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Based on the harrowing real-life experiences of Maxwell Smart, The Boy in the Woods recounts twelve-year-old Max’s battle for survival during World War II. Set in 1942, the film finds Max living in occupied Poland when he becomes separated from his mother and sister. Facing imminent capture by Nazi forces, Max manages to escape into the dense forests near his hometown.

It is in these formidable woods that Max begins a solitary fight to evade the ruthless occupiers. Directed by Rebecca Snow in her narrative debut, the movie paints a vivid yet respectful picture of Max’s grueling journey. Drawing from Maxwell Smart’s own memoir, Snow crafts a deeply moving tale of courage against all odds. Through Max’s ordeal, we witness both the tragic realities of life under Nazi rule as well as the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Snow guides viewers through the film with a blend of empathy and care.

This might just be a coincidence, but lately there’s been an influx of films and shows centering around the Holocaust. Be it the Anthony Hopkins starrer One Life (2023) or Peacock’s Harvey Keitel-led drama The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2023), Apple TV’s million-dollar epic Masters of the Air (2023), or Jonathan Glazer’s stunningly impactful The Zone of Interest (2023), there have been a lot of holocaust stories. Now I’m not going to go into whether this is a good or bad thing, but I do believe it’s really hard to top The Zone of Interest, considering the kind of astonishingly original thing the movie managed to pull off when it comes to Holocaust storytelling. That said, Rebecca Snow’s The Boy in the Woods, the most recent Holocaust movie to fall on us, does work. The Usp of it has to be it being a story that is...

An upcoming episode of Killer Cases, titled “The Boy in the Woods,” will air on A&e on Wednesday June 5, 2024. The episode examines the mysterious death of a 6-year-old boy, found in the woods 20 years ago, and how an artist’s age-progressed portrait may hold the key to solving the case. Despite two decades […]

Killer Cases: The Boy in the Woods...

Prepare for a gripping episode of “Killer Cases” airing on A&e, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 9:00 Pm. In “The Boy in the Woods,” viewers will be drawn into a decades-old mystery surrounding the tragic death of a 6-year-old boy found in the woods.

For 20 years, detectives have been tirelessly searching for answers, but the case remained unsolved. However, a breakthrough occurs when an artist creates an age progression portrait of the child and shares it on social media. This seemingly simple act reignites interest in the case and leads detectives to uncover new clues.

As the episode unfolds, viewers will be taken on a journey of discovery as detectives follow these new leads and delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death. With each revelation, the mystery begins to unravel, shedding light on the events that led to this tragic incident.

With its compelling storyline and real-life detective work,...

To celebrate the release of his new film, The Boy In The Woods, we had the pleasure of chatting to actor Richard Armitage about his powerful new film, and his hit show Red Eye, for which the finale aired this past weekend.

The Boy in the Woods is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rebecca Snow and released in 2023. Based on the memoir of the same name by Maxwell Smart, the film dramatizes Smart’s childhood experience of having to fend for himself in the forests of Poland during World War II.

Chatting to Armitage, we chat about the lure of the film and its unique power, working with writer/director Rebecca Snow – who had made the acclaimed documentary Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust in 2019 – his history lesson about the real-life people involved in the story, the acting challenges that accompany doing accents, and he waxes lyrical about his young...

Photo: Jocelyn Hudon, Dan Jeannotte Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy of Johnson Production Group

Hallmark Channel has now released details of its new, original movie, Falling in Love in Niagara, starring Jocelyn Hudon and Dan Jeannotte.

Airing as part of the network’s annual Spring into Love programming event, the movie features a recently dumped fiancée and her tour guide finding the hidden wonders of Niagara Falls together.

Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast and see images taken from the film set and a fun trailer.

Falling in Love in Niagara coming to Hallmark Channel Photo: Maša Lizdek, Jocelyn Hudon Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy of Johnson Production Group

According to the official synopsis, Maddie (Jocelyn Hudon) is a recently dumped fiancée who decides to take her sister, Harley (Maša Lizdek) on her planned honeymoon to Niagara Falls. While there, Maddie meets Mike (Dan Jeannotte), a tour guide,...

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the U.K. public broadcaster BBC, said on Tuesday that it has named Richard Knight director of audio, BBC Studios Productions, starting in January. Reporting to Ralph Lee, the CEO of BBC Studios Productions, he will join the company amid continued growth in podcasting.

BBC Studios said the move comes as it looks to grow its audio unit “to take advantage of new creative opportunities in the U.K. and globally.” As part of that, it confirmed on Tuesday a previously outlined plan to move selected factual, entertainment and drama audio content from the BBC’s in-house production team to BBC Studios as of April.

“The model was developed to ensure the BBC maximizes the opportunities opened up by the growing global market for podcasts, strengthening the BBC’s public service output and keeping talented people at the BBC,” it said. “It places programs...

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs.

Leading the selection is director James Marsh’s Dance First, a biopic with Gabriel Byrne playing the literary giant Samuel Beckett and Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen and Fionn O’Shea also starring; and director Neil Burger’s Inheritance, a thriller that has a woman played by Phoebe Dynevor learning her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was once a spy, which puts her at the center of an international conspiracy.

Also picked for market screenings in Toronto is Jimmy Warden’s Borderline, set in 1996 Los Angeles and starring Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson and Samara Weaving as a pop star taken hostage; The Home, a horror pic from Purge series creator James DeMonaco, and starring...

Fest also announces Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlight sessions.

TIFF has announced the Industry Selects acquisition titles available to buyers during the festival, a 12-strong roster featuring new work from James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, and Neil Burger.

Gabriel Byrne plays literary giant Samuel Beckett in Marsh’s Dance First alongside Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, Aidan Gillen, and Fionn O’Shea. Film Constellation represents worldwide rights and the film will close San Sebastian.

Phoebe Dynevor stars with Rhys Ifans for Burger in Inheritance, a thriller about a woman who uncovers her father’s espionage past. CAA Media Finance handles sales.

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Programs from Elliot Page’s production company and the team behind comedy Letterkenny are among Paramount+’s latest Canadian slate.

The streamer’s strategy in Canada was unveiled today at the Banff World Media Festival, with a line-up of four projects in development and an original documentary from documentary filmmaker Dianne Whelan.

Actor and producer Page’s Page Boy Productions and Canadian producer heavyweight Muse Entertainment are working up Len & Cub, a limited six-part series dramatizing the secret relationship of two young men in rural 20th-century New Brunswick whose story came to light when a box of photos was recently discovered in an estate sale. Lynne Kamm is writing.

Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story is a scripted comedy from New Metric Media, the company behind Letterkenny, about the scandal of the titular Johnson, the former Canadian sprinter who went from “hero to zero in 9.79 seconds.