2015 ended on a cultural high note after Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Drake had banner years, dominating the Billboard charts. When the New York Times named Saskatoon one of the 52 places to go in 2018, the Remai Modern was tipped as the main attraction. 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. 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. Is Dion doing it for the kids? When did Justin Bieber, a wee baby maestro, evolve into a national treasure? As promised, he inspires the public with a death-defying tightrope walk for charity., The plan: Construct the ultimate talk show anecdote.. Even as a performer who is considered such, its hard to sum up the ethos of what makes me alternative because it has historically been a label given by others rather than claimed by oneself. Artist and educator Jason Baerg discusses the impact abstract artist Alex Janvier has had on the art world in the past 10 years. 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. Turns out, the then-82-year-old was away staying with her daughter in Victoria at the time of the revelation. The structures 1,800 beams were re-assembled on King Street, where visitors could walk beneath the rolling form. What do we tell him? 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time in 17 years. 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). La La Land premieres at the Venice Film Festival. 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). I fantasize regularly about the Oscars not just retrospectively giving Mommy a best foreign language film nomination, but Dorval and Clment acting nominations as well. Obviously, anyone with a beating heart prefers the latter, especially since with the release of her debut single in September, we were introduced to Mission, B.C.s pop heroine, who quickly rose to international stardom following the U.S. release of Call Me Maybe in 2012 thanks, blessedly, to the help of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, who stumbled upon the track and made their own lip dub video. Over the course of the 2010s, Seth Rogen has written, directed, produced and/or acted in some of the decades legitimate comedic masterpieces, and he does not get the credit he deserves. Take that, The Notebook. In a moment that was highly deserved and long overdue, Obsidian Theatre Canadas leading Black theatre company stunned at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards in June when it conquered the play and musical theatre categories simultaneously. . One year before cleaning up at the Canadian Screen Awards (where his work picked up nine awards, thank you very much), Xavier Dolan earned the Jury Prize at the 67th Cannes Film Festival for Mommy, the Montrealers fifth full-length feature. Originally founded in 2000, the Obsidian Theatre continues to elevate Black artists in Canada. 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? (Keandra?). Unfortunately, because these works didnt fit colonial ideas of what constituted art, they were labeled either crafts or anthropological artifacts for centuries not art worthy of examining, studying and displaying in art museums. Tatiana Maslany, the star of "Orphan Black," talks about creating different body movements for the myrid of characters she plays and not getting a moment to reset between gear shifts. The result? It wasnt too long ago that what little LGBTQ representation did make its way into the mainstream was largely created by straight folks. Chilina Kennedys Broadway star reached the stratosphere this decade. Few artists can draw out emotions like Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and even fewer can bring those emotions out simultaneously. Nathan, of course, manufactures a few bizarre schemes in the hunt for information. She ended the aughts like she ended the 90s: telling the world how much being a mother was her real calling. So how can I argue that Alanis matters as much now, at the end of this decade, as she did in the 90s? Its Leonardo DiCaprio versus the wilderness the Canadian wilderness. [3] Watchmen memimpin semua program dengan total 26 nominasi antara upacara utama dan Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-72, . She signed with Creative Artists Agency (a.k.a. Acclaimed but never a smash, its the rarest of comic book adaptations: a movie thats lovingly faithful to the source material. Born in Toronto to Jamaican parents, Meghie always had a love for writing, but after graduating from Waterloo University, she couldnt find a direct way into the industry and ended up working as a fashion publicist in New York. Dions husband and former manager Ren Anglil dies of cancer on Jan. 14, 2016. All these years, weve watched Nathan engineer business opportunities as a means to an end (re: a platonic hang). It was such an easy song to like. Beck + Call, featuring celebrated throat singer Tanya Tagaq, helped cement their staying power on Canadas alternative charts. Because honestly, its not too often that a brand-new actor ends up fronting a movie that earns a goddamn billion. But the other treasure these residencies offer is entry into a new community, insight into another place or into the state of our environment. As we enter the 2020s, one can only hope the best is yet to come. Upon seeing Barry Jenkinss emotional adaptation of James Baldwins 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk, a universal truth was known: Stephan James was a gift to cinema as we knew it. The Courage World Tour is taking her near, far and probably wherever you are. Tanya Tagaq, Inner Ninja by Classified feat. Catherine O'Hara is sharing a positive update on the "Schitt's Creek" movie that fans all want. Plus, where the movies only scored Razzies, their soundtracks were winners. When Everything, Everything was released on May 19, 2017, it made Canadian director Stella Meghie the only Black woman to have a wide release studio-backed feature film for the year. 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. ), Because the world wasnt horrible enough in 2017, It came back. Afterward, Valle went on to direct Amy Adams in the 2018 miniseries Sharp Objects, based on the book by Gillian Flynn, which somehow did not earn Amy Adams a Golden Globe or Emmy (a disgrace Id be happy to write at least 6,000 words about). 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. 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). The song brought the superstar DJ to the top 40 in Canada, educating a generation of Canadians about Bradburys terrifying, dystopian storytelling along the way. Later stunts, like Summit Ice the worlds first outdoor apparel company to openly promote the true story of the holocaust might have had a more positive real-world outcome. But starting with The Witch in 2015, another trend emerged. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, 10 architectural wonders that put Canada on the map, the citys spent around $300,000 repairing the panes, replacing the light fixtures is a whole other matter, the inn pays homage to local architecture and industry, one of the years most striking structures, was staged for three weeks in November 2017, Jim Carreys process is immortalized as documentary. Munro has written 14 collections of short stories, which I suggest we all read out loud together this holiday season. During her time on the show, Maslany miraculously made time to act in other projects, with a focus on indie films. Say hello to art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy in our newsletter. I was ready to camp and sleep all night. On the red carpet for the opening of the 2019 exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion, Dion jokes that she thought this years Met Gala theme had to do withcamping. 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. Of all the instant classics this decade produced, horror movies were some of the best: Get Out, The Babadook, Crimson Peak. Where theres a loophole, theres a way. Though most identify her as a New Zealander, Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg and spent the first four years of her life there, so its more than fair that we claim her as our own especially since it allows us to take pride in one of the greatest cinematic performances of the decade: Paquins in Kenneth Lonergans 2011 masterpiece Margaret. Cera capped off the decade with a supporting role in the Tony-nominated Broadway run of The Waverly Gallery, a play about a young man who slowly watches his grandmother succumb to Alzheimers disease. Where were you when you accepted Drake as your personal saviour? Are they still OURS? As some were hitting the Hollywood big-time, artists like Denis Ct, Anne mond, Sbastien Pilote, Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie were also becoming international festival darlings embraced by out-of-province and out-of-country audiences alike. (At least, they sure seem genuine.) And the supernatural mystery of the plot ultimately crescendos into a finale thats pure horror and ecstasy all at once. As a working mom and Cirque du Soleil enthusiast, Dion then wanted to balance her career and her family life. And they were both shot in Vancouver. They pose as a film crew for Mud 2: Never Clean; they stage a 57th year reunion at Francess old high school. Canadians played a major role in this critical turning point in Broadway history both onstage and off. And as 2019 comes to a close, social media is buzzing with excitement for her next film The Photograph, releasing Valentines Day 2020 and starring two of the biggest names in this current Black Hollywood Renaissance: Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield. Featuring half of Hollywood including their fellow Canadians Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera the apocalypse-themed film is audacious, fearless and endlessly hilarious. They crazy, stupid love him: In this episode of Stan Wars, host Peter Knegt gives four Ryan Gosling enthusiasts the chance to compete for the title of his ultimate stan. Starring comedy royalty Catherine O'Hara (in a career-best performance) and Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek tells the story of a Kardashian-like . Gone were the days where Will & Grace was literally all that there was; in its place, we were blessed with a seemingly endless array of high-quality shows representing all walks of queer life. Discussing homegrown artists who break out internationally is always tricky. The true story has been heralded as a reminder of human kindness and the way we tend to rally together even in times of fear, anger and tragedy. Videos of Reeves interacting with his fellow stranded passengers picked up speed (get it?) Sometime around 2012, the superhero genre swallowed the Infinity Gauntlet or something metastasising into an endless string of monster franchises, each farting million-dollar bills and licensing deals. (What theyve blown replacing the light fixtures is a whole other matter.). Women like pUNK Films Ingrid Veninger, who produced six low-budget features over the decade, took microbudgets and ran with them. What was once considered the great equalizer for drag in the United States has become a global standard for drag as viewed by the mainstream. So the work of Vancouver-based artist Kelly Richardson has always spoken to me. It quickly became the job of anyone who had just discovered him to find out everything we could about him. Montreal chef Chuck Hughes wins Iron Chef America. The list of overachievers that dominate pop culture, whose projects are seen by hundreds of thousands of audience members on a consistent basis, is five times as long and more varied. The roadblocks are even more momentous for Canadian female filmmakers. The commission gave 94 calls to action that would help Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada move toward reconciliation for these atrocities, and number 83 called on the Canada Council for the Arts to establish, as a funding priority, a strategy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to undertake collaborative projects and produce works that contribute to the reconciliation process. The Canada Council for the Arts responded by creating the {Re}conciliation Initiative in 2015, which funded collaborative arts projects between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and communities. Deadmau5 released The Veldt, a retelling of Bradburys story of the same name, in 2012. Its a parody of reality TV, a docu-drama about seeking human connection, a satire of capitalism and the inherent moral relativism it brews. What do you get when you combine Canadas premier EDM DJ/producer and a classic short story by celebrated sci-fi author Ray Bradbury? Canadians win big at the Oscars with The Shape of Water. Which was helped, obviously, by the bands killer performance of Ready to Start, which closed out the show that night. This decade alone, she produced six feature-long documentaries and a short film serving as a powerful inspiration for Canadian women to keep going, even when it feels like the hardest thing in the world. 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. We dont know. They relocate there. I know that the ones who love us will miss us, he replied earnestly. The plan: Get brand recognition by turning an indie cafe into the worlds first parody Starbucks. Looking back, I realize that regardless of the set, if theres one time Tat has never said sorry, its between action and cut. Shes always been a fucking savage in the work itself, from her raw performance in 2010s Grown Up Movie Star to beating the shit out of Nicole Kidman in last years Destroyer. That temporary site is marked for a Westbank condo development, which is also designed by Ingels, and the complex is expected to feature a pixel-ish aesthetic, very similar to Unzipped. During her rise, her voice was as powerful as her bad taste (or that of her entourage), and she was dismissed as the most bland person on the stage of 1998s VH1 Divas Live concert. (See: Arkells, The Sheepdogs.) She acted opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Dane DeHaan, and was dubbed The Millennial Meryl Streep. And ultimately, the quality (and quantity) of her work on Orphan Black boosted by the support of critics and Clone Clubbers alike won her an Emmy in 2016, making her the first Canadian actor in a Canadian series ever to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category. The shows always been building to this point.). On June 22, 2010, Canada lost a force to be reckoned with when stage and screen icon Tracy Wright passed away from pancreatic cancer. 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. But beliefs a powerful thing. Many provincial arts councils have done the same: the arts councils in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec all made funding Indigenous arts one of their key priorities.