Follow the promenade at the bottom of the funicular, and youll reach a cantilevered lookout tower which stretches over the North Saskatchewan River. Tatiana Maslany 'scared' of Parks and Rec - Digital Spy Chris James, banner years, dominating the Billboard charts, How 94 calls to action finally allowed Indigenous artists the space to cultivate a renaissance, Rachel McAdams gets an Oscar nomination for, 10 Canadians who should have been nominated for Oscars in the 2010s, another Canadian-directed film that doesnt need to be named, leading my former employer Indiewire to demand the Academy reconsider its rules, the first comic book movie ever to score a nomination, convinced him that Mansbridge was (is) the Canadian Walter Cronkite., William Ellis and Jordan Tannahill opted to close Videofag, Having hosted several hundred performances, more than 11 million fans who tuned in to join them, Asian-Canadian representation exploded on the world stage in the 2010sand that's a very big deal, you can catch it at the Winnipeg Art Gallery until Feb. 22, 2020, Stella Meghie breaks barriers with the major studio release of, In the 2010s, Stella Meghie proved that Canadian women of colour can take over Hollywood, debuted at No. The Illinois-born, Ontario-raised director won his first Tony Award in 1985 for directing Big River and has had a storied career ever since. But youre going to get out.. Named CELINUNUNU, the collection replaces baby blue and hot pink with a palette that equates neutrality and gloom: black, grey and a touch of green. When architect Fumihiko Maki got the assignment to build North Americas first museum of Islamic art and culture, capturing the concept of light was apparently the brief. La La Land premieres at the Venice Film Festival. Interior. 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. Its a trend I hope continues in the 2020s: less obedience, less compromise, more empowerment, more ambition. ), but there were a few clear oversights on the Academys part when it came to nominating Canuck excellence in the 2010s. The 2010s were a huge decade for Broadway. This colonial mentality that Indigenous people are backward or uncivilized or a problem that needs to be solved directly resulted in the creation of government-mandated residential schools, drastically interrupting our nations cultural and artistic development. Of course, the sisters had already broken into the mainstream thanks to an abundance of So Jealous tracks being featured on Greys Anatomy. This was truly the decade of the Reevesaissance, with the Canadian icon starring in a number of action films and three smash John Wick movies and winning the internets heart along the way. In the article, the gallerys collection gets a shoutout, but its world-class modernist architecture is described as a draw, too. Liu, whose casting was announced in July 2019, will be playing the titular role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021, alongside Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell star Awkwafina (yaaas!). 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. The decade begins auspiciously for French-language cinema and its only le tip de liceberg. Sooner or later, a Lawren Harris painting had to sell for $9.5 million. The Golden Globes were another shining moment for Asian-Canadian pride as Oh won the award for best actress in a TV drama for her portrayal of Eve Polastri on Killing Eve, sweeping the stage in a glitzy white dress with gold sequined sleeves (fully living out a Crazy Rich Asians fantasy that I 100 per cent mega-swooned at). Halfway through 2019, a series of pictures of the actor holding his hand inches away from the backs of women he took pictures with (including Dolly Parton!) His character, Jason Mendoza, breaks away from another Asian stereotype of being sexless, shy and socially awkward. Writer/director Christopher Nolan hopped back to Alberta for his next sci-fi adventure. And that doesnt just mean coming out anymore: it means ensuring less privileged or famous creative queer folks get a chance to thrive, or using opportunities on public stages (like Page sure did on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this year) to remind people it is not OK that we live in a society where homophobia and transphobia still exist so violently. And in the 2010s, it was more of the same gone supernova. We dont say anything, we dont communicate. The sixth novel written by the late Ojibway writer Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse was released in January and garnered overwhelming acclaim for its heart-wrenching depiction of Canadas residential school system and the egregious abuses suffered by students. Fielder is a comedian a dry one. It also helped launch her into the art-pop stratosphere from which she has yet to return. Directed by Claude Poissant, the play revolves around a young man whose companion dies and leaves its titular character to navigate the heartbreaking familial dynamics his late partner was forced to endure. A meme was bornand Sad Keanu lived on for the rest of the decade. The Toronto mansion used for some of the It House interiors is now a bit of a local tourist attraction. Young and his partner were in a building only metres away, but were unable to save them. 'Schitt's Creek' actor Dan Levy recently discussed rumors about his upcoming appearance in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'. Thomas Leblanc is a Montral-based broadcaster, comedian and producer who co-hosts CBC Podcasts Chosen Family. . When she was putting together the decades inarguably perfect pop album E MO TION, Carly Rae Jepsen decided one of the tracks shed recorded shouldnt make the cut because it felt too cinematic. That track was the equally inarguably perfect pop song Cut to the Feeling, and Jepsen decided to offer it to the soundtrack of animated film Ballerina (or Leap!, as it was titled in the U.S.). We invite you to close out your own decade by taking a little pride in what your fellow Canadians have accomplished in the 2010s. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (who does not, to my knowledge, work for Stark Industries), both Azure and Designboom praised this downtown pedestrian/cyclist bridge as one of the worlds top architectural moments of 2012. 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 Telluride FIlm Festival. In the 2010s, Keanu Reeves graduated from brooding 90s action movie superstar to beloved cult hero. audiences said goodbye to the cast of "Schitt's Creek" on Tuesday with the series finale. The Canadian married couple wrote the lyrics, book and music for this show, which tells the story of a small Newfoundland town that becomes flooded with Americans after 38 planes make an emergency landing following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Its incredibly hard to describe alternative drag succinctly. By 2016, we were truly lacking movies based on comic book characters. (All told, its more greenspace than 20 Central Parks.) Whatever the answer, if the 2010s have been a time of all-purpose confusion, few shows have nailed the decade quite like this one, and these are just 10 of its finest moments. The title single, written by Sia, is no Titanium, but its probably her most current-sounding track since Thats the Way It Is, her iconic contribution to late-90s pop. The 2010s have been all about fame often vapid, toxic, shallow and undeserved fame, a new kind of parasitic stardom that almost anyone can attain just as long as theyre desperate enough. 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). The emotional track showcases Reyezs powerful vocal and lyrical ability. 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. Which was helped, obviously, by the bands killer performance of Ready to Start, which closed out the show that night. 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. But until the call for representation isnt so tragically needed, Ill take Liu kicking ass and looking fine in a superhero outfit. As I write this, Alanis has just announced the details of her new single and album! [5] Maslany also appeared in television series such as Heartland (2008-2010), The Nativity (2010), Being Erica (2009-2011), Perry Mason (2020), and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) in the lead role of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk. (And other iconic phrases you have burned into your brain thanks to Saturday Night Live, a show that will outlive us all.) From the outside, the museum is almost blinding. He may be the internets boyfriend, but who knew he was also our greatest philosopher? her seven evil exes including, fun fact, the future Captain America (Chris Evans). She had been rumored to have been dating Hines since 2020 and told Colbert that he was a great guy. TORONTO - Catherine O'Hara, Sidney Crosby and Tatiana Maslany are among the stars set to appear at the Canadian Screen Awards. But if youve seen photos of the main building, youve likely had a pang of envy: Dang, I want to go to thereeven if it takes two connecting flights, a ferry trip, plus an overnighter in Gander. Even better (and more relevant to 2019), two years after the records release, Shania announced plans for a 23-date Las Vegas residency, where shell be playing well into 2020. Featuring half of Hollywood including their fellow Canadians Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera the apocalypse-themed film is audacious, fearless and endlessly hilarious. Its just bananas. Back in 1998, Alanis gave us a song called That I Would Be Good, which became a mantra. Her ability to share so transparently and vulnerably about self-worth, confidence and self-image in our current culture one thats so obsessed with supposed perfection is revolutionary. The voices blaring at him are soon replaced by his own compulsive, circular, maddening conversations with himself in voiceover as he works through the language of PTSD, addiction and recovery a system is in place to maintain your positionuse it., Young is soon joined on stage by a company of five dancers, and over the course of the harrowing first act, they inhabit the ravaged landscape of his mind a demonic tap dance here, an alter egos sinister soft-shoe there, becoming a surreal late-night show of salsa, drugs and self-loathing. In a world where opinions on styles of drag were often clashing among scenes, we had a new great divider in Drag Race. about love and the lies we tell ourselves. The future looks even more promising thanks to the December 2018 announcement that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is getting its first lead Asian superhero. All of us are destined to be Taylor Russell superfans, and truly, I am ready. Over the last 10 years, Canadian artists have been storming the world stage like never before in music, film and TV, literature, visual art, dance, theatre and everything in between. In 2017, while the building was being refurbished for the masses, Geoffrey Farmer was Canadas representative at the Biennale. By the end of the 2010s, The Simpsons will have aired 678 episodes, making it by far the longest-running American sitcom. 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. I cannot imagine what my life would be without it. For the Season 3 finale, NFY takes that swindle to the extreme, with Nathan orchestrating a high-wire spectacle. 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). Her look that evening leaves fashion observers shook, but its her wild ride with James Corden on his Carpool Karaoke segment later that month that confirms to the world that Dion is now a full-time meme. It helped turn Marianas Trench into stadium-filling rock stars in Canada, but barely made a splash outside the country. Tony Goldwyn and Tatiana Maslany in Network. His work is ambitious and uncanny, and I find it terrifying and sort of brittle, like the first time you see one of those anatomy books in your uncles basement that has the layered pages that show you an increasingly flayed version of the human body. But the #MeToo movement has made me re-contextualize one of Alaniss bigger hits, which I now cant help but see as a precursor to the movement. Tatiana Maslany, best known for the clone thriller "Orphan Black," joins the Marvel universe with "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.". Its iconic intro (Testing, testing / Im just suggesting) wormed its way into the ears of the country when it was dropped in 2011 as the lead single to the bands third album Ever After. For four straight weeks starting December 5th, they joined Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara to occupy seven of the top 10 spots. This answer and the Vegas-inspired gold dress with a chandelier-sized headpiece make her a winner of the night, topping her fantastic 2017 appearance. 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. And earlier this year, he starred alongside a slew of other queer actors in the Netflix reboot of Tales of the City, developed by lesbian writer Lauren Morelli. The 2010s: How 11 Tatiana Maslanys walked so Schitt's Creek - CBC Co-production treaties are activated left, right and centre. Dobson never quite reached the same echelon of stardom outside of Canada that these songs brought her here, but they remain carved into this decades Canadian pop consciousness. Your renaissance is complete. To protect and promote its culture, Quebec projects have also, on average, been better funded and have gone through longer gestation periods than projects in the rest of the country. But after basking in the attention of 10 women hired off Craigslist, Nathan calls off the ruse. (Hell turn 19 soon; does that make you feel old?). But it doesnt seem to bother the patriotic rapper that his fame is mostly restricted to Canadas borders; this the same man that made a hit single out of a rap song called OhCanada, after all. At 51, 16 years after launching her first residency in Las Vegas, Dion bids farewell (for now?) 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. The Venice Biennale is important (as I argued in a recent episode of Art 101). Celine Dion releases her 27th studio album, 10 iconic moments from a decade where Cline Dion unexpectedly became the queen of everything, social medias appetite for self-deprecating yet wholesome celebrities, longtime stylist and creative director Annie Horth, A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion), one of the rare misses of Dions renaissance, I was ready to camp and sleep all night., her wild ride with James Corden on his Carpool Karaoke segment, When I excitedly played her Hilary and Haylie Duffs cover of Material Girl in my trailer, she smiled, nodded and pretended like she thought it was great. Andrew DCruz is the executive producer of CBC Arts. Operatic soprano Barbara Hannigan achieved a professional and life milestone when she was awarded the 2018 Rolf Schock Prize for Musical Arts at a ceremony in Stockholm in October. And it reminded anybody who saw it of the cruelty inflicted by the Canadian government over the course of the last 150 years. 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. It was only the latest of countless accolades for the Grammy-winning Waverley, N.S.-born singer, who has become a singular force in classical music, the rare soprano to also take on the male-dominated world of conducting (and yes, she sometimes does both at the same time). In this episode, Nathans preparing for a very real appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. We didnt know back then, but the years 2008 to 2015 (roughly from Lady Gagas The Fame to Adeles 25) were decidedly a golden age for female pop. (And according to Episode 1, Nathan believes he has a ton of confidence.) I like David Altmejd but I dont want to meet him, like, ever? No wonder she was exalted accordingly. And this decade, she actually proved it. As the lead single off Biebers first full-length album, My World 2.0, its lyrics were simple (Oh, for you, I wouldve done whatever / And I just cant believe we aint together), its melody was easy to sing along with and its catchiness made it an aggressive earworm that could quickly convince anybody listening that it was the greatest song in the world. 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. Follow every pedantic rule in the social media playbook, and theres still no formula for going viral. Tatiana Maslany, Eugene and Dan Levy among presenters at Canadian - CBC Drag Race alone has had 11 regular seasons, four All-Stars seasons, two holiday specials and several spinoff series including Drag U (in which former contestants mentored and madeover new candidates every week), the Chilean show The Switch, two seasons of Drag Race Thailand and a newly finished season of Drag Race UK. The film adaptation of Life of Pi comes out in theatres. Because the idea isnt bonkers enough, the first audience loves it. Writer-director Robert Eggers turned Kiosk, Ont. The waxy ashen faces of nuns, RCMP officers and priests are in ghastly contrast to the pained expressions of the women and children. So, he invents a Bachelor-style reality show. When did Justin Bieber, a wee baby maestro, evolve into a national treasure? 20 and No. Take, for example, Lius character Jung the furthest thing from a stereotypically academically-inclined and parent-pleasing Asian son. Or about the pleasure she gets from looking out the window during a transcontinental flight on a private jet? He finished off the decade with a Tony Award for his choreography work on Aint Too Proud. Are we human, or are we Navi? Chandler Levack is a writer and a filmmaker who is currently existing in Toronto. The exhibition was a moment to talk about identity and the impact and trauma of colonialism while celebrating the artists featured, a number of whom made work specifically for the show. Michelle Obama wears Jason Wu dress for farewell speech, Despite the feelings of sorrow many felt as then-U.S. President Barack Obama gave his farewell address, one bright silver lining emerged (at least for Canadians tuning in): Michelle Obama wore a dress by Vancouver-raised Jason Wu, who had also designed the first ladys dresses for the inaugural balls in 2009 and 2013. 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. There are no jade eggs involved, no sauna suits just a workout plan entirely focused on hauling boxes and furniture. A dream come true! 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. The Quebec success story of the 2010s teaches us that great artists are global in appeal, that we dont need to fret over losing them (or worry that theyll lose their unique artistry and local values) and that films and series that resonate with large audiences can play a significant role in cultural rapprochement and understanding. Isnt it ironic, then, that one of Canadas biggest superstars has spent this fame-monster decade being mostly invisible? In the late aughts, there was nothing hotter than vampire romance, and by 2010, it was like someone had slashed an artery on the whole trend. She . Tegan and Sara used Heartthrob, their (quite amazing) seventh album, to wade further into the waters of pop and earned the praise of fans, critics and anyone lucky enough to hear it as a result. Munro has written 14 collections of short stories, which I suggest we all read out loud together this holiday season. 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. In a bit of a twist, Canadas quirkiest screen star had quite the Broadway run this decade. For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. In a world where many rebel against gender through drag entertainment, those of us labelled alternative essentially rebel against that rebellion. It played proudly at parties, in cars and in our homes as we got ready, and then it morphed into what felt like an anthem for a decade, one that would become further defined by Canadian artists who were exciting and new and who made listening to their music feel like we were having the best time on Earth even when J-Biebs released a single called Sorry.. Originally consisting of DJs Ehren Bear Witness Thomas of the Cayuga First Nation, Ian DJ NDN Campeau of the Nippising First Nation and Dan DJ Shub General, Mohawk of the Six Nations Grand River (though General was replaced by Tim 2oolman Hill, Mohawk of the Six Nations Grand River, in 2014 and Campeau left in 2017), the electronic music group drew much-deserved attention for their mix of hip hop, dance and reggae alongside remixes of traditional powwow songs. 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. Starring Dolans muses Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clment as the mother and tutor of a troubled teen with violent tendencies (Antoine-Olivier Pilon), its Dolans magnum opus: hilarious, heartbreaking and extremely well acted. But progress made toward better representation, no matter how slow (sigh), is still progress in the right direction. The sharp exterior walls make it an unmistakable landmark, visible from the Don Valley Parkway, and the angles create a sort of sundial effect throughout the day. But Furtado can rest easy knowing she dropped a seriously fun single that resonated in her native country. Again with the bunker, Lillian says. Say hello to art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy in our newsletter. And one of the greatest examples happens on top of a mountain, where a vanload of people desperate for as little as a $10.91 rebate subject themselves to a six-hour hike, an overnight camping trip and Nathans endless riddles. Marketing tactics have infiltrated ordinary life in ways that are increasingly absurd, and every time a NFY stunt went viral, it was like the universe clicking the like button, as if to say, yes, nothing you were taught makes sense anymore. And all three of those were shot in B.C. the three luckiest kids in the world). Despite some legal issues stemming from the tracks publishing rights, it even earned the love of David Bowie himself, who took to Facebook and said it was possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created. In related news, I miss David Bowie. But between you and I, Ive never seen it, because I refuse to believe Ryan Gosling saved jazz. To try and predict the nominees and winner of the Polaris Prize is tricky; the award is an ever-changing shape-shifter that takes delight in honouring talent the masses have largely undervalued. A trio of Canadian production designers walked away with Oscars, too, and Toronto notably features in the film. She leaves everything on the mic on this song, so it figures that her fellow Canadians ate it up. She ended the aughts like she ended the 90s: telling the world how much being a mother was her real calling. B.C. While Crazy Rich Asians created buzz on the international screen, Canada had its own surge in Asian representation with Kims Convenience, rich in hilarious storytelling; Manny Jacinto, making the entertainment industry a Good Place; Sandra Oh, a shining example of what can be achieved when Asian actors are given the opportunity to take on lead roles; and Liu, standing in a superhero pose as a testament to what future generations of Asian-Canadians can achieve. One of the many quests in the third season of The Good Place is for the gang (which includes our very own Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza) to find Doug Forcett, a former stoner from Calgary who has gained fame among those in the Good Place by making a very accurate prediction (92 per cent) about the afterlife and its points system when he was high on mushrooms in the 1970s. Alternative scenes in particular have exploded in Canada over the last 10 years, with huge epicentres in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, and my beloved Toronto. 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. Although Tatiana . In addition to announcing her new album, Alanis kicked off the final month of this decade by giving us all second offering of what doesnt always come easy these days: excitement for the future. These can be observed from the filmmakers first features all the way to the largest American studio projects theyve worked on. The 55-year-old publicly held the hand (gasp!) This is the question audiences asked so much that Avatar surpassed Titanics box office record in 41 days to become the highest grossing film of all time (earning roughly $2.79 billion US) at least until Avengers: Endgame stole the crown this summer. 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). Leonard Cohen releases You Want It Darker. A man lies unconscious, or dead, in the most strangely peaceful detail of the scene, as we hope the two teens running away in the distance make it to some kind of safety. Following an orphan named Flicie who dreams of becoming a ballerina (Jepsen herself voices the girls mentor, Odette), Ballerina puts Cut to the Feeling centre stage in the films climax and its basically the best thing about the film. This bouncy rap single was a huge smash in Canada, going five times platinum, but failed to perform anywhere else which really is a shame, because Nova Scotias Classified put together an incredibly catchy, fun and motivational single. He was, of course, referring to the global uproar over the Television Academys failure to nominate her for her breakout role(s) in the first season of Orphan Black. And it led me down a hole of self-discovery and body confidence. Before the Group of Seven (and others of their ilk) started trying to make visual sense of our forests and waters, too many Canadian artists vision of our landscape was borrowed from European painting tradition and idealized our surroundings while making colonialism look romantic. If a tactic bombs, hell call it a success or hire an actress wholl tell him she loved it. Subscribe, Valentino releases a 2016 collection featuring artwork by Christi Belcourt. Tanya Talaga wins the RBC Taylor Prize for her first book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. Other notable filming locations include Chinatown and Gastown. At the Oscars of fashion (which is a bad comparison because the event is a fundraiser and a vernissage, not an award ceremony, but we digress), Dion easily wins best newcomer with her performance in the celebrity video booth. 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?