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. The Courage World Tour is taking her near, far and probably wherever you are. Since Drag Race, we have seen countless new artists start performing because of the show. (Come back to us, Claire. Behold, introverts, for here is your queen! Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. The teen romance starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson was only Meghies second feature film, but it made Hollywood and the rest of the world sit up and pay attention to this visionary from the north as she broke barriers for Black Canadian female filmmakers. OK, so this one isnt a building though the idea of camping under a fibreglass ziggurat isnt entirely terrible, especially if you compare the experience to the average Toronto apartment. Youre like one of those ladies who go to Montreal and then, suddenly, everything is about Montreal. Be careful, Lilllian. Are we human, or are we Navi? Named CELINUNUNU, the collection replaces baby blue and hot pink with a palette that equates neutrality and gloom: black, grey and a touch of green. The Venice Biennale is important (as I argued in a recent episode of Art 101). I, along with all of her truest fans, have been waiting seven years for this moment. Looking back on the 2010s, I'm struck by the sweeping changes that impacted me, a Canadian female filmmaker, and my people. As the lead single off Biebers first full-length album, My World 2.0, its lyrics were simple (Oh, for you, I wouldve done whatever / And I just cant believe we aint together), its melody was easy to sing along with and its catchiness made it an aggressive earworm that could quickly convince anybody listening that it was the greatest song in the world. 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?) Prior to her Gotham Awardwinning (and Spirit Awardnominated) performance in the familial drama Waves (which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August and was released theatrically in November), the Vancouver-born 25-year-old starred in the psychological horror film Escape Room. Allysin Chaynes is a Toronto drag performer and pop cultural sponge, specializing in all things subcultural, queer, camp, strange and unusual. Of course, the sisters had already broken into the mainstream thanks to an abundance of So Jealous tracks being featured on Greys Anatomy. He also appeared in Waitress and Rock of Ages before originating the role of Sonny in the Broadway musical premiere of A Bronx Tale. His work is ambitious and uncanny, and I find it terrifying and sort of brittle, like the first time you see one of those anatomy books in your uncles basement that has the layered pages that show you an increasingly flayed version of the human body. The age of a celebritys S.O. 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. This colonial mentality that Indigenous people are backward or uncivilized or a problem that needs to be solved directly resulted in the creation of government-mandated residential schools, drastically interrupting our nations cultural and artistic development. It sounded like butterflies, the first time holding hands, and quiet but bold albeit still very harmless emotive declarations. Mr. Will Wong, Toronto Entertainment Blogger | Schitt's Creek She pushed and challenged me to be a smarter, more economical filmmaker in the most caring, collaborative way. Among the highlights? She didnt take up a lot of space. Both actors have been exceptional across Dolans filmography (in particular, Dorval in I Killed My Mother and Clment in Laurence, Anyways), but Mommy was everybodys finest hour (or two and a half hours, as it were). In every episode, clients react with a moment or two of slack-jawed silence and then, they invariably let him at it. Even as a performer who is considered such, its hard to sum up the ethos of what makes me alternative because it has historically been a label given by others rather than claimed by oneself. Its incredibly challenging to be a filmmaker in Canada where, other than in Quebec, we havent nurtured a culture that has audiences enthusiastic to support Canadian cinema. She-Hulk was born in . about love and the lies we tell ourselves. The success of Animism Tagaqs third album shed some long overdue light on both the artist and her often political subject matter, as Tagaq used throat singing, grunting, gasping and wailing as a means to convey the urgency with which we must respond to the crises weve inflicted on the world. Without the standards set by the concept of a drag career being one long audition, the art form has been able to grow organically through performers personal expressions and styles. The film was actually shot in the middle of the previous decade and was supposed to come out in 2005, but a brutal legal battle between Lonergan and the films distributor delayed things and ultimately led to a very limited release. 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. To explore career opportunities, she moved to the United States at age 22. Tranna Wintour is a comedian, singer, writer and the co-host of Chosen Family on CBC Podcasts. But in 2010, it felt brand new and newer still for Canada, a nation thats global musical offerings at the time felt far removed from the majesty of a young pop singer whod used the internet to earn the attention of Usher and, subsequently, the audiences Usher had placed him in front of. Absolutely check it out. A man lies unconscious, or dead, in the most strangely peaceful detail of the scene, as we hope the two teens running away in the distance make it to some kind of safety. 1 song of the summer, the collaboration between Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber morphed from an earworm into a straight-up sensation, warming the hearts of even the most jaded and lapsed Belieber (even if Justin did forget the Spanish lyrics to his own song while attempting to sing it live). For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. The decade begins auspiciously for French-language cinema and its only le tip de liceberg. It takes time and money to develop writers and filmmakers, and it takes bold greenlighting decisions to birth projects that can cut through the noise. Five days before turning 35, Dion opened A New Day, a live residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a specially built venue attached to Anglils natural habitat: a casino (he was a notorious poker player). In Switzerland. But her biggest hit, Figures, didnt really perform commercially outside of the Toronto singer-songwriters home country. Now this is how you close out a decade. (Lets all go there. Her, featuring a score by Owen Pallett and Win Butler, premieres at New York Film Festival. Xas Child of Magohalmi and the Echoes of Creation was performed at Londons Art Night before travelling, in various iterations, to Glasgow and Baku, Azerbaijan. Revolving around the women of Monterey, Calif.'s upper crust, the show uncovers the backstories and hidden truths of each character, ending its first season in a culmination of events that creates an impenetrable bond (not that Im about to spoil it). After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. 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 final season of Breaking Bad premieres. 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). This timeline is loaded with essays, lists, videos and infographics (plus 70-odd reflections on moments big and small from our Anne-iversaries columnist Anne T. Donahue). Both Megan and the actress who plays her are from Montreal, and we also get to meet her Quebecoise mother (played with a questionable accent by Brit Julia Ormond), who, in one episode, makes a random reference to Regina, which surely was the talk of the Saskatchewan capital for most of 2012. In one episode, Cousin Greg even drives from New York to Quebec to pick up a very grumpy Ewan and bring him to his brother. The rest of Canada is arguably more culturally open than Quebec (Im looking at you, Bill 21) but has yet to truly tap into its multitude of storytelling options and voices. The series is packed with moments of human connection that are as unexpected as they are genuine. The song is folk-pop perfection a gorgeous declaration of love with a percussive guitar backtrack and a soaring chorus. (One sure sign that impact will carry on the National Gallery of Canada recently acquired six of his underwear pieces. Women in the film industry went from being a thing? (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.) And it reflected not only his own headspace, but the dark, sad feelings that became synonymous with a year that ended with the election of U.S. President Trump and all that he stood for. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time in 17 years. And the supernatural mystery of the plot ultimately crescendos into a finale thats pure horror and ecstasy all at once. 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. It felt like a chance to relive the 90s and the young generation of pop stars it produced (Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys), but under an updated, improved Canadian lens. As for that talk show appearance, it killed. Drake, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes all became global superstars over the course of the last 10 years, producing a slew of hits. Dobson never quite reached the same echelon of stardom outside of Canada that these songs brought her here, but they remain carved into this decades Canadian pop consciousness. Richardson sets her video on Mars during a dust storm among detritus from previous explorations of the planet. Hop a funicular car, and in less than a minute, a sleek glass cube will drop you in the river valley home to an extremely extensive network of trails. 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). On June 22, 2010, Canada lost a force to be reckoned with when stage and screen icon Tracy Wright passed away from pancreatic cancer. At the time, I had been performing drag myself for just over a month, and it was making me feel on top of the world. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. (Six years later, the National Gallery saw its largest-ever opening crowd for Sakahn's followup, badakone.). After launching a questionable handbag collection in 2017 (one of the rare misses of Dions renaissance, if you ask me), she unveils a very surprising fashion endeavour: a gender neutral line for kids. Im not sure whether the series quite takes a position on issues like solitary confinement or the death penalty, or whether it functions as an investigation into a real part of this country that many of us are lucky enough to never see but either way, its chilling. The bar may be low, but Reeves just keeps raising it. One of the many quests in the third season of The Good Place is for the gang (which includes our very own Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza) to find Doug Forcett, a former stoner from Calgary who has gained fame among those in the Good Place by making a very accurate prediction (92 per cent) about the afterlife and its points system when he was high on mushrooms in the 1970s. As we know, not falling in love with the song proved impossible. Prisons are terrifying its hard for me to even watch the caricatured version you see in Orange is the New Black. What can you believe, period? Its an incubus which is way less surprising than Sues reaction. ), 57 artists come together to raise money for Haiti with Wavin Flag. They dont exist. With the release of the TRCs final report in 2015, Canadians finally had to look at the effects of their countrys actions. When did you, dear reader, learn that finally (finally!) Who among us really thought that Schitts Creek a 30-minute comedy series created by and starring Canadian treasures Dan and Eugene Levy (and co-starring the equally treasured likes of Catherine OHara and Annie Murphy) would go on to earn a (still) growing international fanbase, a slew of Emmy nominations and praise for its inclusive and heartwarming storylines? 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. And the results were a group effort: 57 artists including Drake, Justin Bieber and Nelly Furtado appeared on the track, with money earned going toward charities in Haiti such as Free the Children, War Child Canada and World Vision. Will Munros final show opens at Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Will Munro Spider Sex Sling (Paul Petro Contemporary Art), While he was in the last months of a terminal illness, Will Munro was working on his final exhibition for Paul Petro Contemporary Art. By my count, Canadians were nominated for 72 Academy Awards in the 2010s, which is nothing to be sorry about. Go ahead and file that under things that could only happen in the 2010s. And like The Twilight Saga before it, Fifty Shadess big-screen adaptations were made in Vancouver. Well, anybody who read it, obviously. Even reading the words Wavin Flag is enough to get Knaans 2009 hit remade by Young Artists for Haiti in 2010 stuck in your head. Macis tactics, perhaps, are not so different. Family patriarch Logan Roy was partially raised in Quebec, and his brother Ewan still lives there. 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. All of us are destined to be Taylor Russell superfans, and truly, I am ready. For four straight weeks starting December 5th, they joined Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara to occupy seven of the top 10 spots. During her time on the show, Maslany miraculously made time to act in other projects, with a focus on indie films. Although Tatiana . Maybe you bought your ticket to the show with the funny-sounding German title on the strength of the cabaret dancers on the poster, expecting a droll night out in Weimar Berlin. Glass walls, etched in the pattern of a mashrabiya screen (a common feature in Arabic architecture), cast latticed shadows when the light is just right. The story of a child-murdering clown alien, its one of Stephen Kings best-known creations, but this particular adaptation which shot several scenes in and around Toronto is now the highest grossing horror movie ever made. Starring Canadian besties Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel, This Is the End a Rogen/Evan Goldbergwritten/directed/produced joint took the terror and hilarity of the apocalypse to new heights with their version of what might happen when the world finally ends. She seems fascinated by the way these characters grow and change through their relationships, their passions, their career woes and their secrets. Imagine having to follow up Visions, a record so obsessed over that surpassing it creatively mustve been, to say the least, daunting. But much like Speed protagonist Jack Traven, Reeves kept a cool head. Which was helped, obviously, by the bands killer performance of Ready to Start, which closed out the show that night. In short, Jamess star has been rising fast this decade, and it only seems poised to soar further in the 2020s. Schitts Creek actress Annie Murphy shares her admiration for author Margaret Atwood and how her books have been turned into successful TV projects over the last decade. Because of non-U.S. residents ineligibility to compete on the show (which Brooke Lynn Hytes got around by moving to Nashville and becoming a U.S. resident), drag as an art form in other international scenes grew in a very different way. The film follows a family dominated by Black women who are forced to confront secrets that have been hidden for decades when a man shows up at their door and promptly falls dead. 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. Thats just the basic formula, but from the first episode, NFY was engineering something grander than a five-year troll. Nine pieces drew inspiration from Belcourts painting Water Song (which can be found in the National Gallery of Canada), and all nine were a true testament to the vivacity and beauty that define the artists work. Im kidding, of course. So, if youre a Ms. Sarah Manning and her many clones make their debut in Orphan Black. Schitt's Creek (TV Series 2015-2020) - IMDb Sympathy for Reeves started pouring in. That scene where a doozy of a dirt cloud spoils a baseball game? That all changed in May of 2010 when a photo of The Matrix star morosely biting into a sandwich on a New York park bench went viral. Time hasnt announced who 2019s Person of the Year will be, but if almost 200,000 fans have anything to say about it, Reeves might stand a fighting chance at the title. 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. But of course, the seriess rare brand of genius and grit was thanks in part to Canadians Michelle MacLaren, who directed 11 episodes and served as an executive producer, and Moira Walley-Beckett, who worked on the show as both a writer and producer and earned an Emmy for outstanding writing after she penned the episode Ozymandias. They are the danger.

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