Des McAnuff is a Broadway legacy name at this point. Its a shame it didnt get the international recognition of its sister single, but at least we Canadians get to enjoy this gem ourselves. And when she tells Nathan she likes him, she acts like she means it nevermind the $350/hour fee. The result? Instead, she celebrates the release at a drag club in New York City. 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. One hilarious early example comes in the first-season episode Rude Kid, when the five-year-old son of Janets white professor is misbehaving and Appa (Jung and Janets father, played by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) instinctively flicks the boys forehead and is quickly scolded for it. Wow. Justin Bieber appears on Despacito, the song of the summer. 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. Canadians played a major role in this critical turning point in Broadway history both onstage and off. 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 two minutes in, you know the man is in trouble. Say hello to art, culture and a metric truckload of eye candy in our newsletter. Follow every pedantic rule in the social media playbook, and theres still no formula for going viral. The show is a true accomplishment in Canadian television writing one that has not only shown that Canada is a mosaic of cultures, but that within these cultures, there are individual nuances that deserve time in the spotlight. Spoiler? Elliot Page is living proof of that. First, though, some backstory. To explore career opportunities, she moved to the United States at age 22. Leonard Cohen releases You Want It Darker. Though there are many, many examples Id be happy to vouch for (justice for the criminally underrated Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Night Before, please), the pinnacle of Rogens decade is his greatest collaboration with childhood BFF Evan Goldberg: 2013s This Is the End, which they wrote, directed, produced and acted in (though Goldberg just made a cameo). That scene where a doozy of a dirt cloud spoils a baseball game? Josh Gad, dan Tatiana Maslany. 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. 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. Jessie Reyez has certainly achieved international success. But in the 2010s, Stella Meghie proved that it was indeed possible. Scientists + artists + activists make good residencies. You look like Cher, she said to me into the microphone from the very front of the stage, the height of which added an easy three to four feet onto an already impressive figure. His iconic slow-motion entrance in the movie quickly became another popular meme, and the actor continued to uphold his internet icon status. The Courage World Tour is taking her near, far and probably wherever you are. 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). Like the hungry overachievers we are, we then succeeded wildly, all over your face. In the article, the gallerys collection gets a shoutout, but its world-class modernist architecture is described as a draw, too. Six short months after grieving in public in the middle of a Montral winter, Dion emerges at Paris Fashion Week in what is arguably her first break the Internet moment: she is seen waving at the camera, wearing a $885 USD Titanic sweater. The plan: Get brand recognition by turning an indie cafe into the worlds first parody Starbucks. Frankly, few of us will ever see anything like it again. Where were you when you accepted Drake as your personal saviour? In 2019, the citys tourism department even launched a contest. On NFY, truth is a lie you have the confidence to believe. 1 on the Billboard 200. That's largely thanks to Maslany, a 10-year improv veteran who won the Canadian Improv Games in 2002 during high school. It was a whole new reality to me an outlet for an entire bank of repressed queerness. Adapted for the screen by David Magee and directed by Ang Lee, it went on to win four Oscars, including the awards for best director and best cinematography. They have successfully put their indomitable signature on each and every project. Reeves and his fellow passengers were on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Burbank, Calif. when their plane had to make an emergency landing in Bakersfield over 160 kilometres away from their destination. 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. 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. Comedy Central wants him to promote the new season, he explains, but unlike other celebrities, he doesnt have a wild and fabulous story to share. 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? Im kidding, of course. The painting is an indictment and in 2018, a reminder of the truth thats supposed to precede any reconciliation. But as we bid farewell to the 2010s, thats all changed: Cline Dion is the new queen of cool. No doubt, Asian-Canadian representation in the 2010s was stellar. The emotional track showcases Reyezs powerful vocal and lyrical ability. 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. What started as NSFW Twilight fan fiction produced one of the highest-grossing R-rated film franchises ever. 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. But this album their leap into top 40 was proudly and publicly inspired by Taylor Swift (the genre-crossover queen who theyd perform with later the same year) and Rihanna, and their debut single, Closer, earned platinum status in Canada for the first time in their career. Whod have thought it would be the start of a career equally as prolific and powerful? Jean of the Joneses was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards (including Best Original Screenplay) and an Independent Spirit Award (for Best First Screenplay). For four straight weeks starting December 5th, they joined Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara to occupy seven of the top 10 spots. And speaking of her work, this year marked the close of a seven-year tour across Canada and the U.S., where Belcourts Walking With Our Sisters Project served as a memorial to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and their families. Guarantee listings that are 100 per cent ghost and demon free. Though delighted by her spooky new bench ads, Sue seems skeptical at first. But just two episodes into the series, the Petting Zoo bit proved the brilliance of NFYs marketing satire. In 2011, Winnipeg-based artist Sarah Anne Johnson showed photographs from a residency she participated in a couple of years before in which she travelled along with scientists and activists as they traversed the Arctic Circle for 21 days. Gays familiar with his work are gagging. But he doesnt always explain social insecurities with the same painfully literal detail as one of his business plans. Hes convinced hell reach a happy ending, erasing a lifetime of misery. The truth about not only Tat, but also Dan Levy (the visionary co-creator of Schitts Creek and also a longtime friend) and other Canadian artists, is that weve always had the talent just maybe not the audacity to make it known. 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). "I. But beyond the architectural acclaim, the sheer wanderlust-stoking beauty of these 10 places has made them major destinations. The plan: Attract visitors to a petting zoo with a hero pig.. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. To all the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks: dont be afraid to tell your stories to the world, she said. Crushingly, Richard Wagamese passed away in March of that year. In less than a decade, a 29-room hotel in a Newfoundland town most Canadians have never heard of became one of the worlds most talked-about tourist destinations. The 2010s: How 11 Tatiana Maslanys walked so Schitt's Creek could run | CBC Arts Over the last 10 years, Canadian artists have been storming the world stage like never before in music,. She leaves everything on the mic on this song, so it figures that her fellow Canadians ate it up. After years of hearing the same five or six male names bandied about in casual conversation as the beardy definition of Canadian auteur-dom (Valle, Maddin, Egoyan, McDonald, Cronenberg, Dolan; then Johnson, Shin, Radwanski and Cividino, the latter quartet representing the so-called new Toronto New Wave), festivals and critics started to take notice of female voices. Still, Dion is still more queen of corny than queen of cool. Here are a few of the many, many examples. Its incredible how quickly these same institutions that shut us out changed their tunes and got on board once they realized we could not only get them awards recognition but also make them money. It won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canadas International Prize in 2019. Of course, the Damien Chazelle romantic musical was destined to be a hit after opening to almost unanimous praise at the Venice Film Festival (spoiler: it did go on to earn over $400 million US worldwide). But 30 Rocks peak interest in Canada came in the 2011 episode Double-Edged Sword, when Alec Baldwin and Elizabeth Bankss characters travel to Toronto and then, to their chagrin, end up having their baby there. Women of Canada, I will see you all at the movies! In October 2013, Clinton, Ont.s Alice Munro earned the Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the first Canadian and 13th woman to do so. Kims Convenience has further brought a refreshingly clever and funny perspective to Canadian television by showcasing the experiences of a working-class immigrant family. 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. Darrel J. McLeods piece Maci Manitowi (Devils) was a precursor to his Governor Generals Literary Award-winning book Mamaskatch. When it comes to the top-grossing movies of the decade, theres not much in the way of variety. By my count, Canadians were nominated for 72 Academy Awards in the 2010s, which is nothing to be sorry about. True, the song and Bieber obviously followed the formula that pop music has long been built on (a young star sings about puppy love as a means to launch a brand hell inevitably abandon in a handful of years as he grows up). 2015 ended on a cultural high note after Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Drake had banner years, dominating the Billboard charts. Im going to call you Cher from now on. This stunning drag queen who towered over me, teetering over the edge of that platform was talking to me. The mood is claustrophobic appropriate, considering youre trapped on a farm with family of Puritan zealots. It may seem unlikely that such an abstract and formally inventive work, without a conventional narrative, would connect so deeply with audiences. And I loved every minute of iteven if I had no idea who the fuck she was. 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. ), and its music video spotlights Indigenous hoop dancers. (It also doesnt hurt that the lighting regularly shows off his cheekbones and jawline, killing me again and again each time he comes onscreen.) Writer/director Christopher Nolan hopped back to Alberta for his next sci-fi adventure. The fact that were not still celebrating the majesty of Despacito is an egregious oversight one I hope we can right at the close of this blurb. Based on the iconic graphic novel series by Bryan Lee OMalley, director Edgar Wrights Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a love letter to a city that often plays dress-up. Philippe Falardeau is finishing up Monsieur Lazhar, which would go on to get its own Oscar nod, Louise Archambault is writing Gabrielle and Jean-Marc Valle is preparing to release Caf de Flore. Ten years ago she made the decision that so many of us dream about: she quit her day job and decided to pursue her passion. 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. 6 Tatiana Maslany Is Married. Sarah Manning and her many clones make their debut in Orphan Black. She earned an Emmy for the role in September. Its the second half of Betroffenheit, though, that elevates it to genius. Werbung. Family patriarch Logan Roy was partially raised in Quebec, and his brother Ewan still lives there. Few artists can draw out emotions like Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and even fewer can bring those emotions out simultaneously. 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 . Asian-Canadians further represented when Sandra Oh became the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes in 2019. What Do You Mean? becomes Justin Biebers first No. 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. What made it even better was that BoJack himself was voiced by Toronto native Will Arnett, who brought serious weight to a role that necessitated it. 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). 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. This year alone, Canadian female filmmakers Alexandra Lazarowich and Grace Glowicki won top prizes at Sundance and SXSW respectively. Shes proved, by example, that we are all good and worthy and valuable even if we do less. But when youre Keanu Reeves, you get headlines praising you for dating someone your own age a feat rarely replicated by your actor contemporaries. 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. Its also incredible how hungry Canadians have been for Indigenous art and stories once the government actually started to write us back into our collective history and institutions actually featured our work. 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. It helped turn Marianas Trench into stadium-filling rock stars in Canada, but barely made a splash outside the country. Artist and educator Jason Baerg discusses the impact abstract artist Alex Janvier has had on the art world in the past 10 years. 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. 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. And this preoccupation continued into the 2010s, notably with the 2011 episode Royal Pudding. Clearly parodying the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, it centres around the wedding of the prince of Canada. During the ceremony, the princes bride is suddenly abducted, leading people all over Canada to kill themselves in despair and Rush to perform their own version of Candle in the Wind.. But after basking in the attention of 10 women hired off Craigslist, Nathan calls off the ruse. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on May 6, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT. What motivates people to believe the most obvious, calculated lie, despite all evidence to the contrary? While the awards have had a tendency to be hosted by white actors, Oh made history as she delivered the opening monologue onstage in a blazing red dress that Villanelle would have definitely killed for. The launch video has to be seen to be believed. She pushed and challenged me to be a smarter, more economical filmmaker in the most caring, collaborative way. (And youre also as Liu has excitedly expressed about to have an Asian superhero to dress up as on Halloween.). 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. And it led me down a hole of self-discovery and body confidence. Artists like Caroline Monnet, Danis Goulet, Tracey Deer, Lisa Jackson, Asinnajaq, Amanda Strong and Michelle Latimer opened up new modes of storytelling and creation that forever changed the conception of what a Canadian film could be. Tracy Wrights final performance opens Torontos new TIFF Bell Lightbox. He also appeared in Waitress and Rock of Ages before originating the role of Sonny in the Broadway musical premiere of A Bronx Tale. A smile crept across Colberts face he was left speechless. As for local opinion, at least one thing is clear: Calgarians cant stop Instagramming the thing.