Defensora, a 2013 documentary about Canadian mining practises in Guatemala, screened in East York recently. The film has been making waves with its allegations against Skye Resources and its corporate successor, Hudbay Minerals — and
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Daily Rushes, First Thurs in March
How do we tell who’s on the A-list today, and is it even still a thing? Emily Yahr of the Washington Post (via our own National Post) has 10 new ways to figure out who’s
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“I obviously share this award [the Guichet d’or/ Golden Box Office] with all of the town [Montréal] involved in Mommy,” says Xavier Dolan via CTV — watch a clip here. This just in: Mommy wins
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The Valley Below is “a low-key indie feature film” — that’s being released in theatres in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa on Friday. Read about this breakthrough for Calgary filmmaker Kyle Thomas in the Herald,
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See a photo gallery of the red carpet at last night’s CSA’s at Hello Canada, here See a full list of winners in a no-frills document from the CBC here; academy.ca seems to be down
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Cinderella, Shakespeare, and The Devil Wears Prada meet — in Montréal — in After the Ball, opening this weekend. Read Chris Knight’s review. Andrea Martin wonders if the red carpet will be indoors or out
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