For many years, Canada has mostly been a service industry for US film and TV productions. Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto would constantly be dressed to play New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, and even
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Sullivan’s Crossing Season 5: Where the Hit Drama Heads Next
In the closing moments of the Sullivan’s Crossing Season 4 finale, “Healing Hearts,” Maggie Sullivan and Cal Jones finally reconnect after a season defined by distance and turmoil. Liam’s revelation that he had been held
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Why Interactive Entertainment Is Replacing Passive Screen Time
Sit back and watch. That used to be the whole deal with entertainment. Now it barely covers half of what people do with a screen. Audiences vote, tap, chat, remix, and decide what happens next.
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Turtle Bunny and the Pulp Jack Glory (mini-review)
Last month, I did BG work on set with a fun, friendly, and interesting character, Stephen Huddlestone. He recently made a short film of his own, and suggested I check it out. So I did.
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How Visionary Gardeners Reveals the People Behind Canada’s Rarest Plant Collections
A greenhouse tucked behind a farmhouse in rural Ontario holds a fig tree that has survived four winters it was never supposed to survive. Its owner didn’t set out to become an expert. He just
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How Movies, Stories, and Everyday Adventures Help Kids Learn
Ask any parent what their kid learned today, and you’ll usually get a shrug and a “nothing much.” Funny thing is, that’s rarely true. Kids pick up new ideas everywhere — while watching a favourite
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