About Me…
I sometimes go by the handle of D.K. Latta and I'm a Canadian sometimes fiction writer and opine about pop culture. Traditionally this blog was focused (mostly) on Canadian film & TV -- but I've started to expand that more. So I also ruminate on SF, radio drama, and comic books.
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Category Archives: Canadian film and TV
What’s in a Name? Superheroes and National Identity
This is part of my irregular series of posts looking behind-the-scenes at the prose superhero collection, Masques & Capes: An Imaginary History. Obviously I’m hoping to promote the book, but I’m also reflecting on comic book superheroes, cultural identity, and … Continue reading
Behind-the-Scenes: The Canadian Film Biz..and Superheroes!
Today: another in my irregular series of behind-the-scenes pieces detailing some of the creative process behind the stories in my collection of Canadian superhero prose tales, Masques & Capes: An Imaginary History. Now, obviously, a writer banging on about the … Continue reading
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Exploring Canadian Identity in Canadian TV
Just a link to my most recent Canadian film/TV rant at Huffington Post Canada — uh, I mean, considered opinion — on Canadian film & TV and cultural identity. Y’know, my usual bedbug. This time inspired by a tweet essay … Continue reading
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Behind-the-Scenes Story: “The Sinister Affair of the Group of Eight”
In my desire to promote my short story collection of Canadian superhero stories that span from the 1930s to today, I’m going to post a few pieces delving into individual stories and some of the creative decisions I made (obviously … Continue reading
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Blogging About Canadian Comics
I’ve been on a bit of a kick recently writing about superhero comics — and especially Canadian superhero comics. Traditionally this blog was mostly concerned with talking about Canadian film & TV. But my interests have always been broader, and … Continue reading
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Another Great Canadian Babes List (2014)
And now we return to that frivolous but oh-so culturally imperative theme — Hot Canadian Babes! About two years ago I posted a list of 33 Hottest Canadian Babes (specifically actresses rather than models or other celebrities). Part of the … Continue reading
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The Wrong About “The Right Kind of Wrong”
(And no — I don’t know why there are no paragraph breaks! Technology sucks!) Canadian film seems to go through phases. Much to my surprise there’s been a recent spat of something that used to be a fairly rare beast … Continue reading
Wherefore the Golden Reel Award?
A Huff Post link to my post about the Canadian Screen Awards, the Golden Reel Award (for best box office) and does i make any sense to award it to movies like The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones?
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“Remedy” and Race (connected by alliteration, not content)
I haven’t been linking to my Huff Post pieces as regularly — ’cause I’m not sure if it really drives anyone to ’em. 🙂 (I should start posting a few original pieces here again, and might in a few days). … Continue reading
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19-2 and the French-English Dilemma
Another Huff Post, this one getting started by considering the new cop drama 19-2, an English-language remake of a French-language original, and asking whether Quebec movies and TV are really the answer to English-Canadian film and TV woes — and … Continue reading
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