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Vancouver: A Place People Recognize As Washington, Oregon, or California

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016OpinionBC tax credits, canadian independent film, Juno, The X-Files, Vancouver, X-Men

A year ago I lived in Kerrisdale, the neighbourhood that inspired Superbad. It is a neighbourhood filled with seniors, sushi restaurants, and students living in basement suites. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg went to the

A New High for Canada

June 8, 2016June 7, 2016OpinionBrie Larson, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, David Cronenberg, French-Canadian film industry, It's Only the End of the World, Jacob Tremblay, Oscars, Room, Xavier Dolan

Canada and its film industry have received considerable attention in the last two years, first with the Oscar-nominated film Room, starring Brie Larson and the young Jacob Tremblay, and more recently at the 2016 Cannes

Incendies (Review)

May 31, 2016May 30, 2016Reviewcanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Denis Villeneuve, Incendies, review

I first heard about Incendies when it was released. Not because of the waves it made in the film industry (and not just in Canada), but because it featured Radiohead, a band notoriously protective of their material.

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