101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts
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101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

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101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

About this book

101 lesser-known stories to delight Canadian cinema and television fans.

Do you know:
  • Who was in the first on-screen nude scene in a Canadian feature film?
  • Which David Cronenberg film was raided for obscenity?
  • Why Oliver Reed was arrested while shooting The Brood?
  • Which iconic Canadian television series was syndicated in over fifty different countries?
  • Which Canadian film critic wrote a full-page retraction after reconsidering a positive review he gave a film?
  • What role Canada played in the creation of Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider?
With an eye for the unique and the absurd, 101 Fascinating Canadian Film & TV Facts, from one of Canada's leading film critics, is a lively and humorous look at the best and the worst, the firsts and the lasts, and the groundbreaking truths behind Canada's film and television industry.

Information

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781459754317
eBook ISBN
9781459754331
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film History & Criticism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. 1 The First Cut Is the Deepest
  6. 2 The Iceberg Cometh
  7. 3 The Voice
  8. 4 I Am Canadian
  9. 5 Canadian Camp
  10. 6 Virgo’s Crew
  11. 7 Ready, Camera … Heel
  12. 8 Psycho Bateman and the Cronenberg Musical
  13. 9 Johnny Nash’s Travelling Show
  14. 10 The Female Gaze
  15. 11 They Banned That on Television
  16. 12 Adanac Ho
  17. 13 McKellar’s Y2K
  18. 14 Walter and the Steelhawks
  19. 15 Birth of a Canadian Nerd
  20. 16 Canadian Sidekicks and Their British Spies
  21. 17 Canada’s First Cinemas
  22. 18 Poetry in Motion
  23. 19 Patriotic Pictures
  24. 20 A Colourful Beginning
  25. 21 C.R.A.Z.Y. for Vallée
  26. 22 Keeping Canada Reel
  27. 23 Malcolm X’s Last Interview
  28. 24 What Time Is it, Mr. Wolfe?
  29. 25 Frostbite
  30. 26 Witness to Cancel Culture
  31. 27 Norman McLaren
  32. 28 Marie Dressler
  33. 29 Watson and the Beatle
  34. 30 Reclaimed Roles
  35. 31 Canadian Cubism
  36. 32 The Puck Starts Here
  37. 33 The Canadian Godfather Part I
  38. 34 The Canadian Godfather Part II
  39. 35 Doctor in the House
  40. 36 Gaining New Ground
  41. 37 Seedy Beginnings
  42. 38 Superman and the Rickshaw Driver
  43. 39 Trailer Park Cop
  44. 40 And the Award Goes to … Everyone!
  45. 41 The Best Year of Harold Russell’s Life
  46. 42 No Restrictions
  47. 43 Where’s the Beach?
  48. 44 Second Thoughts
  49. 45 Overprotective Networks
  50. 46 Canada’s Oscar Hat-Trick
  51. 47 The Fast Runner
  52. 48 24-Hour Pride
  53. 49 Hockey 0, Cinema 1
  54. 50 Porky’s Pigs
  55. 51 The Sweet Grand Prix
  56. 52 The Hallmark of Horrors
  57. 53 May Watkis
  58. 54 Obscene Cronenberg
  59. 55 The Masters Approve
  60. 56 Road Trips
  61. 57 First Horror Franchise
  62. 58 First Canadian at Cannes
  63. 59 Citizen Dolan
  64. 60 Bursting Bubbles
  65. 61 Great Scott!
  66. 62 Divine Inspiration
  67. 63 The First Film to Blow Our Mind
  68. 64 Best Little Movie House in Kinmount
  69. 65 Oliver’s Reed
  70. 66 The Two Most Prolific Canadian Filmmakers
  71. 67 The Joke that Killed a Movie
  72. 68 Steven and Chris
  73. 69 And the Winner Is … Nobody!
  74. 70 Canada’s First Emmy
  75. 71 Chief Dan George
  76. 72 Dream Genie
  77. 73 Canada’s First Film Festival
  78. 74 The Apprenticeship of Richard Dreyfuss
  79. 75 Documenting the Pop Star
  80. 76 The Littlest Hobo
  81. 77 What’s in a Name?
  82. 78 The First Canadian Television Variety Show
  83. 79 An Observational Marriage (The King of Kings)
  84. 80 Naked Truth
  85. 81 The Bear Necessities
  86. 82 Look to the Skyway
  87. 83 Canuxsploitation
  88. 84 The Beachcomber Protest
  89. 85 Let it Snow!
  90. 86 First Canadian Film Producer
  91. 87 Mitchell Hates the Wind
  92. 88 Tough Competition
  93. 89 The Bear Necessities Part II
  94. 90 It’s an Honour Just to Be Nominated
  95. 91 Canada’s First Actress to Leave a Lasting Impression
  96. 92 Clean Streets
  97. 93 Little Big Festivals
  98. 94 A Titanic Win
  99. 95 Buddy’s Tribute to a Buddy
  100. 96 An Animated First
  101. 97 A Frightful Beginning
  102. 98 IMAX
  103. 99 The Trouble with Canadian Content
  104. 100 Cold Feet
  105. 101 Trade You One Farrell for a Pattinson
  106. Acknowledgements
  107. About the Author

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