Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
He/him. Physically disabled. Canadian-American; fond of rye toast, when he can get it. Dreams a little.
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I mean, RIGHT now. If two people, three people, or even just one person can send that, it'll help me out more than you imagine.
Venmo: @Matthew-Blanchette-15
PayPal: paypal.me/mblanchette311
Thanks. #SNAP #helpsky
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Apologies for the forename typo!
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Apologies for the forename typo!
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"Keeper" was decent. Osgood Perkins does great atmosphere but he kinda cobbles creepy images together and tries to make it make sense later, unlike "Longlegs". Tatiana Maslany is great in it.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Keeper" was decent. Osgood Perkins does great atmosphere but he kinda cobbles creepy images together and tries to make it make sense later, unlike "Longlegs". Tatiana Maslany is great in it.
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Mirren and Maslany played her at different ages in case that was confusing. Surprisingly excellent casting. They actually looked like they could be the same woman.
March 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Mirren and Maslany played her at different ages in case that was confusing. Surprisingly excellent casting. They actually looked like they could be the same woman.
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We watched a great movie last night, Woman in Gold, about the Klimt painting and the niece (played by Helen Mirren & Tatiana Maslany) of the woman in the painting and her efforts to recover the painting, which was stolen by the Nazis. Also starring Ryan Reynolds as the attorney.
March 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
We watched a great movie last night, Woman in Gold, about the Klimt painting and the niece (played by Helen Mirren & Tatiana Maslany) of the woman in the painting and her efforts to recover the painting, which was stolen by the Nazis. Also starring Ryan Reynolds as the attorney.
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One of my favorites. Love that cast and a good explanation for people about stolen art.
March 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
One of my favorites. Love that cast and a good explanation for people about stolen art.
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Glad to hear this! I love the cast.
March 15, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Glad to hear this! I love the cast.
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I feel like watching 2010 is absolutely necessary if you want to justify the incomprehensible ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
September 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I feel like watching 2010 is absolutely necessary if you want to justify the incomprehensible ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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First-time watch of 2010: THE YEAR WE MADE CONTACT. I had heard this was surprisingly solid, and indeed it was! Though hard not to be when you've got Roy Scheider anchoring your movie, and then John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, and Bob Balaban in the supporting cast. And Douglas Rain doing the HAL voice!
September 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
First-time watch of 2010: THE YEAR WE MADE CONTACT. I had heard this was surprisingly solid, and indeed it was! Though hard not to be when you've got Roy Scheider anchoring your movie, and then John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, and Bob Balaban in the supporting cast. And Douglas Rain doing the HAL voice!
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The immaculate 2AM vibes of this space-age documentary about the universe. Beautiful black and white live action cinematography and miniature models with serene voice over by Douglas Rain. Give it a watch.
youtu.be/48gIN4hGOdI?...
youtu.be/48gIN4hGOdI?...
Universe
YouTube video by NFB
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The immaculate 2AM vibes of this space-age documentary about the universe. Beautiful black and white live action cinematography and miniature models with serene voice over by Douglas Rain. Give it a watch.
youtu.be/48gIN4hGOdI?...
youtu.be/48gIN4hGOdI?...
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<a href="http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/im-sure-youll-agree-theres-some-truth-in-what-i-say" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/im-sure-youll-agree-theres-some-truth-in-what-i-say
"I'm Sure You'll Agree There's Some Truth in What I Say" - POV Magazine
This is the story of a voice, its documentary roots, its skilful theatricality, and its impact on the culture and technology. How Canadian actor Douglas Rain gave his voice to 2001: A Space Odyssey and changed cinema forever.
povmagazine.com
November 6, 2024 at 9:56 AM
<a href="http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/im-sure-youll-agree-theres-some-truth-in-what-i-say" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/im-sure-youll-agree-theres-some-truth-in-what-i-say
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" ... the paranoia that some in the UK film industry had about the Canadian accent, “that you’re going to ruin their film by going ‘oot’ and ‘aboot’, so back then I would just lie about being Canadian—-I would say I was from Minneapolis.”...
November 6, 2024 at 9:49 AM
" ... the paranoia that some in the UK film industry had about the Canadian accent, “that you’re going to ruin their film by going ‘oot’ and ‘aboot’, so back then I would just lie about being Canadian—-I would say I was from Minneapolis.”...
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Watching this Canadian short from the NFB about the Dundee-born journalist/politician and was impressed with the leading man's Scottish accent so I googled him to see if he was actually Scottish or not and it turns out he's Canadian and he's the freaking voice of HAL-9000
www.nfb.ca/film/william...
www.nfb.ca/film/william...
William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
This documentary short is a portrait of Scottish-born journalist, politician, and rebellion leader William Lyon McKenzie. The first mayor of Toronto, he was an important leader during the …
www.nfb.ca
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Watching this Canadian short from the NFB about the Dundee-born journalist/politician and was impressed with the leading man's Scottish accent so I googled him to see if he was actually Scottish or not and it turns out he's Canadian and he's the freaking voice of HAL-9000
www.nfb.ca/film/william...
www.nfb.ca/film/william...
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this reminds me of those nerd merch boxes that were popular in like mid 2010s, where they’d send you a box with a star wars shirt, star trek funko pop, tmnt oven mitt, and a how i met your mother lanyard or something. like no rhyme or reason they just assumed you are a fan of everything lmao
October 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
this reminds me of those nerd merch boxes that were popular in like mid 2010s, where they’d send you a box with a star wars shirt, star trek funko pop, tmnt oven mitt, and a how i met your mother lanyard or something. like no rhyme or reason they just assumed you are a fan of everything lmao
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LOOTCRATES LMAO those are so funny to look back on… they were trying to get alllll the YouTubers to sell them to me back in 2016 and just disappeared off the face of the Earth (wonder why) 😂
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
LOOTCRATES LMAO those are so funny to look back on… they were trying to get alllll the YouTubers to sell them to me back in 2016 and just disappeared off the face of the Earth (wonder why) 😂
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best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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An upcoming episode features a new Christmas song about Toronto written and performed by Steven Page!
best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
An upcoming episode features a new Christmas song about Toronto written and performed by Steven Page!
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Genuinely top tier CanCon lmao
best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Genuinely top tier CanCon lmao
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I directed the episode of MURDOCH MYSTERIES set in 1910 where they invented the internet AND the concept of the nude selfie.
best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I directed the episode of MURDOCH MYSTERIES set in 1910 where they invented the internet AND the concept of the nude selfie.
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Fun fact: Murdoch Mysteries has been running so long that the amount of cameos in it from all kinds of Canadian actors and other famous Canadians is truly wonderful to witness
best we've got right now is Murdoch Mysteries, a detective show set in late 1800's Toronto, where the lead characters regularly invent modern technology by accident. Detective Murdoch created the Roomba. Tatiana Maslany's brother plays a gay jewish cop. It's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Fun fact: Murdoch Mysteries has been running so long that the amount of cameos in it from all kinds of Canadian actors and other famous Canadians is truly wonderful to witness
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I think it was well before the seasons I worked on, but I'd always heard a Watts spinoff had been a consideration at some point, and that's all I know!
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think it was well before the seasons I worked on, but I'd always heard a Watts spinoff had been a consideration at some point, and that's all I know!
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he seems genuinely great, and I think they should give him a spin-off show (and let me just hang out on set, quietly in the background)
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
he seems genuinely great, and I think they should give him a spin-off show (and let me just hang out on set, quietly in the background)
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Daniel's one of my favourite actors to work with. The admiration is warranted!
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Daniel's one of my favourite actors to work with. The admiration is warranted!
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His character is gay, Jewish, AND neurodivergent. Maybe not canonically, but just watch a few episodes. Man’s got a circa-1900 spicy brain.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
His character is gay, Jewish, AND neurodivergent. Maybe not canonically, but just watch a few episodes. Man’s got a circa-1900 spicy brain.