In the summer of 2023, Canadaland opened its first call for submissions, receiving more than 275 pitches from journalists and audio makers from around the world. “We were overwhelmed by the number of amazing concepts we received. The shows we are set to release are the ones that we were most wild about and had to bring into the world,” said Canadaland’s Publisher Jesse Brown. “They are consistent with the quality of shows we’ve made like Thunder Bay and Cool Mules, but they go into entirely new directions that are expanding our own concept of what Canadaland can be.”
Over the course of the next nine months, Canadaland will release a dynamic lineup that includes four original new series, the English language premiere of Prix-Italia winning Radio France podcast Inside Kabul, new seasons of Commons, canadaLANDBACK, and The Backbench, and urgent news and insightful analysis from longtime favorites Canadaland, Short Cuts,...
Over the course of the next nine months, Canadaland will release a dynamic lineup that includes four original new series, the English language premiere of Prix-Italia winning Radio France podcast Inside Kabul, new seasons of Commons, canadaLANDBACK, and The Backbench, and urgent news and insightful analysis from longtime favorites Canadaland, Short Cuts,...
- 2/26/2024
- Podnews.net
The second season of Alrawabi School for Girls focuses on the perils of exposing teenagers to social media. Directed by Tima Shomali, the second season of Alrawabi School for Girls is as epic as the first season focusing on elements of greed, lust, and desires altogether. Sarah gets trapped in a mesh of her own dreams, desperate to make herself visible. In a quest to become popular, she engages in fake friendships, eventually leading to her downfall. Will Sarah become popular? What events will lead to Sarah’s downfall eventually? Does Farah commit suicide in the end? Let’s find the answers to these questions!
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Sarah Want To Be Friends With Tasneem?
Sarah would do anything just to become a part of the popular girl gang at her school. All she wanted was to be noticed by everyone. Sarah asked for over-expensive gadgets from her parents...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Sarah Want To Be Friends With Tasneem?
Sarah would do anything just to become a part of the popular girl gang at her school. All she wanted was to be noticed by everyone. Sarah asked for over-expensive gadgets from her parents...
- 2/15/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Film and media company Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Dig Me No Grave” from Djonny Chen’s prolific U.K.-based outfit Silent D Pictures. The deal was revealed at the Berlin European Film Market (EFM).
“Dig Me No Grave” follows the harrowing journey of an ageing hunter who embarks on a final quest for an elusive elk. His seemingly routine expedition takes a nightmarish turn when he becomes ensnared beneath the immense weight of a bear. Days of desperate survival ensue until a mysterious stranger rescues him, leading to intense events in the unforgiving wilderness.
The cast includes Warren Lee Hicks (“Renegades”), James Bryhan (“Shadow and Bone”) and Mark Strange (“B.R.I.”). The film is directed by Ranjeet S. Marwa (“Spring Lakes”) and written by Gary A. Piazza.
Silent D Pictures produces alongside Marwa’s Rocket Sky High Motion Pictures, with Matthew Helderman (“Clerks III”) and...
“Dig Me No Grave” follows the harrowing journey of an ageing hunter who embarks on a final quest for an elusive elk. His seemingly routine expedition takes a nightmarish turn when he becomes ensnared beneath the immense weight of a bear. Days of desperate survival ensue until a mysterious stranger rescues him, leading to intense events in the unforgiving wilderness.
The cast includes Warren Lee Hicks (“Renegades”), James Bryhan (“Shadow and Bone”) and Mark Strange (“B.R.I.”). The film is directed by Ranjeet S. Marwa (“Spring Lakes”) and written by Gary A. Piazza.
Silent D Pictures produces alongside Marwa’s Rocket Sky High Motion Pictures, with Matthew Helderman (“Clerks III”) and...
- 2/15/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
For Season 3 of “What We Do in the Shadows,” costume designer Laura Montgomery won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes. But when she and her team got to work on Season 4 of the FX comedy series, there was no time for a victory lap. The Emmy-winning series produced some of its most complex episodes yet in Season 4, including a wedding episode that had Montgomery working overtime to complete.
“When the script landed, I don’t want to say it was panic because we always knew a wedding was coming,” Montgomery tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “But we were already past our eyeballs in what we were currently shooting, which ‘The Night Market’ episode – which was one of our heaviest [in terms of costumes].”
SEEYana Gorskaya and Dane McMaster interview: ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ editors
With 10 days to prep for “The Wedding,...
“When the script landed, I don’t want to say it was panic because we always knew a wedding was coming,” Montgomery tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “But we were already past our eyeballs in what we were currently shooting, which ‘The Night Market’ episode – which was one of our heaviest [in terms of costumes].”
SEEYana Gorskaya and Dane McMaster interview: ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ editors
With 10 days to prep for “The Wedding,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Taika Waititi's supernatural New Zealand mockumentary movie "What We Do in the Shadows" is a modern classic filled with one-liners that have seeped their way into the public's collective consciousness. That's why it's a testament to FX's spinoff mockumentary show of the same name — created by the "Wwdits" film's co-star, co-writer, and co-director Jemaine Clement — that it's managed to not only stand on its own but in some ways surpass Waititi's vampiric horror-comedy, creatively-speaking.
The FX series centers on a pack of bloodsuckers in Staten Island who are just as hilarious and endearing as those in Waititi's movie, with the benefit of having multiple seasons to flesh out their personalities and expand upon the film's themes. Joining them is Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz, a much put-upon familiar whose dynamic with his blood-thirsty "master," Nandor (Kayvan Novak), is a far more nuanced depiction of a toxic,...
The FX series centers on a pack of bloodsuckers in Staten Island who are just as hilarious and endearing as those in Waititi's movie, with the benefit of having multiple seasons to flesh out their personalities and expand upon the film's themes. Joining them is Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz, a much put-upon familiar whose dynamic with his blood-thirsty "master," Nandor (Kayvan Novak), is a far more nuanced depiction of a toxic,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
It should be one of the most famous TV casting stories out there. Two days before production began on “What We Do in the Shadows,” Harvey Guillen, now known for playing the vampires’ human servant Guillermo, wasn’t in pre-production — in fact, he hadn’t even been cast.
“It was Martin Luther King weekend, on a Sunday, and I knew they started production that Tuesday,” Guillén told IndieWire over Zoom. “I booked it on a Sunday afternoon, through Taika [Waititi] and Jemaine [Clement]. I had to call my agents and tell them that I booked it — they didn’t even call them, they called me directly and one day later I was in a fitting and the next day I was on set.”
Guillen was one of the only actors auditioned from the United States, the other being contenders for Mark Proksch’s role as energy vampire Colin Robinson. But when a...
“It was Martin Luther King weekend, on a Sunday, and I knew they started production that Tuesday,” Guillén told IndieWire over Zoom. “I booked it on a Sunday afternoon, through Taika [Waititi] and Jemaine [Clement]. I had to call my agents and tell them that I booked it — they didn’t even call them, they called me directly and one day later I was in a fitting and the next day I was on set.”
Guillen was one of the only actors auditioned from the United States, the other being contenders for Mark Proksch’s role as energy vampire Colin Robinson. But when a...
- 1/3/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
“What We Do in the Shadows” costume designer Laura Montgomery still can’t believe she’s an Emmy winner. In Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel, she calls her Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes victory from September “surreal and surprising” and adds, “It was just really nice to be recognized in that group [of nominees] as a 22-minute vampire comedy show! It’s kind of still mind-blowing to me.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
As she reveals, “We’re shooting Season 5 right now, so the show really feels like a family. A win or a nomination for any department feels like a win for everyone. We really recognize the fact that we’re all being recognized. People watch the show because of the writing and the performances and the production design — all of it kind of comes together.”
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do in the Shadows’ showrunner) is grateful for the Emmy love,...
As she reveals, “We’re shooting Season 5 right now, so the show really feels like a family. A win or a nomination for any department feels like a win for everyone. We really recognize the fact that we’re all being recognized. People watch the show because of the writing and the performances and the production design — all of it kind of comes together.”
SEEPaul Simms (‘What We Do in the Shadows’ showrunner) is grateful for the Emmy love,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
This What We Do in The Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 9
While not quite achingly funny, What We Do in the Shadows’ season 4 episode 9, is about growing pains. “Freddie” is a sad, and somewhat cruel installment in the Staten Island vampire saga. We finally learn who Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) has been covertly sharing stolen moments of cell phone intimacy with, but it brings double the trouble. While a certain freakish draw to Nadja’s (Natasia Demetriou) vampire club Nadja’s wants an increase in pay but grows in size instead.
Nadja’s is so swarming with guests, a denim cape doesn’t cut it at the velvet rope. The vampire club and its resident creepy performer have gotten on the radar of human celebrity guests. Fran Liebowitz is on an upcoming guest list because “she says what we’re all thinking,” according to Nadja,...
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 9
While not quite achingly funny, What We Do in the Shadows’ season 4 episode 9, is about growing pains. “Freddie” is a sad, and somewhat cruel installment in the Staten Island vampire saga. We finally learn who Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) has been covertly sharing stolen moments of cell phone intimacy with, but it brings double the trouble. While a certain freakish draw to Nadja’s (Natasia Demetriou) vampire club Nadja’s wants an increase in pay but grows in size instead.
Nadja’s is so swarming with guests, a denim cape doesn’t cut it at the velvet rope. The vampire club and its resident creepy performer have gotten on the radar of human celebrity guests. Fran Liebowitz is on an upcoming guest list because “she says what we’re all thinking,” according to Nadja,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This What We Do in The Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 6
Speak now, because you’ll be holding your peace for the duration of What We Do in the Shadows’ “The Wedding,” if Laszlo (Matt Berry) has anything to say about it. Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak) is living up to his name. The once-living and still blood-thirsty medieval warlord will stop at nothing to procure the perfect wedding, and sees only treachery and betrayal in its path. His campaign is almost Shakespearean in its tragic comedy, and plays out well for the groundlings.
The quest for the perfect mix of matrimonial makings grinds the Best Man, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), magnificently under its weight. The former-familiar now bodyguard-and-embezzling-bookkeeper bottles more conflicting emotions and anguish than a Djinn’s (Anoop Desaigenie) lamp could contain, so when Guillermo cracks in his first onscreen appearance, it is a wish fulfilled.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 6
Speak now, because you’ll be holding your peace for the duration of What We Do in the Shadows’ “The Wedding,” if Laszlo (Matt Berry) has anything to say about it. Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak) is living up to his name. The once-living and still blood-thirsty medieval warlord will stop at nothing to procure the perfect wedding, and sees only treachery and betrayal in its path. His campaign is almost Shakespearean in its tragic comedy, and plays out well for the groundlings.
The quest for the perfect mix of matrimonial makings grinds the Best Man, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), magnificently under its weight. The former-familiar now bodyguard-and-embezzling-bookkeeper bottles more conflicting emotions and anguish than a Djinn’s (Anoop Desaigenie) lamp could contain, so when Guillermo cracks in his first onscreen appearance, it is a wish fulfilled.
- 8/10/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This What We Do in The Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 4
It is an agonizing pleasure to see the Staten Island vampires mingle with others who are not quite of their sort, but different nonetheless. What We Do in the Shadows season 4 episode 4, “The Night Market,” benefits from the change of scenery and the creative creatures who mingle after hours.
Against all odds, the vampire club Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) opened in “The Grand Opening,” is doing remarkably well. Especially considering its main act is a creepy tap-dancing energy vampire child, and only four out of five club fatalities are human. This moves What We Do in the Shadows once again into workplace comedy territory, and there is a serious problem in personnel.
One of the ways What We Do in the Shadows differs from shows like The Office or Superstore is Human Resources...
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 4
It is an agonizing pleasure to see the Staten Island vampires mingle with others who are not quite of their sort, but different nonetheless. What We Do in the Shadows season 4 episode 4, “The Night Market,” benefits from the change of scenery and the creative creatures who mingle after hours.
Against all odds, the vampire club Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) opened in “The Grand Opening,” is doing remarkably well. Especially considering its main act is a creepy tap-dancing energy vampire child, and only four out of five club fatalities are human. This moves What We Do in the Shadows once again into workplace comedy territory, and there is a serious problem in personnel.
One of the ways What We Do in the Shadows differs from shows like The Office or Superstore is Human Resources...
- 7/27/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This What We Do in The Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 3
What We Do in the Shadows season 4 episode 3, “The Grand Opening,” opens with great promise. Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) is beside herself with excitement, she’s even wearing matching red hats. The line to get into her new vampire nightclub, Nadja’s, stretches around the block. She’s booked the most famous vampire DJ, Richie Suck (Affion Crockett), as the premiere act.
“Gonna bust loose, on the club roof, drinking ‘Throat Juice,’” Nadja intones, relishing the lyrics of his biggest hit in anticipation of the club’s debut. The exquisite agony of expectation is high. There are so many things which can go wrong, what will tumble first?
In “Reunion,” Nadja bemoaned about how the International Vampiric Council belittled her brilliant bloodsucking cash scheme as amateurish and clichéd. The condensation of her short...
What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Episode 3
What We Do in the Shadows season 4 episode 3, “The Grand Opening,” opens with great promise. Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) is beside herself with excitement, she’s even wearing matching red hats. The line to get into her new vampire nightclub, Nadja’s, stretches around the block. She’s booked the most famous vampire DJ, Richie Suck (Affion Crockett), as the premiere act.
“Gonna bust loose, on the club roof, drinking ‘Throat Juice,’” Nadja intones, relishing the lyrics of his biggest hit in anticipation of the club’s debut. The exquisite agony of expectation is high. There are so many things which can go wrong, what will tumble first?
In “Reunion,” Nadja bemoaned about how the International Vampiric Council belittled her brilliant bloodsucking cash scheme as amateurish and clichéd. The condensation of her short...
- 7/20/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Parisa Fakhri (Seal Team) is the latest recurring cast member announced for What We Do in the Shadows Season 4. The actress will be on the acclaimed comedy series based on Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s 2014 mockumentary feature for a total of seven episodes.
What We Do in the Shadows documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). In the shocking Season 3 finale, airing last October, Nandor, Guillermo and Nadja left Staten Island to go their separate ways while Laszlo stayed home to care for the creature that clawed its way out of the chest cavity of the deceased Colin Robinson — aka Baby Colin.
This season, the vampires return to Staten Island to find their mansion on...
What We Do in the Shadows documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). In the shocking Season 3 finale, airing last October, Nandor, Guillermo and Nadja left Staten Island to go their separate ways while Laszlo stayed home to care for the creature that clawed its way out of the chest cavity of the deceased Colin Robinson — aka Baby Colin.
This season, the vampires return to Staten Island to find their mansion on...
- 7/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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