Today's Top Stories Archives

5 Movies that were BANNED in Canada

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020The Bottom Line, Today's Top StoriesA Clockwork Orange, Banned in Canada, Day of the Dead, Exit to Eden, The Tin Drum, Warrendale

Anyone with a Netflix subscription is likely familiar with the recent furor over the French film Cuties, recently released on the platform to great acclaim or disgust depending on whom you ask. Ostensibly a commentary

What has the Pandemic meant for Hollywood North?

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020Today's Top StoriesFilm Industry, Hollywood North, Pandemic

The BC Film Industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, boasting more than 20,000 jobs annually (source). In 2016, BC played host to more than 400 unique productions and became the third-largest Film and TV production centre

Midway Through TIFF, Regina King’s One Night in Miami Generates the Most Buzz

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020Today's Top StoriesOne Night In Miami, Regina King, TIFF

While Chloe Zhao’s dramatic character study Nomadland, starring two-time Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand (who will likely land another nomination for her work here), is drawing the most acclaim of any release this year as film

Nathan Fillion’s Role Revealed in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. But Just Who is TDK?

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020Today's Top StoriesJames Gunn, Nathan Fillion, Suicide Squad

While countless annual events worldwide have been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19, including the world-renowned San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics has seized the opportunity to fill the Kryptonian-sized gap left by Comic-Con’s absence from

Tales From the Background: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

July 21, 2020February 27, 2024Today's Top StoriesFifty Shades of Grey, Tales from the Background

The alarm buzzer pierced the darkness of my New Westminster bedroom at 4am that Tuesday morning. Quickly shutting it off lest I wake my roommates, I rolled out of bed and donned the suit of

MADE | NOUS Celebrates LGBTQ2+ Pride With Iconic Film and TV Moments

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020Today's Top StoriesLGBTQ2+, MADE | NOUS, Pride

The power of storytelling—especially a good visual story—places the viewer in the character’s shoes, so that they can experience the world from a different angle. A good story shows the truth from a character’s perspective.