O Canada!I was even going to rework the lyrics of their national anthem or somesuch to celebrate my favorite movie Canadians: David Cronenberg, Norma Shearer, The Ryans (Gosling & Reynolds), Marie Dressler (Min & Bill!), Rachel McAdams, Fay Wray, Geneviève Bujold, Yvonne de Carlo, Molly Parker, Sarah Polley... the list would go on and on. Not to mention great Canadian movies like Away From Her, Lilies or Jesus of Montreal. What's your favorite person, movie or thing from Canada?
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee
Norma, The First Lady of MGM (Her rank in Canada is unknown)So to all our Canadian readers -- Hope you enjoyed / are still enjoying your national event while we start our own for the 4th of July. I'm off for a short day trip myself but more posting and halfway mark celebrations and such when I return.
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catherine o'hara!!!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot Ellen Page, Seth Rogen, and Michael Cera!!!
ReplyDeleteDead Ringers, one of the most devastating movies ever made.
ReplyDeleteI mean, how how how Jeremy Irons didn't win best actor that year? Not even a nomination. It is the kind of performance that starts a clean sweep of awards, like Whitaker in The Last Kind of Scotland or Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. For the ages.
James Cameron
ReplyDeleteThanks! Don't forget Atom Egoyan or 'Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter'!
ReplyDeleteC.R.A.Z.Y. is one of my all time favourites (you can tell I'm Canadian 'cause I put a "u" in "favourites"). That movie (especially the first hour) reflects Catholic family life in the early 70's better than anything I've ever seen, outside my own upbringing.
ReplyDeleteAh, this coincides nicely with the Cronenberg re-watch movie marathon I'm currently having.
ReplyDeleteBruce Greenwood.
ReplyDeleteDonald Sutherland!
ReplyDeleteDonald should have been nominated at least twice and won 1. (Nominated for Don't Look Now and Animal House, winning for the latter. Plus there's still more to see.)
ReplyDeleteSandra Oh!!!!
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ReplyDeleteOne of the best and most heart-wrenching movies I have ever seen is a movie called 'Aurore' from Quebec. This is absolutely required viewing for all of human kind.
Guy Maddin and David Cronenberg. And then a particularly weird French Canadian film called Leolo.
ReplyDeleteNot my favorite, but I used to like Neve Campbell.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Plummer, Jim Carrey (pre-crazy), James Cameron, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page!
ReplyDeleteRobin Sparkles is gonna rock your body like it's Canada Day!
ReplyDeleteGenevive Bujold
ReplyDeleteBeyond out banking system, my favourite thing about Canada is The Mayfair Theatre, which is Ottawa's theatre specializing in genre fims and old classics.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I got to Parliament Hill 4 hours early on C-Day so I could see The Queen and the Prime Minister, but really, my mind was truly blown only when Christopher Plummer gave an amazing speech about Canada, thespian-style.
BLAME CANADA! BLAME CANADA!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't resist. Great Moments in Screen Bitchery #11727: Shiela Broflovski declaring war on Canada in the South Park movie.
William Shatner. Yeah, I know, the Shat, but only because:
ReplyDelete1) He's Captain Kirk
2) He's from my home town of Montreal
On the serious side, there's Chris Plummer as noted above. But also other canucks for yuks (laughs) - Eugene Levy, Saul Rubinek, Catherine O'Hara, Mike Meyers. There's also the Reitmans (Ivan and Jason) and of course, Norman Jewison.
Favorite Canadian movie? It's a tie between Away From Her and Juno (which ironically was ineligible for inclusion in the Genie Awards - Canada's version of the Oscars - even though its director and two main stars are canadian and it was filmed in Canada due to having major funding from an American distributor).
I would think that moment would be in the top 1,000 somewhere. I know it's not a live moment but she's still slandering a country just because being a truly competent mother and keeping an eye on her kids isn't her natural instinct.
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