it had topped $1 billion in sales at U.S. and Canadian box offices, boosted by hit films “Iron Man” and the latest “Indiana Jones” saga, and become the first studio to pass that benchmark.

Oscar-nominated film producer William (Bill) Vince of Vancouver has died of cancer at the age of 44.

As a self respecting guide to World/Independent film, Marcy had many fine reasons for seeing Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, a G rated movie based on a popular doll: 1)…

Tori Sutton STAFF REPORTER There will be a strong Stratford connection at the opening of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Canadian singer Celine Dion’s version of AC/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long has been voted in a poll the worst cover song.The BBC said the pop star performed the song at a Las Vegas concert six years ago but never released it as a single.A Total Guitar magazine survey of various music experts found Dion’s rendition of the rock anthem is considered the worst cover in music history.Coming in …

A Russian filmmaker’s directorial debut has scored the top prize at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Canadian singer Celine Dion’s version of AC/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long has been voted in a poll the worst cover song.The BBC said the pop star performed the song at a Las Vegas concert six years ago but never released it as a single.A Total Guitar magazine survey of various music experts found Dion’s rendition of the rock anthem is considered the worst cover in music history.Coming in …

Fallon UK’s “Gorilla” campaign for Cadbury’s has shared joint honours for the Film category at the Cannes International Advertising Festival Film. The Gorilla ad received a joint prize together with the Halo Xbox web film campaign devised by McCann San Francisco.

Canadian officials have kept pursuing family of Bre-X founder David Walsh

Bre-X Minerals Ltd. collapsed more than 10 years ago amid allegations its supposedly rich gold find in Borneo was a fraud, but Canadian tax officials have kept pursuing the family of company founder David Walsh over allegations they owed more than $30-million in taxes.

The New York TimesWithin the first few minutes of “MVP,” a new drama — and I use that term as one might call “Big Momma’s House” a film — a young woman barely out of her teens is straddling a guy upstairs during a party at her parents’ Disney World castle of a house, and making royal demands: “You work for me now. Take your pants off.”

The New York TimesWithin the first few minutes of “MVP,” a new drama — and I use that term as one might call “Big Momma’s House” a film — a young woman barely out of her teens is straddling a guy upstairs during a party at her parents’ Disney World castle of a house, and making royal demands: “You work for me now. Take your pants off.”

At the fourth in the series on Fair Trade vs. Free Trade, the Peace and Justice Forum will view the film “Who Shot My Brother?” at the meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Billings Railroad Depot, 2310 Montana Ave.

The NFB brings history to life at Sunny Side of the Doc 2008.