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A sold-out World Premiere on #TIFF24’ opening day and an enormous singalong street celebration of The Hip’s four-part doc The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal gave fans all the feels. They showed their love and excitement as well as that unmistakable Canadian bond. The doc screens at TIFF Sept …
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By Anne Brodie Azazel Jacob’s Netflix’s His Three Daughters concerns three estranged daughters (Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon) who gather to watch over their dying, beloved father Vinny (Jay O. Sanders). Coon’s Katie, the eldest daughter is always angry, and Olsen’s …
By Anne Brodie Canadian author and filmmaker Durga Chew-Bose’s feature film debut, a remake of the 1958 film Bonjour Tristesse based on Françoise Sagan’s novel is extraordinarily seductive. Widower Raymond (Claes Bang) is spending a relaxed summer on the French coast with his daughter …
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Today a jury selected Universal Language to represent Canada as a contender for the Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars@. Julie Roy, Executive Director and CEO of Telefilm Canada announced the choice during an online news conference this afternoon, accompanied by the filmmakers …
BY ANNE BRODIE Jackie Shane was a Black trans singer from the American South whose remarkable personal and musical legacy is revived in the NFB documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. She found refuge in Toronto’s Yonge Street club scene that she loved and that loved back; her …
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