Ivan Reitman

Not only is Ghostbusters still popular, it may have created a new kind of film comedy

In conversation with producer-director Ivan Reitman

Reitman and Villeneuve are both Canadian—but from different planets

Ghostbusters mogul blesses a gem from Quebec, and our critic skis to a silver medal

Kudos to the stars of ‘Precious,’ stylish Jennifer Connelly and to George Clooney and Chris Rock for telling it like it is

When Ghostbuster Ivan Reitman wants to remake a sexy French movie, who’s he gonna call—auteur Atom Egoyan!

Strange days for Canadian auteurs. David Cronenberg is making a movie with Tom Cruise. And Atom Egoyan is making a movie for Ivan Reitman. Ivan has hired Atom to direct Chloe, a remake of a French erotic intrigue that’s now being shot in Toronto. It’s Egoyan’s first feature based on a script he didn’t write, and it’s also quite a departure for Reitman, best known as the man who gave us Ghostbusters. I wrote about this odd creative marriage in this week’s issue of Maclean’s. And I was on the set at the Windsor Arms hotel to shoot a video of our photo shoot. Here is the result:

They are two Canadians from opposite ends of the cinematic spectrum

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Jeff Harris goes behind the scenes