As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike wages on, there has been little movement on either side as the most recent
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SATAN WANTS YOU Offers a Cure for Moral Panic
The “Satanic Panic” is a cultural phenomenon that never really got past my peripheral vision, having largely been over before my time. But if you were alive and conscious in the 1980s, chances are you
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James Cameron – Challenging The Deep (Exhibit Summary)
James Cameron and his movies always get a mention or two here on Hollywood North Magazine. He is a Canadian filmmaker after all, and it just so happened there was an exhibit focused on at
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VADA Studios Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts
VADA Studios (Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts) is celebrating twenty-four years in business as one of Canada’s premiere acting schools for Film and Television. We recently had a conversation with its founder, Simon Longmore about
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A Good Person Film Analysis: How Family Trauma Shapes Our Lives
In the heart-wrenching drama, written and directed by Zach Braff, “A Good Person,” renowned actor Morgan Freeman delivers a solid performance as the grief-stricken Daniel, a father reeling from the unimaginable loss of his daughter.
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Breathe New Life into an Old Franchise
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for me, is pure unfiltered nostalgia. As a child of the ‘90s, mutant amphibious brothers Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael were all the rage, even in my home country of
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