A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 6, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT. 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. (Terrific!) The hero wears obscure band tees, not vibranium battle armour. Just look at Sarah Polley, who made the Toronto romance Take This Waltz and NFB documentary Stories We Tell one year apart (2011 and 2012 respectively), and capped off the decade with the brilliant, multivalent CBC miniseries Alias Grace in 2017, tapping American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron to direct it. Guarantee listings that are 100 per cent ghost and demon free. Though delighted by her spooky new bench ads, Sue seems skeptical at first. In 2010, Fefe Dobson was Canadas It Girl. Because the idea isnt bonkers enough, the first audience loves it. The TRCs final report titled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future marked not only the birth of reconciliation as a political catchphrase, but also a cultural shift in how Indigenous art and artists were perceived and engaged with. Alanis Morissette releases her eighth studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights. 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. 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. 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. 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 . The exhibit opened at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto in January and then toured across Canada. her squad of superstars). (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.) La La Land premieres at the Venice Film Festival. And by the time they recruit an exorcist (out, out, incubus!) As promised, he inspires the public with a death-defying tightrope walk for charity., The plan: Construct the ultimate talk show anecdote.. 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. Here are 10 Canadians who couldnt help but kill it on the Great White Way this decade. And Grey Enterprises? Although Reeves has never officially confirmed this story, it seems so Keanu-esque that we might as well believe it. 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. A New Day era acrobats are out, old-school flair is in. a boyfriend. 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. 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. Massoud has recently claimed that since portraying Aladdin, he hasnt been on a single audition, so may casting directors sit up and take notice for 2020. 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. When our director asked us to romantically nuzzle noses in a party scene, which we both felt was awkward and unnatural (I mean, what teenagers do that let alone in public, surrounded by their parents and their parents friends? Alternative scenes in particular have exploded in Canada over the last 10 years, with huge epicentres in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, and my beloved Toronto. ), she went for it with me. When it opened at the National Gallery of Canada in 2013, Sakahn: International Indigenous Art was billed as offering the largest-ever global survey of contemporary Indigenous art and included work from Rebecca Belmore, Brian Jungen and the now late Annie Pootoogook, as well as artists from other regions like Finland, India and New Zealand. ), A year into the Trump presidency, as pop culture was increasingly reflecting the social #issues of the moment, Guillermo del Toros The Shape of Water told a story just as critical of the worlds various injustices and systemic ickiness but it served it up as a Cold War fairy tale. The rest, as they say, is history. 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. As we move out of a decade that has seen immense progress in LGBTQ representation, its important to remember that despite this, the world remains a dangerous place for many LGBTQ people which is why its imperative more celebrities take a page from Page and use their platform in a more aggressive manner. (Book Club, anyone?) Absolutely check it out.
What's Tatiana Maslany Doing After 'Orphan Black'? Hollywood - Bustle Starring (then) real-life couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the franchise spun four books into five movies. Allysin Chaynes is a Toronto drag performer and pop cultural sponge, specializing in all things subcultural, queer, camp, strange and unusual. From the outside, the museum is almost blinding. Comic book movies were getting cranked out faster than the Flash on Adderall, the reboots kept rebooting, and at the same time, a resurgence of cerebral sci-fi and horror was getting love from audiences and critics alike. Now, hes using his knowledge to help struggling small-business owners make it in this competitive world.
Tatiana Maslany, Eugene and Dan Levy among presenters at Canadian - CBC It felt like a new era the dawn of a new day. Like The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was created by Michael Schur, who is maybe the most Canada-obsessed American TV writer. And since Indigenous peoples supposed lack of history, art, politics, science, medicine and culture was often used to excuse Canadas systematic attempts to wipe out our nations, this sort of erasure had concrete effects on our lives. No wonder she was exalted accordingly. Royal Winnipeg Ballet adapts The Handmaids Tale. Producing the thing was a technical feat just a shade less tricky than wrestling a grizzly bear. This year, Gwen Benaway became not only the first trans woman but also the first Indigenous trans woman to win a Governor Generals Literary Award. Last name Ever, first name Greatest, his birth name was Aubrey Drake Graham and he was now our 6ix God even if we didnt know it yet. And in a thoroughly meta epiphany, Nathan discovers the effect his TV cameras have on people. With the decade coming to a close, I couldnt be prouder of this nation of queer artists and performers continuing to constantly push the boundaries of art and gender. 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. Tatiana Maslany says she is a huge Catherine O'Hara fan as she reacts to the number of Canadian Emmy nominees which include O'Hara, Eugene and Dan Levy, Anni. Back in 2011, The Weeknd was an enigma. Her stories explore intergenerational relationships and the way baggage and bad habits get passed down in families. Just 26 years old at the time, Halifax-born Page became one of only a handful of folks at his level of celebrity to make the decision to come out publicly as gay. She doubles down on that claim with a second iconic look that month when she performs My Heart Will Go On in a puffy white dress with a plunging neckline at the Billboard Music Awards a surprising nod to the reverse pantsuit (with a plunging back) that she wore to the 1999 Academy Awards. But what might be my favourite thing about Canadian drag is what we have done in the last decade without the end goal of reality TV. (The fact that that scene isnt already gay canon is, to me, a greater outrage than any Emmy snub.). Before landing the role of Alexis Rose in Schitt's Creek, she was in consideration of quitting acting. When I spoke to Meghie about that decision on The Filmmakers in 2018, she wisely noted, Its better to be scared than unhappy.. 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. In what is perhaps his quirkiest career move since 47 Ronin, Keanu Reeves will voice a leading character in Cyberpunk 2077, a video game set in a dystopian future. But he is, nevertheless, an imposter playing an imposter: a comedian posing as a business consultantposing as whatever suits his plan. After Meghie moved to London, England, and got her masters degree in screenwriting, she wrote the first draft of what would become her debut feature film Jean of the Joneses. All of us are destined to be Taylor Russell superfans, and truly, I am ready. 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. Today, Canadian libraries and museums even a pedestrian bridge are earning international attention. The show even managed to get our countrys name into an Oscar-nominated song when Blame Canada provided a centerpiece to the 1999 South Park movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The big secret is that all drag has always been alternative. Discussing homegrown artists who break out internationally is always tricky. Were people interested in exercise tips or Jacks tales of jungle children? 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. For the Season 3 finale, NFY takes that swindle to the extreme, with Nathan orchestrating a high-wire spectacle. Because honestly, its not too often that a brand-new actor ends up fronting a movie that earns a goddamn billion. Her, featuring a score by Owen Pallett and Win Butler, premieres at New York Film Festival. Her Disney Plus series, which ends its first season this week, found ways to combine comedy with superhero romance. dollars.) Over four seasons, the greatest and most elaborate stunt Nathan for You ever produced was the series itself. But the show went on: videos depicting Canadas glorious landscape and flawless performances by k.d. 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. Clearly to be filed under this should happen all the time, 2015 saw Canadian Mtis artist Christi Belcourt collaborate with Valentino for the fashion houses 2016 Resort collection. His talent deserves a platform. Here are nine other reasons why Alanis still matters: And nothing anyone at Jezebel can say will ever diminish the cultural significance and magnitude of this album. Videos of Reeves interacting with his fellow stranded passengers picked up speed (get it?) (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.) On November 15, her new English album, Courage, even debuted at No.1 on the U.S. In 2018, her third feature film The Weekend premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before being released in theatres earlier this year. Three of the five premiered in the 2010s: Eclipse and Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. Celine Dion releases her 27th studio album, Courage. 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. Werbung. The launch video has to be seen to be believed. There are few films in Hollywood and almost none in Canada that have a family of Black women at their centre; as Meghie noted when I interviewed her, its a strange and unsettling privilege to be one of the first. Only two years after directing Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon in Wild, Jean-Marc Valle became an even bigger mainstream sensation after the premiere and success of Big Little Lies, the HBO adaptation of the 2014 novel by Liane Moriarty. 'Perry Mason' Star Tatiana Maslany on the Balancing Act of Playing Sister Alice . Darlene Naponses short story She is Water became a finalist for the 2017 Journey Prize after appearing in this issue. ), 57 artists come together to raise money for Haiti with Wavin Flag. How did Dion accomplish this tour de force? The piece not only brought the pairs relationship full circle but showcased Wus range as a designer. But beliefs a powerful thing. Admittedly, despite the attention given to Guillaume Ct the choreographer and principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada who also starred in the film Lost in Motion didnt change the distribution game. As I write this, Alanis has just announced the details of her new single and album! In a world where many rebel against gender through drag entertainment, those of us labelled alternative essentially rebel against that rebellion. In the shows dystopian version of America a totalitarian society where fertile women are child-bearing slaves Canada does get to play a supporting role in the narrative: like in Atwoods novel, our country is a safe haven for the characters to escape to (though only some are lucky enough to get here). I am here today because I am gay, he announced. Somewhere, Do They Know Its Christmas weeps. 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. The same could be said of the movie, filmed at a time when indie rock ruled (Broken Social Scene and Metric appear on the soundtrack), the Sonic Boom record store was still on Bloor Street and 20-something dirtbags shared basement apartments in the Annex. And, more often than you might realize, those fantasy worlds on screenwere actually somewhere in Canada. 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. The plan: Get brand recognition by turning an indie cafe into the worlds first parody Starbucks. (In Season 2, theres a blip of a visual gag where Nathans seen writing a passion project called Looking For Susan. When did Justin Bieber, a wee baby maestro, evolve into a national treasure? We featured Zadie Xa this past year at CBC Arts, and she sums up one of my favourite things about being part of this team: we get to talk about artists who celebrate their cultural heritage and their Canadian identity, and then watch as they take it all over the world. This decade, Canada established itself as a gold mine for internationally renowned music. Jeremy Dutcher wins the Polaris Music Prize. 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). Behold, introverts, for here is your queen! The show is simply titled Celine and one of the posters shows her exposed back with the unsubtle tagline: Celines Back. Her fashion choices, supervised by longtime stylist and creative director Annie Horth, prove of better taste than the marketing campaign and include Lanvin and Versace. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre opens its 40th season. During her time on the show, Maslany miraculously made time to act in other projects, with a focus on indie films. And all three of those were shot in B.C. Even if the story of a woman falling in love with a water monster/fish-man wasnt entirely up your alley (full disclosure: Id be more interested in it if he wore jeans), The Shape of Water became a point of Canadian pride after the crew cleaned up at the Academy Awards. But Furtado can rest easy knowing she dropped a seriously fun single that resonated in her native country.
Tatiana Maslany | EW.com What do you get when you combine Canadas premier EDM DJ/producer and a classic short story by celebrated sci-fi author Ray Bradbury? 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. The journey begins near one of Edmontons favourite landmarks: the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.