A Matter of Fat: Inside the Cruel and Unusual Crash Diets of the 1960s
Diets have long thrived at the intersection of desperation and gullibility. Check out these alternately hilarious and disturbing films about crash diets.
Films
Here you’ll find musings, histories, critiques, and behind-the-scenes info on some of the more than 2,000 films (animations, documentaries, fiction) and interactive projects we’re streaming on NFB.ca.
In the Flesh: Watch I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling on NFB.ca
This intriguing and at times hilarious vintage film suggests tactics for "beefing up", living long, and living strong. Suggesting that our sedentary lives are killing us, I Was A Ninety-Pound Weakling offers some particularly mid-20th-century solutions for success.
The NFB’s 5 Biggest Box Office Successes
I am absolutely fascinated by the nuts and bolts of film distribution. I am doubly interested in theatrical distribution and why some films do well while others do not. So...
Michel Brault (1928-2013)
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of one of the founders of Québec cinema, the great Michel Brault. He succumbed to a heart attack on...
Music Has the Right to Children
“Film is the medium to express my feelings about music.” – Norman McLaren Our sense of hearing is essential to our everyday lives, yet the rich world of sound that surrounds...
Nobody Waved Good-bye: The Little Film That Could
In 1984, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked Nobody Waved Good-bye number 9 on their list of the top 10 Canadian feature films of all time. Read about how the film evolved and how it became such a seminal work.
Hand in Hand: Watch 2 Films about Our Quintessential Tool
Discover Donald Winkler's In Praise of Hands and Faces of the Hand, by Tamás Wormser: 2 evocative docs about our quintessential tool.
Speak Up! A New Thematic Spotlight to Explore on NFB.ca
This month, NFB.ca is inviting you to Speak Up! Discover our special programming celebrating the power of the public voice.
Freeze! Watch 2 Gritty Cop Flicks on NFB.ca
Check out Station 10 and Whistling Smith, 2 gritty cop films about Canadian crooks and the policemen who chase after them.
(Relatively) Pain-Free Sketching
Animator Cordell Barker returns for a quick post on the pains of sketching and the tablet apps that significantly lessen them.
Playing With Fire: Watch Zlatko Grgić’s Hot Stuff on NFB.ca
Enjoy a hilarious reminder of the perils of playing with fire with this short cartoon by celebrated Croatian animator Zlatko Grgić.
How I Spent My Summer… Working
I always seem to be working long hours during the summer months while everyone else seems to be living a life and embracing the heat. At least, that’s how I...