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Bruce McDonald | |
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| Born | May 28, 1959 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Roadkill (1989) Hard Core Logo (1996) Pontypool (2008) |
Bruce McDonald (born May 28, 1959) is a Canadian film and television director, writer, and producer.[1] Born in Kingston, Ontario,[2] he rose to prominence in the 1980s as part of the loosely-affiliated Toronto New Wave.[3]
McDonald has since directed more than a dozen features films over the course of his four-decade-long filmmaking career. The Hollywood Reporter has called him an "iconoclastic filmmaker".[4] Several of his films, ranging from mockumentaries to horror films, have attracted cult followings.[4]
His most notable films include Roadkill (1989), Highway 61 (1991), Hard Core Logo (1996), Pontypool (2008), Trigger (2010), and Hellions (2015).[4][5][6] Hard Core Logo has been frequently ranked amongst the greatest movies ever to come out of Canada.[7]
- ^ Cole, Stephen (March 6, 2009). "Zombies bring out the best in Bruce McDonald". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Director Bruce McDonald offers free film footage". CTVNews. October 30, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Bruce McDonald and Don McKellar's Deconstruction of Canadian Realism: Roadkill and Highway 61". offscreen.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Scheck, Frank (June 3, 2020). "'Dreamland': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ McEwan, Paul (January 2011). Bruce McDonald's 'Hard Core Logo'. ISBN 978-1-4426-1273-0.
- ^ "Canadian director Bruce McDonald's nightmare before Sundance". Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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