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Vancouver actor Valerie Tian is ready to kick ass
Canada s Rising Screen Stars: The understated star of Curse Of Willow Song wants to do over-the-top comedy By Craig Takeuchi
Apr 15, 2021
Staying silent while conveying there’s something simmering beneath the surface isn’t something that all actors can do. Some have failed spectacularly, while others (think Isabelle Huppert) have elevated the technique. Vancouver actor Valerie Tian pulls it off, making quite the understated impression in Karen Lam’s atmospheric horror The Curse Of Willow Song.
As the titular character, an ex-convict attempting to rebuild her life in a Vancouver neighbourhood known as Canada’s poorest postal code, Willow is someone who those around her – her probation officer, her boss, her unlikely allies – talk at, not with. Her eyes, however, say what she cannot.
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by Craig Takeuchi on March 10th, 2021 at 9:30 PM 1 of 7 2 of 7
After coming out as gay in 2005 to protest then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s veto of a same-sex marriage bill, original
Star Trek cast member George Takei has carved out a career championing human rights and publicly addressing various social causes.
Recently, he has been speaking out against the anti-Asian attacks in the U.S. (which have also taken place in Canada as well).
Video of 'Really frightening’: George Takei responds to rise in anti-Asian violence
In addition to advocating for LGBT rights, he has also aimed to raise awareness of the Japanese American internment.
Joshua Whitehead’s novel Jonny Appleseed wins Canada Reads 2021
Joshua Whitehead’s novel Jonny Appleseed wins Canada Reads 2021
The book follows a two-spirit Indigiqueer man who faces his past after returning home to his reserve for his stepfather’s funeral By Craig Takeuchi
Jonny Appleseed has been crowned the 2021 champion of CBC’s annual book debate.
After four days of discussion and debate – as well as laughter and tears – in Toronto from March 8 to 11, Joshua Whitehead’s debut novel was named the top book for Canadians to read.
Host Ali Hassan moderated the debate between five celebrity panelists who advocated for their chosen Canadian books, based on the theme of One Book to Transport Us.