by Kathy Buckworth “People find out the hard way that when the Swiss say a train leaves at 8:02, it leaves at 8:02.” Ah Swiss efficiency. In this land of cheese and chocolate, the next thing Switzerland is known for is its ability to run things like clockwork. When I checked my itinerary and found I would have to change… View Post
Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the sci-fi horror thriller Life, which is about as derivative as it gets. Astronauts are trapped onboard a spacecraft as an enemy threatens to wipe them out in the vein of Alien – and there is no one to help – Gravity – and so many others. How many times can we… View Post
Linda Thorson made international headlines in 1960 when she was chosen to star opposite Patrick Macnee in The Avengers, replacing Diana Rigg. It was a challenge but Thorson triumphed and today works as hard as ever in her hometown of Toronto and abroad. Thorson had her first taste of showbiz at the age of eight when she appeared onstage at… View Post
Movie & TV reviews by Anne Brodie, BFCA BTJA AWFJ TFCA FIPRESCI What the Belle? Disney’s hotly anticipated Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s live action adaptation of the old French fairy tale is a blast! So why the sour notes on Rotten Tomatoes? Stick with me. Emma Watson and Dan Stevens star in Bill Condon’s lushly decorative, sprightly and good natured… View Post
We had so much fun chatting with Adam Grove on ‘Pick A Number!’ LISTEN HERE
Canada’s own Elisha Cuthbert is a hockey wife, at work and at home. She’s Mary in Goon: Last of the Enforcers, a rambunctious party animal married to a hockey player and the lifestyle. In real life, the actress has been married to hockey superstar, the Ottawa Senators’ Dion Phaneuf since 2013. Mary is blunt and in-yer-face, a role that Cuthbert… View Post