By Anne Brodie John Candy was a giant of his generation. Physically big, yes, but in spirit, personality and comedy gifts, a behemoth. Born in Newmarket, Ontario and once established, a Queensville farm owner, his artistic journey to the top of the comedy heap was rapid. Colin Hanks and Ryan …
National Truth and Reconciliation Day – and Indigenous Film Fest Friday!
The ninth annual, three-day Weengushk International Film Festival and Cultural Event on Manitoulin Island launches Friday with a full slate of Canadian and global indigenous films, live storytelling, arts and culture and free virtual screenings. This year’s theme is Legacy Makers: Honouring Chiefs …
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Mothers and Daughters, Take an Early Peek:
TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAUGHTERS DAY WATCH ALLISON WILLIAMS & MCKENNA GRACE BECOME MOTHER & DAUGHTER IN THE NEW REGRETTING YOU FEATURETTE HERE️ REGRETTING YOU In Theatres October 24, 2025 …
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Surveillance Story Pulled, Beer, Priests, Mighty June Squibb, Rubes, and National Truth and Reconcilation Programming.
By Anne Brodie Let’s celebrate June Squibb! Hardworking, tiny, mighty, she has an uncanny acting gift - a mix of power and subtlety She’s enlivened more than 1oo films, including Nebraska for which she received an Oscar nomination, About Schmidt, The Humans and Thelma. First timer Scarlett …
Francis Ford Coppola, TIFF Faves Hit Theatres, a Beloved Freaky Outing, and a True Life Dating App Kerfuffle!
By Anne Brodie Five-time Oscar winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, The Godfather and more superb films cemented him as a great American filmmaker. But the shine was dulled in 2024 with the limited release of his fantasy epic Megalopolis set in modern-day New York standing in …