How lucky are we to be entering our fourth decade in knowing Alanis? Schitt's Creek: Created by Dan Levy, Eugene Levy. Sci-fi TV thriller Orphan Black, comedies Schitt's Creek and Kim's Convenience, . To balance making millions, raising twins and mayyyyybe also to rescue Las Vegas tourism after the catastrophic crash of the Great Recession, Dion launches a second residency on the Strip. I say that like its a bad thing, but its really not. Starring comedy royalty Catherine O'Hara (in a career-best performance) and Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek tells the story of a Kardashian-like . 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. (In a 2018 episode of In The Making, Pite says her movements took a cue from a description of PTSD: this feeling of having the accelerator and the brake both to the floor.). Her stories explore intergenerational relationships and the way baggage and bad habits get passed down in families. In 2014, Karimloo made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in Les Misrables, earning a Tony nomination for best actor in a musical representing Canada in one the most iconic roles in the history of the Great White Way. "I. And he didnt just come out: making good on the promise of that speech, he spent the rest of the decade using his celebrity to amplify LGBTQ stories and other LGBTQ artists. Instead, she celebrates the release at a drag club in New York City. The Toronto comedian seemed to fear no one, brought receipts to every argument and created a safe place for like minds who were as angry, confused and scared as she appeared to be. I cant wait to see what the next decade will bring you. Well, he nailed it. And the supernatural mystery of the plot ultimately crescendos into a finale thats pure horror and ecstasy all at once. Canada had no greater presence on Broadway this decade than with Irene Sankoff and David Heins smash musical Come From Away. The heartwarming show went on to earn seven Tony nominations, winning one for best direction of a musical. No doubt, Asian-Canadian representation in the 2010s was stellar. one of the hottest Hollywood agencies to have in your corner), was approached by Warner Bros. and MGM to direct Everything, Everything and began booking gigs directing episodes of Insecure, Grown-ish and First Wives Club. Anyone with even the most miniscule knowledge of Canadian pop respects and worships at the altar of Shania Twain, one of the biggest country-turned-pop (and yet still country) stars, well, ever. Here are 10 Canadians who couldnt help but kill it on the Great White Way this decade. Tracy Wrights final performance opens Torontos new TIFF Bell Lightbox. Nick Cordero left a trail of impressive Broadway credits behind him this decade. Sarah Manning and her many clones make their debut in Orphan Black. (Could it be Banksy?) And those graphic novels, which make up a six-part series by Bryan Lee OMalley, are a time capsule of 2000s Toronto. And when Bullock was asked afterward if she knew of any potential matches for the then-bachelor, her reply came quickly: "He doesn't need anybody's help. But parallel to this momentous business-model transformation, Canadian films were busy solidifying their indisputable place in the arthouse world. 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. 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. Youll need a passport to visit this otherworldly temple, a Canadian-led project designed by Torontos Hariri Pontarini Architects. Tanya Talaga wins the RBC Taylor Prize for her first book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. It ruminated on histories, ruins and water itself, and it was a moving tribute to the site. stands in for Washington as The Twilight Saga begins its two-part conclusion. Werbung. I wish I was adding to the canon instead of helping to create it.. Writer-director Robert Eggers turned Kiosk, Ont. Earned It by Torontos The Weeknd is one of the more notable cuts. But every now and then, there was still room for an original, standalone story to squeeze into blockbuster territory. 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 National Gallery of Canada opens major retrospective on the work of artist Alex Janvier. 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. Follow the promenade at the bottom of the funicular, and youll reach a cantilevered lookout tower which stretches over the North Saskatchewan River. 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. 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. She later took over the lead role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical from Tony winner Jessie Mueller, and has since played King in more than 1,000 performances between the Broadway and Toronto productions of the show and its U.S. national tour. On November 15, her new English album, Courage, even debuted at No.1 on the U.S. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 6, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT. . Mordecai Richler gets a big-screen adaptation with Barneys Version. SCHITT'S CREEK, also a multi-CSA winner which just premiered in its third season, follows closely in second with 13 nominations, while KIM'S . Thats the bigger, think-ier and way more 2010s question that underpins the whole series. She doubles down on that claim with a second iconic look that month when she performs My Heart Will Go On in a puffy white dress with a plunging neckline at the Billboard Music Awards a surprising nod to the reverse pantsuit (with a plunging back) that she wore to the 1999 Academy Awards. Its one of the finest things Kims Convenience has given us. Ghosts? Back in 2011, The Weeknd was an enigma. It was inevitable. Margaret Atwood concludes a dystopian trilogy with the release of MaddAddam. In a country as ethnically diverse as ours, we can use film and television to move away from our so-called cultural silos. In the shows dystopian version of America a totalitarian society where fertile women are child-bearing slaves Canada does get to play a supporting role in the narrative: like in Atwoods novel, our country is a safe haven for the characters to escape to (though only some are lucky enough to get here). Glass walls, etched in the pattern of a mashrabiya screen (a common feature in Arabic architecture), cast latticed shadows when the light is just right. Once upon a time, your boomer aunt wasnt obsessed with building her personal brand on Instagram but social medias defined the decade, and as a result, weve all learned to sell ourselves (or at least feel very worried if we arent). (Keandra?). She pushed and challenged me to be a smarter, more economical filmmaker in the most caring, collaborative way. 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. With the release of the TRCs final report in 2015, Canadians finally had to look at the effects of their countrys actions. That scene where a doozy of a dirt cloud spoils a baseball game? 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. Michel Marc Bouchards Tom la ferme debuts at Centre du Thtre dAujourdhui, Playwright Michel Marc Bouchards Tom on the Farm (Tom la ferme) made its debut at the Centre du Thtre dAujourdhui in Montreal in January, which clearly kicked the year off right. Canadians played a major role in this critical turning point in Broadway history both onstage and off. The film went on to become a box office triumph and, notably, the first comic book movie ever to score a nomination for best picture at the Golden Globes. I like sci-fi mostly the quiet kind, where people are stuck in space alone with maybe one book or maybe zero books. In a 2019 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Reeves admitted that he had a schoolboy crush on co-star Sandra Bullock while they were filming the 1994 bus thriller. Shrayas beautiful words are accompanied by Juliana Neufelds illustrations, and the book earned glowing praise from publications lucky enough to review it. It reminded me of Sam Shepard.) From there, Nathans game plan explodes. Take, for example, Lius character Jung the furthest thing from a stereotypically academically-inclined and parent-pleasing Asian son. 6 Tatiana Maslany Is Married. 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. Sophie Deraspes Antigone a modern update of Sophocles Greek tragedy thats centered on an immigrant family living in Montreal became Canadas official entry for best international feature film at the 2020 Academy Awards. With more than 28 billion streams, Drake is named Spotifys artist of the decade. Three of the five premiered in the 2010s: Eclipse and Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. When it opened at the National Gallery of Canada in 2013, Sakahn: International Indigenous Art was billed as offering the largest-ever global survey of contemporary Indigenous art and included work from Rebecca Belmore, Brian Jungen and the now late Annie Pootoogook, as well as artists from other regions like Finland, India and New Zealand. It debuted at No. 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. Thats an old story. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre opens its 40th season. After Meghie moved to London, England, and got her masters degree in screenwriting, she wrote the first draft of what would become her debut feature film Jean of the Joneses. While the official politics of reconciliation has left much to be desired, with the government ultimately enacting few of the 94 calls to action, the cultural and artistic impact of the TRCs final report cannot be understated. Tatiana Maslany on how 'She-Hulk' became one of Marvel's funniest shows. Unsurprisingly, it resonated: in September, Tagaq took home the Polaris Music Prize (where she also performed in front of a backdrop listing the names of missing and murdered Indigenous women, which was incredible, heartbreaking and rage-inducing since this crisis continues). Representation matters and if theres anything we can do even more in the following decade, its ensuring inclusion, equality and the end of old practices that have been holding all of us back. ), Kent Monkmans Shame and Prejudice debuts in Toronto. It won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canadas International Prize in 2019. To explore career opportunities, she moved to the United States at age 22. Say hello to art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy in our newsletter. After helping arrange alternative travel for his fellow passengers, he joined a group headed to L.A. by van, playing music on his phone. What started as NSFW Twilight fan fiction produced one of the highest-grossing R-rated film franchises ever. She signed with Creative Artists Agency (a.k.a. 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. Turns out, the then-82-year-old was away staying with her daughter in Victoria at the time of the revelation. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. ), and its music video spotlights Indigenous hoop dancers. And I loved every minute of iteven if I had no idea who the fuck she was. Drakes debut studio album Thank Me Later is released. 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. However, their legacy in the city remains: in 2017, the two released The Videofag Book, which chronicles the four years and the genius bred from them with contributions by members of Torontos arts community who rightfully valued the fruits of Ellis and Tannahills labour. 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). Like, say, his Giller Prize nomination for last years French Exit, which included a cat inhabited by the spirit of a womans late husband a character every book should have, IMHO. Its a trend I hope continues in the 2020s: less obedience, less compromise, more empowerment, more ambition. ; Elvis Stojko; Manitoba Sauce Cake; suburban Ottawa; and, of course, maple syrup and poutine. I am now 34. From Monkman to Margaret (Atwood), Bieber to ballet, Keanu to Come from Away, CBC Arts presents an unapologetic celebration of a decade of outsized achievement. Say hello to art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy in our newsletter. The show was powerful, touching, heartbreaking and beautiful, as Downies gifts as a showman and speaker were put on display, and united everyone paying witness. Asian-Canadians further represented when Sandra Oh became the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes in 2019. Sarah Polleys Stories We Tell is released in Canadian cinemas. There are no jade eggs involved, no sauna suits just a workout plan entirely focused on hauling boxes and furniture. But you could make millions with a hit play. And because this is NFY, he scours footage of the first performance to duplicate the experience, hiring actors to embody the exact essence of the original patrons. Xas Child of Magohalmi and the Echoes of Creation was performed at Londons Art Night before travelling, in various iterations, to Glasgow and Baku, Azerbaijan. 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. Quebec is mourning and on Jan. 22, the province arranges a national funeral for Anglil. Its rare for a TV series to successfully depict what its like to feel hopeless, depressed, anxious or overwhelmed, sometimes all at once. I grabbed a drink and within no time was singled out by the tall, gorgeous, smokey-eyed acrobat who had just performed four songs in a row. Even reading the words Wavin Flag is enough to get Knaans 2009 hit remade by Young Artists for Haiti in 2010 stuck in your head. The outfit, put together by celebrity stylist Law Roach, was a radical move for Dion because it hinted that after years of tastemakers making fun of her, she might actually be in on the joke. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe/Rebecca Sapp/Ethan Miller). 20 and No. Theres nobody quite like Nathan (and the shows cringiest scenes prove it). 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. With Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy. When it comes to the top-grossing movies of the decade, theres not much in the way of variety. Hes never married. 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. Enter Jeremy Dutcher, whose win for Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa beat out contemporaries like Alvvays and U.S. Let this sink in; Cline Dion launched her Las Vegas residency at 34 years old. The decade started with the birth of Instagram and the rise of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and it has ended with the word influencer worming its way into the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Billboard 200 chart, a first in 17 years (and an achievement a decade in the making). Because while so many hits hinged on at least a little navel-gazing (heres looking at you, Drake), the decade was still largely defined by abandoning traditional Canadian humility by jams about love, lust and not being able to feel ones face, set to beats even more addictive than the hooks theyre anchored to. These songs exemplify the power of Canadian artists even if their success was limited to Canadas borders. She didnt take up a lot of space. Now, the 2010s may have been the decade when Canadians stopped saying sorry, but when Tat and I first became friends in 2006, she said sorrya lot. When their children come home unable to speak to them, their bodies covered with evidence of abuse they cant escape, their minds and spirits forever changed by abuse they dare not name? And of course, this past year she was the very first Canadian contestant to compete on the ever popular RuPauls Drag Race. What do we tell him? And one million of those were me. In a world where many rebel against gender through drag entertainment, those of us labelled alternative essentially rebel against that rebellion. Hows that for an English lesson? 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 by the time they recruit an exorcist (out, out, incubus!) 'Perry Mason' Star Tatiana Maslany on the Balancing Act of Playing Sister Alice . The roadblocks are even more momentous for Canadian female filmmakers. (The fact that that scene isnt already gay canon is, to me, a greater outrage than any Emmy snub.). Dion hits No. In 2012, this Degrassi: The Next Generation graduate made his Broadway debut in the now-infamous Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, acting as the alternate for the titular role. It soon became exactly the TV show we needed to survive the rest of the decade. 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. Because honestly, its not too often that a brand-new actor ends up fronting a movie that earns a goddamn billion. But beliefs a powerful thing. For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. And it reflected not only his own headspace, but the dark, sad feelings that became synonymous with a year that ended with the election of U.S. President Trump and all that he stood for. . 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. 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. Alternative scenes in particular have exploded in Canada over the last 10 years, with huge epicentres in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, and my beloved Toronto. A quirky catharsis according to The Guardian. 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. Where were you when you first heard Baby when, despite your better judgment and years of ingrained cynicism, it oozed into your psyche and began redefining your relationship with pop as you knew it? 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). The 2010s saw screen industries worldwide experience a fundamental metamorphosis: streaming services changed the game in terms of the ways audiences watch content and how creators compete in the marketplace. Turns out, Tegan and Sara can do anything but true blue fans already knew that. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. 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?
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