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Arts & culture journalist | ex-@TFCA | @Zoomer | @GlobeandMail | et al. | @DesigningMovies host | IG jadedjournalista

Canada
Joined March 2009
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
A.I. movies are bombing in China, Taika Waititi is being denied theatrical distribution, the restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils is extending its own theatrical run. I’m not a “nature is healing” guy but something is shifting in the right direction and it’s beautiful to see.
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Forever my favourite + the most fun GREASE, and it's at @RevueCinema next week 🎳revuecinema.ca/films/we-real…
Grease 2 is the 'Empire Strikes Back' of the Grease movies.
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
He let some of his loudest supporters say stuff like “the poor shouldn’t get to vote” or “I don’t want to see gay people depicted in social media posts from City Hall” without denouncing them or saying they didn’t speak for him
I don’t know what more @BradMBradford could have done. He ran an excellent campaign. He offered Toronto a clear alternative. I feel for him.
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
This is a quote about this from my interview with Javier Bardem.
Jane Schoenbrun talking about how we go watch revolutions in movies and then go home and do nothing & moderator clocking that’s the plot of digger and Jane saying “unfortunately it is the plot of digger”
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
I am not a huge Chow fan but can we be real for a second… she’s been Mayor for barely 3 years, not even a full term. There are full 1 term Mayors in Canada with far less impressive records. If you’re mad about Toronto today it’s probably John Tory’s fault.
No endorsement from the Toronto Star is which telling about how it feels about Mayor Chow and her record. There’s always an element of the unknown with change. But the incumbent is well known, 40 years in public office, and the Star is saying it’s time for a change thestar.com/opinion/editoria…
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Remember when Mike Harris sold off Highway 407 for about a three billion and we all got a $200 cheque? That highway is now worth over 30 billion. Another boneheaded move by a Conservative leader. We need to protect our assets.
Toronto debate: Bradford just promised to reduce senior’s water bill by $300! How’s he going to do that?
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
"The number of problem gamblers in Ontario has spiked and gambling-related suicides have tripled since the expansion of private online casino games and sports betting in 2022, CBC News has learned. Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of gambling problems, compared with roughly 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction."
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
This is the most likely AI apocalypse scenario, imo.
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Netflix wants to lead culture, but its obsession w/ data means waiting for audiences to validate show before committing to more. Then we get 18 months between seasons. Sorry. Can't lead culture by waiting for it to tell you where to go.
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
The National Film Board of Canada was founded in 1939 by John Grierson who invented the term "documentary" The first Canadian fiction films in the 60s, Le Chat dans le sac and Nobody Waved Goodbye, pretended to be docs to trick the NFB for funding. We have a long history of this.
With the popularity of Nathan Fielder, Nirvanna The Band The Show, and Blue Heron, I wonder if the movie of the moment is a new "Kiarostami wave" where filmmakers foreground the interplay of fiction vs. reality in our AI era. The Shrouds and Caught by the Tides are other examples
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
In case you were wondering if Larry Ellison would use his partial ownership of TIKTok to shut down the exposure of his billionaire buddies and their weirdness, corruption and grifting … wonder no more. TikTok just shut down the media page of the world renowned, Oscar winning director Alex Gibney’s documentary film “MUSK”. The comprehensive documentary on all things Elon. It’s more f&@&’d then you can imagine. The best thing any of us can do now is to go see it! It will blow your mind. Billionaire broke mind virus. Hear it from the people who have known Elon over the years. #BrokeMindVirus
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What kind of fuck ass country has multi generational school shooting survivor families
Mom who survived school shooting coaches son through Oregon attack: 'Please be as quiet as possible' trib.al/0dxoVCa
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Important context on who's on bikes most often - migrants, racialized people, low-wage and gig workers - that is who Ford is after.
Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests @TheBreachMedia dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some of the myths along the way
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Rep audiences get clowned a lot, but during The Devils last night, the “Sets Designed by Derek Jarman” end credit got a crowd pop like it was 1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin, and I think that's beautiful
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
New from me: Almost 2 years after I filed an FOI, I finally got bureaucrats’ communications from Aug. to Nov. 2024 as Premier Ford prepared and launched his war on bike lanes
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The amazing BURNT OFFERINGS premiered at the Uptown Theatre 50 Years ago — see it tonight courtesy @NathAt at the @RevueCinema.
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New work: Shuffling its way to the @RevueCinema this Thursday - @DesigningMovies presents a Halloween treat - BURNT OFFERINGS! Creepy chauffeurs and Oliver Reed dialled up to 11. This is not to be missed: revuecinema.ca/films/designi…
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
why is it always “we cut thousands of employees to save money” and never “we cut millions from our CEOs salaries to save money”
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees, representing 6% of its workforce, in what is the streamer's biggest layoff to date. Most of the layoffs will affect workers in Netflix’s product, technology, legal and HR teams. “Our mission — to entertain the world — is ambitious, and delivering on it requires us to be disciplined about where we prioritize our people and resources,” co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters wrote in an email. variety.com/2026/tv/news/net…
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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
This was a fun chat, and we were happy to be included among a great group of people keeping physical media alive!
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