By Anne Brodie Let’s look at two Canadian music artists that make us proud, even as I remind you about Canada Film Day on April 16th. Neil Young: Coastal in the intimate documentary on the singer songwriter touring post COVID-19, shot and directed by Young’s longtime partner Daryl Hannah, …
Canada Film Day Soon! Dog Saves Souls, Stellar Indian Wedding, Dying for Sex, William Tell Tale, and Hospital Disaster Suds.
BY ANNE BRODIE Not to early to "flag" Canada Film Day on April 16th so you can plan your celebration of us, our culture, artistry, and elbows up pride. We will celebrate with a massive show of "our" content on all platforms, two thousand films in all - in one day. Talk about Oh, Canada! - and a …
When News Becomes Noise: CTV’s Capitulation to Political Pressure Undermines Journalism
CTV fires Rachel Gilmore and has once again demonstrated whose voices carry weight in their newsroom. Spoiler, it's not those of dedicated women journalists, and it's not the Canadian public. https://www.instagram.com/p/DH69uaPRa7Q/ In 2022, they unceremoniously dismissed Lisa …
The Weight Of This Moment Is Real. So Is Our Strength.
Someone I’ve been thinking about a lot these past few days is my grandmother. Not because we were particularly close — in fact, I barely knew her, growing up in another province — but because in moments like this, it feels natural to reach back. To draw a line between ourselves and the generations …
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From Heaven to Hell, Palm Springs, Argentina, Hollywood, Scarborough, and a Toronto Library.
By Anne Brodie Misericordia (“compassion or empathy”) is an unsettling, unobvious thriller, a quiet but gale force knockout that may leave viewers gasping. Alain Guiraudie’s adaptation of the novel Stranger By The Lake, the French, Spanish and Portuguese co-pro is extraordinary – clever, sneaky …