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by Craig Takeuchi on February 4th, 2021 at 11:00 AM 1 of 6 2 of 6 Health measures during the pandemic may have prevented people from watching films at cinemas, but online festivals have opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Once-landlocked screen celebrations can now reach a wider geographic range of audience with online offerings. Such is the case with the following upcoming film programs that can be seen in Vancouver, elsewhere in B.C., and some even beyond. In addition, some of the selections, that were previously presented at other events like the Vancouver International Film...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Later this year, the titular Suicide Squad will be reborn with James Gunn's upcoming standalone sequel/soft reboot, The Suicide Squad. While David Ayer's 2016 film wasn't wildly praised, it grossed a whole lot of money at the box office, primarily thanks to its splashy marketing and its all-star ensemble, which includes Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, and Jared Leto. It's certainly a lively cast of characters, though only a few will return for the DCEU's newest cinematic installment. While this new movie will disregard a lo...

Eden Robinson (Arden Wray) To kick off the 100-day countdown until the sixth annual Festival of Literary Diversity, the beloved Brampton, Ontario, event announced the first of a record 60 authors who will speak at this year’s festival: Eden Robinson, the bestselling author of Monkey Beach and the Trickster series. The virtual festival, to be held from May 1 through 15, will include Canadian and international authors. “The virtual format allows us to include more international voices, while keeping Canadian voices at the centre of everything, and the range of authors we’ve secured for t...

With Joshua Whitehead's Jonny Appleseed, Indigiqueer storytelling has a spotlight at Canada Reads Whitehead's powerful debut novel is one of the books on this year's nearly all-LGBTQ shortlist. Social Sharing Whitehead's powerful debut novel is one of the books on this year's nearly all-LGBTQ shortlist Posted: Jan 14, 2021 11:30 AM ET | Last Updated: January 14 Joshua Whitehead.(Tenille Campbell) Queeries is a weekly column by CBC Arts producer Peter Knegt that queries LGBTQ art, culture and/or identity through a personal lens. We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib, ...

Our guest on this episode is critically acclaimed TV and film producer, writer and director, Loretta Todd. Loretta is the powerhouse creative behind last year’s multi-award winning movie, Monkey Beach, a film primarily set and filmed in Kitimaat. Since it debuted at the Vancouver International Film Festival last year, it has won awards not only in Canada, but also the US at LA’s Red Rising Film Festival and the prestigious American Indian Film Festival, where it swept all major categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. In this interview, we’ll catch up with Loretta as she re...