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49th Parallel and Commandos Strike at Dawn: BC Fights Fascism
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49th Parallel and Commandos Strike at Dawn: BC Fights Fascism

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines two Allied war films shot in British Columbia during the early 1940s: 49th Parallel (1941) and Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942). 6 $0.60 Add
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50/50 and The Interview: Point Grey Pictures
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50/50 and The Interview: Point Grey Pictures

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines the partnership of Vancouver filmmakers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Century of Survival: From Winds of Chance to Yellowjackets
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A Century of Survival: From Winds of Chance to Yellowjackets

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines more than a century of survival-genre films and television produced in British Columbia, from Winds of Chance (1925) to Yellowjackets (2021). 8 $0.80 Add
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A Digression

A Digression

Elsewhere in the World

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Culture and media policies adopted by New Zealand and South Korea at the time of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States offer a contrasting example to Canadian policies.. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Man, a Woman, and a Bank and Bear Island: Starring Donald Sutherland
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A Man, a Woman, and a Bank and Bear Island: Starring Donald Sutherland

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe discusses Donald Sutherland’s role as the leading-man in two British Columbia films: A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, and Bear Island. 5 $0.50 Add
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A New Approach to Culture and Trade

A New Approach to Culture and Trade

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Measures and methods that can protect Canadian cultural identity. Using Canada’s trade relationship with China as an example, offers a blueprint for trade agreements that can protect … 15 $1.50 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Short, Hopefully Not Boring History of BC on Film
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A Short, Hopefully Not Boring History of BC on Film

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe traces the evolution of filmmaking in British Columbia from the late nineteenth century to the present. 13 $1.30 Add
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Advertising Black Buddies

Advertising Black Buddies

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the career of Michael Jordan, who Thompson suggests was used to sell white America not just consumer products, but also a squeaky-clean image of Black masculinity. 9 $0.90 Add
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Afterword: The End of the Journey

Afterword: The End of the Journey

From: At Home

This chapter is an afterword to Lezli Rubin-Kunda’s At Home: Talks with Canadian Artists about Place and Practice 5 $0.50 Add
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Afterword
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Afterword

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this afterword, Wiebe examines the role that Vancouver has played as a film and television hub, a region frequently called "Hollywood North." 4 $0.40 Add
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American Gothic: Yvonne De Carlo’s Monstrous Homecoming
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American Gothic: Yvonne De Carlo’s Monstrous Homecoming

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter Wiebe discusses the making of the 1987 slasher American Gothic, which brought veteran actress Yvonne De Carlo back to Vancouver after decades in Hollywood. 5 $0.50 Add
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American Mary: Modern-Day Grindhouse
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American Mary: Modern-Day Grindhouse

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe profiles the filmmaking careers of Jen and Sylvia Soska, the North Vancouver-born twins. 4 $0.40 Add
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Amos 'n' Andy

Amos ‘n’ Andy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the role of radio in perpetuating caricatures of Blackness. 5 $0.50 Add
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Ancestral Connections

Ancestral Connections

From: At Home

Chapter 4 is an interview with Tanya Harnett. The chapter focuses on how a sense of home for Indigenous artists can be inextricably tied to the collective, ancient, and cross-generational history … 11 $1.10 Add
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Asian Authenticity from Kung Fu to The Vancouver Asahi
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Asian Authenticity from Kung Fu to The Vancouver Asahi

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines how Asian communities in British Columbia have been represented on screen, tracing a shift from whitewashed Hollywood productions to Asian-led stories. 5 $0.50 Add