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London, Ontario songwriter Steven Hardy rewrote Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson’s “Everybody Knows” to criticize Donald Trump. He discusses the recording, its online response and his songwriting career. #LeonardCohen www.scene49.ca/entertainment/steven-hardy-leonard-cohen-everybody-knows
Canadian author Ada Hoffmann talks about the AI research, autistic storytelling and major revisions behind *Ignore All Previous Instructions*. #CanLit #SciFi www.scene49.ca/entertainmen...
A masked party, a mysterious professor and a body on the beach. My *YAGA* Episode 2 recap, including thoughts on Charlie and Carson’s growing chemistry. @olreid @clarkb @ksandler24 @CraveCanada www.scene49.ca/entertainment/yaga-episode-2-recap-dark-solstice
Which Canadian film production company is the oldest? A look at Canadian Bioscope, Crawley Films, the National Film Board and Nelvana, and why the answer depends on how corporate continuity is measured. #CanadianFilm www.scene49.ca/entertainment/oldest-canadian-film-production-company
Canada’s first Oscar-winning film was the NFB documentary Churchill’s Island (1941), which won at the 1942 Academy Awards. #CanadianFilm #Oscars www.scene49.ca/entertainment/first-canadian-film-oscar
What was Canada's first science-fiction film? From The Mask and the NFB's What on Earth! to David Cronenberg's Stereo, the archival record offers several contenders. #CanadianFilm #SciFi www.scene49.ca/entertainment/first-canadian-science-fiction-film
BC country artist Melissa Endean discusses writing “Red Dirt Life” on a lunch break, Jeff Dalziel’s production and balancing independent music with work and family. #CanadianCountry www.scene49.ca/entertainment/melissa-endean-red-dirt-life-interview
Ottawa author Kate Heartfield talks *Mercutio*, *The Swordmaster* and the literary clues that led her from Shakespeare and Dante to Dumas. #CanLit www.scene49.ca/entertainment/kate-heartfield-mercutio-swordmaster
Musician Haley Marie discusses George Martin, Beethoven and Beatles folklore in her live musical documentary *Becoming the Beatles*, arriving in Guelph Nov. 5. #CanadianArts #Guelph www.scene49.ca/entertainment/haley-marie-becoming-the-beatles-interview
Creative BC lists Nov. 1–Mar. 25 production dates and a Victoria office for Freddie Highmore and David Shore's new Crave drama I'm Not Here to Hurt You. #CanadianTV #Crave www.scene49.ca/entertainment/freddie-highmore-david-shore-bc-production-dates
What was Canada's first television show? The answer includes broadcasts that preceded CBC's official 1952 launch, from Pépinot et Capucine to Club d'un soir. #CanadianTV #TVHistory www.scene49.ca/entertainment/first-canadian-television-show
Remembering Eric Bauza (1979–2026), the Scarborough-raised actor who became the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and won three Children's & Family Emmy Awards. #CanadianAnimation @bauzilla www.scene49.ca/entertainment/eric-bauza-tribute-looney-tunes
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Remembering Eric Bauza, the Scarborough-born voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, whose animation career earned three Children's & Family Emmy Awards.
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A missing heir, an identical roommate and an alarming number of chickens. YAGA — Starring @olreid, @clarkb, @hudsonwilliamsofficial and @bycarrieannemoss. Created by @ksandler24 for @cravecanada. www.scene49.ca/entertainment/yaga-episode-1-recap-burning-man
Playwright Frank Moher returns to Edmonton with *Boy Player*, sharing the personal history behind the production at @workshopwest, November 4–15. #YEGTheatre #CanadianTheatre www.scene49.ca/entertainment/frank-moher-boy-player-edmonton-interview
Wicked humour, clever staging and a mystery worth debating. We review @shadowtheatre’s Yaga at @Varscona, with standout performances from N Girgis and the cast. #Yaga #EdmontonTheatre www.scene49.ca/entertainmen...
Death steals the show in Alberta Ballet's *Peer Gynt*, a surreal, funny and beautifully eerie production perfectly suited to October. My Edmonton review features @albertaballet @_tresjolierose @francescoventri #PeerGynt #AlbertaBallet #Edmonton www.scene49.ca/entertainmen...
A creature beneath the floorboards. Two sisters carrying a painful family history. Tim Riedel's Ancestral Beasts is unsettling in more ways than one. www.scene49.ca/entertainmen... @nwfyeg @michifkoonteur @shmorgee @darlacontois @edmonfromedmonton @themetrocinema @cercamon_vorteks
Ancestral Beasts Review: What We Acknowledge and What We Leave Behind — SCENE 49
Our review of Tim Riedel's Métis horror film Ancestral Beasts, exploring family trauma, mental health and accountability at NorthwestFEARFest.
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Who were Canada's first filmmakers? From Manitoba's disputed 1897 harvest films to Montréal's earliest cinemas and the rise of Canadian features, the story is more complicated than one name. #CanadianFilm #FilmHistory www.scene49.ca/entertainment/canadas-first-filmmakers-copy
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Who were Canada's first filmmakers? Discover James Freer, Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Nell Shipman and the disputed origins of Canada's earliest motion pictures. Copy
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Toronto choreographer Alyssa Martin and Rock Bottom Movement close #FallForDanceNorth with SPRINGERS, a new work exploring parenthood, October 24–25. #CanadianDance www.scene49.ca/entertainment/fall-for-dance-north-2026-rock-bottom-movement
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Alyssa Martin and Rock Bottom Movement close Fall for Dance North 2026 with SPRINGERS, a world-premiere Toronto dance-theatre work about parenthood.
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SCTV began on Global in 1976, found a new home in Edmonton and later reached NBC. How Canada's fictional station in Melonville became a Canadian comedy institution. #SCTV #CanadianTV www.scene49.ca/entertainment/sctv-50-canadian-comedy-history
From Nell Shipman and the NFB to Quebec’s filmmaking co-operatives, Isuma and modern production funding: the history of independent filmmaking in Canada. #CanadianFilm www.scene49.ca/entertainment/history-independent-filmmaking-canada
What makes a film or TV series an official Canadian international co-production? A guide to treaty requirements, financing, creative control and certification. #CanadianFilm www.scene49.ca/entertainment/canadian-international-film-coproduction-rules
Netflix’s Newfoundland-set Below has reached 38.2 million views. We look at the local response, mixed reviews and whether Season 2 could happen. #CanadianTV www.scene49.ca/entertainment/below-netflix-38-million-views-season-2
Canadian independent films can have public funding, international partners and major U.S. distributors. The deals behind Incendies, Room and Paying for It. #CanadianFilm www.scene49.ca/entertainment/what-is-independent-film-canada
The Below finale takes Calvin and Wade back to sea as the Crockers' scheme comes to light, Fonda stands her ground and Snooks Arm faces one last crisis. Our Episode 6 recap. #Below #CanadianTV www.scene49.ca/entertainment/below-episode-6-the-unfathering-deep-finale-recap
Below Episode 6 finale recap: “The Unfathering Deep” brings Calvin back to the sea — SCENE 49
Calvin and Wade return to sea in the Below Episode 6 finale as the Crockers' scheme is exposed, Fonda fights to protect the creature and Snooks Arm faces an uncertain future.
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Crave’s YAGA premieres Oct. 23 with two episodes, then releases weekly until its two-episode finale Nov. 27. Here’s the full schedule and what’s confirmed about streaming times. #YAGA #Crave www.scene49.ca/entertainmen...
Saskatoon duo The North Sound reconsider work and fulfilment on “Young Soul,” a new single released through Edmonton’s Ram On Records. #CanadianMusic www.scene49.ca/entertainment/the-north-sound-young-soul
The North Sound’s ‘Young Soul’ questions the pressure to keep working — SCENE 49
The North Sound’s Forrest and Nevada Eaglespeaker explore work expectations on “Young Soul,” following two albums about addiction and recovery.
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Seven Alberta horror shorts screened at #NorthwestFEARFest, from Sylvia Douglas’s Nemesis to Luke Cloarec’s Specular. Our review of Alberta Kills. #CanadianFilm www.scene49.ca/entertainment/alberta-kills-northwestfearfest-2026-review
Alberta Kills review: Seven Alberta horror shorts bring revenge, paranoia and sleepless nights to NorthwestFEARFest — SCENE 49
A review of Alberta Kills at NorthwestFEARFest 2026: seven Alberta horror shorts, including Nemesis, Never Seen and Luke Cloarec’s Specular.
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Toronto artist Sami Tsang brings an ink mural, porcelain figures and silver wings to The Power Plant’s inaugural Smokestack Commission, opening October 24. #CanadianArt #Toronto www.scene49.ca/entertainment/sami-tsang-what-we-carry-forward-power-plant
Sami Tsang Brings Ink, Porcelain and Silver to The Power Plant’s First Smokestack Commission — SCENE 49
Toronto artist Sami Tsang’s What We Carry Forward opens October 24 at The Power Plant, with an ink mural, porcelain figures and silver butterfly wings.
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