101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

by Thom Ernst
Publication Date: 08/10/2024

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


Did you know who performed the first on screen nude scene in a Canadian feature? What David Cronenberg film was raided for obscenity? What famous American television host credits SCTV as his sole inspiration for comedy? Why Oliver Reed was arrested while shooting The Brood? What 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 Canada played in the creation of Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider?


With an eye for the unique and the absurd, 101 Fascinating Canadian Film and 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.

ISBN:
9781459754331
9781459754331
Category:
Film theory & criticism
Publication Date:
08-10-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Dundurn Press

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