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By Anne BrodieThe multi-festival award winning The President’s Cake (Mamlaket al-Qasab) is set in 1990 in the failing state of Iraq under Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship under UN-backed sanctions. Turmoil, constant government surveillance, fear of arrests and widespread shortages of food and …
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By Anne BrodieKaley Cuoco best known for her comedic roles goes dark, bewildered and terrified in the MGM /ROAR series Vanished which she also executive produced. The four-parter thriller finds her character Alice, a rising star archaeologist and her boyfriend Tom (Sam Claflin) touring Europe. …
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By Anne BrodieFrom Toronto’s experiential filmmaker and iconoclast Matt Johnson comes Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Don’t ask me what genre it is – I’m stumped. Its many genres except romance, maybe bromance, crammed together in a frantic collage of ideas, co-written and co-directed by …
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By Anne BrodieCanada’s reputation for humour got the boost of a lifetime in 1976 when the sketch comedy series SCTV (Second City TV) landed. It was revolutionary, featuring superb writing and the talents of an extraordinary ensemble of actors - Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, the late, great …
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By Anne BrodieIn 1984, the Jessop family lived in a green and white farmhouse, formerly Poker’s Paradise Antiques, set back from Leslie Street, the driveway lined by big trees. The youngest child, nine-year-old Christine went missing on Oct 3. and sadly, three months later, her …
Continue Reading about Christine Jessop Remembered in New Doc Series from Folklaur Chevrier.
