Tomorrow, April 20th, 2016, is National Canadian Film Day — and if you want to celebrate it, the most difficult part will probably be narrowing down your choices and figuring out which Canadian film(s) you’d
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Smith Out on Bail, Film Industry Good for Sask, and Festivals in Cabbagetown and Thunder Bay
(Via PRNewswire) Trailer Park Boys’ Mike Smith’s arrest in Hollywood was based on a misunderstanding, says Georgia Ling, ” described as the victim in this incident”: “Mike and I did indeed have a heavy argument
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Looking North and Looking Ahead
(Via CNW) Chloe and Theo, starring Igloolik Elder Mr. Theo Ikummaq (also, BTW, Dakota Johnson and Mira Sorvino) will make its first “Green carpet” appearance at Kiss the Earth, a national event taking place in
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Churchill’s Island: A Documentary Review
On National Canadian Film Day, I decided to dwell in history and check out a film from 1941, streaming free on the NFB site. Churchill’s Island is a war themed documentary. This film explains the
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Looking Back on NCFD 2015
We told you yesterday about some of the National Canadian Film Day events being held all across the country in celebration of our people and their filmmaking accomplishments. Here are some more notes and quotes
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One Week: A Review
For National Canadian Film Day, I checked out the 2008 drama One Week (thanks to one-day free streaming at CBC.ca). One Week is about an author named Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) as he goes on
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