Thats over-simplifying things a touch, but this art museum was designed to be at one with nature. 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. It played proudly at parties, in cars and in our homes as we got ready, and then it morphed into what felt like an anthem for a decade, one that would become further defined by Canadian artists who were exciting and new and who made listening to their music feel like we were having the best time on Earth even when J-Biebs released a single called Sorry.. From Monkman to Margaret (Atwood), Bieber to ballet, Keanu to Come from Away, CBC Arts presents an unapologetic celebration of a decade of outsized achievement. Happy to leave the big isms (racism, sexism, classism) and epic period pieces for other storytellers to tackle, Meghies interests are in the everyday lives of Black women today. I was immediately struck by her confidence on set how she took the space she needed to do her work in a firm but friendly way. While the official politics of reconciliation has left much to be desired, with the government ultimately enacting few of the 94 calls to action, the cultural and artistic impact of the TRCs final report cannot be understated. And while Inside The Solar Temple would be his last show, it was emblematic of his incredible energy and a prophecy of his impact on future artists. Following 15 years of rants, jokes and biting political commentary, the Rick Mercer Report came to a close on April 10 and ended a distinctive era of Canadian television. Nathan, of course, manufactures a few bizarre schemes in the hunt for information. She earned an Emmy for the role in September. And it was so easy to sing and dance to, and as a result, easier still to defend to naysayers whose problems with the song seemed rooted in cynicism and bitterness. Marketing tactics have infiltrated ordinary life in ways that are increasingly absurd, and every time a NFY stunt went viral, it was like the universe clicking the like button, as if to say, yes, nothing you were taught makes sense anymore. Lawren Harriss Mountain Forms sells for a record-breaking $9.5 million, Lawren Harris Mountain Forms (Heffel Fine Art Auction House). (As a wee baby music journo, I remember the scramble that year to snag tickets to his show at the Mod Club and my inability to do so because I had no idea who represented him or how to find out.) And that vision is, in many cases, true Ive known artists whove lived temporarily in Iceland, explored the ocean on freighters or casked whisky at the Glenfiddich distillery in Scotland. The series is packed with moments of human connection that are as unexpected as they are genuine. Amanda Parris is a columnist for CBC Arts, the host of CBC Arts: Exhibitionists and Marvins Room on CBC Music, and the author of the Governor General Award-winning play Other Side of the Game. In 2012, the New Brunswickborn performer made her debut on the Great White Way in fellow Canadian and former Stratford Festival artistic director Des McAnuffs revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, where she starred as Mary Magdalene. Bao wins the Oscar for best animated short. Shell return to star as Judy Robinson in the second season of the Netflix remake of Lost in Space. (Could it be Banksy?) 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. Chris Hadfield uploads his cover of "Space Oddity," recorded on the International Space Station, Theres only one instance where its OK to bust out an acoustic guitar to sing the cover of a world-renowned song, and thats if your name is Chris Hadfield and you are aboard the International Space Station, floating in zero gravity. This eventually leads to among other things her becoming a political refugee, Skyping with Justin Trudeau and attending an elementary school named after Alanis Morissette. And while this might not seem particularly original, or even like decent joke fodder, surprising celebrity cameos (heres looking at you, Rihanna and Emma Watson) and wild performances by Rogen, Baruchel and Brampton, Ont.s Michael Cera earned the comedy over $120 million US while delivering a surprising tale about the importance of friendship and not being the absolute worst. Traditionally, mainstream drag has always focused on passability, meaning to pass realistically as the opposite of your assigned or expressed daily gender. Carly Rae Jepsens E MO TION is released to universal critical acclaim. NFY was always more than a prank show, but in four seasons, it had evolved from poo jokes to this: a feature-length movie (documentary?) The architect, Todd Saunders, is a Newfoundland native who lives and works in Norway. But it doesnt seem to bother the patriotic rapper that his fame is mostly restricted to Canadas borders; this the same man that made a hit single out of a rap song called OhCanada, after all. In the next year, well see an Australian offshoot, a celebrity makeover version and, of course, our very own Drag Race Canada. To say that alternative drag is in any way a new concept is not only misguided but a fundamentally flawed assessment. Brooke Lynn Hytes would go on that next year to win Miss Continental, one of the most prestigious pageant titles in the world of drag. The 2010s: How 11 Tatiana Maslanys walked so Schitt's Creek could run | CBC Arts Over the last 10 years, Canadian artists have been storming the world stage like never before in music,. Her desire and determination to tell these stories is its own subversively political and transformative act: shes taken the characters who, for decades, had been relegated to the best friend in the romantic comedy and readjusted the lens to focus on them. And it all began with Justin Biebers Baby.. Less than three months later, her final film, Trigger, was the inaugural public screening at the shiny new TIFF Bell Lightbox and earned rave reviews thanks to textured dialogue, director Bruce McDonalds rich storytelling and Wrights compelling performance that further emphasized what a loss her death was and how unfair life can be. Its iconic intro (Testing, testing / Im just suggesting) wormed its way into the ears of the country when it was dropped in 2011 as the lead single to the bands third album Ever After.
Y el Emmy es de el streaming! Netflix y HBO rompen rcord en largely in the Vancouver area, where fans were known to mob sets (and sign up for location tours). Catharsis, Im telling ya. Starring Dolans muses Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clment as the mother and tutor of a troubled teen with violent tendencies (Antoine-Olivier Pilon), its Dolans magnum opus: hilarious, heartbreaking and extremely well acted. The plan: Attract visitors to a petting zoo with a hero pig.. Its my opinion that non-dominant cultures tend to be more observant and their cultural outputs often richer than dominant ones. Munro was a celebrated visual artist known not only for his provocative (and endearing) works centered around handmade Y-front briefs but also for his creation of spaces like Vazaleen and Torontos The Beaver, which became safe hubs for the LGBTQ+ community. From the pageantry and jewels, to the filth and horror, Canadian drag has and continues to create a space where the most glamourous of bejewelled gods and goddesses can work and perform alongside the strange, unusual or radical. ), The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards arrive. Because while so many hits hinged on at least a little navel-gazing (heres looking at you, Drake), the decade was still largely defined by abandoning traditional Canadian humility by jams about love, lust and not being able to feel ones face, set to beats even more addictive than the hooks theyre anchored to. Her second EP, Being Human in Public, was nominated for a Grammy, and shes penned songs for the likes of Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith. Created by Canadas Lorne Michaels in 1975, the sketch comedy series wove its way into the fabric of our cultural discourse and went on to tackle everything from political headlines to scandals and gossip to the risk of being eaten by a shark as you answer your front door. But while a couple of her songs have crossed borders and become international hits Call Me Maybe being the most obvious example Your Type, with its shimmering chords and lovesick lyrics, failed to perform commercially outside of Canada. 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. But for a handful of lucky passengers flying in March of 2019, getting stranded meant hanging out with Keanu Reeves. Representation matters and if theres anything we can do even more in the following decade, its ensuring inclusion, equality and the end of old practices that have been holding all of us back. 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). 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. Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, Schitt's Creek leads Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Daniel Levy, and Sons of Anarchy alumnus Kim Coates will be among the presenters at this year's. As Alonzo Fonny Hunt, a man sent to prison for a rape he didnt commit, James is deeply captivating in a very challenging role. Videos of Reeves interacting with his fellow stranded passengers picked up speed (get it?) The third single off Carly Rae Jepsens 2015 album E MO TION, Your Type is just one of Jepsens many pop diamonds. We were all afraid of this project, but what we discovered in the process is a kind of joy in the act of creation, to make something out of such a tragic event. (The tour may be over, but the show lives on in a beautifully filmed BBC production, which you can watch on the streaming service Marquee TV.). The star is Bill Heath, a Bill Gates impersonator who first appears in Season 2. Celine Dion releases her 27th studio album, 10 iconic moments from a decade where Cline Dion unexpectedly became the queen of everything, social medias appetite for self-deprecating yet wholesome celebrities, longtime stylist and creative director Annie Horth, A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion), one of the rare misses of Dions renaissance, I was ready to camp and sleep all night., her wild ride with James Corden on his Carpool Karaoke segment, When I excitedly played her Hilary and Haylie Duffs cover of Material Girl in my trailer, she smiled, nodded and pretended like she thought it was great. The plan: Become the only drinking hole in town where people could legally smoke.. ), 57 artists come together to raise money for Haiti with Wavin Flag. And among those strides, Canada created its own spot for Asian representation in ways that the country had never witnessed before, allowing us to claim our place on the world stage as an example of what representation can look like and do. Asian-Canadians further represented when Sandra Oh became the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes in 2019. Her roadmap is one that commits to a specific and focused vision while thinking big. Nope. Versatile film and television actor Tatiana Maslany is perhaps best known for her multiple performances as various clones in the hit sci-fi series Orphan Black (2013-17). (Remember lip dubs?!) It was a sad day when founders (and former romantic and artistic partners) William Ellis and Jordan Tannahill opted to close Videofag, the beloved performance space in Kensington Market that had thrived since opening four years prior. Martin is currently working on musical adaptations of The Princess Bride and Night at the Museum, a sequel to The Drowsy Chaperone, as well as the Netflix film adaptation of The Prom starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Magali Simard is the City of Torontos Film Sector Development Officer and spent years as a Canadian and International film programmer at TIFF. All of these moments showed how Canadians responded to the need for better Asian representation during the 2010s. Jennifer Walters, the titular attorney in the new Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, ultimately crushed Maslany's "reticence" about joining the packed Marvel Cinematic Universe. The islands rugged natural beauty is an obvious part of the draw, what with its promise of whale (and iceberg) watching by day and northern lights chasing by night. But when youre Keanu Reeves, you get headlines praising you for dating someone your own age a feat rarely replicated by your actor contemporaries. Women made an impact in other forms of media during the 2010s too like music videos. Its a reminder that Edmonton has a thriving theatre community and is at no loss for artistic talent or creativity. The score accompanied the story of Joaquin Phoenixs characters evolution from heartbroken man to even more of a heartbroken man after he falls in love with his operating systems virtual assistant (Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson) which, in 2019, doesnt seem like a stretch.
Tatiana Maslany Is Celebrating Canadian Emmy Nominees - YouTube (Hes the handsome star. A flash goes off, and disembodied voices start to ring out , What do we say? One is named after Nelson Mandela, whom Dion met while performing in South Africa during her Taking Chances tour, and the other after the more obscure songwriter Eddy Marnay, who gave her her first hits in Qubec and France. Im kidding, of course. But progress made toward better representation, no matter how slow (sigh), is still progress in the right direction. They crazy, stupid love him: In this episode of Stan Wars, host Peter Knegt gives four Ryan Gosling enthusiasts the chance to compete for the title of his ultimate stan. Its glass walls, for instance, are no match against Calgary vandals (or Calgary weather), and according to the local CBC News outlet, the citys spent around $300,000 repairing the panes. The song performed best in Furtados homeland, failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. 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. The thing is, the Globes were Ohs to own entirely. Instead, hes the cool, confident, hot one, and kind of a rebel and it is everything to see an Asian actor cast this way on a comedy show, unabashedly making mistakes and fumbling through life. Thats the bigger, think-ier and way more 2010s question that underpins the whole series. Well, he nailed it. After earning popularity on Vine (RIP) in 2013, the 15-year-old Pickering, Ont., native went on to release his debut single Life of the Party in June, which became a record-breaker when it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the youngest artist in history to chart in the Top 25 with a debut single. READ. Guarantee listings that are 100 per cent ghost and demon free. Though delighted by her spooky new bench ads, Sue seems skeptical at first. Looking back, I realize that regardless of the set, if theres one time Tat has never said sorry, its between action and cut. Shes always been a fucking savage in the work itself, from her raw performance in 2010s Grown Up Movie Star to beating the shit out of Nicole Kidman in last years Destroyer.
Aaron Poole: Movies, TV, and Bio But what both Deadpool and its sequel are probably most regarded for is the thing that differentiated them from Marvel and DCs usual onslaught of cinematic offerings: they both ended up earning R-ratings for language and violence something The Avengers would never dare.
The Many Faces of Tatiana Maslany - The New York Times The 2010s were a huge decade for Broadway. Cheyenne Jacksons character, Danny, is from Ottawa and joins the cast of the show-within-a-show TGS with Tracy Jordan after starring in a movie about Canadian football, while Steve Martins Gavin Volure tries to evade house arrest by whisking Liz Lemon off to Toronto (Toronto is just like New York, but without all the stuff!). Among the highlights? Co-production treaties are activated left, right and centre. Dutchers victory was historic for a few reasons: a member of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, he was the first East Coast artist ever to take home the Polaris and he recorded the album using 100-year-old wax cylinder recordings of songs in traditional Wolastoq, which is a language spoken by fewer than 100 people. Tatiana Maslany, the star of "Orphan Black," talks about creating different body movements for the myrid of characters she plays and not getting a moment to reset between gear shifts. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe/Rebecca Sapp/Ethan Miller). In a travel reversal, the tense second season finale of Homeland (I guess I should say spoiler alert, but seriously, folks) sees Carrie take Brody to the Quebec border so he can escape on foot to Montreal. Jean-Marc Valles Big Little Lies premieres. A quirky catharsis according to The Guardian. Thanks to Brooke, the eyes of the world were upon us and suddenly everyone became more interested in the sleepy little hamlet of Canada. She had been rumored to have been dating Hines since 2020 and told Colbert that he was a great guy. 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. Keanu Reeves may be loved by the internet, but for some fans, he deserves more than some tweets singing his praises. ), Kent Monkmans Shame and Prejudice debuts in Toronto. But Furtado can rest easy knowing she dropped a seriously fun single that resonated in her native country. When did you finally accept that our homegrown pop music could be synonymous with having fun? When drag performers are left to their own devices in a decade-long cultural boom, the only thing that can happen is greatness. Organizers revealed the lineup of guests at next month's. (And according to Episode 1, Nathan believes he has a ton of confidence.) Starring (then) real-life couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the franchise spun four books into five movies. Elliot Page is living proof of that. went viral. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. If its successful, hell make a hero out of a stranger: a random dude (Corey Calderwood) who lets Nathan assume his identity and, you know, carry out the plot. Its Leonardo DiCaprio versus the wilderness the Canadian wilderness. Youre welcome, world. Although Reeves has never officially confirmed this story, it seems so Keanu-esque that we might as well believe it. Sarah Polleys Stories We Tell is released in Canadian cinemas.
True, the song and Bieber obviously followed the formula that pop music has long been built on (a young star sings about puppy love as a means to launch a brand hell inevitably abandon in a handful of years as he grows up). 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. So the work of Vancouver-based artist Kelly Richardson has always spoken to me. She was polite. 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. This other moment of viral gold comes a few short weeks after Dion turns 50, and her new embrace of fun and individuality make her appear more youthful than she has since, like, 1989. Let this sink in; Cline Dion launched her Las Vegas residency at 34 years old. The big secret is that all drag has always been alternative. Women like pUNK Films Ingrid Veninger, who produced six low-budget features over the decade, took microbudgets and ran with them. The show is a true accomplishment in Canadian television writing one that has not only shown that Canada is a mosaic of cultures, but that within these cultures, there are individual nuances that deserve time in the spotlight. 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. her seven evil exes including, fun fact, the future Captain America (Chris Evans). Five years later, after working as a production assistant, winning screenplay competitions, attending a summer crash course on directing, making a short film, attending writers retreats, several grants, getting consultations and receiving a fellowship, she finally premiered Jean of the Joneses at South by Southwest in 2016 to rave reviews. 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. She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany reveals alternate finale ending that was 'more serious' Head writer Jessica Gao told Maslany "there were like 20 versions" of the ending, the actress says. He kicked off the 2010s by choreographing the Broadway production of The Addams Family and went on to work on Summer: The Donna Summer Musical in 2018. Canadians Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey Melvin and Shane Vieau also nabbed the Oscar for best production design thanks to their work making Ontario stand in for 1960s-era Baltimore. After many rumors and delays, Cline Dion closes the 2010s by launching her most hyped album in decades, Courage. pulled it off when a YouTube video called Pig rescues baby goat became an international sensation. A lack of Asian-Canadian representation, as well as the ceremonys emphasis on First Nations culture despite, well, the Canadian government failing to prioritize Indigenous communities at any other time. (If youre in Toronto, be sure to take in something from their current program). Her stories explore intergenerational relationships and the way baggage and bad habits get passed down in families. Starring comedy royalty Catherine O'Hara (in a career-best performance) and Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek tells the story of a Kardashian-like . 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. Famous names like Sam Smith and David Guetta also contribute to the songwriting effort. Behold, introverts, for here is your queen! (Editors note: Annes suggestion is unethical and also impossible please do not pay her.) But Ryan Reynolds locked his superstar status on Deadpool. Geoffrey Farmer reimagines Canadas home at the Venice Biennale, Geoffrey Farmer A way out of the mirror (Francesco Barasciutti). The movie was the 10th highest grossing picture of the year, worldwide. Add to this the Leacock Medal, the Giller Prize and the Walter Scott Prize, and its no wonder deWitt continues to earn accolades for his dark humour and fiction work. Youve got your reboots, your action franchises and a bunch of G-rated Disney extravaganzas. Now this is how you close out a decade. Were all for his relationship with Alexandra Grant, but its hard not to dream about a Sandanu. In addition to announcing her new album, Alanis kicked off the final month of this decade by giving us all second offering of what doesnt always come easy these days: excitement for the future. Written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, the musical Come From Away is set in Gander, N.L., in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks, when 38 planes containing nearly 7,000 passengers were forced to land as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon (in which Canada helped ensure air traffic was cleared from U.S. airspace). Geoffrey Jamess chilling look inside Kingston Pen opens 2 km away from the prison at Queens Universitys Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Geoffrey James Armed guard outside Tower 3 (TrpanierBaer Gallery). 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. The Speed love affair that almost was. Jessie Reyez has certainly achieved international success. Reeves was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when the titular host asked him the ultimate question: What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves? Reeves exhaled slowly, paused and looked Colbert in the eyes. Like so many NFY mysteries, we may never know. Should we cut their allowances? Canadians win big at the Oscars with The Shape of Water. It felt like a new era the dawn of a new day. Its a parody of reality TV, a docu-drama about seeking human connection, a satire of capitalism and the inherent moral relativism it brews. The roadblocks are even more momentous for Canadian female filmmakers. Farmers work A way out of the mirror was an ode to fountains and their monumentalizing and memorializing qualities. The mood is claustrophobic appropriate, considering youre trapped on a farm with family of Puritan zealots. She later took over the lead role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical from Tony winner Jessie Mueller, and has since played King in more than 1,000 performances between the Broadway and Toronto productions of the show and its U.S. national tour. Expect to see a lot more of her in the 2020s. The Canada-obsessed police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine premieres. "Orphan Black" star Tatiana Maslany, "Schitt's Creek" leads Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Daniel Levy, and "Sons of Anarchy" alumnus Kim Coates wi. And if it means more Asian-Canadians can cross stages in fancy gowns and suits to accept awards, then I look forward to swooning more. 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. Tatiana Maslany attends the world premiere of Marvel Studios' upcoming new series "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on August 15, 2022. It also shines its comedic light on gaps in communication that result from existing in a culture that often doesnt understand the nuances of Asian family dynamics. John Barton, former editor of The Malahat Review, described the impact this had in the afterword of the magazines first all-Indigenous issue, called Indigenous Perspectives. Barton wrote that the issue was in part inspired by a letter the British Columbia Arts Council sent to literary magazines in 2015, exhorting us not only to better represent Indigenous writers in our pages, but to involve them in our decision-making. (Basically, the B.C. Frankly, few of us will ever see anything like it again. I say that like its a bad thing, but its really not. The heartwarming show went on to earn seven Tony nominations, winning one for best direction of a musical. In 2017, while the building was being refurbished for the masses, Geoffrey Farmer was Canadas representative at the Biennale. It evoked emotions many of us hadnt felt since junior high and tapped into a nostalgia that ended up defining the decade in its own way. In Nathan, theres no doubt were dealing with an emotional midget. (His words, not mine.) In less than a decade, a 29-room hotel in a Newfoundland town most Canadians have never heard of became one of the worlds most talked-about tourist destinations. And Thompsons seemingly fine with all of it. Miss Chief Eagle Testickle unveils Kent Monkmans latest searing indictment on Facebook. (Years later, I would sit on the Avon Theatre steps where Justin used to play his acoustic guitar and fight back the urge to tell anybody who passed me that he was my son.)
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