Tim Burton’s Burtonesque Dumbo is exactly what we’d expect from the master of otherworldly, amusing goth. Moody sets, lighting, art design and weather are gloomy-to-dark, shot in waxing / waning golden hours or by night or in storms; things are best seen by candlelight or by limelight. But nothing …
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Starring Indian Acting Legend Anupam Kher
One of India’s busiest actors, Anupam Kher is known for his prodigious body of work - 421 screen appearances! - not just in India but around the world, on the BBC, American network television, drama, comedy, period stories and contemporary works. Kher takes on a devastating event in Hotel Mumbai, a …
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Jessica Lucas Stars in ‘The Murders’ on CityTV
Vancouver’s Jessica Lucas returned home from Los Angeles last year with her very own homicide mystery series last year. The Murders, an eight-part police procedural on CityTV follows rookie homicide detective Kate Jameson as she begins a new chapter of her life. She’s smart, dedicated and ambitious …
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Greed is Good, 2019, Bonnie & Clyde Redux, Cruel Intentions ReUp, Disney+ On Its Way News, New Streaming Services Busting Out All Over
Montreal’s Kim Nguyen’s The Hummingbird Project’s a classic business thriller set in a world that’s unfamiliar to most of us, high stakes trading. It tells a gripping, fast-moving story that reveals the dark underside of institutions we depend upon. Jesse Eisenberg plays a frenetic Wall Street …
Idris Elba plays a “manny” and he’s adorable, an Icelandic woman makes a stunning ecological statement, National Canadian Film Day & more
One of my favourite days on our national film calendar is just a month away. National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) is April 17. Prepare to be entertained by Canadian films to be shown in community spaces, free of charge from sea to sea to sea in “the world’s largest film festival”. Eight hundred …