Farmers work A way out of the mirror was an ode to fountains and their monumentalizing and memorializing qualities. To say there was hype for Margaret Atwoods followup to The Handmaids Tale is an understatement, particularly since The Testaments set 15 years after its predecessor takes place and published 34 years later returns readers to Gilead, the terrifying place select U.S. politicians seem to be steamrolling us toward. It was designed by Patkau Architects, and the Vancouver firm went on to win a Governor Generals Medal in Architecture in 2018 for its work. Earned It by Torontos The Weeknd is one of the more notable cuts. Catharsis, Im telling ya. A quirky catharsis according to The Guardian. In a 2019 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Reeves admitted that he had a schoolboy crush on co-star Sandra Bullock while they were filming the 1994 bus thriller. Tony Goldwyn and Tatiana Maslany in Network. In this episode, Nathans preparing for a very real appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Was he still controversial? Michel Marc Bouchards Tom la ferme debuts at Centre du Thtre dAujourdhui, Playwright Michel Marc Bouchards Tom on the Farm (Tom la ferme) made its debut at the Centre du Thtre dAujourdhui in Montreal in January, which clearly kicked the year off right. Its humbling to think that on a beautiful, balmy August night, anyone even slightly acquainted with the Tragically Hip arguably one of the most important bands in Canadian music, whose ability to blend poetry, politics and incredible hooks have left them untouchable wept openly as lead singer Gord Downie performed for the last time following a terminal cancer diagnosis. In Brief | TheSpec.com The series is packed with moments of human connection that are as unexpected as they are genuine. You can make good money having people smoke here, he tells the owner. But as we bid farewell to the 2010s, thats all changed: Cline Dion is the new queen of cool. In a bit of a twist, Canadas quirkiest screen star had quite the Broadway run this decade. Its not too late for you to see it, either: get your hands on a copy before the end of the decade. In 2017, I met Sandra Oh when I interviewed her at TIFF, and we hugged after I told her that Greys Anatomy got me through college. It evoked emotions many of us hadnt felt since junior high and tapped into a nostalgia that ended up defining the decade in its own way. How great to see our talented kids succeed!Are they going to come back? With Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy. Alternative scenes in particular have exploded in Canada over the last 10 years, with huge epicentres in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, and my beloved Toronto. The decade started with the birth of Instagram and the rise of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and it has ended with the word influencer worming its way into the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Reeves and his fellow passengers were on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Burbank, Calif. when their plane had to make an emergency landing in Bakersfield over 160 kilometres away from their destination. This is the question audiences asked so much that Avatar surpassed Titanics box office record in 41 days to become the highest grossing film of all time (earning roughly $2.79 billion US) at least until Avengers: Endgame stole the crown this summer. He originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webbers 2010 musical Love Never Dies, and has played leading roles in the West End production of its long-running prequel, Phantom of the Opera. The plan: Get brand recognition by turning an indie cafe into the worlds first parody Starbucks. Comic book movies were getting cranked out faster than the Flash on Adderall, the reboots kept rebooting, and at the same time, a resurgence of cerebral sci-fi and horror was getting love from audiences and critics alike. "I. They also announced in their 2016-2021 Strategic Plan that supporting Indigenous arts would be a key priority. It was a whole new reality to me an outlet for an entire bank of repressed queerness. There will never be a large audience for marginalized art if arts institutions, publishers and galleries dont financially back that art, exposing our work to Canadians on a large scale and thus creating an audience. And, more often than you might realize, those fantasy worlds on screenwere actually somewhere in Canada. They crazy, stupid love him: In this episode of Stan Wars, host Peter Knegt gives four Ryan Gosling enthusiasts the chance to compete for the title of his ultimate stan. Hes convinced hell reach a happy ending, erasing a lifetime of misery. (Editors note: Annes suggestion is unethical and also impossible please do not pay her.) Since I was adopted by my drag family House of Filth in 2013, Ive had the immense privilege of getting to see countless performers across this country dabble, experiment, create, destroy and share some of the most incredible drag Ive ever had the pleasure of seeing. Munros 2010 exhibition, Inside The Solar Temple of the Cosmic Leather Daddy, referenced the AIDS epidemic, paying homage to those who lost their lives in it while looking to figures from Egyptian history and the leather subculture of the 1970s. But of course, the seriess rare brand of genius and grit was thanks in part to Canadians Michelle MacLaren, who directed 11 episodes and served as an executive producer, and Moira Walley-Beckett, who worked on the show as both a writer and producer and earned an Emmy for outstanding writing after she penned the episode Ozymandias. They are the danger. Ben Lewis is an actor/writer/director from Toronto, best known for his role on the hit CW series Arrow. Its my opinion that non-dominant cultures tend to be more observant and their cultural outputs often richer than dominant ones. Nathan tells her theyll stop filming. Before he was the internets darling, Reeves was just a beloved actor in his own right. Though most identify her as a New Zealander, Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and spent the first four years of her life there, so its more than fair that we claim her as our own especially since it allows us to take pride in one of the greatest cinematic performances of the decade: Paquins in Kenneth Lonergans 2011 masterpiece Margaret. Keanu Reeves may be loved by the internet, but for some fans, he deserves more than some tweets singing his praises. Still, few could have anticipated how quickly Atwoods latest instalment would break sales records, selling more print copies in its first week than any other Canadian book has since BookNet Canada began tracking sales in 2005. In 2014, Karimloo made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in Les Misrables, earning a Tony nomination for best actor in a musical representing Canada in one the most iconic roles in the history of the Great White Way. They relocate there. What do you get when you combine Canadas premier EDM DJ/producer and a classic short story by celebrated sci-fi author Ray Bradbury? But just two episodes into the series, the Petting Zoo bit proved the brilliance of NFYs marketing satire. It reminded me of Sam Shepard.) From there, Nathans game plan explodes. The project was dreamed up by the Royal Winnipeg Ballets artistic director Andr Lewis and American choreographer Lila York. Drakes debut studio album Thank Me Later is released. But in a decade of mega-powered blockbusters, Scott Pilgrim was always going to be the misfit. Canadians win big at the Oscars with The Shape of Water. Billy-Ray Belcourts poem Love is a Moontime Teaching appeared here before it ended up in his Griffin Poetry Prize-winning book This Wound is a World. Dancer Greta Hodgkinson reflects on the rise and achievements of National Ballet of Canada artistic director Karen Kain over the 2010s. Seven Tony Award nominations later, its still playing in Toronto, New York City and London, and notably surpassed The Drowsy Chaperones record to become the longest-running Canadian musical on Broadway in October 2018. Below, 10 moments that have transformed the zeitgeists relationship to Canadas most famous musical export. Attention turned to filmmakers like Cape Breton Island, N.S.s Ashley McKenzie, compared to Robert Bresson by The New Yorkers Richard Brody; Toronto writer-director Stella Meghie, who was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2017 for the screenplay for her first feature Jean of the Joneses; filmmaker Joyce Wong, who took over a strip mall in Torontos North York area in Wexford Plaza, a film that could arguably be called the mumblecore answer to Rashomon; dramatic-comedy filmmaker Molly McGlynn, Canadas answer to Nicole Holofcener; hybrid docudrama artist Heather Young, who won the FIPRESCI Prize for her first feature, Murmur, this year; and discursive documentary rock star Sofia Bohdanowicz, whose lovely collaborations with actor/filmmaker Deragh Campbell deserve their own miniature chapbook. All of these moments showed how Canadians responded to the need for better Asian representation during the 2010s. Women like pUNK Films Ingrid Veninger, who produced six low-budget features over the decade, took microbudgets and ran with them. Are they still OURS? As some were hitting the Hollywood big-time, artists like Denis Ct, Anne mond, Sbastien Pilote, Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie were also becoming international festival darlings embraced by out-of-province and out-of-country audiences alike. Tatiana Maslany says she is a huge Catherine O'Hara fan as she reacts to the number of Canadian Emmy nominees which include O'Hara, Eugene and Dan Levy, Anni. And it led me down a hole of self-discovery and body confidence. (while they themselves borrowed from Scandinavian landscapes) gave us a truly modern language for the Canadian wild that has become a signature of our own art history. ), 57 artists come together to raise money for Haiti with Wavin Flag. Not a child actor, not yet a woman, she was a model of Canadian kindness and patience. As Buddy Cole, the iconic (and infamous) character from The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson has earned everything from fans praise to critics vitriol. Each annual instalment generated more international bank than the last. Ren-Charles, the couples first son, was born on Jan. 25, 2001. What started as NSFW Twilight fan fiction produced one of the highest-grossing R-rated film franchises ever. (Hawkinss character lives above a gilded cinema the real-life Elgin Theatre, where The Shape of Water screened at TIFF.). The best weight loss systems usually have a charismatic fitness guru behind the brand, so Nathan hires a random bodybuilder named Jack to play the part, booking him a slew of TV appearances. KC Hoard edits the Arts and Culture section of Carleton Universitys the Charlatan, and has written for The Globe and Mail and the National Post. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 6, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT. Canadian pop no longer necessitated anybody saying Sorry? 'Schitt's Creek' actor Dan Levy recently discussed rumors about his upcoming appearance in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'. Instead of relying on non-Indigenous editors, Barton made the smart decision to invite Philip Kevin Paul, Richard Van Camp and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson to edit the issue. And he isn't showing any signs of slowing down: this year, McAnuff garnered a Tony nomination for directing the musical Aint Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations. Take, for example, Lius character Jung the furthest thing from a stereotypically academically-inclined and parent-pleasing Asian son. And that doesnt just mean coming out anymore: it means ensuring less privileged or famous creative queer folks get a chance to thrive, or using opportunities on public stages (like Page sure did on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this year) to remind people it is not OK that we live in a society where homophobia and transphobia still exist so violently. Swiss Chalet, the Ottawa Senators and the SNC-Lavalin scandal are all also mentioned (seriously). She acted opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Dane DeHaan, and was dubbed The Millennial Meryl Streep. And ultimately, the quality (and quantity) of her work on Orphan Black boosted by the support of critics and Clone Clubbers alike won her an Emmy in 2016, making her the first Canadian actor in a Canadian series ever to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category. into the grey woods of 17th-century New England in this Canada/U.S. Featuring half of Hollywood including their fellow Canadians Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera the apocalypse-themed film is audacious, fearless and endlessly hilarious. Her second EP, Being Human in Public, was nominated for a Grammy, and shes penned songs for the likes of Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith. But starting with The Witch in 2015, another trend emerged. And Buddy, as we know, says what he likes. We dont know. The true story has been heralded as a reminder of human kindness and the way we tend to rally together even in times of fear, anger and tragedy. And anyone who thinks its screenplay is less worthy of an Oscar nomination than Craig Borten and Melisa Wallacks dangerously problematic script for another Canadian-directed film that doesnt need to be named deserves a big slap from Rihanna. ), but there were a few clear oversights on the Academys part when it came to nominating Canuck excellence in the 2010s. The story about a single mother (played powerfully by Anne Dorval) trying to raise her troubled son (Antoine Olivier Pilon) was praised as a cinematic tour de force, or even better: a gale-force blast of raw, unrelenting emotion. As a result, Mommy went on to become Dolans highest grossing feature, and the following year, the writer/director/producer directed Adeles video for Hello (which would go on to get over 2.5 billion views on YouTube). Philippe Falardeau is finishing up Monsieur Lazhar, which would go on to get its own Oscar nod, Louise Archambault is writing Gabrielle and Jean-Marc Valle is preparing to release Caf de Flore. As a working mom and Cirque du Soleil enthusiast, Dion then wanted to balance her career and her family life. The teen romance starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson was only Meghies second feature film, but it made Hollywood and the rest of the world sit up and pay attention to this visionary from the north as she broke barriers for Black Canadian female filmmakers. Tatiana Maslany 'scared' of Parks and Rec - Digital Spy In Canada, however, it won the Governors General Literary Award, as well as the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize. Sooner or later, a Lawren Harris painting had to sell for $9.5 million. Theres no easy epiphany at the end of Betroffenheit only the promise of engaging once again with the world. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World hits cinemas in all its Toronto-set glory. Instead, she celebrates the release at a drag club in New York City. Leonard Cohen releases You Want It Darker. You wont be sorry. Ill never forget the night I first saw Brooke Lynn Hytes. Tatiana Maslany List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide When architect Fumihiko Maki got the assignment to build North Americas first museum of Islamic art and culture, capturing the concept of light was apparently the brief. Fielder is a comedian a dry one. Pada upacara utama, Schitt's Creek memenangkan semua tujuh kategori komedi termasuk Outstanding Comedy Series, . Shawn Mendes releases Life of the Party (also: meet Shawn Mendes! (Remember lip dubs?!) Somewhere, Do They Know Its Christmas weeps. After helping arrange alternative travel for his fellow passengers, he joined a group headed to L.A. by van, playing music on his phone. Altmejds The Flux and The Puddle, which appeared as part of his 2015 retrospective, reads like the lab of a madman, or maybe some sort of future version of an island Dr. Moreau lived on, or a cabinet of curiosities I never want to see again but also cant help but really want to see again. ), and its music video spotlights Indigenous hoop dancers. This decade alone, she produced six feature-long documentaries and a short film serving as a powerful inspiration for Canadian women to keep going, even when it feels like the hardest thing in the world. Quebec is mourning and on Jan. 22, the province arranges a national funeral for Anglil. Famous names like Sam Smith and David Guetta also contribute to the songwriting effort. After earning popularity on Vine (RIP) in 2013, the 15-year-old Pickering, Ont., native went on to release his debut single Life of the Party in June, which became a record-breaker when it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the youngest artist in history to chart in the Top 25 with a debut single. A lack of Asian-Canadian representation, as well as the ceremonys emphasis on First Nations culture despite, well, the Canadian government failing to prioritize Indigenous communities at any other time. And starting in 2017, Lees hilarious work paid off when he won back-to-back Canadian Screen Awards, reaffirming that when minority creatives have space to tell their own stories, the world responds positively and audiences are left wanting more. Tatiana Maslany, Eugene and Dan Levy among presenters at Canadian - CBC Young plays the man who starts the show in the corner. As we know, not falling in love with the song proved impossible. Still, its rightfully grown to be considered a classic by film critics, with Paquins devastating performance as a 17-year-old struggling in the wake of a deadly traffic accident being one of the reasons why. The show was powerful, touching, heartbreaking and beautiful, as Downies gifts as a showman and speaker were put on display, and united everyone paying witness. First trailer for Schitt's Creek star's new movie. Thankfully, Canadians get the band all to ourselves. For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. Furthering the lasting mark of Offreds dystopian nightmare, the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwoods novel cleaned up at the 2017 Emmys, earning trophies for outstanding drama series, supporting actress (drama), lead actress (drama) and writing (drama). Born in Toronto to Jamaican parents, Meghie always had a love for writing, but after graduating from Waterloo University, she couldnt find a direct way into the industry and ended up working as a fashion publicist in New York. In Canada, Qubcois filmmakers have a fertile onscreen history of non-conformity, risk-taking and unabashedly high levels of emotions. We were too. Cop TORONTO - Catherine O'Hara, Sidney Crosby and Tatiana Maslany are among the stars set to appear at the Canadian Screen Awards. Im not sure whether the series quite takes a position on issues like solitary confinement or the death penalty, or whether it functions as an investigation into a real part of this country that many of us are lucky enough to never see but either way, its chilling. Schitt's Creek (TV Series 2015-2020) - IMDb Read: theyre friendly! During her rise, her voice was as powerful as her bad taste (or that of her entourage), and she was dismissed as the most bland person on the stage of 1998s VH1 Divas Live concert. 'She-Hulk': Tatiana Maslany on Seinfeld, Legally Blonde, Ally - Variety Off they went with their new beautiful-people families, while we stood in the window waving lovingly and slightly nervously. This is exactly what youd think Oscar voters would be looking for in their best original song category except Cut to the Feeling was deemed ineligible because Jepsen didnt record it specifically for the film, denying us what would have surely been an epic performance at the Oscars and leading my former employer Indiewire to demand the Academy reconsider its rules. 1 on the Billboard 200. She earned an Emmy for the role in September. The record took risks, aligned itself with strange, unique visuals and featured lyrics that were introspective, angry and unafraid of what anybody might think. The lyrics are classic, straightforward Cline, referencing her ongoing claim that she is now the boss of her career: Im flying on my own / On the wings of your love () / The warmer winds will carry me / Anywhere I want them to / If you could see what I can see / That nothing's blocking my view. Is she singing about her late husband and manager no longer controlling all aspects of her life? True, the song and Bieber obviously followed the formula that pop music has long been built on (a young star sings about puppy love as a means to launch a brand hell inevitably abandon in a handful of years as he grows up). Again with the bunker, Lillian says. So I encountered Inside Kingston Penitentiary, a series of photographs by Geoffrey James, with some trepidation. So Harris et al. Few artists can draw out emotions like Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and even fewer can bring those emotions out simultaneously. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on Nov 16, 2019 at 6:33am PST. Despite some legal issues stemming from the tracks publishing rights, it even earned the love of David Bowie himself, who took to Facebook and said it was possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created. In related news, I miss David Bowie. (Said filmmaker Jasmin Mozaffari, while accepting her award for direction for her first feature Firecrackers: I think Im one of the few women to win this award; I dont think Ill be the last just watch.) Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Mji Tailfeatherss staggeringly beautiful feature The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, then TIFF, where Ava DuVernays company Array acquired worldwide rights to the film. Just hold on, three of them are going home: In this episode of Stan Wars, host Amanda Parris gives four members of Team Drizzy the chance to compete for the title of Drakes ultimate stan. Scott (Michael Cera) falls for Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but before they can go on a semi-normal date, hell have to K.O. But he is, nevertheless, an imposter playing an imposter: a comedian posing as a business consultantposing as whatever suits his plan. Tatiana Maslany on taking Orphan Black back: 'It was surprising how Its a riff on the wooden buildings where fishers would process a catch. Its particularly impressive when you consider that, even five years ago, many non-Indigenous editors, tastemakers and gatekeepers in the literary community referred to Indigenous work as niche, claiming there was no audience for it. Carly Rae Jepsens E MO TION is released to universal critical acclaim. Best Canadian Tv Shows To Stream From Schitt S Creek To Anne With An E The same could be said of the movie, filmed at a time when indie rock ruled (Broken Social Scene and Metric appear on the soundtrack), the Sonic Boom record store was still on Bloor Street and 20-something dirtbags shared basement apartments in the Annex. Nearly a decade later, Shraya is still a creative force to be reckoned with. And it includes names like Elle-Mij Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, Jeff Barnaby, Albert Shin, Johnny Ma, Jasmin Mozaffari, Andrew Cividino, Stephen Dunn, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Matt Johnson and Kazik Radwanski (to name just a few). The film was actually shot in the middle of the previous decade and was supposed to come out in 2005, but a brutal legal battle between Lonergan and the films distributor delayed things and ultimately led to a very limited release. Emily Kai Bock directs Grimess iconic video for Oblivion, When Montreal-based director Emily Kai Bock joined forces with Grimes (born Claire Boucher) and cinematographer Evan Prosofsky for the video for Oblivion, the trio likely had no idea that their limited budget and simple premise would garner 200,000 views in just a few days. Alicia Elliott is the author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. a boyfriend. If its successful, hell make a hero out of a stranger: a random dude (Corey Calderwood) who lets Nathan assume his identity and, you know, carry out the plot. Munro was a celebrated visual artist known not only for his provocative (and endearing) works centered around handmade Y-front briefs but also for his creation of spaces like Vazaleen and Torontos The Beaver, which became safe hubs for the LGBTQ+ community. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the most-viewed video on YouTube until Psys Gangnam Style surpassed it in November of 2012. Maslany's in-limbo Perry Mason status appeared to come into greater focus back in December when the Emmy winner formally signed on to play the title role Disney+'s upcoming She-Hulk series . The architect, Todd Saunders, is a Newfoundland native who lives and works in Norway. And sunlight animates the structures features both inside and out. When did you, dear reader, learn that finally (finally!) Women of Canada, I will see you all at the movies! As I write this, Alanis has just announced the details of her new single and album! As Martha Schabas put it in her Globe and Mail review, I texted friends the following morning and told them to drop everything and go see it., Over the next three years, it toured stages from Seattle to Santa Monica to Saddlers Wells in London, collecting raves and accolades along the way, including the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. In addition to announcing her new album, Alanis kicked off the final month of this decade by giving us all second offering of what doesnt always come easy these days: excitement for the future. And they were both shot in Vancouver. After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. According to the thread, he tried to jump-start her car, and when that failed, he called a tow truck and drove the woman home, giving her his number and telling her to call him if she needed anything. In a world where many rebel against gender through drag entertainment, those of us labelled alternative essentially rebel against that rebellion. Follow the promenade at the bottom of the funicular, and youll reach a cantilevered lookout tower which stretches over the North Saskatchewan River. Scientists + artists + activists make good residencies. The emotional track showcases Reyezs powerful vocal and lyrical ability. Kelly Richardsons Mariner 9 opens at Spanish City in Whitley Bay, England, Kelly Richardson Mariner 9 (Colin Davison). I am now 34. But was it enough? Having used the gay lounge lizard-slash-socialite persona as a means of speaking his own truth or offering pure satirical commentary, Thompson has been a mainstay of Canadian comedy, and his return to the stage over the course of 2018 was highly celebrated. Cline Dionat the Met Gala? Cheyenne Jacksons character, Danny, is from Ottawa and joins the cast of the show-within-a-show TGS with Tracy Jordan after starring in a movie about Canadian football, while Steve Martins Gavin Volure tries to evade house arrest by whisking Liz Lemon off to Toronto (Toronto is just like New York, but without all the stuff!). When our director asked us to romantically nuzzle noses in a party scene, which we both felt was awkward and unnatural (I mean, what teenagers do that let alone in public, surrounded by their parents and their parents friends?