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Rick Boland, an actor who spent decades on stages and screens across Newfoundland and Labrador, has died. 

A legend of the Newfoundland and Labrador theatre community has died. Rick Boland, whose acting career spanned...

Andy Jones, Mary Walsh and others describe the years-long process of making The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, which was finally completed in 1986. Years later, there is a growing appreciation for the movie, a satiric look at politics and culture in post-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador. Click the player to see a documentary by the CBC’s Danny Arsenault.

Andy and Mike Jones spent years and not a lot of money to make — and, importantly, finish — The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood. Monica Walsh looks at the obstacles the brothers and their friends overcame to make a movie now considered a cult classic.

Andy and Mike Jones spent years and not a lot of money to make — and, importantly, finish — The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood. Monica Walsh looks at the obstacles the brothers and their friends overcame to make a movie now considered a cult classic.