“Canadian democracy is under threat….from democracy.” Separation seems to have become all the wage in the wake of Britain’s infamous egress from the European Union, popularly known as “Brexit”. Not wanting to be left out,
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WALT DISNEY’S Last Vacation: Vancouver Island
Five months before he would expire from lung cancer at the age of 65, animation pioneer and pop culture innovator Walter Elias Disney would take a much-needed family vacation in July of 1966. His chosen
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Tales From The Background: THE FLASH
The Flash is one of those shows I wish I had watched from its premiere, but is too far along to bother catching up on (I’m still making my way through Star Trek: The Next
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CLOSING THE GAP: HOCKEY IN NORTH KOREA Review
It’s not every day that a foreign film crew is allowed unfettered access to anything in the “Democratic” People’s Republic of Korea, let alone the country’s National Hockey Team. Back in pre-Covid times, one scrappy
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HOOVIE: Virtual Moviegoing with Fiona Rayher and Hilary Henegar
The inaugural year of the 2020s has potentially changed moviegoing forever. Although pockets of theatres in North America have reopened since a near-complete shutdown in mid-March, most are operating at less than half capacity and
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TALENT ON TAP: Julie Bruns and Steve Kammerer Dive Deep on PURGAMENTUM
Rome wasn’t built in a day and most films aren’t either. But put two of those days together and you might produce a gem like The Purgamentum, a 5 minute eco-horror of ambitious scope produced
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