101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts
101 lesser-known stories to delight Canadian cinema and television fans.
Do you know who was in the first on-screen nude scene in a Canadian feature film? Or which David Cronenberg film was raided for obscenity? Why was Oliver Reed arrested while shooting The Brood ? Which iconic Canadian television series was syndicated in over fifty different countries? Which Canadian film critic wrote a full-page retraction after reconsidering a positive review he gave a film? And what role did Canada play in the creation of Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider?
With an eye for the unique and the absurd, 101 Fascinating Canadian Film & TV Facts, from one of Canada’s leading film critics, is a lively and humorous look at the best and the worst, the firsts and the lasts, and the groundbreaking truths behind Canada’s film and television industry.
Thom Ernst is a Toronto-based film critic, broadcaster, and author. He is the former host of television’s longest running film program, Saturday Night at the Movies, and is the author of the memoir The Wild Boy of Waubamik.
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