This week’s film for Boost: Candian Film is Joshua Jackson’s cross Canada motorcycle film One Week which opens tomorrow. Torontoist has a great note about the film’s full page ad in Eye. It seems rather than go with the opinions of critics they’ve decorated the ad with comments from their YouTube trailer. (Let’s face it,…
Boost: Canadian Comedy
I thought that Boost New Media would be the last of the Boost groups but I was wrong. It’s fitting that I kinda forgot about comedy. Everyone seems to forget about comedy. But Boost: Canadian Comedy is go. The description reads: For decades now comedy has been something that Canadians have consistently excelled at. Saturday…
On Boost This Week
This week’s stuff on Boost (see the bottom of that page if you don’t know what that is). Boost Music: This week’s band is the Calgary 8 piece? Sometimes 10 piece I guess…Woodpigeon. They have a new album out this week “Treasury Library Canada.” The video I’m posting is from an older album called Songbook…
Boost This Week
If you don’t know what Boost is already check the bottom of this page for details. So, this week: Boost Music:the Pack A.D. – Making Gestures Boost: TV and Film:Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool Boost: Literature and Boost: Art are still growing fast but given that each has only a few hundred members right now I just…
Boost: New Media
Earlier today I mentioned the other Boost Groups. This one kindof completes the set. It will be the last for awhile, perhaps the last altogether but I’ve just created Boost: New Media: This one deals with new media in the broad sense: That is to say it is for content that is only available online…
First Boost Group Crosses 1000 Member Mark
The Boost groups that I’ve introduced over the last few months were designed to offer publicity to arts and culture in Canada (to date – music, film and television, art and literature). The idea is as simple as I could make it. People opt in to the groups and are, once a week, sent things…
Chop Shop starts Feb 4 on Slice
“Wednesdays at 8 pm ET/9pm PT beginning Feb.4 2009 on SLICEWelcome to the CHOP SHOP, the anti-hair salon with a permanent sneer and a heart of gold. This fun, cutting-edge 13 x 30 docusoap follows bad-boy hair salon owner Daniel Hudon and his motley crew of punk rock stylists as they get into each other’s…
Boost: Rites of Spring 3D Music Video
Yep, you read that right, a 3D music video from the Superfantastics. If you don’t happen to have 3D glasses (guessing alot of you don’t) you’ll just have to imagine, or maybe this will give you the excuse you’ve been looking for to go get some. Whether you can get the full effect or not,…
Boost: Amal (now on DVD)
Amal is a Canadian Film shot in India. It is just out on DVD (as of Tuesday): The summary goes like this: “The film takes a close look at contemporary India and its culture through an unlikely character: Amal. A content and dedicated auto rickshaw driver maneuvering the streets of New Delhi. Through a chance…
Boost Music: Peter Project – Fair and Square
This week’s pick is the video “Fair and Square” by Peter Project it was Directed by The Cobourg Boys (Brent Quigley & Dylan Taylor). You can find more info on the Peter Project at http://www.myspace.com/peterproject Please watch the video, rate and comment Peter Project – Fair and Square Boost: Canadian Music is a Facebook Group…