The structures 1,800 beams were re-assembled on King Street, where visitors could walk beneath the rolling form. But before it even premiered in 2013, Tatiana was already a veteran of Canadian film and TV, having started her career at age nine in her hometown of Regina. (That, and the many GIFs circulating on Twitter of Jung either being adorable or taking his shirt off. 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. As Youngs voiceover has it: Youre trapped in a room. 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. She has a passion for romance and seems intrigued by the way it ignites vulnerability and inspires transformation. With highlights like the premiere of the sitcom Kims Convenience, Manny Jacintos stereotype-breaking role on The Good Place, Sandra Oh becoming the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes, and the announcement of Simu Liu as Marvels first Asian superhero, the last decade was full of watershed moments. La La Land premieres at the Venice Film Festival. Soon after the show premiered at Panamania, the arts and culture festival attached to the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, rumours of its remarkable transmutation of grief into art spread far and wide. And speaking of her work, this year marked the close of a seven-year tour across Canada and the U.S., where Belcourts Walking With Our Sisters Project served as a memorial to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and their families. Gone were the days where Will & Grace was literally all that there was; in its place, we were blessed with a seemingly endless array of high-quality shows representing all walks of queer life. 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. At the tail-end of this decade, right when we need it most, Alanis has turned Jagged Little Pill into a musical with a book written by Diablo Cody. 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. This Toronto-born Second City alum took a Tony home in 2006 for co-writing the book for the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, but he didnt stop there. Asian-Canadians further represented when Sandra Oh became the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes in 2019. After his time with Spider-Man, Epstein went on to originate the lead role of Gerry Goffin in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. ), 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. TOP STORY The Orphan Black Star Lined Up to Star as the Marvel Attorney/Superheroine (Photo by Marvel Comics; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) The MCU's TV wing just got a little more badass: Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany has been tapped by Marvel to star in its Disney+ She-Hulk series, playing the leading lady who snagged super powers after sharing some of cousin Bruce Banner's . Shes even seen wearing no makeup in the music video! Showing Editorial results for tatiana maslany. She signed with Creative Artists Agency (a.k.a. Was he still controversial? But less so? Quebec is mourning and on Jan. 22, the province arranges a national funeral for Anglil. He originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webbers 2010 musical Love Never Dies, and has played leading roles in the West End production of its long-running prequel, Phantom of the Opera. In July of 2012, we all set out on a journey: after four seasons of action, adventure, the Albuquerque underworld and Heisenberg, Breaking Bads fifth and last season premiered and brought with it an intensity I cant possibly describe in a simple paragraph. 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. ), 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. 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. So a new day came: Dion would perform every night on the same stage, in the same city, surrounded by dancers, acrobats, video screens and even a scary mime in white face paint. 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. 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. I fantasize regularly about the Oscars not just retrospectively giving Mommy a best foreign language film nomination, but Dorval and Clment acting nominations as well. Still, Dion is still more queen of corny than queen of cool. In Canada, its been one big show where everyone, with the right amount of hard work and determination, can all come together to perform greatness. 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. Its no problem: the crew will focus on getting a cool drone shot, instead. 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. The Speed love affair that almost was. (At least, they sure seem genuine.) In a decade defined by the relentless noise of content creation and everyone doing everything they can to get likes and followers, silence is rare and precious. 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. Tracy Wrights final performance opens Torontos new TIFF Bell Lightbox. We don't want to seem greedy (that'd go against the Canadian stereotype, right? Famous names like Sam Smith and David Guetta also contribute to the songwriting effort. Speaking of la belle province, its played quite the role in the plots of this decades most zeitgeisty drama series, including the arguable reigning champ in that regard: HBOs Succession. Catherine O'Hara is sharing a positive update on the "Schitt's Creek" movie that fans all want. In a world where opinions on styles of drag were often clashing among scenes, we had a new great divider in Drag Race. Schitt's Creek: Created by Dan Levy, Eugene Levy. (Evidently, Jason Wu is your go-to for moments of celebration and mourning. It will surely make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time. In the 2010s, it isnt that we earned the right to voice our opinion, stand up for our work and stop saying sorry its that we realized wed had that right all along. The woman who arguably put Canadian pop on the map in the aughts, Nelly Furtado came back with a volley of bangers on her 2012 album The Spirit Indestructible, the first of which was Big Hoops. The song hearkens back to Furtados iconic collaborations with Timbaland (Promiscuous, anyone? Guillaume Ct releases Lost In Motion on YouTube. Often their goal is competing on it, fulfilling the ultimate form of the American drag dream as we know it today. Were all for his relationship with Alexandra Grant, but its hard not to dream about a Sandanu. Though most identify her as a New Zealander, Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and spent the first four years of her life there, so its more than fair that we claim her as our own especially since it allows us to take pride in one of the greatest cinematic performances of the decade: Paquins in Kenneth Lonergans 2011 masterpiece Margaret. her squad of superstars). Although its not strictly autobiographical, the shock, grief and bewilderment that follow such a tragedy are at the heart of the show (indeed, the word betroffenheit" in German means just that finding yourself in a state of shock or trauma). A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 21, 2017 at 8:21pm PDT. 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). Below, 10 moments that have transformed the zeitgeists relationship to Canadas most famous musical export. (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.) The Vancouver Winter Olympic Games help kick off a new decade. 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. 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. Artists like Caroline Monnet, Danis Goulet, Tracey Deer, Lisa Jackson, Asinnajaq, Amanda Strong and Michelle Latimer opened up new modes of storytelling and creation that forever changed the conception of what a Canadian film could be. 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. a gale-force blast of raw, unrelenting emotion. As for local opinion, at least one thing is clear: Calgarians cant stop Instagramming the thing. The result? Shortly after the birth of Winter this year, Alanis posted a raw and honest blog on her website, in which she described PPD as a sneaky monkey with a machete working its way through my psyche.. (Some of us miss the graffiti. The Canada-obsessed police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine premieres. And to essentially copy/paste the spiel from the opening credits, heres the premise: Nathan Fielder (the shows star and co-creator) graduated from one of Canadas top business schools (University of Victoria) with really good grades (B average). Thankfully, Page ended up being far from alone in his quest to try and make a difference through the work that he did. It was designed by Patkau Architects, and the Vancouver firm went on to win a Governor Generals Medal in Architecture in 2018 for its work. 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? Adapted for the screen by David Magee and directed by Ang Lee, it went on to win four Oscars, including the awards for best director and best cinematography. As raw and unflinching as Betroffenheit is, writes Judith Mackrell, you come away from it with a wild feeling of exhilaration uplifted by its courage, its coruscating beauty and by the faith it affirms in the power of art to address emotions that lie beyond reason or words. That those emotions derive from Youngs real-life tragedy what Pite calls the engine of the work makes the accomplishment all the more extraordinary. Taylor Russell makes waves (eh?) With the seemingly unstoppable one-two punch of Ghost and Stuttering both pieces of pop perfection in their own right Dobson built an incredible foundation for herself. 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. The hero wears obscure band tees, not vibranium battle armour. Carly followed that by releasing her own video for the song, and it has since been viewed over one billion times. 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? Thankfully, Canadians get the band all to ourselves. Tatiana Maslany knows from playing multiple roles on the same TV series. After Arcade Fire stunned the masses by winning Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the internet erupted with repeated cries of Who the hell are Arcade Fire? But connect it did. [3] Watchmen memimpin semua program dengan total 26 nominasi antara upacara utama dan Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-72, . Of course, being the obedient little 20-year-olds we were, not only did we do it, we head-butted each other on the first take and then profusely apologized. But when youre Keanu Reeves, you get headlines praising you for dating someone your own age a feat rarely replicated by your actor contemporaries. Isnt it ironic, then, that one of Canadas biggest superstars has spent this fame-monster decade being mostly invisible? Attention turned to filmmakers like Cape Breton Island, N.S.s Ashley McKenzie, compared to Robert Bresson by The New Yorkers Richard Brody; Toronto writer-director Stella Meghie, who was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2017 for the screenplay for her first feature Jean of the Joneses; filmmaker Joyce Wong, who took over a strip mall in Torontos North York area in Wexford Plaza, a film that could arguably be called the mumblecore answer to Rashomon; dramatic-comedy filmmaker Molly McGlynn, Canadas answer to Nicole Holofcener; hybrid docudrama artist Heather Young, who won the FIPRESCI Prize for her first feature, Murmur, this year; and discursive documentary rock star Sofia Bohdanowicz, whose lovely collaborations with actor/filmmaker Deragh Campbell deserve their own miniature chapbook. (The number of panel discussions and essays centred around the question What makes Cancon Cancon? speaks to this.) After many rumors and delays, Cline Dion closes the 2010s by launching her most hyped album in decades, Courage. Thats just the basic formula, but from the first episode, NFY was engineering something grander than a five-year troll. Its a shame it didnt get the international recognition of its sister single, but at least we Canadians get to enjoy this gem ourselves. Canadian pop no longer necessitated anybody saying Sorry? Through vivid storytelling at the hands of his gender-fluid, time-travelling alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Monkmans work used historical events to celebrate the resilience of Indigenous people despite the onslaught of colonialism. 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. By tailoring her persona to different cultures America, Quebec, France, Japan she IS the epitome of an international star. But despite her global success, Dion was never cool. And after debuting at 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, it found its way to the top of the charts and became Caras first top-five single (marking the beginning of her ascension through the pop ranks). But how could it not? Youre welcome, world. It was later nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards. We've already heard Tatiana Maslany claim she wasn't She . Once upon a time, Cline Dion had one dream: to become an international star. Alicia Elliott is the author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. My hope for 2020 is that artists continue to pay homage, show pride and subvert borders to assert their identity and their history. Whether the water monster/fish-man cares about any of this remains a mystery. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, 10 architectural wonders that put Canada on the map, the citys spent around $300,000 repairing the panes, replacing the light fixtures is a whole other matter, the inn pays homage to local architecture and industry, one of the years most striking structures, was staged for three weeks in November 2017, Jim Carreys process is immortalized as documentary. Since premiering in the fall of 2016, Kims Convenience has proven that writing Asian characters can be funny without relying on clichs. From the outside, the museum is almost blinding. And when movie-goers gambled on something fresh, they chose sci-fi dark and puzzling but still explosion-packed sci-fi, like Christopher Nolans Inception. 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. For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. Inside, more decorative shadows are employed. In the last weeks of 2019, the My Heart Will Go On singer is enjoying the peak of a mid-life renaissance fueled by millennials nostalgia for less complicated times, her Vogueapproved status as a fashion icon and social medias appetite for self-deprecating yet wholesome celebrities. But I digress. For four straight weeks starting December 5th, they joined Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara to occupy seven of the top 10 spots. His iconic slow-motion entrance in the movie quickly became another popular meme, and the actor continued to uphold his internet icon status. There were hugs, claps and plenty of cheers on the set of the sci-fi series "Orphan Black" on Thursday as cast and crew members learned star Tatiana Maslany had scored a Golden Globe nomination. Hes since lived his life according to that system, and the Good Place gang in a mission to find out if Doug is a model example for mankind travel to Alberta to talk to him. 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. Dions husband and former manager Ren Anglil dies of cancer on Jan. 14, 2016. Hes convinced hell reach a happy ending, erasing a lifetime of misery. Theres nobody quite like Nathan (and the shows cringiest scenes prove it). It seems Carly Rae isnt always the type of girl for you, non-Canadians (and thats your loss). But really, the inn pays homage to local architecture and industry. (As a gay man, I stand by the fact that it objectively is.). The Hamilton native scored a Tony nomination for best featured actor in a musical for his portrayal of Cheech in the 2014 production of Bullets Over Broadway. Justin Bieber appears on Despacito, the song of the summer. Whatever I had done resonated with the entire world and the attention was like sunlight on my soul., The plan: Turn the job of moving into Americas next fitness craze.. Scott (Michael Cera) falls for Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but before they can go on a semi-normal date, hell have to K.O. Turns out, Tegan and Sara can do anything but true blue fans already knew that. 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. And, of course, now that Indigenous artists have the chance to prove our work is both brilliant and marketable that we can sell out arts shows and end up on bestseller lists more arts institutions, publishers and galleries have supported us. 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 . Then, spend $350,000 staging every detail so that everything happened to him for real. Few episodes push the definition of truth quite like this one. 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. Richardson sets her video on Mars during a dust storm among detritus from previous explorations of the planet. My essay A Mind Spread Out on the Ground won a Gold medal at the National Magazine Awards that year, which helped me land an agent, and that piece eventually became the title essay of my essay collection. The exhibit opened at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto in January and then toured across Canada. 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). And thats what he does, minus the bit about actually helping. Tatiana Maslany on how 'She-Hulk' became one of Marvel's funniest shows. And Im not just talking about their infatuation with Schitts Creek. Few things can push the limits of credulity like an artistic statement, and in this episode, Nathan exploits a loophole in Californias smoking laws, staging a theatrical production in a Pasadena tavern. Maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Those who are worthy are scooped up to heaven, while unworthy souls are doomed to spend an eternity in hell. Few artists can draw out emotions like Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and even fewer can bring those emotions out simultaneously. The age of a celebritys S.O. He may be the internets boyfriend, but who knew he was also our greatest philosopher? Meanwhile, Dolan became mind-bogglingly prolific and had his arthouse blockbuster moment with Mommy, then produced Adeles Hello music video and directed in Europe and the U.S. As a francophone Qubcoise living in Toronto and working in the film industry, this decade felt like watching the kids we had cared for and supported emotionally and financially for years suddenly fly the coop and leave home. 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. Is he accepting reality or holding on to his illusions, content to replay the memories of an old romance? The petition has garnered more than 170,000 signatures to date. 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). Hosted by Martin Short, the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards offered prizes for film, television and digital storytelling (which hadnt been covered by the Geminis or the Genies), and raked in 756,000 viewers, which is around double the number of people who watched the Geminis or Genies the previous year. The National Gallery of Canada opens major retrospective on the work of artist Alex Janvier. On June 22, 2010, Canada lost a force to be reckoned with when stage and screen icon Tracy Wright passed away from pancreatic cancer. Family patriarch Logan Roy was partially raised in Quebec, and his brother Ewan still lives there. When did Justin Bieber, a wee baby maestro, evolve into a national treasure? 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. Back in 2011, The Weeknd was an enigma. 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. ), The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards arrive. Youve got your reboots, your action franchises and a bunch of G-rated Disney extravaganzas. A quirky, catchy Canadian hit. (That gleaming white exterior is sandblasted granite.) Supposedly hired for a scheme that never plays out, Nathan keeps calling her, and she is, in a way, an ideal match. There will never be a large audience for marginalized art if arts institutions, publishers and galleries dont financially back that art, exposing our work to Canadians on a large scale and thus creating an audience. Its not too late for you to see it, either: get your hands on a copy before the end of the decade. Absolutely check it out. Gays familiar with his work are gagging. 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. Think of Ari Asters Hereditary and Midsommar both, incidentally, produced by A24, the same company that distributed The Witch. 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. By the end of the 2010s, The Simpsons will have aired 678 episodes, making it by far the longest-running American sitcom. It also helped launch her into the art-pop stratosphere from which she has yet to return. In the last 10 years, Beyonc and Taylor Swift two of the biggest pop stars of the decade both performed covers of You Oughta Know. And in 2015, Alanis herself released a beautiful 20th anniversary edition of the album, including never-before-heard demos. To the untrained eye (read: mine), the main building is a little like a modernist Imperial walker, rising above a cliff on tall, spindly legs. clue in October 2019. 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. Its Leonardo DiCaprio versus the wilderness the Canadian wilderness. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. Women of Canada, I will see you all at the movies! The 55-year-old publicly held the hand (gasp!) Pallett and Butler ended up earning an Academy Award nomination for best original score, and while they lost out to Gravity, not even Sandra Bullocks hair in that movie can make us cry the way Palletts music still can.