On September 11th, 2001, I was standing in the lobby of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, watching a live feed as the plane flew in to the second tower. 10 years later, I still think Alan Jackson best said what we all felt that day, so I'll leave it to … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to Young Film Makers at TIFF
Dear Young Canadian Film Makers at TIFF, I'm going to lay it all out on the table for you. Are you ready? Here it is: If you pretend to care, maybe we'll pretend to care. Before you say "but we're filmmakers, not actors", let me remind you that as soon as your film was chosen to … [Read more...]
From Stratford to Idol
Aaron Walpole: Small Town Boy Making it Big With another season of American Idol about to begin, I thought I'd check in with my favourite Canadian Idol, Aaron Walpole. He really is "just a small town boy", but he's torn up stages from Charlottetown to Vancouver, winning … [Read more...]