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