It sounded like butterflies, the first time holding hands, and quiet but bold albeit still very harmless emotive declarations. Titled Doh Canada, it finds the Simpson family going to Niagara Falls on vacation, where Lisa accidentally plunges over the Falls and is rescued by a Mountie. A lesser-known but perhaps even more important fact is that on this date, Meghie also became the first Black Canadian female filmmaker to ever have a wide release studio feature film. (All told, its more greenspace than 20 Central Parks.) If NFY has a fourth wall, this was the first scam to smash it. His win marked the fourth Polaris Prize win by an Indigenous artist in five years, following Lido Pimienta, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq. Wallpaper magazine raved about the project in 2018, calling it one of the years most striking structures from around the globe, and in 2019, it was the only Canadian winner of an International Architecture Award. Maybe you dont really know the mans story either. Beck + Call, featuring celebrated throat singer Tanya Tagaq, helped cement their staying power on Canadas alternative charts. As a viewer, it becomes increasingly hard to keep the facts straight. And all three of those were shot in B.C. Never a critical hit, the series was a pop culture titan, bolstered by legions of Twihards. Stan culture came to dominate the decade, and the acolytes of this schlocky supernatural romance more or less signalled the first wave. La La Land premieres at the Venice Film Festival. A look-alike Starbucks that technically spoofs the worlds biggest coffee brand, Nathan cites parody law as his defense, and in 24 hours, the world was talking about the mysterious stunt. Turns out, the then-82-year-old was away staying with her daughter in Victoria at the time of the revelation. During her rise, her voice was as powerful as her bad taste (or that of her entourage), and she was dismissed as the most bland person on the stage of 1998s VH1 Divas Live concert. But for the rest of us, it was a banner moment for the cultural landscape. (Hell turn 19 soon; does that make you feel old?). Iran-born and Ontario-raised, Ramin Karimloo is a bona fide superstar of the stage. As a result, the 20142015 season proved joyous as it shone a spotlight on the past, bringing back beloved characters and guests, and culminating in a 40th-anniversary spectacular in February 2015. Some of the photographs feature guards, like Armed guard outside Tower 3, while others document the more harrowing spaces of the facility, where prisoners like Paul Bernardo were kept 23 hours a day.
Mr. Will Wong, Toronto Entertainment Blogger | Schitt's Creek Now, hes using his knowledge to help struggling small-business owners make it in this competitive world. ! Naturally, this led anybody who prided themselves on being well-versed in Canadian indie (see: me, nine years ago) to bask in a sense of superiority fuelled by the knowledge that theyd been Arcade Fire fans since Funeral came out back in 2004. But in the 2010s, Stella Meghie proved that it was indeed possible. In 2016, Page produced and hosted the Viceland documentary series Gaycation, which explores LGBTQ cultures around the world. And as 2019 comes to a close, social media is buzzing with excitement for her next film The Photograph, releasing Valentines Day 2020 and starring two of the biggest names in this current Black Hollywood Renaissance: Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield. A queer anthem for the ages! We didnt know back then, but the years 2008 to 2015 (roughly from Lady Gagas The Fame to Adeles 25) were decidedly a golden age for female pop.
Tatiana Maslany on 'She-Hulk', Joining Marvel, and LGBTQ Advocacy - ELLE All of these moments showed how Canadians responded to the need for better Asian representation during the 2010s. As we know, not falling in love with the song proved impossible. Deadmau5 released The Veldt, a retelling of Bradburys story of the same name, in 2012. Its our topsy-turvy reality that makes any given episode of NFY more confoundingly hilarious. Well, he nailed it. The reality is that, despite the success of Indigenous artists prior to 2015, there wasnt a national push to both recognize and, more importantly, fund Indigenous artists until the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its final report in December of that year. But Furtado can rest easy knowing she dropped a seriously fun single that resonated in her native country. That particular outdoor playgrounds been there for ages, but the funicular project, designed by architecture firm DIALOG, makes it even more accessible to citizens with the bonus of some very scenic touches. Baroness von Sketch Shows Aurora Browne talks about how Tanya Talagas investigative book Seven Fallen Feathers opened her eyes to Thunder Bays past and present treatment of Indigenous communities. But this album their leap into top 40 was proudly and publicly inspired by Taylor Swift (the genre-crossover queen who theyd perform with later the same year) and Rihanna, and their debut single, Closer, earned platinum status in Canada for the first time in their career. The song is folk-pop perfection a gorgeous declaration of love with a percussive guitar backtrack and a soaring chorus. First, though, some backstory. This is exactly what youd think Oscar voters would be looking for in their best original song category except Cut to the Feeling was deemed ineligible because Jepsen didnt record it specifically for the film, denying us what would have surely been an epic performance at the Oscars and leading my former employer Indiewire to demand the Academy reconsider its rules. Schitt's Creek: Created by Dan Levy, Eugene Levy. Showing Editorial results for tatiana maslany. The decade begins auspiciously for French-language cinema and its only le tip de liceberg. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 6, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT. Alicia Elliott is the author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. Because thats what made a song like Baby so easily digestible: where the magic of crushes and innocent heartbreak that accompany low-stakes relationships tend to fade the further into adulthood you go, Biebers premiere single served as a delightful time machine. The result? Released in 2002, Hands Clean is Alaniss account and calling out of sexual abuse and manipulation by a music industry figure she was working with in her early pop days and the lyrics still resonate. Expect to see a lot more of her in the 2020s. And in the 2010s, it was more of the same gone supernova. Ten years ago she made the decision that so many of us dream about: she quit her day job and decided to pursue her passion. Queer Eyes Antoni Porowski talks about how much he loves TV host, author, restaurateur and Iron Chef America winner Chuck Hughes. The final season of Breaking Bad premieres. Unfortunately, because these works didnt fit colonial ideas of what constituted art, they were labeled either crafts or anthropological artifacts for centuries not art worthy of examining, studying and displaying in art museums. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. But really, the inn pays homage to local architecture and industry. The series is packed with moments of human connection that are as unexpected as they are genuine. And one million of those were me. This freaks me out. One hilarious early example comes in the first-season episode Rude Kid, when the five-year-old son of Janets white professor is misbehaving and Appa (Jung and Janets father, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) instinctively flicks the boys forehead and is quickly scolded for it. Other notable filming locations include Chinatown and Gastown. It was only the latest of countless accolades for the Grammy-winning Waverley, N.S.-born singer, who has become a singular force in classical music, the rare soprano to also take on the male-dominated world of conducting (and yes, she sometimes does both at the same time). Maslany's in-limbo Perry Mason status appeared to come into greater focus back in December when the Emmy winner formally signed on to play the title role Disney+'s upcoming She-Hulk series . However, while the decade was surely a win for Asian-Canadians, and every moment was more than deserving of those headlines, as I look back, I cant help but imagine a decade when Asians being cast, asked to host award shows or just being on good television isnt such a spectacle when we are just seen. David Myles, Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) by Nelly Furtado, The Veldt by Deadmau5 feat. These butt-covering details can turn a Byzantine act of deception into a Byzantine act of deception thats legal and over four seasons of semantic manipulation, Dumb Starbucks remains NFYs most celebrated moment. As Buddy Cole, the iconic (and infamous) character from The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson has earned everything from fans praise to critics vitriol. But every now and then, there was still room for an original, standalone story to squeeze into blockbuster territory. Thanks to Brooke, the eyes of the world were upon us and suddenly everyone became more interested in the sleepy little hamlet of Canada. When the New York Times named Saskatoon one of the 52 places to go in 2018, the Remai Modern was tipped as the main attraction. Montreal chef Chuck Hughes wins Iron Chef America. The 55-year-old publicly held the hand (gasp!) The Canadian married couple wrote the lyrics, book and music for this show, which tells the story of a small Newfoundland town that becomes flooded with Americans after 38 planes make an emergency landing following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Nods to the Canadian penny; Drummondville, Que. 'Perry Mason' Star Tatiana Maslany on the Balancing Act of Playing Sister Alice . . She acted opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Dane DeHaan, and was dubbed The Millennial Meryl Streep. And ultimately, the quality (and quantity) of her work on Orphan Black boosted by the support of critics and Clone Clubbers alike won her an Emmy in 2016, making her the first Canadian actor in a Canadian series ever to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category. Back off, Tony Napoli.) The thing is, the Globes were Ohs to own entirely. Take that, The Notebook. (The Ubyssey wouldve totally spiked her Christian Grey profile.) Universally panned, just like the bestselling books that spawned it, Fifty Shades was nevertheless a phenomenon. In the weeks before his death, Leonard Cohen gave us You Want It Darker, his 14th studio album. (This is hardly an exhaustive list, but 2019 alone saw the likes of Tales of the City, Pose, Schitts Creek, Vida, Killing Eve, The Politician, and of course, 100 or so editions of RuPauls Drag Race.) Unsurprisingly, it resonated: in September, Tagaq took home the Polaris Music Prize (where she also performed in front of a backdrop listing the names of missing and murdered Indigenous women, which was incredible, heartbreaking and rage-inducing since this crisis continues). The list of overachievers that dominate pop culture, whose projects are seen by hundreds of thousands of audience members on a consistent basis, is five times as long and more varied. After establishing herself as a queen of quick wit and cutting observations during her 12 years as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Bee drew even more cultural clout as the American election came to a close and attracted her ire. This extended to the literary realm as well. In 2015, he produced and starred in Freeheld, a docudrama based on the story of a lesbian police officers fight for relationship recognition after her partner is diagnosed with cancer. lang and Sarah McLachlan were heralded as ceremonial triumphs. But just because no one outside this country has been hearing our fabulous trees fall in the woods doesnt mean that Canadian drag hasnt been making all sorts of sounds for years. As for local opinion, at least one thing is clear: Calgarians cant stop Instagramming the thing. And fortunately, shes still thriving: in November 2019, Full Frontal was renewed for a fifth season but its up to all of us to ensure it continues well past the term of the next U.S. president. Josh Gad, dan Tatiana Maslany. Still, few could have anticipated how quickly Atwoods latest instalment would break sales records, selling more print copies in its first week than any other Canadian book has since BookNet Canada began tracking sales in 2005. Alanis has also written two brilliant new songs for the musical: Smiling and Predator., This decade, Alanis gave birth to her three children, Ever, Onyx and Winter (a.k.a. It only took 19 years and a show in which she played 11 different characters (thats the number she gave me, so dont @ me, Clone Club) to effectively showcase the depth and breadth of her talent. Set in Toronto (so rare!) Since premiering in the fall of 2016, Kims Convenience has proven that writing Asian characters can be funny without relying on clichs. And in a thoroughly meta epiphany, Nathan discovers the effect his TV cameras have on people. Celine Dion releases her 27th studio album, Courage. On Valentine's Day 2014, Elliot Page put his heart out there for all of us to see when he gave a thoughtful, deeply moving speech at the Human Rights Campaign Foundations inaugural Time to Thrive conference. The Rolf Schock jury also praised Hannigans work running a mentoring foundation, Equilibrium Young Artists, which focuses on young and newly professional musicians across the world (a.k.a. He was accepting the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for his debut album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, sung entirely in the Wolastoq language a language that is severely endangered due to Canadas policies of Indigenous assimilation and cultural genocide. And yeah, its also why you LOLd at a tweet about Dumb Starbucks at some point in 2014. And those graphic novels, which make up a six-part series by Bryan Lee OMalley, are a time capsule of 2000s Toronto. ! in the faces of unsuspecting strangers. What was once considered the great equalizer for drag in the United States has become a global standard for drag as viewed by the mainstream. What is more heartening is their relatively recent acknowledgment of the role Indigenous art has played and continues to play in historical and contemporary culture. Let this sink in; Cline Dion launched her Las Vegas residency at 34 years old. And it struck a chord: Montreals Xavier Dolan went on to adapt the play for cinema, premiering the film at the 2013 Venice International Film Festival. Although the songs both peaked within the top 10 on the Canadian charts, they didnt have the same impact in other countries. Directed by Claude Poissant, the play revolves around a young man whose companion dies and leaves its titular character to navigate the heartbreaking familial dynamics his late partner was forced to endure. The story about a single mother (played powerfully by Anne Dorval) trying to raise her troubled son (Antoine Olivier Pilon) was praised as a cinematic tour de force, or even better: a gale-force blast of raw, unrelenting emotion. As a result, Mommy went on to become Dolans highest grossing feature, and the following year, the writer/director/producer directed Adeles video for Hello (which would go on to get over 2.5 billion views on YouTube). But BoJack Horseman, an animated show about a famous actor/horse and his peers, managed to evolve into a touchstone for anyone acquainted with unhappiness. In November of 2014, Brampton, Ont.s Rupi Kaur released Milk and Honey, a collection of poems and prose that tackle subjects like sexual assault, violence, love and loss. 20 and No. More Gaga, less 90s Cline. The result? It quickly became the job of anyone who had just discovered him to find out everything we could about him. Maslany is the first Canadian to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series. But dont take my word for it. Were people interested in exercise tips or Jacks tales of jungle children? Allysin Chaynes is a Toronto drag performer and pop cultural sponge, specializing in all things subcultural, queer, camp, strange and unusual. As for the piece itself, itll ultimately land in Vancouver, next to Westbanks headquarters. A few facts stood out: the then 24-year-old was from Toronto, Ont., had already appeared in Selma, Race and Homecoming (not to mention Degrassi: The Next Generation, a rite of passage for every Toronto actor), and is the younger brother of Shamier Anderson, whose resume is similarly stacked. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada releases 94 calls to action in their final report, You are in the midst of an Indigenous renaissance. Leading the Television nominees once again is ORPHAN BLACK with a stellar 14 nominations (and wins in the past three consecutive years) including Best Dramatic Series and Actress (Tatiana Maslany). Alternative drag shows that gender expression isnt a two-dimensional plane its a sphere. Love or loathe its smirking meta spin on superhero action, both the original and the 2018 sequel were total hits, ranking among the 10 highest grossing movies worldwide in their respective years. Wow. Industry heavyweights like DallasK (Fifth Harmony), Lauv (Charli XCX), Greg Kurstin (Sia, Adele) and Jrgen Elofsson (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson) are on board to help Dion sound as cool as her newfound fashion sense, while not alienating her base (a tall order). Afterward, Valle went on to direct Amy Adams in the 2018 miniseries Sharp Objects, based on the book by Gillian Flynn, which somehow did not earn Amy Adams a Golden Globe or Emmy (a disgrace Id be happy to write at least 6,000 words about). But some Canadian-made songs didnt quite make the same splash outside of the country, even though they deserved that same worldwide recognition. Possibly! to a serious issue we should definitely have approximately 8,000 panels about until, finally, we were given the resources we deserved to thrive and succeed (thanks in part to gender parity initiatives set by the CBC and Telefilm Canada). In 2017, I met Sandra Oh when I interviewed her at TIFF, and we hugged after I told her that Greys Anatomy got me through college. Obsidian Theatre Company stuns at the Dora Awards. Right after her last concert on the Colosseum stage, Team Cline releases the new song, Flying on My Own, that mashes 90s diva house and EDM la Steve Aoki. Miles Dale shared his best picture win with director and writer (and honorary Torontonian) Guillermo del Toro, and he called it a watershed moment for the Canadian film industry. She also got a jump-start on 2016s mannequin challenge via the corresponding video, where she worked her way through a party chock-full of attendees standing completely still or, as I like to call it, an ideal party if I have to stay past nine. Sarah Polleys Stories We Tell is released in Canadian cinemas. To protect and promote its culture, Quebec projects have also, on average, been better funded and have gone through longer gestation periods than projects in the rest of the country. Its humbling to think that on a beautiful, balmy August night, anyone even slightly acquainted with the Tragically Hip arguably one of the most important bands in Canadian music, whose ability to blend poetry, politics and incredible hooks have left them untouchable wept openly as lead singer Gord Downie performed for the last time following a terminal cancer diagnosis. (It was so intense, as you remember, that it was split into two sub-seasons and officially wrapped in the fall of 2013.) Tanya Talaga wins the RBC Taylor Prize for her first book, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Youngs dance sensation, This dance-theatre hybrid born from tragedy became the decades most unlikely global hit, 10 Canadians who killed it on Broadway in the 2010s, lending space to 40 folks whose ties with Buddies run deep, Dutchers victory was historic for a few reasons, went on to surpass $1 billion US at the box office worldwide, Toronto drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes finishes second on the 11th season of, In the 2010s, drag wasn't a race in Canada we ran together (and slayed). When architect Fumihiko Maki got the assignment to build North Americas first museum of Islamic art and culture, capturing the concept of light was apparently the brief. But you could make millions with a hit play. And because this is NFY, he scours footage of the first performance to duplicate the experience, hiring actors to embody the exact essence of the original patrons. She has a tattoo of James Stewart's silhouette on her wrist. After posting his efforts on YouTube, the astronauts version of David Bowies Space Oddity became the first music video ever performed in space and has since earned over 44.6 million views. But between you and I, Ive never seen it, because I refuse to believe Ryan Gosling saved jazz. She was a well respected student, and participated as often as possible in school productions. She graduated from Dr. Martin LeBoldus High school in 2003. Starring comedy royalty Catherine O'Hara (in a career-best performance) and Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek tells the story of a Kardashian-like . But for a handful of lucky passengers flying in March of 2019, getting stranded meant hanging out with Keanu Reeves. With Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy. CNN called him a national treasure because of it, and he further cemented his status as the internets wholesome boyfriend. And I loved every minute of iteven if I had no idea who the fuck she was. The outfit, put together by celebrity stylist Law Roach, was a radical move for Dion because it hinted that after years of tastemakers making fun of her, she might actually be in on the joke. Frankly, Toronto should always be depicted as exactly this cool. her seven evil exes including, fun fact, the future Captain America (Chris Evans). The age of a celebritys S.O. And he didnt just come out: making good on the promise of that speech, he spent the rest of the decade using his celebrity to amplify LGBTQ stories and other LGBTQ artists. Shrayas beautiful words are accompanied by Juliana Neufelds illustrations, and the book earned glowing praise from publications lucky enough to review it.