Barry Hertz

Lots of great Brian Wilson movie moments, but I don’t think any other filmmaker understood the musician better than Cameron Crowe. https://t.co/wR0s46QOMH

Just watched, and felt, this haptic-motor F1 trailer while 30,000 feet in the air on a cross-country flight — an experience that doesn’t feel like it should logically, ethically, or existentially exist.

patrick. @imPatrickT

Apple released a new F1 trailer that uses the iPhone's haptic motor for physical feedback - so I turned the volume down and recorded just the vibrations. it's nuts to experience for real. https://t.co/yBscUJftTb

THE LIFE OF CHUCK has the best dance scene in ages, and the strongest Mark Hamill performance … ever? The rest of it, I’m not so sure of. But I cried anyway. https://t.co/22XhuLKXZ4

Without jackhammering the point home, Reza Dahya's hip-hop drama BOXCUTTER paints a mournful portrait of Toronto on the edge, where all the creative forces who make the city so special are pushed further and further outside its boundaries. https://t.co/p9GjuEIPvA

The best (in a depressing way) quote of the day at #BanffMediaFestival goes to Kevin Johnson of @wppmedia who, asked what everyone was talking about at this conference three years ago that no one is discussing today: “Diversity.” https://t.co/cr3FUINceZ

Hard to not be puzzled by time/energy that went into "Canadian Screen Industry Statement of Values," which just released @ #BanffMediaFestival, in which 70+ orgs "publicly affirm" vision for future (equity, sustainability, other worthy goals) that's already well-defined in sector https://t.co/E83jDyhCec

Mood at #BanffMediaFestival might be best described as politely furious. After CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides comes out to essentially say promises of C-11 are coming, be patient, Rogers’ Colette Watson stresses, “We’ve been thinking of modernizing for 10 years. …We need fewer rules” https://t.co/7gjErAK644

Hard to think of a better audience question coming out of this week’s #BanffMediaFestival than the guy who just asked the Netflix Canada team: “Why won’t you return my emails?” All in good fun!

BREAKING: Canada's @levelFILM, which was established in 2013 and distributed everything from SCARBOROUGH to I USED TO BE FUNNY (and most recently handled VILLAGE KEEPER, winner of best first feature at 2025 Canadian Screen Awards), shuts down immediately "due to market realities" https://t.co/nTwQueSu7s

Hustle and Flow 93.5: How @afilmbyrez went from FM to film with his charming and unconventional Toronto hip-hop drama BOXCUTTER https://t.co/S1YVfFKcAm

Me, just admiring the timeline https://t.co/m8YuaBRKtS

The blank-firing BALLERINA (or, FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA) burns the Wick franchise at both ends. At least Anjelica Huston gets to pull a M:I-era Ving Rhames move by refusing to ever get up from her seat. https://t.co/DvwAYOaJ1s

[in the voice of Gowan, with dedication to Jai Courtney] You're a dangerous animal That's what I know You're a dangerous animal I've got to follow https://t.co/VaFjP16VKb

Ratings for Sunday's Canadian Screen Awards are in, and they're ... good? 929K people watched CBC telecast, up 45% over 2024 #CdnScreenAwards, with 2+ avg min audience of 170K, up 12% over last year. On CBC Gem, views up 91% from 2024, though streamer doesn't offer exact figures.

The fact that this looks so intentionally like AI deep-fakery is as evil-genius-y as Hollywood is going to get.

Wicked Movie @wickedmovie

Thank Goodness! ✨ #WickedForGood trailer tomorrow. https://t.co/1DxBXchmNt