Alas, a star was born. He finished off the decade with a Tony Award for his choreography work on Aint Too Proud. And yet voters overlooked this, oh-so-questionably deciding to nominate the vastly inferior performance Rami Malek gave in Bohemian Rhapsody instead and hand him the trophy. ), but there were a few clear oversights on the Academys part when it came to nominating Canuck excellence in the 2010s. But he doesnt always explain social insecurities with the same painfully literal detail as one of his business plans. A flash goes off, and disembodied voices start to ring out , What do we say? This is the lasting legacy of the 2010s in Canadian pop. Its a shame it didnt get the international recognition of its sister single, but at least we Canadians get to enjoy this gem ourselves. Browse Aaron Poole movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to your favorite device. Where traditional drag can be viewed as a card in which one side says female and the other says male, many think drag is simply flipping that card. Cline, thank you for the moments of gold and the flashes of light. By creating an audience section for the bar, the rest of the patrons will become de facto performers in his slice of life showSmokers Allowed. Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is the genius who convinced Dion to sing the theme song for Deadpool 2. A few facts stood out: the then 24-year-old was from Toronto, Ont., had already appeared in Selma, Race and Homecoming (not to mention Degrassi: The Next Generation, a rite of passage for every Toronto actor), and is the younger brother of Shamier Anderson, whose resume is similarly stacked. But as we bid farewell to the 2010s, thats all changed: Cline Dion is the new queen of cool. (And if I may add: bring back Vine.). pulled it off when a YouTube video called Pig rescues baby goat became an international sensation. Two great entries in the canon of celebrities picking slightly random names for their children, if you ask me. (Could it be Banksy?) 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.. I cannot think of a better way to end this decade than with the promise of her musical return. Peter Knegt is a writer and producer at CBC Arts, writing the award-winning weekly column Queeries and spearheading projects like Canadas a Drag, Super Queeroes and what youre reading right now. It couldnt be more obvious than on mid-tempo anthem Imperfections, where Dion sings that she has her own you guessed it imperfections. 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. (Book Club, anyone?) But its Nathans arc that really messes with truth and fiction. These butt-covering details can turn a Byzantine act of deception into a Byzantine act of deception thats legal and over four seasons of semantic manipulation, Dumb Starbucks remains NFYs most celebrated moment. Her, featuring a score by Owen Pallett and Win Butler, premieres at New York Film Festival. The song performed best in Furtados homeland, failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. And starting in 2017, Lees hilarious work paid off when he won back-to-back Canadian Screen Awards, reaffirming that when minority creatives have space to tell their own stories, the world responds positively and audiences are left wanting more. Dutchers victory was historic for a few reasons: a member of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, he was the first East Coast artist ever to take home the Polaris and he recorded the album using 100-year-old wax cylinder recordings of songs in traditional Wolastoq, which is a language spoken by fewer than 100 people. Artist and educator Jason Baerg discusses the impact abstract artist Alex Janvier has had on the art world in the past 10 years. In the next year, well see an Australian offshoot, a celebrity makeover version and, of course, our very own Drag Race Canada. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 21, 2017 at 8:21pm PDT. Justin Bieber releases his massive hit single Baby. Alice Munro becomes the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. (At least, they sure seem genuine.) Now in its 41st year, Buddies is gearing up for a collaboration with Theatre Rusticle for their version of A Midsummer Nights Dream, while the community continues to evolve and grow thanks to the theatres support of (and consistent call for) new talent. To say there was hype for Margaret Atwoods followup to The Handmaids Tale is an understatement, particularly since The Testaments set 15 years after its predecessor takes place and published 34 years later returns readers to Gilead, the terrifying place select U.S. politicians seem to be steamrolling us toward. Women of Canada, I will see you all at the movies! 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). After all, Baby was a joy! Of course, what stoked the fires of obsession even more was the release of House of Balloons, the first mixtape from Torontos Abel Tesfaye a release that wowed listeners with its nearly seven-minute title track (co-produced by Doc McKinney) and made listeners even thirstier for The Weeknds urgent vocals, poetic lyrics and incredible beats. ), Before he was linked to Camila Cabello, before he collaborated with Taylor Swift and before he was anointed the face of Tim Hortons (the biggest achievement of all three), Shawn Mendes was just a Canadian boy, standing in front of the internet, asking all of us to like him. dollars.) And theres something extremely 2010s about all of it. The series is packed with moments of human connection that are as unexpected as they are genuine. Your renaissance is complete. But Furtado can rest easy knowing she dropped a seriously fun single that resonated in her native country. A few short days after losing her husband, Dion greets fans in Montrals Notre-Dame Basilica, thanking them for their support (this woman really is selfless). Over the next six years, that would very much change. Designed by KPMB Architects with Architecture49 both Toronto firms the building reflects the wide-open prairie landscape. 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. This eventually leads to among other things her becoming a political refugee, Skyping with Justin Trudeau and attending an elementary school named after Alanis Morissette. According to Citadels artistic director Daryl Cloran, the set and overall look of the play evolved thanks to its run at the theatre, and Hadestowns success has been a real boost for the city. The Birdcage, Brokeback Mountain, The Imitation Game, Dallas Buyers Club and Philadelphia were all directed by straight men, while Modern Family and even Will & Grace definitely catered to straight audiences. (Terrific!) To explore career opportunities, she moved to the United States at age 22. And in this age of trying too hard, billionaire greed, late capitalism and its contribution to environmental crisis, what message could be more important than that? While there are artists who emerged from the wreckage of these schools, I mourn the loss of the artists who may have been if theyd had the support, and the Indigenous artistic movements that could have flourished if only Canada hadnt marked our nations for destruction. 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). It was such an easy song to like. Beale Streets entire cast is exceptional, not least of all Torontos very own Stephan James. And by the time they recruit an exorcist (out, out, incubus!) So I encountered Inside Kingston Penitentiary, a series of photographs by Geoffrey James, with some trepidation. 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? Maki worked with Moriyama & Teshima Architects on the project a firm responsible for several Canadian cultural institutions, including the Canadian War Museum and the Ontario Science Centre. And Im not just talking about their infatuation with Schitts Creek. 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. The heartwarming show went on to earn seven Tony nominations, winning one for best direction of a musical. Indigenous artists have always created incredible work, from the blankets Salish weavers constructed from goat hair and woolly dog hair to the intricate carvings made by Inuit sculptors from bones and antlers to Haudenosaunee raised beadwork. If theres a Platonic ideal of a TV host, he is its opposite, and while Im enough of a weirdo to find the notion of an anti-Seacrest appealing, the effect is discomfiting to most. Since I wrote a piece examining the Indigenous renaissance Dutcher identified, even more Indigenous artists have been given the national attention they deserve. Not surprisingly, the comic/writers last show earned big ratings, and in the two-ish years since signing off, hes released a book, Rick Mercer Final Report, and still weighs in on Canadian politics. Ten years ago, none of these places existed and neither did Instagram an app that would go on to invent an extremely 2010s activity: liking pics of the worlds coolest-looking cool stuff. 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. Yes, there was controversy surrounding Disneys live-action Aladdin (see: whether or not Will Smiths Genie should have been blue) but regardless of anyones feelings about Disneys approach to remaking animated classics, the casting of Toronto-dwelling Mena Massoud as Aladdin was something to celebrate. Following the benefit singles release on March 12, the song topped the Canadian charts for seven weeks. 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. In 2017, he again produced and starred in a LGBTQ-themed film, this time the romantic drama My Days of Mercy with openly queer director Tali Shalom-Ezer. of 46-year-old artist Alexandra Grant, and the internet revelled in the knowledge that the actor was romantically linked to someone who was close to his age. It was the most fun. Obsidian Theatre Company stuns at the Dora Awards. 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. Its an obvious delusion, but a romantic one the sort of beautiful lie you can build a story on. It suggests a future where the probes have outlived us as the artist puts it, where several of the spacecraft continue to partially function, to do their intended jobs, to ultimately find signs of life whilst transmitting the data back to a planet where no one is left to receive it. But theres also hope in Richardsons installations, most recently her Embers and the Giants, which memorializes an endangered old-growth forest in British Columbia and invites us to protect our landscape. 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. Maslany is the first Canadian to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series. Emily Kai Bock made dreamy videos for Grimes and Arcade Fire, and in 2018, a then 22-year-old Karena Evans directed four music videos for Drake. 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. (Lets all go there. Catherine O'Hara is sharing a positive update on the "Schitt's Creek" movie that fans all want. I like to picture him in it now, surveying his legacy (this artist was also my dear friend). 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). We met on the set of my very first acting job a film whose title Ill omit to spare us both the embarrassment and we played boyfriend and girlfriend. Prior to her Gotham Awardwinning (and Spirit Awardnominated) performance in the familial drama Waves (which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August and was released theatrically in November), the Vancouver-born 25-year-old starred in the psychological horror film Escape Room. In 2018, her third feature film The Weekend premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before being released in theatres earlier this year. Its early 2011, and Denis Villeneuves Incendies is up for the Academy Award for best foreign language film. Canadians Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey Melvin and Shane Vieau also nabbed the Oscar for best production design thanks to their work making Ontario stand in for 1960s-era Baltimore. Jacinto, instead, is hot and dumb on the show, and frankly, its pure fun to see an Asian character portrayed in this light far from reserved, put together and obedient. The Egyptian-Canadian actor worked with director Guy Ritchie to bring new life to an existing classic, and their efforts paid off: the film went on to surpass $1 billion US at the box office worldwide. More Gaga, less 90s Cline. The resulting video for the power ballad Ashes shows a heavily retouched Dion prancing on The Colosseum stage with dancer Yanis Marshall in heels and a Deadpool costume. Darrel J. McLeods piece Maci Manitowi (Devils) was a precursor to his Governor Generals Literary Award-winning book Mamaskatch. Its rare for a TV series to successfully depict what its like to feel hopeless, depressed, anxious or overwhelmed, sometimes all at once. (Hi! Both Megan and the actress who plays her are from Montreal, and we also get to meet her Quebecoise mother (played with a questionable accent by Brit Julia Ormond), who, in one episode, makes a random reference to Regina, which surely was the talk of the Saskatchewan capital for most of 2012. 1 song of the summer, the collaboration between Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber morphed from an earworm into a straight-up sensation, warming the hearts of even the most jaded and lapsed Belieber (even if Justin did forget the Spanish lyrics to his own song while attempting to sing it live). But on Nathans advice, she teams up with a psychic, and on a routine home inspection, the guy claims to sense a malevolent presence. Airing on Comedy Central between 2013 and 17, its a prank show on its surface a spoof of reality makeover series in the vein of, say, The Profit (or because this is CBC, Under New Management). 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. Alternative performers have always seen more sides to the constructs of gender in which they can play. Its our topsy-turvy reality that makes any given episode of NFY more confoundingly hilarious. (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.) Both actors have been exceptional across Dolans filmography (in particular, Dorval in I Killed My Mother and Clment in Laurence, Anyways), but Mommy was everybodys finest hour (or two and a half hours, as it were). Before landing the role of Alexis Rose in Schitt's Creek, she was in consideration of quitting acting. Instead of relying on non-Indigenous editors, Barton made the smart decision to invite Philip Kevin Paul, Richard Van Camp and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson to edit the issue. Because regardless of whether the Emmys take notice, its going to make great TV. Meanwhile, some of us will be awaiting that Titanic sequel about Rose Dawsons acting career in which we find out where Bill Paxton (RIP) bought his sweaters, which is the only James Cameron sequel we really need. It felt like we could learn from old industry mistakes. The Rolf Schock jury also praised Hannigans work running a mentoring foundation, Equilibrium Young Artists, which focuses on young and newly professional musicians across the world (a.k.a. Ben Lewis is an actor/writer/director from Toronto, best known for his role on the hit CW series Arrow. Wow. Its incredibly hard to describe alternative drag succinctly. 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. Deadmau5 released The Veldt, a retelling of Bradburys story of the same name, in 2012. While in Arkansas, Nathan starts seeing an escort named Maci. It was born from the relatively new world of YouTube stars (of which Bieber was a pioneer), produced by industry heavyweights The-Dream and Tricky Stewart and performed alongside Ludacris. Earned It by Torontos The Weeknd is one of the more notable cuts. Of course, the sisters had already broken into the mainstream thanks to an abundance of So Jealous tracks being featured on Greys Anatomy. Like the most beautiful flowers that grow in the darkest of places, the Canadian drag scene in the 2010s has blossomed in ways that I dont think anyone could have ever predicted. The Handmaids Tale wins big at the Emmys. Here are 10 examples. All of us are destined to be Taylor Russell superfans, and truly, I am ready. Well, he nailed it. For her titular role in Killing Eve, Oh became the first Asian woman in 39 years to win the prize for best actress in a TV drama. What this means, in practical terms, is that arts organizations, publishers, literary journals and other arts institutions are not only encouraged to include Indigenous artists and our work but financially incentivized to do so. In Switzerland. 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. So here goes: heralded as the No. (So dont ever let anyone tell you Canadian music is exclusively indie rock or dudes in plaid.
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