Month: February 2021

In a contract that is rumored to cost about $10M, Netflix has landed global rights to the movie ‘Concrete Cowboy,’ a father-son drama featuring Idris Elba that had its first screening in Toronto last September.  Netflix will launch this movie feature sometime in 2021.
The storyline, starring Caleb McLaughlin, is a problematic teenager sent to live with his alienated father by his mother. His father happens to be part of a lively black cowboy community in north Philly. A classic Father-son drama.
Ricky Staub brilliantly directed the movie. In conjunction with Dan Walser, they modified the screenplay from the book …

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Solstice Studios will be releasing a new cut of the Mark Wahlberg Award Contender with the new title “Joe bell.” The release date is February 19, 2021, just in time for an award nomination.
Wahlberg’s story is that of a man walking through the country and talking about bullying after other students bully his gay son. It was directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, while the cast was comprised of Reid Miller, Connie Brighton, and Gary Sinise.
The President and CEO of Solstice Studios, Mark Gill, said that although the version of the movie screened in Toronto showed some promise, doing some extra work with Mark …

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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced its Top ten 2020 Canadian movies with Nadia, Butterfly, Beans, and The Nest as part of the selection.
The list contains Funny boy, Canada’s foreign feature movie submission by Deepa Mehta. It is put together by the TIFF programming team’s artistic director and the TIFF co-director Cameroon Bailey, Senior film director Diana Sanchez, and the TIFF programmer Steve Gravestock.
Eligibility: Screening at a Canadian or foreign movie festival.
Below is the complete list selected by their programmers Steve Gravestock and Robyn Citizen.
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The Story: Colonization Road is a documentary movie that examines the effect that Ontario’s historic colonization road system had/have on the indigenous peoples.
Several towns and cities within the province still have some streets that go by the name Colonization Road and this film caused some of them to rethink the name.
What you’ll see: Anishanabee activist and comedian Ryan McMahon journeys across Ontario to learn about Colonization Roads – the manner through which they have stripped native persons of land and caused limited access to traditional provinces while making …

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The Story: The Last Objectors is a 45-minute documentary movie about Canada’s Conscientious Objectors who would rather carry out alternative services than go to war. They would work in asylums, forestry camps, hospitals, and other places in the country, for years for minimum pay and zero benefits.
Over 11,000 persons (Hutterites, Quakers, Mennonites, etc.) declined to take on arms and weapons during World War II because of their faith. The Last Objectors narrates their story with intimate interviews, pictures, and pre-recorded footage.
What you’ll see: Dialogue and discussions …

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The Story: It is a story of how one ferocious battle changed Newfoundland forever. On Canada day, Canadians mourn for the Newfoundlanders. On July 1, 1916, in the Battle of Somme, the Newfoundland Brigade lost almost ninety percent of its men in thirty minutes.
In fact, it was the bloodiest battle that Britain’s military has ever faced, with about 60,000 fatalities on the first day. It was indeed a great tragedy for Newfoundland as almost every household lost a male member.
What you’ll see: Directed by Brian McKenna, this story narrates the tale of an epic tragedy. He enlisted 21 …

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The Story: Canada: A People’s History, an educational documentary television series with 17 episodes and a total running time of 32 hours, is a vibrant story of bravery, folly, and courage. It is a tale of wars, losses, and victories told with the words of the people that lived it.
As a result of its historical accuracy, it is useful as a learning resource for classes and lectures. The original series production was in English and French, with the French title Le Canada: Une Histoire Le Populaire.
What you’ll see: It shows a period spanning 15,000 BC to 1990, with two bonus …

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1. Sonya Ballantyne (@Honey_Child), Filmmaker
My best Canadian movie of the Decade is Goon. It was not an easy choice because there were several good choices like Rebelle (Kim Nguyen, 2012), Birth of a Family (Tasha Hubbard, 2017), and Grave Encounters (The Vicious Brothers, 2011).
However, my heart was set on Goon because it is funny, bloody, and crass. For me, Canadian movies have always been boring. Still, Goon has a certain vulgarity to it that we can all enjoy.
2. Bill Chambers (@FlmFrkCentral). Editor, Film Freak Central
Resurrecting Hassan by Carlo Guillermo Proto and…

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Are you looking for historical dramas to binge-watch during the weekend? Look no further because we’ve got you covered!
1. Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes (Land of Soul)
Set in: 1837
About: Hochelaga, Terre des Ames is a Canadian historical drama produced in 2017 about Baptiste Asigny, the Mohawk archeologist. He sets out to find his ancestors after an unfortunate terrain slump at the Percival Molson Stadium.
The 1953 explorations of Jacques Cartier, the 1837 Lower Canadian Rebellion, and the 1944 operations in the Montreal Neurological hospital are …

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