It was only a few weeks ago that I reported Canadian filmmaking extraordinaire David Cronenberg, now 78, reportedly had a new movie in the works, despite having previously admitted “if I never make another movie,
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2021’s Sole Canadian Oscar-Nominee Might Have Left Empty-Handed, but the Ceremony Made History…Again
Another year, another Academy Awards ceremony, but sadly, no Canadian winners. Ben Proudfoot, a young Nova Scotian filmmaker, was the sole nominee this year in the category of Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial
Continue ReadingShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer Review
It’s been almost two years since Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu, who achieved initial fame in the beloved CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience, was cast as the titular character in the Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of
Continue ReadingFiguring Out Cronenberg’s Upcoming Project
In an interview with The Guardian early last year, David Cronenberg, to the dismay of many, reiterated his words from the Venice Film Festival, in that while he was working on getting a number of
Continue ReadingHBO’s The Last of Us to Shoot in Calgary, said to be Largest Production in Canadian History
I’m pretty much stating the obvious by this point, but it seems that with each passing year the Canadian film industry grows ever larger. Yet, what is noteworthy about that statement is that its growth
Continue ReadingResident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City and Mortal Kombat Could Be the Video Game Movies We’ve Been Waiting For, and Both Feature Canadian Actors
Yesterday, the title of the cinematic reboot for video game developer Capcom’s genre-defining series, Resident Evil, was revealed, and…it’s a little underwhelming. To be fair, while its subtitle of Welcome to Racoon City hardly screams
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