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Etan Vlessing

Canada Bureau Chief

Etan Vlessing has worked as a print and digital journalist and editor for 30 years, first in London as a financial reporter. Returning to Canada, he worked for the Financial Times of Canada and then as an entertainment journalist for Playback before joining The Hollywood Reporter as Canadian Bureau Chief. He graduated from the University of British Columbia and completed a masters degree in journalism at the City University in the UK. For THR, he covers the film, TV and digital sectors in Canada, based in Toronto, and contributes to the film and business sections.

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Darren Star to Adapt ‘Climbing in Heels’ for Peacock

Star and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas will co-write and executive produce the drama about five secretaries navigating 1980s Hollywood and its old boys club.

Box Office Recovery Lifts Imax As Quarterly Revenue Rises

Overall quarterly revenue was $92.7 million, up 8 percent from a year-earlier $86 million, as ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ played on its screens.

Janelle Monáe to Star in, Produce ‘Never Saw Me Coming’ Adaptation

Universal Pictures nabbed the rights to activist Tanya Smith’s banking system heist memoir, with the project to be produced through Wondaland Pictures.

Alia Shawkat Joins Kristen Stewart in Neon’s ‘The Wrong Girls’

Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani and LaKeith Stanfield also board one of the first indie films with cameras rolling in Los Angeles in the wake of the recent wildfires.

Matthew Perry Doc Explores Ketamine Culture: “Hollywood Is Full of Enablers”

Peacock released a trailer for ‘Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy,' which focuses on a criminal investigation and charges brought after the actor’s death in October 2023.

Karen Read Tells Her Story in ‘Body in The Snow’ Docuseries Trailer From Investigation Discovery

Ahead of a retrial, ID’s latest true crime take explores whether Read was framed to protect fellow Boston police officers allegedly involved in boyfriend John O’Keefe’s 2022 death.

Cinemark Posts Record Fourth-Quarter Revenue, Swings to Profit and Reinstates Dividend

The exhibition giant reports its quarterly results, with CEO Sean Gamble saying the dividend "marks another major milestone in our recovery from the pandemic."

‘Anora’ Named Best Picture of 2024 by Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Oscar nominee Mikey Madison was also given the best female actor crown for her role as a sex worker in Sean Baker’s screwball comedy.

Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura Go on the Run in Tense ‘Dope Thief’ Trailer

Two lifelong friends playing DEA agents after a drug heist gone wrong become targets for a giant narcotic enterprise in the Apple TV+ drama to bow March 14.

‘Dune’ VFX House DNEG Makes Major Move Into AI, Unveils Deal to Buy Metaphysic

The UK-based company has acquired the AI tech platform that first gained headlines for popularizing a deepfake TikTok account spoofing Tom Cruise.

How Canadian Directors Making a Revenge Thriller Found Romance on Set: “Love Is Unpredictable”

'Violation' helmers and now partners in real life Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli are bringing their sophomore feature, 'Honey Bunch,' to Berlin for a world premiere.

Berlin Rising Star Théodore Pellerin Is Making a Lasting Impression in Buzzy ‘Lurker’

From 'Being Karl Lagerfeld' to 'Franklin,' the 27-year-old Quebec native has become one of Canada’s favorite character actors — now he tackles being quietly menacing in Alex Russell’s debut feature. Â