By Anne Brodie Alert! The highly anticipated Michelle Obama documentary Becoming debuts on Netflix next Wednesday May 6th! Here’s a sneak preview. Never thought I’d see the day that the Scotty Bowers story of the 1940’s Hollywood gas station to the stars would be adapted for …
Jeff Barbany’s Pandemic Thriller Blood Quantum Zombie Thriller for the Times
By Anne Brodie Montreal filmmaker Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum was made on the Mi'gmaq reserve in Listuguj, Nova Scotia in 2016. There was no glimmer of a concept that a pandemic might be in place as his film about a zombie pandemic was due in theatres. But Covid19 showed up. His dystopian …
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Mood: At Least Things Aren’t This Bad, What to Watch to Feel Better Plus Overdue Beatles Joy!
By Anne Brodie Threads - Mick Jackson's excellent account of a fictional nuclear attack on Sheffield, England, and long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization. Contagion –Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded pandemic drama. Outbreak – Dustin Hoffman and Renee Russo battle a …
Michael Greyeyes Leads the Charge in Jeff Barnaby’s Zombie Apocalypse Thriller Blood Quantum.
By Anne Brodie Michael Greyeyes is an imposing figure in film, television, and theatre. The Canadian actor, director, dancer, and founding artistic director of Signal Theatre is having a remarkable professional moment. Greyeyes appears in HBO’s I Know This Much is True and True Detective, …
Meet Innu Actors Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao and Yami Gregoire Starring in Kuessipan
Kuessipan ("to you" in Innu) is a beautiful and heartbreaking story of childhood friends in Uashat May Mani-Utenam, Quebec, a remote Innu community. Myriam Verreault directs local first-timers/non-actors including Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao and Yami Gregoire who play Mikuan and Shaniss. They’re …