The chairwoman of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association says she believes the federal Tories may have written off the cultural sector.

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) — Viacom Inc. ’s comedy “Tropic Thunder” was the top movie at theaters with $26 million this weekend, and Time Warner Inc. ’s Batman film “The Dark Knight” became the second-highest grossing domestic film of all time.

Hall of Fame Baseball recipient, TOMMY LASORDA, has partnered with INDEPENDENT FILM GROUP to produce his telling of the greatest period of his life — “bringing home the Olympic Gold Medal in Baseball to the USA”.

The Liberal Party’s communications director, Joseph Mayer, said the party hopes to win Don Valley West, but noted that by-elections are always unpredictable. &# …

The Liberal Party’s communications director, Joseph Mayer, said the party hopes to win Don Valley West, but noted that by-elections are always unpredictable. &# …

The Liberal Party’s communications director, Joseph Mayer, said the party hopes to win Don Valley West, but noted that by-elections are always unpredictable. &# …

The Liberal Party’s communications director, Joseph Mayer, said the party hopes to win Don Valley West, but noted that by-elections are always unpredictable. &# …

Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder dethrones Batman sequel The Dark Knight at the US and Canadian box office.

The Liberal Party’s communications director, Joseph Mayer, said the party hopes to win Don Valley West, but noted that by-elections are always unpredictable. &# …

Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder dethrones Batman sequel The Dark Knight at the US and Canadian box office.

Allie Hartwick, a 2004 East Aurora High School graduate, will soon see if she has what it takes to “make it big” in the television and film industry. Hartwick, who has found success in the last few years acting and performing in Toronto, will now be tested on the big screen with her upcoming appearance on Canada’s popular game show, “Test the Nation.”

Editors Note: “Tropic Thunder” beat out “The Dark Knight” for first place and became the number one film in North America. The movie grossed $26 million during its first weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters, bringing its five-day estimated total from Wednesday’s opening to $37 million.

Watch a clip from Passage, a film about one of Canada’s oldest mysteries

Last week the Canadian government announced they were resuming the search for the lost ships of Lord Franklin, who disappeared along with his crew in a doomed 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage.

Environment minister John Baird told the CBC, "This announcement and the search for these two vessels … has the allure of an Indiana Jones mystery."

Since the disappearance the ships have become the focus of great controversy and found a place in Canadian mythology.

Last year, the story of the two ships and their continuing legacy was the subject of the critically-acclaimed documentary, Passage, by John Walker.

Watch a clip from the film - which is a unique blend of documentary and dramatization - about the controversial legacy of Lord Franklin and his unique place in Canadian history.