It’s not just Natalie Portman’s astounding performance in Jackie that makes this fictional biopic so compelling – it’s the storytelling. Director Pablo Lorrain’s brutalist approach changes our idea of who Jacqueline Kennedy may have been. We follow her in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination more …
Imitations of Life: The Films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Review by Anne Brodie
Cinematheque at TIFF Bell Lightbox Until Dec 23rd The late, great German auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s contributions to film have been widely acknowledged. The cinematic universe he creates is ordinary and extraordinary, melodramatic and mundane, operatic and obtuse, cruel and loving, …
Make the Most of Every Moment you Have! By Alli Mang
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” — Leon C. Megginson This was me, almost seven years ago. An orange sized tumour had been removed from the mesenteric wall of my small intestine …
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Interview with John Madden, director of Miss Sloane starring Jessica Chastain – by Anne Brodie
Jessica Chastain presents a new kind of feminine hero in Miss Sloane – or anti-hero depending on your point of view. She’s extraordinary and brilliant, a bruisingly cunning woman in a powerful position as an anti-gun lobbyist. She moves forward like a shark, never looking at the damage she’s caused …
Sun Vs Ski Holidays by Kathy Buckworth
When the first snowflakes fly, Canadians react in two different ways. “Yikes it’s snowing; I’d better book a sun holiday!”, or “Yay it’s snowing; I’d better book a ski holiday!” Whether the flurries make you run for your swimsuit or dash for your snowsuit, both sun and ski holidays have their up …
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