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By Anne Brodie Canadian author and filmmaker Durga Chew-Bose’s feature film debut, a remake of the 1958 film Bonjour Tristesse based on Françoise Sagan’s novel is extraordinarily seductive. Widower Raymond (Claes Bang) is spending a relaxed summer on the French coast with his daughter …
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When was the last time you walked through the beauty section of your local drugstore or department store, or heaven forbid, searched for something online? It’s overwhelming to say the least, and the reality is most of them are pretty useless. For starters, the bulk of the work for your skin starts …
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Today a jury selected Universal Language to represent Canada as a contender for the Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars@. Julie Roy, Executive Director and CEO of Telefilm Canada announced the choice during an online news conference this afternoon, accompanied by the filmmakers …
As the summer winds down, now is the perfect time to pause and truly be present with your loved ones. It's easy to get swept up in the rush of planning and thinking ahead to what's next, but before diving into the hustle, let's take a collective breath and savour these moments. This time of year …
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BY ANNE BRODIE Jackie Shane was a Black trans singer from the American South whose remarkable personal and musical legacy is revived in the NFB documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. She found refuge in Toronto’s Yonge Street club scene that she loved and that loved back; her …
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