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A six alarm fire destroyed half a block of Queen Street this morning at Queen and Portland. Among the casualties was the historic Duke's Cycle and Suspect Video's first, main store, among other buildings which had recently been declared a heritage conservation district ... According to CityTV, it took 150 firefighters in 30 trucks more than 8 hours to contain the blaze. The weather (it was -16º C…

 

'Nuff said. Link to (Toshiba) press release. Update: CNet reports that Universal is switching too. Link

 

(via FilmIck) Normally, I'm not a huge fan of leaked footage, but this is so strange it's worth writing about. FilmIck, which is rarely updated of late, had a single item this morning which was this: a nearly 2-minute long clip from the Spike Jonze adaptation (no pun intended) of "Where the Wild Things Are" ... It's unclear whether this is test footage or an actual, completed scene from…

 

The Hollywood Reporter is predicting that Toshiba is "expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format sometime in the coming weeks". After a last-ditch $2.7 million 00:00:30' Super Bowl spot failed to do the trick in converting the great unwashed (and washed alike I guess) they're ready to throw in the towel. ... Full story here

 

(via AICN) Finally, some fairly definite word on the fate of Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" and how that will work around the unexpected death of it's supporting star, Heath Ledger ... In an exclusive over at Ain't It Cool News, Moriarty (although not naming an actual source, still considerably more reliable than talkback comments on IMDB), is saying that yes, the vague plan that was floating…

 

(via AICN) Looks like Lucasfilm has a Valentine's Day treat for Indiana Jones fans. The official website for "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" has announced that the teaser trailer for the new film will premiere Thursday, February 14th on Good Morning America ... After this, it will be released on Yahoo! Movies and indianajones.com. If there's one thing I really like about Spielberg, it's that he's quick…

 

One of my all-time favorite actors, Roy Scheider, died today at age 75. I grew up on Roy Scheider, "The French Connection", "Marathon Man", "Jaws" to name only a few. Scheider's performances were always spot-on no matter what he was playing, he carried the epitome of the 1970's lead well into the 80's ... Scheider's best performances were either supporting or part of an ensemble, like Chief Brody, along…

 

(via Wall Street Journal) "The negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America voted unanimously to accept a new tentative three-year deal with the major Hollywood studios ..." ... Good thing, too, reality television is killing me. Full article here

 

(via Twitch) You can find some stills and a super cool poster for the new Japanese film OneChanbara (お姉チャンバラ) over at GameWatch (site is in Japanese); there are some very nice photos of these sexy zombie-fighting game-inspired girls as well ... Based on the images alone (click the one on the left to make it bigger), this looks like a fun film. Official

 

I love Terry Gilliam to death and had a huge amount of respect for Heath Ledger, but I swear I'm getting sick to death of the neverending chronicles of "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" ... Looks like Quick Stop Entertainment has the full exclusive though; after several confusing days of more rumors, and, apparently, Ledger's name being removed from the IMDB listing for the film entirely, word is now…