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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Carrie has definitely been updated thanks to Mike Flanaga and Amazon Prime Video. Better than the 1976 version? Not likely the point. This might be a generational debate. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not prying as to where you are going. None of our business. Just a reminder that Canadians should travel more within Canada. You all have a beautiful country.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My parents verbally abused me at the dinner table. Silence is better.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You lose your second favorite #burger place. You are sad. Then you lose your favorite burger place. You still don't have a second favorite. RIP Butcher and the Burger.

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Tobique Mike🇨🇦 @tobiquemike.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As Canadian thanksgiving approaches what I’m most thankful is for is that I’m not an American.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I get what smoking and drug use means in a film. Other category warnings make me look for a definition. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have seen a few Eva Marie Saint films. I have seen one that I saw being filmed. She played Tom Hanks' mother in Nothing in Common (1986). She wasn't in the scenes that I saw. RIP www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Traditional radio was generally stale and has only become worse of late. CFNY in Toronto was a very different radio station. Truly had The Spirit of Radio. Celebrating what radio was and could be and the musical acts they made famous. Available on PBS. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/c...

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Canadian film review: CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

Having worked in radio, the saga of CFNY 102.1 in Toronto feels too good to be real. Jocks programmed their own music. Not even having a signal for awhile that went to the east part of Toronto. The…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cook brown rice and then freeze the rest. A rice cooker or Insta pot helps.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What political leadership can look like.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#CBC and #Citytv losing the NHL on Saturday nights means having to reprogram those nights. CBC Sports Primetime will take up some time but the public broadcaster has 8 hours to fill. Citytv is being less inventive. #CanadianTV canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/w...

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What CBC and Citytv are showing in place of Hockey Night in Canada

The headlines were understandably about how CBC had lost hockey for the first time since CBC television has been on the air. The NHL season started earlier — September 29 — this season …

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gerrit Graham was not a name I remembered. I knew his character in Used Cars because the film is clever. Also, the context of how I saw the film is very memorable. RIP indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today, we honour the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities. Today is also an opportunity for all of us to listen, learn, reflect, and continue the work of reconciliation in our communities. Every Child Matters. 🧡

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MAID (Medical Aid in Dying) is a significant topic in Canada, especially Quebec. I saw Where Souls Go last fall in Windsor. 2 more films with a similar theme played at TIFF 26. There is also a Quebec comedy that touches on the theme. #CanadianFilm canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/h...

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Having a conversation on MAID through film and television

One of my old editors told me one example is an anomaly, two might be coincidence, but three is a pattern. I didn’t consider Quebec films based on stories about MAID (Medical Aid in Dying | a…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Late Shift and Young Mothers feel like documentaries but are realistic portrayals of rough lives. Late Shift is from Switzerland and covers a nursing shift. Young Mothers from Belgium is about a centre working to help these young women. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sharing is a great idea. Co-productions can be an advantage in filmmaking when there is less money to go around. The problem is #Canada is supporting way more films and not getting enough resources from other countries for their films. #CanadianFilm canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/t...

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Telefilm Canada should negotiate co-production deals that benefit the Canadian film industry

Canada is a friendly country in general, especially when not being attacked by its southern neighbour on a political level. Canada is a very friendly country where film co-productions are involved.…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some movies to help Americans remember what they might not have learned about how Canadians helped out on September 11, 2001. Never Forget only works if you remembered it in the first place. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ste. Anne is a visually beautiful film. There is a plot but that doesn't matter too much. Won Best Canadian Film at TIFF in 2021. Was this #CanadianFilm better than Scarborough? Read our review to find out more. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/c...

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Canadian film review: Ste. Anne

Ste. Anne, the debut film from Rhayne Vermette, is a beautifully shot film. The film won Best Canadian Film at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Did the film deserve that title? Let&#82…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

With all due respect, we saw the best of Canada. That was ignored. Used the attack (which we knew was coming) to start unjustified wars with Iraq and Afghanistan. That is not the "best of America."

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yes, b'y. Gander got the spotlight but a lot of Canadian communities came to the rescue of Americans and others on #September11 in 2001. Kept them warm and fed for several days. U.S. press worked hard to not tell this story for years. #NeverForget canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/h...

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How Canada helped out Americans on 9/11 in 2001

There will be a lot of hype in the United States over the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Even with the phrase “never forget,” there is so much we don’t remember, or…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I can speak to how important this is on a couple of levels. My only sibling chose this route in 2023. I have suicide ideations all the time. Antidepressants don't always help. A simple "How are you doing?" can help.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival starts this evening in Canada's largest city. I consider this to be Opening Day of the film season. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/2...

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2026 TIFF preview

51 is never as exciting as 50, the mark that the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated last year. There were a lot of obviously wonderful Canadian films on last year’s schedule. Whil…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Platform Prize winner at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival will likely advance to the Oscars for Best International Feature Film. 10 of the 12 films would advance with the prize. We take a look at those films. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Platform Prize winner at the Toronto International Film Festival will likely advance to the Oscars race for Best International Feature Film. Looking at the Canadian films from the past. This year's Canadian entry has Anna Lambe but is in English. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/a...

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A history of Canadian films for the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival

I have spent zero time thinking about the Platform Prize winner at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now we have to consider this award since non-English language winners of the TIFF Platfor…

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The chocolate is very good. Story told in Peace by Chocolate.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

See Tony and then re-read Kitchen Confidential. They tell similar stories. #AnthonyBourdain indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Given the attacks from the current U.S. regime on French speaking culture in Canada, we wanted to weigh in on the significance of Quebec culture as part of Canadian culture. indiefilmnerd.substack.com/publish/post...

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I write about Canadian films and Canadian TV as a non-Canadian. canadianscreens.wordpress.com

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Usually shy about promotion, but in the spirit of Canadian culture, I write about #CanadianFilm and #CanadianTV, even if I am not Canadian. canadianscreens.wordpress.com. Canadian culture is a good way for Americans to learn more about their neighbor/neighbour.

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Canadian Screens

Covering film and television since 2005 with an eye toward Canadian film and Canadian TV. Also a bit of journalism, streaming, and the CBC.

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Chad Rubel @chadrubel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Confessional tells 2 different stories in very distinct eras in Quebec history. Kristin Scott Thomas, who is fluent in French, plays an anglophone who doesn't comprehend French. Difficult to find but you will enjoy if you find the #CanadianFilm. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/c...

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Canadian film review: The Confessional

Le Confessionnal | The Confessionnal requires a bit of Quebec history to understand the dynamic between the stories. There is a family mystery in 1989 and some of that mystery in 1952 around the ti…

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