What if your mother was part of a mission to inhabit Mars who discover she’s pregnant and gives birth to you there? The young adult romdram The Space Between Us attempts to answer via Ethan, her child. He grows up in the high tech US space station on the vast inhospitable landscape of Mars, the …
James Quandt on Volcano: The Films of Anna Magnani | Interview by Anne Brodie
Film historian Barry Monush calls the late, great actress Anna Magnani "the volcanic earth mother of all Italian cinema." Others have described her breathlessly as “fierce, funny, and heartbreaking, Magnani remains one of the most electrifying presences ever to inhabit a movie screen.” "The …
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Living the year ‘naturally’: The top natural health trends of 2017
By: Michelle W. Book, CHFA in-house Holistic Nutritionist The new year brings a fresh start and new opportunities. It really is the perfect time to try and change some of your unhealthy habits: maybe in 2017 you want to exercise more, stress less or eat better. To help with your healthy …
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A Week of Canadian Icons, Doggos, Artists and Nudity! | Movie Reviews by Anne Brodie
German filmmaker Maran Ade’s awards darling Toni Erdmann is so appealing and quirky and funny that its nearly three hour length feels like *that*. Sandra Hüller plays a lonely business executive stalked by an irritating and yet somehow amusing man who changes his appearance with disguises and …
Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris | Interview by Anne Brodie
Nancy Lang Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris opens January 27 in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa and Calgary – with other cities to follow. Here is Steve Martin talking about Lawren …