"Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes" - Andy Warhol. The pop-art genius and touchstone for a generation of New York artists, musicians, and stars poked convention, making masterpieces out of Polaroids of the famous, Campbell's Tomato Soup cans, Brillo Pads, and his motley crew at the …
February’s Notoriously Dark Offerings, with a Little Fun in Film, TV and Streaming.
By Anne Brodie Dark, as ever, gritty as ever, but in a surprisingly analog métier, The Batman untangles the origins story of Bruce Wayne's justice-seeking alter ego Batman in his sophomore year fighting crime and his sworn enemies, The Riddler and The Penguin. Gotham City's Mayor is murdered in …
Molly Parker and Clifton Collins, Jr. Star in an Intimate Portrait of Middle Age in Jockey.
Jockey's Molly Parker and Clifton Collins, Jr. - Ruth and Jackson - are at a stage of reckoning. Jackson's many injuries over decades of racing horses will soon rob him of his beloved career, while he prepares for the next championship. Ruth looks on, broken-hearted. That's when an aspiring young …
Meet the Stars of the Fact-Based Series The Porter as They Embrace Historic Struggles for Black Equity in Canada.
CBC/ BET+ ambitious Black-led dramatic series The Porter chronicles the rich history of Black train conductors in Canada, their role in opening the country while enduring horrific working conditions and fighting to unionise. It also spotlights the nurses of the Black Cross, a group created to serve …
Plenty to Entertain and Soothe Your Soul This Week!
By Anne Brodie Scarborough from directors Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson and writer Catherine Hernandez is set in a low-income enclave in eastern Toronto. Its diverse population is well represented in three families whose children attend the same breakfast and literacy program run by a nurturing …
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