As provinces move out of film classification in the streaming era, why is B.C. doubling down?

Earlier this year, Rachel Fox of Vancouver’s Rio Theatre received an e-mail from Consumer Protection BC, the agency responsible for regulating various sectors, including classifying film ratings in British Columbia. Once Upon a Time in the West, the Sergio Leone … Continue reading As provinces move out of film classification in the streaming era, why is B.C. doubling down?

How Canadian film archives are fighting to save nearly forgotten culture

When the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal was offered the video archives of Québécois television channel Musique Plus, Nicolas Dulac and his acquisitions team reluctantly turned it down. On offer were tens of thousands of magnetic videocassettes of shows aired from … Continue reading How Canadian film archives are fighting to save nearly forgotten culture