Manchester-by-the-Sea, one of the most admired films at TIFF is a quiet stunner, starring Casey Affleck in a career-defining performance that may well earn him a Best Actor nomination/win. He plays a janitor named guardian to his teenaged nephew (Lucas Hedges) when his brother (Kyle Chandler) dies. …
The Sounds of Christmas: A holiday show in a 40’s radio station
In a few short weeks, the delights of the winter season will be upon us: snow will fall, children will make snowmen, the holiday decorations will be up and you won’t be able to drive down a street without seeing the twinkle of white lights on a tree. But this year you can really get a glimpse of the …
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Top Getaways for Canadians – by Kathy Buckworth
When Canadians are asked where they would go, if they only had one vacation a year (which many of us do, or maybe not even an annual getaway), the top choice was clear; a beach vacation. Given our long harsh winters, across the country, this is not a surprise. And where are we going? According to …
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Magic, Revenge, Teen Angst, Life Imitating Art Imitating Life and an Artist | Reviews by Anne Brodie
Harry Potter penner J. K. Rowling has created a second franchise based on the adventures of writer and magic devotee Newt Scamander beginning in 1926 in New York. Eddie Redmayne is Newt in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (David Yates) the first of five films coming our way from now till …
The Power of Language, Love, the Need to Understand and Oscar. This Week at the Movies by Anne Brodie
At its heart, Arrival is a story about love, mortality and the power of a word. Montreal’s great filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s interspecies love story takes place in a universe where time, space and the limitations of the human mind are erased to reveal a fuller richer experience of being alive. Amy …