July Talks hook-laden, heavy approach to alternative rock made the Toronto band into chart-topping successes in Canada. 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. Just look at Sarah Polley, who made the Toronto romance Take This Waltz and NFB documentary Stories We Tell one year apart (2011 and 2012 respectively), and capped off the decade with the brilliant, multivalent CBC miniseries Alias Grace in 2017, tapping American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron to direct it. Is NFY spoofing reality TV? Its no problem: the crew will focus on getting a cool drone shot, instead. Following this, they launched their first world tour, released two more albums and three EPs, and took home the award for group of the year at the 2018 Juno Awards. TOP STORY The Orphan Black Star Lined Up to Star as the Marvel Attorney/Superheroine (Photo by Marvel Comics; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) The MCU's TV wing just got a little more badass: Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany has been tapped by Marvel to star in its Disney+ She-Hulk series, playing the leading lady who snagged super powers after sharing some of cousin Bruce Banner's . Richardson sets her video on Mars during a dust storm among detritus from previous explorations of the planet. To channel a bit of Umma and Appa from Kims Convenience, all of this was a very big deal!. He might not say it out loud, but the characters real KPI is friendship, and what, besides money, is a bigger motivation than the power of love? "I. So to the Asian kid crunching on shrimp chips while watching Marvel movies: your world is about to change. David Myles, Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) by Nelly Furtado, The Veldt by Deadmau5 feat. Directed by Claude Poissant, the play revolves around a young man whose companion dies and leaves its titular character to navigate the heartbreaking familial dynamics his late partner was forced to endure. Although its not strictly autobiographical, the shock, grief and bewilderment that follow such a tragedy are at the heart of the show (indeed, the word betroffenheit" in German means just that finding yourself in a state of shock or trauma). One of the many quests in the third season of The Good Place is for the gang (which includes our very own Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza) to find Doug Forcett, a former stoner from Calgary who has gained fame among those in the Good Place by making a very accurate prediction (92 per cent) about the afterlife and its points system when he was high on mushrooms in the 1970s. Were all for his relationship with Alexandra Grant, but its hard not to dream about a Sandanu. A solid dozen jokes at our expense occur in the process, including this zinger: Your milk comes in bags, your pavilion at Epcot doesnt have a ride, and if Canada is so nice and friendly, why does most of our meth come from your Asian drug gangs?. 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. But photogenic as it is, the bridge has had some issues. But was it enough? CAA a.k.a. Among the highlights? What made it even better was that BoJack himself was voiced by Toronto native Will Arnett, who brought serious weight to a role that necessitated it. By playing atypical Asians, both Liu and Jacinto have moved beyond being viewed as Asian actors because at the end of the day, they simply provide good comedy, showing that when actors are cast beyond racial profiles, we have more inclusive and positively entertaining TV. ), A Tribe Called Red release their self-titled album, Four years after first forming, the Ottawa-based A Tribe Called Red made their full-length debut with the release of their self-titled album, which went on to be longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. Throughout the second half of the decade since its release, its influence has been undeniable and will no doubt continue to reverberate in the years to come as the Indigenous renaissance stretches far into the future. Always the wiser, Reeves responded by telling the fan, Youre breathtaking! The crowd went wild, and Reeves took it a step further, telling his audience, Youre all breathtaking! Video of the exchange has garnered millions of views. Youve got your reboots, your action franchises and a bunch of G-rated Disney extravaganzas. Case in point: the magnitude of Canuck references on his New York City-set police comedy, which CBC Arts producer Eleanor Knowles decided to list in their entirety (at least through Season 4) in this article. I like to picture him in it now, surveying his legacy (this artist was also my dear friend). Subscribe, Valentino releases a 2016 collection featuring artwork by Christi Belcourt. She-Hulk was born in . (Actually, that last bit is still true.). Acclaimed but never a smash, its the rarest of comic book adaptations: a movie thats lovingly faithful to the source material. It grabbed the worlds attentionby blending into the background. The piece not only brought the pairs relationship full circle but showcased Wus range as a designer. 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. There are few films in Hollywood and almost none in Canada that have a family of Black women at their centre; as Meghie noted when I interviewed her, its a strange and unsettling privilege to be one of the first. I doubt its a coincidence. Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, Schitt's Creek leads Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Daniel Levy, and Sons of Anarchy alumnus Kim Coates will be among the presenters at this year's. (Remember lip dubs?!) Search instead in Creative? The shows previews have received rave reviews, and its shaping up to be a Broadway smash. Nick Cordero left a trail of impressive Broadway credits behind him this decade. Showing Editorial results for tatiana maslany. Her Disney Plus series, which ends its first season this week, found ways to combine comedy with superhero romance. The series of photos, overlaid with her paintings and other manipulations, celebrate the North and make it feel romantic while also pointing to climate change, industrial colonization and the parts of our natural world that are going to disappear. That I would be good even if I did nothing, she sang. Plus $9.5 million is a lot of money the most a Canadian painting has ever commanded and this is a really good painting. The journey begins near one of Edmontons favourite landmarks: the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. Twin pop stars Tegan and Sara followed up their smash 2013 album Heartthrob with this single, an upbeat 80s throwback about having a same-sex affair with a girl that has gasp! All of these moments showed how Canadians responded to the need for better Asian representation during the 2010s. (The fact that that scene isnt already gay canon is, to me, a greater outrage than any Emmy snub.). The film follows a family dominated by Black women who are forced to confront secrets that have been hidden for decades when a man shows up at their door and promptly falls dead. (Hi! Turns out, Tegan and Sara can do anything but true blue fans already knew that. Universally panned, just like the bestselling books that spawned it, Fifty Shades was nevertheless a phenomenon. Follow every pedantic rule in the social media playbook, and theres still no formula for going viral. Organizers revealed the lineup of guests at next month's. Before 2013, Canadas primary film and television awards worked much like their American counterparts: the film-honouring Genies were our Oscars, while the television-centric Geminis were like the Canadian Emmys. Tatiana Maslany, the star of "Orphan Black," talks about creating different body movements for the myrid of characters she plays and not getting a moment to reset between gear shifts. Or is it reality TV a show about a lonely comedian from Vancouver who happened to go to business school? Even if the story of a woman falling in love with a water monster/fish-man wasnt entirely up your alley (full disclosure: Id be more interested in it if he wore jeans), The Shape of Water became a point of Canadian pride after the crew cleaned up at the Academy Awards. Maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Inside, more decorative shadows are employed. And on the world stage, after decades of sporadic success outside the province, Qubcois filmmakers embarked on a stratospheric upward trajectory with a wild combo of arthouse and blockbuster gold. I like David Altmejd but I dont want to meet him, like, ever? The show is a true accomplishment in Canadian television writing one that has not only shown that Canada is a mosaic of cultures, but that within these cultures, there are individual nuances that deserve time in the spotlight. READ. But Ryan Reynolds locked his superstar status on Deadpool. A few short days after losing her husband, Dion greets fans in Montrals Notre-Dame Basilica, thanking them for their support (this woman really is selfless). Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is the genius who convinced Dion to sing the theme song for Deadpool 2. For the Season 3 finale, NFY takes that swindle to the extreme, with Nathan orchestrating a high-wire spectacle. 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. Nathan, of course, manufactures a few bizarre schemes in the hunt for information. This had a remarkable impact: once Indigenous artists were in charge of curating and editing Indigenous pieces once Indigenous art was allowed to be truly Indigenous the issue sold out completely and went into a second pressing. The resulting video for the power ballad Ashes shows a heavily retouched Dion prancing on The Colosseum stage with dancer Yanis Marshall in heels and a Deadpool costume. What do we tell him? Karen Kain tours the National Ballet of Canada to Los Angeles for the first time in 35 years. She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany reveals alternate finale ending that was 'more serious' Head writer Jessica Gao told Maslany "there were like 20 versions" of the ending, the actress says. 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. It seems Carly Rae isnt always the type of girl for you, non-Canadians (and thats your loss). Insiders are starting to take notes. Its this simple thing that has created some of the most incredible drag: through pure, unadulterated expression, free of rules. It was born from the relatively new world of YouTube stars (of which Bieber was a pioneer), produced by industry heavyweights The-Dream and Tricky Stewart and performed alongside Ludacris. And ultimately, it was like a mainline to being young again. (The winner of the contest, by the way, got the chance to visit both spots on a special Deadpool tour. The commission gave 94 calls to action that would help Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada move toward reconciliation for these atrocities, and number 83 called on the Canada Council for the Arts to establish, as a funding priority, a strategy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to undertake collaborative projects and produce works that contribute to the reconciliation process. The Canada Council for the Arts responded by creating the {Re}conciliation Initiative in 2015, which funded collaborative arts projects between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and communities. Supposedly hired for a scheme that never plays out, Nathan keeps calling her, and she is, in a way, an ideal match.