Chad Rubel

Blue Heron, Endless Cookie are the 2025 Rogers Best Canadian Film winners We shouldn’t be surprised that the overall Best First Feature winner (Blue Heron) and the Best Animated Feature winner (Endless Cookie) were the Toronto Film Critics Association winners of th…

Blue Heron and Endless Cookie won major prizes from the Toronto Film Critics Association for #CanadianFilm in 2025. Admittedly, most Canadians haven't had a chance to see either film. The awards should help.

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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

I love my friends in #BritishColumbia. I don't get this move. Wait until later in the spring to move the clocks. Twice a year gives light when we need it in the summer and more light in the morning in the winter.
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Perhaps Hillsdale. Not one of my favorite Michigan stops.

YouTube video by The Progressive Magazine McCain Sings "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran"

A sad reminder that the song has been a GOP hit for a very long time. #JohnMcCain is the only one who actually sang Bomb #Iran.

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If your birthday was yesterday, well, yesterday 2 years ago or 2 years from now, have a happy birthday. #notaleapyear

My hunch is fall for both shows. CBC schedule in the fall has been so weak the last few years. I could see Season 5 as the final one for a variety of reasons. #CanadianTV

Did not realize there was a word for the fear of #cooking: mageirocophobia. Forced to cook because of $ and declining quality of some #restaurants. I like cooking but I will have empathy for people suffering from this.

Canadian film notebook: How to reward foreign actors in Canadian films Your humble narrator is learning some of the history along with you in what is now the Canadian Screen Awards. We have lambasted the decision from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to b…

The 5 who were up for Best Actress in a #CanadianFilm in 1981. None were Canadian. Susan Sarandon beat out Ann-Margret, Jamie Lee Curtis, Louise Fletcher, and Lee Remick. We found an old way to reward foreign actors in a Canadian film.

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I might have a viable need for a Waymo car. Getting from Detroit to Windsor and back. There used to be a city tunnel bus. No driver means no border hassles for thr driver.

TCM ran Gaslight (1944) opposite the "state of the union" last night. Ingrid Bergman stars as a woman psychologically manipulated by her husband Charles Boyer. Here's hoping the FBI doesn't go after TCM.

CBC Gem brings back Spotlight on Canadian Film for 2026 Crave might get the most love for showing Canadian film on a streaming service. CBC Gem has its own great share of Canadian films. Sometimes, the same film airs on Crave and later ends up on CBC Ge…

#Canadians can't usually watch too many #CanadianFilm in theatres, especially outside of the Big 3 cities. #CBCGem does its share to help. A lot lower price than even 1 theatre ticket.

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Canadian TV notebook: Family Law will end after 4 seasons Global TV in Canada and The CW in the United States would likely agree on more seasons of Family Law. Reportedly, the series is done and won’t be back for a Season 5. Obituaries for Canadian …

Family Law and Sight Unseen are done. SCTV comes back to Canada. Citytv gets another dog solving crimes #CanadianTV show. A few comings and goings.

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Mark Carney would never do this but would be fun if he invited both the U.S. and Canadian women's hockey teams to Ottawa. Canadian PMs don't typically do that in any case.

I see a #dietitian for issues. Unfortunately, there are now limits on how often I can telehealth. 6x/year. Most are cut off due to Medicaid cuts. We need more help, not less. The rich do not need more $. These programs pay for themselves in reduced health costs by eating better.

'Take off, eh!': 'SCTV' to stream in its entirety for the first time on Prime Video Canada’s most famous low-budget TV station is finally logging onto the digital era. “SCTV” will stream in its entirety for the first time on Prime Video beginning March 3.

This appears to be just in #Canada. #SCTV comes to @PrimeVideoCA on March 3. All 6 seasons. #CanadianTV

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YouTube video by lucaslockeridge Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) [Stop Making Sense]

"This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (1983) - Talking Heads - Live performance "Stop Making Sense" (1984) 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak

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I eat 2 meals a day. Breakfast and dinner. If I eat lunch, dinner is usually light. Don't let people judge you. True health issues aside.

#breakfast #pizza #Olympics #goldmedal game #hockey

Coffee before beer, you can steer. I'll work on that. If he only spent the feds $ on health care and worried less about drinking habits.

I baked cookies for the first time in years. One of those few ingredients videos from social media. Minimalist and healthy. We'll see tomorrow if they taste good.

That and a gold medal 🏅 on Sunday.

It's never going to happen. It wouldn't be the biggest tragedy in sports relocations.

Canadian film notebook: Henri Pardo wins the Charles Officer Legacy Award Henri Pardo is the second annual Charles Officer Legacy Award winner. The award named for the late Canadian director rewards Black filmmakers and is worth $25,000. Pardo’s feature film Kanava…

The legacy of Charles Officer in Black Canadian filmmakers. A big break for a legendary producer due to a "smutty" movie in 1978. More on Nirvanna on Q. Some #CanadianFilm stories of note.

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Oscars movies coming to Hulu:
It Was Just an Accident (3/1) The Secret Agent (3/1) Sentimental Value (3/23). Have only seen (and loved) Sentimental Value. Academy Awards are 3/15.

A lot more curious about #MattJohnson earlier films after #Nirvanna. I've seen him act in films -- great as Matt in #MattandMara. Thinking about The Dirties and Operation Avalanche. #CanadianFilm

I know GRAS is supposed to be safe but their standards are lower than mine, generally. I am intrigued by an egg alternative, depending on consistency and protein levels.

#AshWednesday to those who celebrate. I didn't do #FatTuesday so I am definitely not doing ashes today. My forehead is already too big to draw unneeded attention.

Canadian film review: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie “It’s a Web series. It’s a mockumentary. It’s a time travel movie.” Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is based off of the Web series Nirvanna the Band the Show (200…

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a well-crafted, thoughtful, and just plain funny film. Not mean spirited, just 2 guys with wild ideas having so much fun on screen. #CanadianFilm

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The censorship of the Rep. James Talarico interview on Colbert isn't covered under the current Equal Time law. A certain presidential candidate (rump) made a broadcast TV appearance in 2016. His opponent should have had equal time but that didn't happen. Caring about the law should be consistent.

Greatest female player of all time.