But since the storys set in a near-future dystopia, spots including Nanton, Fort Macleod and Lethbridge got a dustbowl makeover. Epilogue: Courage hits No. Well, he nailed it. KC Hoard edits the Arts and Culture section of Carleton Universitys the Charlatan, and has written for The Globe and Mail and the National Post. His talent deserves a platform. 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). and starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Aubrey Plaza, Brie Larson and Chris Evans, the movie unapologetically pays tribute to city icons like Lees Palace, Casa Loma and Honest Eds (may it rest in peace). It was born from the relatively new world of YouTube stars (of which Bieber was a pioneer), produced by industry heavyweights The-Dream and Tricky Stewart and performed alongside Ludacris. ), Jan Lisieckis debut recording for Deutsche Grammophon is released. Montreal chef Chuck Hughes wins Iron Chef America. Altmejds The Flux and The Puddle, which appeared as part of his 2015 retrospective, reads like the lab of a madman, or maybe some sort of future version of an island Dr. Moreau lived on, or a cabinet of curiosities I never want to see again but also cant help but really want to see again. Everything I know about La La Land, I learned in a crash course of a few hours: 1) it did not win best picture at the Oscars (even though Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced it had) and 2) Canadas boyfriend, Ryan Gosling, lost best actor to Casey Affleck (which Brie Larson reacted appropriately to, IMHO). She pushed and challenged me to be a smarter, more economical filmmaker in the most caring, collaborative way. In March of 2016, the veteran news anchor morphed into the iconic Peter Moosebridge, Zootopias beloved newscaster, at the behest of Chris Williams, the Waterloo, Ont., native who worked on the film alongside co-director Byron Howard and convinced him that Mansbridge was (is) the Canadian Walter Cronkite. In related news, I would trust Peter Moosebridge with my life. 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. I have yet to be asked to guest star. So if I asked her to do something that felt unnatural or dishonest (like, say, nose nuzzling), I had to justify why I needed it and more often than not, I realized that I didnt. Well, duh, because then he wouldnt be Buddy. 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. For four straight weeks starting December 5th, they joined Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara to occupy seven of the top 10 spots. Like Saskatoon before it, Calgary found itself on the Timess 52 places list in 2019, but the star attraction downtowns new Central Library has earned more than the sweet, sweet international attention of the Gray Lady. James Camerons Avatar becomes the highest grossing film of all time. Toronto drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes finishes second on the 11th season of RuPauls Drag Race. Josh Gad, dan Tatiana Maslany. When it premiered in 2009, the now ubiquitous Drag Race without many even noticing decisively split the world of drag like a lightning bolt thrown by Zeus and sung about by Hedwig. Three of the five premiered in the 2010s: Eclipse and Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. As Martha Schabas put it in her Globe and Mail review, I texted friends the following morning and told them to drop everything and go see it., Over the next three years, it toured stages from Seattle to Santa Monica to Saddlers Wells in London, collecting raves and accolades along the way, including the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production. Both July Talk and Tagaq have more than proven their capacity to craft challenging, beautiful music and still reach the masses, and its about time they each get international recognition. The Toronto mansion used for some of the It House interiors is now a bit of a local tourist attraction. After decades of being shut out by a male-dominated industry as the subjects of institutional sexism, the 2010s saw Canadian women finally being given the opportunity to fulfill their potential. The Rose . Its incredible how quickly these same institutions that shut us out changed their tunes and got on board once they realized we could not only get them awards recognition but also make them money. Tatiana Maslany to Star in 6-Episode All-Girls Boarding School Thriller, Marking Return to AMC By Michael Ausiello / August 10 2022, 1:00 PM PDT Getty Images Orphan Black vet Tatiana. Youll need a passport to visit this otherworldly temple, a Canadian-led project designed by Torontos Hariri Pontarini Architects. Unzipped is more of a design installation, originally created by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels for his 2016 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Allysin Chaynes is a Toronto drag performer and pop cultural sponge, specializing in all things subcultural, queer, camp, strange and unusual. Its rare for a TV series to successfully depict what its like to feel hopeless, depressed, anxious or overwhelmed, sometimes all at once. His iconic slow-motion entrance in the movie quickly became another popular meme, and the actor continued to uphold his internet icon status. 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. Obsidian Theatre Company stuns at the Dora Awards. Because sometimes life actually is beautiful, Owen Pallett joined forces with Arcade Fires Win Butler to compose the score for Her, the Spike Jonze futuristic drama about love and loneliness. In Nathan, theres no doubt were dealing with an emotional midget. (His words, not mine.) 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. Its a thrill to see the common themes, patterns and interests of these artists emerge in their work to find the guiding tropes of love and living fully with the ones closest to you in Dolans work; the fascination with existential mysteries on Earth and beyond in Villeneuves; the exploration of personal differences and uneasy human reconciliations in Valles; and the deep humanism in Falardeaus and Archambaults. Comedy Central wants him to promote the new season, he explains, but unlike other celebrities, he doesnt have a wild and fabulous story to share. Dancer Greta Hodgkinson reflects on the rise and achievements of National Ballet of Canada artistic director Karen Kain over the 2010s. Im going to call you Cher from now on. This stunning drag queen who towered over me, teetering over the edge of that platform was talking to me. Ren-Charles, the couples first son, was born on Jan. 25, 2001. Andrew DCruz is the executive producer of CBC Arts. As he jovially explained the premise of the game and what drew him to it, he called the experience of playing Cyberpunk 2077 breathtaking. He paused, and a fan shouted, Youre breathtaking! from the crowd. But dont take my word for it. Subscribe, Valentino releases a 2016 collection featuring artwork by Christi Belcourt. Youre going to freak people out, but youll probably connect with them too, and thats an amazing feeling to have. Im ready for a Domee Shiwritten and directed full-length feature any time. 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. Noah 40 Shebib is nominated for two best rap song Grammys in the same year, Photographer Norman Wong talks about the impact music producer Noah 40 Shebib has had on crafting the Toronto sound., Nathan Fielder opens Dumb Starbucks in Los Angeles. Traditionally, mainstream drag has always focused on passability, meaning to pass realistically as the opposite of your assigned or expressed daily gender. Chilina Kennedys Broadway star reached the stratosphere this decade. Nathan visits real entrepreneurs. Geoffrey Farmer reimagines Canadas home at the Venice Biennale, Geoffrey Farmer A way out of the mirror (Francesco Barasciutti). 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. Alternative performers have always seen more sides to the constructs of gender in which they can play. But it was still a joy when Vancouvers Ryan Reynolds tossed on some Spandex to play Deadpool, the Marvel superhero defined by his DGAF attitude, comedic timing and lust for revenge in the wake of an experiment gone wrong. A queer anthem for the ages! 'Perry Mason' Star Tatiana Maslany on the Balancing Act of Playing Sister Alice . Probably most important of all, his casting means that Asian children and Asian-Canadian children in particular will see someone who they can identify with on the silver screen. And it led me down a hole of self-discovery and body confidence. (In unrelated news, space seems terrifying. If NFY has a fourth wall, this was the first scam to smash it. Are you ready to hear the truth that needs to be told?. Time magazine called it one of the worlds 100 greatest places; Azure dubbed it the best civic landmark of 2018; Architectural Digest included it among the most futuristic libraries on the planet. ), A Tribe Called Red release their self-titled album, Four years after first forming, the Ottawa-based A Tribe Called Red made their full-length debut with the release of their self-titled album, which went on to be longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. Later stunts, like Summit Ice the worlds first outdoor apparel company to openly promote the true story of the holocaust might have had a more positive real-world outcome. While the awards have had a tendency to be hosted by white actors, Oh made history as she delivered the opening monologue onstage in a blazing red dress that Villanelle would have definitely killed for. Girls. Martin also co-wrote the book for The Prom, a musical about four Broadway actors who help a lesbian student who has been banned from bringing her girlfriend to their prom (it landed him a Tony nomination in 2019). Patriotism and pride come into play, and inevitably, questions are raised around what it means to be Canadian and make Canadian content. That scene where a doozy of a dirt cloud spoils a baseball game? And it worked. But I digress. Birth Name: Tatiana Gabriele Maslany Birth Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Profession Actor Actor 35 Credits Perry Mason 2023 Orphan Black 2021 Drunk History 2018 Heartland 2018 Parks and. Billboard 200 chart, a first in 17 years (and an achievement a decade in the making). 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. 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. Over the course of the 2010s, Seth Rogen has written, directed, produced and/or acted in some of the decades legitimate comedic masterpieces, and he does not get the credit he deserves. With her Asian glow jokes and speaking Korean on stage, she oh-so solidified her spot as a Canadian queen I will forever stan. The petition has garnered more than 170,000 signatures to date. 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. In Canada, however, it won the Governors General Literary Award, as well as the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize. The period language is alien. The journey begins near one of Edmontons favourite landmarks: the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. 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. But the other treasure these residencies offer is entry into a new community, insight into another place or into the state of our environment. 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. Welcome to Betroffenheit, the soul-searing, genre-defying collaboration between choreographer Crystal Pite and playwright and performer Jonathon Young that stormed the stages of the worlds performing arts centres in the mid-2010s, leaving audiences harrowed, healed and breathless in its wake. A few examples: The next time Tat and I were together on set was 10 years later, when I directed her in a short film I wrote called Apart From Everything. Justin Bieber releases his massive hit single Baby. When did he graduate to being a force to be reckoned with, a young artist whom you wanted to cradle and dance with and ultimately protect? (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.) Canadas got your back. Hand-picked links plus the best of CBC Arts, delivered weekly. 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. While it would be romantic to say that all of these brilliant Indigenous artists coincidentally emerged in the art scene at the same time and that Canadians and Canadian arts institutions just so happened to recognize that brilliance at the same time it wouldnt exactly be accurate. They pose as a film crew for Mud 2: Never Clean; they stage a 57th year reunion at Francess old high school. In 2019, the citys tourism department even launched a contest. Darlene Naponses short story She is Water became a finalist for the 2017 Journey Prize after appearing in this issue.