It appears that the new key to success for Canadian films is to be unapologetically Canadian. Two of the biggest success stories (financially) in recent years Passchendaele and Bon Cop, Bad Cop have both focused, not on stories that could happen anywhere but on distinctly Canadian stories and Canadian perspectives. With Michael McGowan’s film ‘One…
Coming Up in Toronto
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Jian and the Burn Out
With all of the talent in Canada you have to wonder why Jiam Gomeshi decided to have the Boxmasters on at all. The Boxmasters, in case you don’t know, are a thoroughly mediocre country-ish band headed by burned out actor Billy Bob Thorton. It turns out that Thorton is not only burned out as an…
Do Canada’s Private Broadcasters Need a Can of Whoop-Ass?
With over 121,000 people petitioning the government people rallying in Sudbury, Cape Breton and other Canadian cities in support of the CBC it is almost unthinkable that the government would bail out the private broadcasters and not help the CBC. The CBC is Canada’s national public broadcaster. It is owned by and paid for by…
Associated Press Declares Itself Obsolete
Considering the line of work they are in it’s somewhat ironic that the Associated Press has, apparently, not being paying much attention to what is going on in the world for the last few decades. That is, apparently, the case though. From Bill Doskoch and the New York Times comes word that the Associated Press…
If God’s On Your Side
I’m a little embarrassed to say that I just heard this song for the first time today on Lisa Christiansen’s show on CBC Radio 3 and it has instantly become my favorite Danny Michel song (and is rapidly rising on the overall charts). This particular version was recorded in March 2008 for Stuart Mclean’s Vinyl…
The CBC is Cool Again in Rural Ontario
Take note Mr. Harper: The Conservatives, having all but given up on Quebec seem to have miscalculated on the reaction to their passive-aggressive attack on the CBC. The loudest cries against the recently announced CBC cuts are coming – not from Toronto (where Conservatives aren’t even serious contenders) but from rural ridings that Conservatives will…
CD Review: Peter Project – The Peter Project LP
Peter Project’s self titled album is a fascinating experience. It is also an album that will have its supporters and opponents. This recent release by the Toronto-based DJ features electronic sounds with a hip-hop influence. Peter Project himself refers to it as “electro 60s a go-go.” The album has many creative mixes, as well as…
If Things Seem Slower
You may have noticed that I haven’t been writing as much on publicbroadcasting.ca lately. The reality is that I’ve been insanely busy lately. Part of it is the new NxEW blog (which now has nearly 60 people signed up to write about Canadian music. So, I’m certainly not abandoning publicbroadcasting.ca – it may just be…
Arts and Politics at the Genies
You can’t level the same critisizm at the Genie’s that you can at the Juno’s. There is no ‘mainstream’ Canadian film industry (actually there is no more mainstream period but the Juno folks are still in denial about that.) Still there were a few things to make you worry. Contrary to the opinions of most…