It’s not unusual for a city to double for another metropolis in movies. New Yorkers have long been able to spot when Toronto has been substituted for the Big Apple. Matthew Rankin, though, has gone ...

On Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., authors C. Shadow Fox and Lee Two Hawks invites the public to a special “Meet ...

Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language” is likely the first story to take place in its setting: an alternate Winnipeg, Canada, where the Persian language is dominant, wild turkeys freely roam the ...

On the heels of its world premiere at Cannes, Matthew Rankin‘s comedy Universal Language has been named as Canada’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. The ...

Matthew Rankin’s Farsi- and French-language offbeat homage to Iranian cinema bowed in Cannes and will also screen in Toronto. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The absurdist comedy in the Farsi and ...

There is a good chance that “Universal Language,” the latest feature from writer, director and actor Matthew Rankin, will earn some well-intentioned if superficial comparisons to the work of Wes ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana International Choral Festival is happening this week. The sweet sounds of music from around the world. Language not a barrier. Renown conductor Dr. Anton Armstrong held a ...

— Public attention has of late been frequently called to the Volapük, or universal language, invented by the German linguist, John Martin Schleyer. It is said to consist of the best of over twenty ...