Olympics Spoiler: U.S.-Canada

Women's soccer semifinal: Hope you DVR'd it

"...half of today's Olympics semifinal between the USA and Canada, but what I did catch was one of the..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival

"...of producing animated films, the National Film Board of Canada could have put together a dynamite retrospective; with their..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Oh, Canada! And Tallahassee, and Denver, and …

More stops in the World-Wide Texas (Rollergirls) Tour

"...in Austin? How's about following the Hotrod Honeys to Canada! That's one of three more away bouts announced for..."

May 14, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...to Miami, and then back up the Northeast into Canada with our good friends the Casualties. Waste a bit..."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

The Canada Model

Author Paul Tough on education innovator Geoffrey Canada

"...proposals, the one thing they can't replicate is Geoffrey Canada, the charismatic, visionary, and sometimes controversial CEO of Harlem..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Blame Canada

A sampling of musical poutines

"...Oh, Canada. You've been ignored for so many years, made fun..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Page Two: Aww, Canada ...

At last, a magical confluence of ice hockey, Neil Young, and SXSW 2006

"...In Canada, there is another category covering this terrain: all other..."

March 10, 2006 Column by Louis Black

What Happened to Canada?

Canada pulls PromArt funding

"...Canada’s PromArt program doesn’t only divvy out funds to rock..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...degree of uniqueness, Fantasia is geolocking its screenings to Canada only, which is something Neulander said he appreciates. "It..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Y'all Ought to Visit Canada

"...notion. Toronto is even more multicultural. And, oh yes, Canada doesn't issue "green cards" but various kinds of "landed..."

Dec. 13, 2004 Postmarks

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...television movies born in the U.S. are heading to Canada and beyond when it comes time to go before..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...third album, she's started to build a life in Canada. And all of those things intersected in the most..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Festival Express

Hurtling across Canada during the summer of 1970 was a trainload of musicians – among them Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, and Buddy Guy – who partied and played music ’til the very end of the line.

"...the "million dollar bash" by Rolling Stone – was Canada’s answer to Woodstock and a precursor of Lollapalooza, a..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...Christopher. Six better-than-average short works by filmmakers from Australia, Canada, England and the U.S. are showcased here, all sharing..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Highway 61

"...after this road movie that stretches from Thunder Bay, Canada to New Orleans, USA. Pokey, an aptly named barber..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Super Troopers 2

Vermont's finest return, and this time they're Canadian.

"...is that a French Canadian deux given the meandering Canada vs. USA storyline, eh? – elicits more yawns than..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Neil Young Journeys

Jonathan Demme hooks up with Neil Young for a road trip through Ontario, Canada, in their third documentary together.

"...Young’s birth – to historic Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada, for a concert Young is to play in conclusion..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moosehead

Canada gets bigger

"...Oh, Canada. Why do you love your Americana so?..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Women's World Cup: Early Headlines

"...with #5 N. Korea, gets #3 Sweden next. • Canada melts. Talented, but dissension-wracked team seemed to drag in..."

Sept. 12, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Women's World Cup Schedule and Groups

"...Group C Norway Canada Australia Ghana..."

Aug. 29, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Better Than MTV

Canada's Much Music Network

"...a gothic office block in Toronto's most happening district, Canada's answer to MTV all but bursts from its masonry..."

May 9, 1997 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

April and the Extraordinary World

Animated French steampunk fantasy is delightfully imaginative

"...Of course, France and America are at war over Canada’s huge swaths of still-forested land, while the rest of..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mommy

Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan creates a volatile drama about a violently hyperactive teen, his strong-willed mother, and the nice woman who lives across the street.

"...his behavior. The film is set in a fictional Canada of the near future, where a law has been..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2015 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films

Five Oscar nominees, plus some extra treats.

"...of the game for two of the other shorts, Canada’s “Me and My Moulton,” about a young Norwegian girl..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Tusk

Kevin Smith and his actors are fully invested in the sheer madness of this story.

"...American podcaster (!) Wallace Bryton, whose initial excursion to Canada is waylaid by the eccentric promise of Howard Howe..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Still Mine

James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold star in this octogenarian love story.

"...have lived off the land in rural New Brunswick, Canada. Their fence posts are deteriorating, the new regulations for..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Bieber Fever strikes the cineplex.

"...Beiber’s grandparents, see him with his boyhood friends in Canada, witness the prayer circle prior to every performance, glimpse..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.

"...more feral half-brother, Victor, aka Sabretooth (Schreiber), emerging from Canada's Northwest Territories, circa 1845, to fight side by side..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Frozen River

In order to make ends meet, two women in upstate New York smuggle illegal aliens across the St. Lawrence River into the U.S. in this unusually thoughtful and expertly acted movie.

"...illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River from Canada to the bordering reservation, which is off-limits to any..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Promotion

Forgettably bland, this comic film features Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly vying for the same job promotion.

"...until Richard (Reilly) transfers from a sister store in Canada and threatens to take it away from him. Luckily..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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