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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

The CRTC and Unsatisfying Basic Cable

September 13, 2016September 9, 2016News in Brief, Opinion, Technologycable, cbc, CRTC, HBO

Last Wednesday, the CBC reported that the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) disappointed consumers by changing their basic cable deals. Shaw, Bell, and Rogers have all ridded their discounts, no matter how small (Shaw previously

World Premiere of Cadence happening at VIFF

September 12, 2016November 17, 2021Announcements, FestivalsAlexander Lasheras, Cadence, Psychological Horror, VIFF

Cadence is a horror feature film that was made in BC for VIFF 2016 on October 3 at the Rio. Written and directed by local filmmaker, Alex Lasheras, his film debut features a cast of

Exclusive: Talking Machinima with Skawennati

September 12, 2016April 24, 2017InterviewAboriginal, Skawennati, Skins Machinima

Montreal based artist Skawennati was in Vancouver recently teaching a Skins Machinima Workshop. It was the first time the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC) Skins Machinima Workshop has been here. Working in collaboration with the

Examining the impact of Owning Mahowny

September 9, 2016July 12, 2018ActorsCanadian Film, Owning Mahowny, Philip Seymour Hoffman

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over thirteen years since the Canadian movie Owning Mahowny first came to our cinema screens. But in the ensuing years none of the film’s engrossing storylines nor dramatic

Weekend Movies: Angst, Airplanes, Animated Animals

September 9, 2016September 8, 2016321 Weekend321weekend, Sully, The Disappointments Room, The Wild Life, When the Bough Breaks

Out of Control (Review)

September 9, 2016September 7, 2016Review1998, Gangsters, Out of Control, review, Thriller

I wanna be, anything you want me to be, just let me be, out of contr- Oops, wrong movie. We’re talking about the cinematic whatjamacallit written and directed by Richard Trevor. Huh boy, if there’s

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