Movies and Theatres on Montreal Island

Mixed reviews follow glitzy debut of Luhrmann's Australia
Hollywood-calibre glitz descended on Sydney Tuesday, as filmmaker Baz Luhrmann unveiled his highly anticipated sweeping historical epic Australia.

Film buffs rescue 1930s Mayfair Theatre
A 76-year-old heritage theatre slated to close at the end of November will keep film stars moving across its single silver screen after all.

Documentary on widows inspired by Mehta's Water
Dilip Mehta, brother of Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta and producer of her film Water, has created a documentary about the widows of India that will screen at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) this November.

Big Lebowski festival brings out the inner Dude
An annual festival based on Joel and Ethan Coen's 1998 film The Big Lebowski drew hundreds of fans to New York on the weekend.

Latest Bond film tops opening-day record
Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond film, has cracked an opening day record for the franchise, taking in $27 million US in North America on Friday. That breaks the $16.6 million US raked in by 2002's Die Another Day.

Hellboy's del Toro developing darker Pinocchio movie
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro is developing a stop-motion animated feature of Pinocchio with the Jim Henson Co, the people behind Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.

Calgary man convicted of movie piracy
A Calgary man is believed to be the first person convicted in Canada under new movie pirating legislation when he pleaded guilty to the unauthorized recording of the Johnny Depp movie Sweeney Todd.

Meryl Streep to star in movie about a library cat
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep will star in a movie based on a true story about a stray cat that wandered into a library

Angelina Jolie ready to 'fade away' from Hollywood
Angelina Jolie says she is ready to "fade away" from her acting career to focus on family.

Jerry Garcia biopic planned
A new biopic about late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia will be based on the period before he joined the California group, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Swinton to preside over Berlin film fest jury
Academy Award-winning British actress Tilda Swinton will chair the next Berlin film festival jury, organizers announced on Wednesday.