Sunday June 6 @ Toronto's Berkeley Church on Queen Street East, 'The Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere '('F.A.M.E.'), presented their 5th year of simply divas , organized by Christine Cooper, F.A.M.E.'s executive director.Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin.The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area."It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party."Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery."It's all about the diva decadence!", said Cooper, "including our diva inspired canapes created by a crew of George Brown Culinary grads, the Diva Dessert bar, a Hot Diva Latte bar, Chef Jose Hadad of Frida serving up a Saucy Salsa tasting Station, Buster Rhino's donating his famous smoked brisket & pulled pork for the mini sliders, CakeStarGirlz & ...

62 contestants continue to compete for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2010, held for the 3rd year @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John Basset Theatre, with preliminaries June 12 and the finale June 14.Created in 2002, the “Beauties of Canada” Organization has the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe Pageant, with National Delegates competing for the title of 'Miss Universe Canada 2010' and the rights to represent Canada at the 'Miss Universe 2010' competition, later this summer.Canada is one of only four countries (including France, Germany, and the USA) competing in the 'Miss Universe' pageant since its inception in 1952."This is an exciting year, where we have brilliant, ambitious Canadian women from all walks of life competing to represent our country on the world stage," said Denis Davila, National Director of Miss Universe Canada. "Not only are this year's delegates multicultural diverse, but all have different academic, humanitarian, intellectual and other goals that they work to shed a spotlight on through this competition...The winner of the competition is not just the smartest or most beautiful woman, but someone who has the whole package, someone Canadians can fall ...

Take a look at the latest poster supporting Sony's Toronto-lensed video game adaptation, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D.The Screen Gems science fiction action horror feature, written/directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, Boris Kodjoe and Shawn Roberts.The fourth installment in the series of film adaptations based on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil, is also the first film in the series to be released in 3D.Filming took place in Toronto September to December 2009 using director James Cameron's 3D Fusion Camera System, previously used in Avatar.In the film, the remaining survivors in Los Angeles of the 'T-virus' outbreak, team up against 'Albert Wesker', the head of the 'Umbrella Corporation'.'Chris Redfield', a character from the video games is showcased for the first time in the film franchise. Other characters from the games and films who return include 'Claire Redfield' and'Jill Valentine'.Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D picks up where the third film ended. Since the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, 'Alice' (Jovovitch) has been roaming the world searching for any remaining survivors. She comes face to face with her arch-nemesis, Albert Wesker, for the first time in the series. ...

Take a look at the UK character banners supporting the Toronto-lensed comic book adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs The World, described as "...an epic of epic epicness..."."...Meet charming and jobless 'Scott Pilgrim' (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for totally average garage band 'Sex Bob-omb', the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning 'Ramona Flowers' (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him."Scott has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass—and now is back in town—to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy."He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes control her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past—from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really ...

Supernatural , the Vancouver-lensed CW dramatic episodic series, will be cross-platformed into a Warners 'anime' cartoon series from MadHouse (Death Note).The series will reportedly cover the first two seasons of the live-action Supernatural series, including new stories, recapping the origins of the 'Winchester' brothersÂ’ childhood.22 episodes will be produced, shipping January 2011, containing episodes 1 and 2. The second volume is scheduled for February, including episodes 3-12. Volume 3, containing episodes 13-22, will ship April 6.The anime project is being led by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke with Madhouse co-founder Masao Maruyama executive producing. Naoya Takayama (Night Head) will supervise the scripts for the new series, with characters designed by Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Trigun) .

Seven Arts Pictures reports that Toronto-based film-maker Vincenzo Natali (Splice), will direct the upcoming motion picture adaptation of author William Gibson's 1984 science fiction novel Neuromancer , to be produced and financed in Canada by Prodigy Pictures in conjunction with Telefilm Canada.The 'cyberpunk' book, noted as the 'inspiration' for The Matrix series of films, will have its big screen adaptation start pre-production early 2011 in Toronto, with the full support of Telefilm Canada.Prodigy Pictures' Jay Firestone (The Lost Girl) will produce.Neuromancer the book has sold over 7 million copies, noted as the first novel to win the 'triple crown' of science fiction awards, including the 'Nebula', the 'Hugo' and the 'Philip K. Dick Award' for paperback original.The novel legitimized 'cyberpunk' as a mainstream branch of science fiction literature, appearing on Time magazine's list of 100 best English-language novels written since 1923.The book is based on the concept of video games, with Gibson fascinated by how gamers seem to leave their bodies when they engage with the on-screen world, as a projection of the self into cyberspace."...'Case' is a cyberspace thief, hacking into corporate databases and stealing info for his clients who pay him big bucks. One ...

Wild Eye Releasing and MVD Visual will release GOLD: Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality on DVD, July 27, featuring a soundtrack of unreleased music from the MC5."...In 1968, filmmaker Bob Levis led a rag-tag band of dreamers, drop outs and drug-happy darlings into the wilderness to make a movie and emerged a month later with 'GOLD'", a bizarre and beautiful journey into the mind and madness of the late 1960s - one overflowing with fantasies of revolution, recreation and raunchy free love."At once a western, a comedy, a 'nudie', a drama and a musical - 'Gold' is a profound potpourri made in the spirit of shaking down square society, while systematically shattering every movie rule in the process. But then the film vanished, lost like the generation from which it came, until now..."GOLD stars improvisational comedian Del Close (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and Garry Goodrow (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice).In the feature Pirate Radio, the character played by actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman is based on Ronan O'Rahilly ('Radio Caroline'), the producer of GOLD.

MVD Visual reports that the new documentary from Highway 61 Entertainment, Paul McCartney Really Is Dead, The Last Testament of George Harrison , will be released on DVD in North America September 1, 2010.Accoding to director Joel Gilbert:"...In the summer of 2005, a package arrived at the Hollywood offices of Highway 61 Entertainment from London with no return address. Inside were two mini-cassette audio tapes dated December 30, 1999 and labeled 'THE LAST TESTAMENT OF GEORGE HARRISON'. A voice identical to Harrison tells a shocking story: Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash in November of 1966 and replaced with a double! British intelligence, MI5, had forced the Beatles to cover up McCartney's death to prevent mass suicides of Beatle fans. However, the remaining Beatles tried to signal fans with clues on album covers and in songs."...Until now, the "Paul is Dead" mystery that exploded worldwide in 1969 was considered a hoax. However, in this film, George Harrison reveals a secret Beatles history, chronicling McCartney's fatal accident, the cover up, dozens of unknown clues, and a dangerous cat and mouse game with 'Maxwell', the Beatles' MI5 handler, as John Lennon became increasingly reckless with ...

MVD Visual reports that the new documentary from Highway 61 Entertainment, Paul McCartney Really Is Dead, The Last Testament of George Harrison , will be released on DVD in North America September 1, 2010.Accoding to director Joel Gilbert:"...In the summer of 2005, a package arrived at the Hollywood offices of Highway 61 Entertainment from London with no return address. Inside were two mini-cassette audio tapes dated December 30, 1999 and labeled 'THE LAST TESTAMENT OF GEORGE HARRISON'. A voice identical to Harrison tells a shocking story: Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash in November of 1966 and replaced with a double! British intelligence, MI5, had forced the Beatles to cover up McCartney's death to prevent mass suicides of Beatle fans. However, the remaining Beatles tried to signal fans with clues on album covers and in songs."...Until now, the "Paul is Dead" mystery that exploded worldwide in 1969 was considered a hoax. However, in this film, George Harrison reveals a secret Beatles history, chronicling McCartney's fatal accident, the cover up, dozens of unknown clues, and a dangerous cat and mouse game with 'Maxwell', the Beatles' MI5 handler, as John Lennon became increasingly reckless with ...

The Vancouver-lensed CW TV series Hellcats from executive producer Tom Welling of Smallville acting fame is "...a coming-of-age story about 'Marti Perkins', a young, pre-law student at 'Lancer University' in Memphis, Tennessee. Marti is cool, hip and alt, but her world flips upside down, literally and figuratively, when she loses her scholarship, and realizes the only way she can stay in school is by reigniting her dormant teen gymnastic skills to win a place on Lancer's legendary cheerleading team, 'The Hellcats'."Against her every instinct, Marti goes for it and makes the squad, and is thrust into a world of camaraderie, backstabbing and the intersection of sports, backroom academia and big money. Marti's new roommate, 'Savannah Monroe', a petite, peppy Texan, is among the diverse cast of athletes, undergrads, family and friends, all set on the sprawling campus of a powerhouse college football program in the deep South..."Hellcats stars Aly Michalka as Marti Perkins, Ashley Tisdale as 'Savannah Monroe', Heather Hemmens as 'Alice Verdura', Robbie Jones as 'Lewis Flynn', Matt Barr as 'Dan Patch', with Sharon Leal as 'Vanessa Lodge' and Gail O'Grady as 'Wanda Perkins'.The series is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Tom Welling ...