Molly Shannon has pretty much toiled under the radar in recent years, in small roles and guest appearances, but she jets back to relevance in Madeleine Olnek’s excellent biopic Wild Nights with Emily. Shannon lowers the registers on her comic rawness to deliver a warm, funny, engaging, even …
Interview: Patricia Rozema’s ‘Mouthpiece’ is a unique approach about the universal pain of loss
Patricia Rozema’s 'Mouthpiece' follows a thirty-year-old Toronto woman for a short time, from the death of her mother to the funeral and eulogy. Cassandra’s in a tough place, trying to reconcile a lifetime with her mother and feel her feelings while organising the funeral and reception. It’s the …
Rocketman’s Blast from the Past Gloriously Outré, Two Huge Legal Fails, Downton Abbey Redux Prep, Angels, Devils, Designers and Keanu Reeves Alert!
Taron Egerton vigorously assumes the persona of young Elton John in the musical fantasy Rocketman. which is markedly different from straight ahead Bohemian Rhapsody. Dexter Fletcher’s supple musical fantasy more akin to a stage play than biopic uses set pieces that flow into one another, tightly and …
Japanese confectionery LeTao opens in Toronto
Now open at 356 College St, LeTao is a Japanese confectionery that just marked their 20th anniversary this year. LeTao can be found in every major Asia city (Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China) and now, the first location outside of Asia can be found in downtown …
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Disney’s New Aladdin Comes from Markham, Ontario! An Emotional Gordon Lightfoot Doc, Shakespeare’s Private Life Spilled, Ebola Came Too Close for Comfort IRL, The Mennonite Mob, Hayley Mills and the 29th Annual Inside Out Film Festival. Enjoy!
More than a generation ago, Disney’s animated Aladdin was a major, pop culture landmark. Jasmine was a new kind of Disney Princess! It spawned a series of film and tv sequels. [youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HrmBXgiwDU" width="500" height="300"] We’re excited this time out …