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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Remembering Jean-Marc Vallée

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021AnnouncementsBig Little Lies, C.R.A.Z.Y., Cafe de Flores, Dallas Buyers Club, Jean-Marc Vallee, Los Locos, The Young Victoria

Today is a sad day, as Canada, and indeed the world of cinema, unexpectedly lost one of its finest modern filmmakers yesterday, Jean-Marc Vallée, at the age of 58. Born and raised in Montreal, Vallée

The best film created by canadian directors

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020Quick TakesCanadian Directors, Dallas Buyers Club, Mommy, Prisoners, Sicario, Titanic

Cinema is for everyone. That is one of the many beautiful qualities that the medium has. Cinema used to be a medium for the working class man. It was entertainment for the lower class people

How Much Do I Really Know About Canadian Cinema?

September 14, 2016September 10, 2016Canadian Independent Films, ExclusiveA History of Violence, Canadian Cinema, Dallas Buyers Club, The Fly, Turbo Kid

My mind has been preoccupied of late. Very recently, I realised that despite being an Irish film-fanatic who immigrated to Toronto six months ago, I lack a fundamental understanding of what defines Canadian cinema. Upon

Writing That Sells

September 15, 2015September 14, 2015Tips12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Dreamgirls, how to write screenplay, Moulin Rouge, The Wolf of Wall Street, Writing That Sells

If you are a writer it’s important to know what types of stories studios are always scouting for. Those stories would be based off of true stories, successful plays, novels and sequels. So where does

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