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Chad Rubel

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"Without love, where would you be now." Learning myself more at a somewhat advanced age. Film nerd, progressive, enlightened. Soft drinks occasionally with cane sugar. Pretty good cook. I enjoy trying.

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning β€˜Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79 Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

RIP to a legend. Annie Hall. Looking for Mr. Goodbar. #DianeKeaton variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Imagine if the U.S. could have thoughtful leaders to help those who need help.

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Happy #longweekend to my friends in #Canada. #HappyThanksgiving.

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Canadian film review: Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery I worked in radio so I had heard the mantra of not playing women back to back on the radio. Sarah McLachlan talked about the frustrations of radio stations not adding her songs because the β€œwomen” …

Rare to recommend a #CanadianFilm that is so easily accessible. The #LilithFair documentary is a great look at a female artists festival. Seeing female energy and how they did things differently and better. I lived through this time and learned a lot.

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#BlueJays #WantItAll

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A recap of CBC Saturday night Canadian films in the 2025 offseason The NHL regular season starts tonight for 4 of the Canadian teams (Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver start on Thursday). Hockey Night in Canada returns to the CBC on Saturday nights. This kicks off a…

A nice recap of the #CanadianFilm that #CBC ran on Saturday nights during the #NHL off-season. The idea is to spotlight the content on CBC Gem and make English-Canadians more aware of what their country produces.

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CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for early October 2025 The NHL season starts on Tuesday for select American teams and Wednesday for most of the Canadian teams. This means an end to the CBC ritual of Canadian films on Saturday nights. There is one more …

This is the final weekend of #CanadianFilm on CBC on Saturday nights before the #NHL season starts. Yes, the films are all sports-related.

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2025 Toronto Blue Jays playoffs TV preview Canadians don’t need a road map to follow the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays playoffs run. Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ is the route. Hometown announcers and production crew. Canadians are set. U.…

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the MLB playoffs. We catch up on the TV element. Netflix is coming out with a documentary on Canada's other MLB team, the MontrΓ©al Expos.

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Since Canada’s new government cut tolls on the Confederation Bridge from $50 to $20, and cut fares on all interprovincial ferries in Atlantic Canada, usage has gone up by 25%.
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Saving you money, building our economy, connecting our country.

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Wayward is a Netflix No. 1 show. Is the thriller worth your time? | CBC News Canadian comedian Mae Martin's Netflix series Wayward co-stars Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind in a chilling supernatural drama shot in Ontario.

2 episodes in so far. On the fence on #Wayward. Not the only one. #Netflix #CanadianTV
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Canadian screens notebook: Remembering Graham Greene Graham Greene was an actor who made acting look easy when it wasn’t. An Indigenous hero in the acting profession. A Canadian actor with an Oscar nomination. Greene passed away last month at t…

#GrahamGreene was an acting legend. We remember some of his lesser-known roles. A Canadian actor who had an Oscar nomination. Also, what happens when a non TV journalist with a political bias suddenly hosts the key political talk show on your network.

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Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A good day for listening and having empathy for the lasting impacts of residential schools.

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Canadian film review: Testament There had been an emptiness, similar to the one felt by Jean-Michel Bouchard (Remy Girard) in Denys Arcand’s last release Testament. My emptiness stemmed from having difficulty in finding the…

Finally got a catch up with the last film from Denys Arcand. Thoughtful with a bit of smartass in Testament. #CanadianFilm

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Rooting for #Reds and #BlueJays in #MLBPlayoffs. Otherwise, wouldn't watch. Reds haven't won a playoff game since 2012. Blue Jays not since 2016. Searching for optimism.

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Starbucks Closing At Least 12 Chicago Stores This Weekend Under Nationwide Restructuring Stores in Wicker Park, Hyde Park and Lincoln Park are among hundreds closing as part of what Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol called a "turnaround journey" in a message to employees.

#turnaroundjourney sounds exciting. What? That means I'm losing my job. Maybe the term only applies to rich executives. #Starbucks
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very fair point. Perhaps even a rouge.

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CFL real saga would make a great Canadian horror film We are not going back to covering the CFL. We are sticking with film, television, and related topics. We saw the scary threat of a Monday press conference, We saw the scary press conference on Mond…

The real life tragedy of the radical changes to the #CFL world make a great #horrorfilm. #Canada is known for making great horror films. #CanadianFilm

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those Canadian criminals are only in Toronto. [wink]

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The CW debuts Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent The CW punted, to use a relevant phrase since they are known more for sports these days than Canadian programming, on their fall 2025 schedule. We’ve known for some time that Law & Order …

Get ready #LawandOrder fans: The Canadian version hits the American airwaves tonight. The CW has the first 2 seasons of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. You will find out a few Canadians are ... criminals. #CanadianTV

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The TSN people are publicly on board. Scared to say otherwise.

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Benches in the East and Vancouver are on the same side. Smaller space in East stadiums. Should have been fixed long ago.

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Canadian film review: The End of Sex Canadian films generally don’t get sequels in the way American films often do. You might wonder if The End of Sex is an homage to My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012). After all, both films wer…

The End of Sex is an homage to My Awkward Sexual Adventure. Sean Garrity directed both #Canadianfilm. Jonas Chernick (writer) and Emily Hampshire star.

The newest film involves a couple trying to rekindle their sex life with hilarious problems.

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CFL modifies rouge and clock for 2026, shortens field and moves uprights for 2027 The Canadian Football League announced a number of changes to the game on Monday, which will take effect over the next two years. According to commissioner Stew

If you caught a #CFL game and thought, "This should be a lot more like the #NFL" -- today will make you happy. I liked what was unique about the CFL.

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Canadian Screen Awards make short-sighted decision to exclude non-Canadians The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, aka the Canadian Screen Awards, folded to pressure and changed the eligibility of acting categories. The new rules only allow Canadian citizens and …

Non-Canadians often appear in #CanadianFilm. They get nominated and even win acting awards. Happens all the time in Oscars. The Canadian Screen Awards will now exclude non-Canadians (permanent residents are okay) from acting awards. Very short-sighted.

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Goodbye to Balance of Food after September 30 Hi I am Chad, normally the nameless, faceless head of this blog for 20 years. The Typepad crisis means that Balance of Food will shut down as a blog on September 30. The files have been backed up. Per...

It's been a gallant 20 years of covering food and nutrition trends. Strive for your own internal Balance of Food.

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CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late September 2025 TIFF is over for 2025. We are right around the official start of autumn. The weather is still nice, well, during the day. At night, Saturday night, we can watch Canadian films on CBC for a few more…

CBC, as the public broadcaster, is educating Canadians on some awesome #Canadianfilm on Saturday nights. Some really good ones are coming up.

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CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late September 2025 TIFF is over for 2025. We are right around the official start of autumn. The weather is still nice, well, during the day. At night, Saturday night, we can watch Canadian films on CBC for a few more…

CBC, as the public broadcaster, is educating Canadians on some awesome #Canadianfilm on Saturday nights. Some really good ones are coming up.

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61st Chicago International Film Festival - All Films The Chicago International Film Festival is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America.

This applies to the Chicago film festival. You might have one near you. Unfortunately, #filmfestival prices are getting high. Think of it as a list of films to keep your eye on through fall and winter.

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2025 TIFF leftovers We had some fun on Monday about Jesse Brown and his confusion over Canadian film. Brown is fully aware of this and we mean no harm. Brown is likely more aware than Vjosa Isai, a reporter for The Ne…

In our TIFF leftovers, we poke some fun at The New York Times' attempt to understand #Canadianfilm. Just like going to the grocery store, don't write about Canadian film if you are hungry.

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I know this film might seem naive now. Robert Redford is wonderful in The Candidate. This was back when a politician seeming unintelligent was seen as bad.

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