In 2011, Latoya Ammons, her three children and her mother moved into a home in Gary, Indiana. What followed beggars the imagination, but is well-documented by health, government and city officials. The family was possessed by demonic forces. Lee Daniels, never one to shy away from bold material, cast The Deliverance carefully, with respected actors who would help audiences understand… View Post
Reclaiming Joy: A Journey of Resilience and Rediscovery
Over my summer vacation I found myself reflecting on the mental toll that my work (and life) sometimes takes. While seeking out great, uplifting stories to share with you, I am constantly bombarded with stressful stories and negative energies that can be especially draining. Fortunately, through years of self-work, I’ve learned to recognize when to hit the reset button—changing the… View Post
Challenges and Progress with Pay Equity: The Journey So Far
Well, we’ve made it. We’ve reached the conclusion of What She Said’s six-part series in collaboration with Ontario’s Pay Equity Office, and if there’s one thing that is crystal clear, it’s that the fight for pay equity is far from over. Over the course of this series we’ve discussed significant pay equity challenges and solutions. From understanding the gender wage… View Post
Filmmaker Lee Daniels Loves a Risk. His latest, The Deliverance, Based on a True, Mind-Boggling Case of Demonic Possession Stars Glenn Close and Andra Day.
Glenn Close and Andra Day are a mother and daughter caring for her three children and enduring what seems to be family demonic possession. This situation is rarely treated with respect, but Lee Daniel’s The Deliverance does. It is based on the true story of the experiences of Latoya Ammons and her family, well-documented by medical and government officials. Something’s… View Post
Sex, Death, Camping, Transformation, Exorcism, Apes, Penguins etc. Yep.
By Anne Brodie Toronto’s Revue Cinema presents Caligula: The Ultimate Cut today, one of the most provocative mass market films of the seventies. From Bob Guccione and directed officially by Tinto Brass it stars some of the UK’s most respected stage actors- Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud and many more, some you might not… View Post
Billionaires Are Not Your Friend: The High Cost of Excess Wealth in Society
After a recent interview with Diana Sarosi from Oxfam Canada about the growing disparity in global wealth I was reminded of a TED Talk by Nick Hanauer titled “Beware, Fellow Plutocrats, the Pitchforks are Coming.” His message, about the widening chasm between the haves and the have-nots, has lived rent-free in my head since I first watched it in 2014…. View Post
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