2022 has been a hit and miss kind of year for movies. I’m not necessarily referring to the box office or blockbuster films like the latest Jurassic Park sequel or Star Wars prequel. I’m talking about good old fashioned
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UBCP/ACTRA Awards – Gatherings after 2 years of Online
For a lot of people, it’s been 2 years since they got to attend the UBCP/ACTRA awards. For me, it’s been 3 years, because former writer Darren got to cover the last one and have
Continue ReadingCanadian Nominees for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
As this Golden Age of Television we live in continues to churn out silver screen brilliance, it’s that time of the year once again to reward those setting the bar in the medium at the
Continue ReadingDune Comes Away with Most Wins but None in the Major Categories, “The Slap” and Other News from the 94th Academy Awards
Another year. Another Oscars. Another controversy. Ratings for the Academy Awards have been flailing in recent years, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have tried to address this by actively dispelling its
Continue ReadingGolden Globes Light on Canadian Nominees This Year, With Only Two
Who can forget when this time last year the cast and crew of Schitt’s Creek, who were still riding high off their unprecedented sweep of the Emmys comedy categories, received an additional five nominations at
Continue Reading2021’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
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