Diane Kruger doesn’t simply appear twice in David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds. She is officially credited as three characters: Becca Relikh, Terry Gelernt and Hunny. That detail matters before watching because all three connect to Vincent
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Rewatch The Red Violin With a Route Map: Follow One Instrument Across Three Centuries to a Canadian Auction
The Red Violin by François Girard is much easier to follow if you consider it as a jumping between stories instead of a following the violin. In the movie, a red violin of the same
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Rewatch Mommy Before You Discuss Xavier Dolan: A Three-Character Guide to the Widowed Mother, Her Son, and Their Mysterious Neighbor
Before calling Mommy a film about Xavier Dolan’s style, watch what happens between Diane “Die” Després, her teenage son Steve, and their neighbour Kyla. The 2014 drama keeps changing depending on which member of this
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From The Last Casino to Mobile Screens: How Canadian Gambling Stories Have Changed
Canadian cinema has often approached gambling differently from Hollywood. Rather than treating casinos only as glamorous settings for elaborate heists, Canadian productions have tended to focus on character, pressure and the consequences of risk. The
Continue ReadingHow Trucking Tech Keeps Canada’s Film Sets Moving
Canada’s film and television industry runs on more than cameras and talent. Behind every shoot, there is a fleet of trucks hauling grip equipment, lighting rigs, generators, wardrobe, and entire mobile sets from one location
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We Need to Talk About Ghost Rider and the X-Men in the MCU
In the wake of the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which had the second-biggest opening weekend ever both domestically and internationally, hauling in a stunning $335 million and $925 million respectively, there have also
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