tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post3708118048625664069..comments2023-05-31T08:29:46.195-06:00Comments on Voyages Extraordinaires: 350 Years of the Hudson's Bay Company on FilmCory Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-41265579997530923812020-03-08T10:30:28.934-06:002020-03-08T10:30:28.934-06:00I enjoyed reading this very informative piece! It&...I enjoyed reading this very informative piece! It's weird to think that now more and more Hudson Bay department stores are closing doors...Virginie Pronovosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690434044034618183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-67968782328049572542020-03-07T21:26:43.467-07:002020-03-07T21:26:43.467-07:00Not to brag, but I think I even coined the term &q...Not to brag, but I think I even coined the term "Canuxploitation" during a prior O Canada! Blogathon :D<br /><br />But thank you nonetheless! There is such a wealth of stories in the annals of the fur trade... Just reading the first two of Peter C. Newman's HBC books would furnish endless material. It's too bad that we too readily think our own history is boring and shameful. Cory Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-80424147369534715702020-03-07T17:28:24.716-07:002020-03-07T17:28:24.716-07:00I remember seeing Hudson's Bay with Muni ages ...I remember seeing Hudson's Bay with Muni ages ago. I was a kid and got a kick out of Canada in a Hollywood movie. The historical background and context fascinates me. I can understand Hollywood looking north, but I can't understand their ignoring what was truly there for the usual stuff. Creatively, it is a shame.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418250904027917656.post-87880656462177827142020-03-07T13:48:09.508-07:002020-03-07T13:48:09.508-07:00First, you get bonus points for using the word &qu...First, you get bonus points for using the word "Canuxploitation".<br /><br />Secondly, thank you for such an interesting essay on HBC and filmmakers. It's interesting that HBC hasn't been the subject of a feature film for decades, even though there is SO MUCH material there.<br /><br />Thirdly, the footage from Alert Bay is fascinating. I was thinking, in viewing the clips you Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.com