Great news! Amanda Crew has just set up a blog at Amanda-Crew.com and she has already made a post! Make sure stop by there and check it out.

Thanks to Nikki for the heads up!

Amanda Crew has a new film in the works! Its an indie comedy called, “Miss Dial,” the feature directorial debut of screenwriter David H. Steinberg (“Puss in Boots”).

Steinberg is directing from his own script.

The film stars Robinne Lee (“Hitch”) as a consumer affairs rep who deals with irate customers calling about everything from the availability of the “limited edition” cheddar cheese to whether it’s safe for dogs to drink the blue toilet water. She decides to play hooky by calling random strangers in order to reconnect with the world outside her apartment and meets Sam Jaeger’s character by accident.

Also starring in the film are Jon Huertas, Sara Rue, Sam Jaeger, Gabrielle Union, Josh Cooke, Dule Hill, Samm Levine, Hill Harper and Beth Grant. The film is currently shooting in Los Angeles. “Miss Dial” is produced by Keetgi Kogan, Elizabeth Hughes, Eric Hayes and Lee.

Source and Willian for the heads up

With everyone and their brother releasing Top-something lists, we thought it was time for us to compile another one. Last year we released our list of the Top 10 Canadian Films of the Decade. This year we turned to our computer servers, which track how visitors use our website, and we’re pleased to announce the Top 5 Northernstars, as chosen by visitors to Northernstars.ca.

It came as no surprise to us that Amanda Crew topped our list of most visited pages. We first noticed her page count growing when she costarred on the CTV series, Whistler. Visits picked up this year with her costarring role as Tess Carroll in the romantic feature, Charlie St. Cloud. Playing opposite Zac Efron in a cast that included Kim Bassinger and Ray Liotta, Charlie St. Cloud was released in July of this year by Universal Pictures and grossed well over 45-million dollars. The DVD was released last month.

Crew got her first break playing Tanis McTaggart on the YTV teen dramedy series 15/Love when she was just 18-years-old. She made some guest appearances on shows like Life As We Know It and Smallville before signing on to play Carrie Miller on Whistler, for which she won a leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. Her Hollywood break came with a role in the 2006 film Final Destination 3. Other Hollywood films include She’s the Man and Sex Drive. Crew also starred in the 2009 horror film The Haunting in Connecticut, which went on to make almost 73-million dollars at the worldwide box office. Look for her costarring role in Repeaters, due for release in 2011.

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Carl Bessai’s latest film, Repeaters, a gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, has been picked up for Canadian distribution by Alliance Films, according to a release from the production company behind the feature, Rampart Films.

Repeaters has played at a number of festivals in Canada and had its world premiere as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The story revolves around an ensemble cast made up of Dustin Milligan (90210), Amanda Crew (Charlie St.Cloud), and Richard de Klerk, who also starred in Bessai’s Cole.

The deal was negotiated by Andrew Herwitz, President of the Film Sales Company on behalf of the filmmakers, with Mark Slone of Alliance Films. “It’s very fulfilling that the quality of Repeaters has been recognized by Alliance Films,” said Bessai. “With their proven track record I know Repeaters will have an excellent run. I am looking forward to working with them on the release.”

No release date had been set as of press time.

“We are delighted that Alliance Films will be handling Repeaters for Canada,” said producer Irene Nelson of Rampart Films. “Quality distribution is paramount to the success of any film and for Repeaters to garner the attention of Canada’s top distributor is particularly rewarding.”

Established in 2004, Rampart Films has offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles and is known for producing commercially viable, thought-provoking feature films and documentaries. It currently has four features to its credit and one documentary in post-production.

Alliance Films holds the exclusive distribution rights to movies from top independent studios, including Focus Features, Relativity Media, CBS Films, and The Weinstein Company, as well as co-financing and distribution arrangements with select independent producers.

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Just wanted to post a reminder that “Charlie St. Cloud” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9th! Don’t forget to grab your copy of the film when its released.

The cast of “Repeaters” (Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan & Richard de Klerk) will be doing a live web chat on September 12 at dustinmilligan.com/interact!

This will be an opportunity for anybody to have a chance to submit questions for the three of them to answer the day before “Repeaters” premiers at the Toronto International Film Festival.

People can sign up now at the above URL for a reminder e-mail of the chat.

Thanks to Andre for the heads up!