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Václav Marhoul's dark odyssey The Painted Bird follows a young orphan boy wandering through an identified Eastern European country in the closing days of World War II. The boy's episodic adventures are appalling, poignant and defy the idea of human goodness, he looks for food and a place to rest. …
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By Anne Brodie Rod Lurie’s The Outpost is finally available on VOD in Canada as of Tuesday. Based on Jake Tapper’s book of the same name, it’s a military thriller covering events of The Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan in 2009 when US soldiers were trapped in a geographically hazardous valley, …
By Anne Brodie. Downtown Abbey’s shy flower Lady Edith played by Laura Carmichael, scandalously gave birth to a baby out of wedlock and handed it over to others to raise while she figured out what to do. Carmichael stars as Aggie in the new Australian thriller series The Secrets She Keeps on …
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By Anne Brodie Tom Hanks says he’s bitterly disappointed that his new filmthe WWII thriller Greyhound, isn’t being held for release on the big screen. No wonder. Hanks, who wrote the screenplay, based on The Good Shepherd by C S Forester, stars as Captain Ernest Krause, in charge of a fleet of 37 …
Continue Reading about Tom Hanks’ War Saga, Charlize Theron Wows, a Classic Play to Die For, Plus ….
By Anne Brodie Filmmaker Atom Egoyan's creepily chilling character study Guest of Honour follows a food inspector as he zeroes in on a couple running a restaurant. Egoyan once owned an eatery on Toronto's Queen St West strip and the experience inspired this strange tale. Thewlis' …
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