By Anne Brodie Harry Melling is making plenty of appearances these days – how fortunate we are! The young English actor has an uncanny gift for revealing character; he’s extraordinary in a classical way. He stars as Edgar Allen Poe, a cadet at West Point Academy in 1830 in the stunner The Pale Blue Eye by Scott Cooper. This haunting… View Post
By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley’s achingly poignant Women Talking is based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews concerns the women of an ultra-conservative religious colony in rebellion against generational sexual and domestic abuses by their men. Polley’s star-studded cast of Rooney Mara, Buckley, Claire Foy, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila Mccarthy, Michelle Mcleod, Liv Mcneil, and Kate… View Post
By Anne Brodie Well, you have probably watched/binged all three episodes of Harry & Meghan available now on Netflix. The final three show up next Thursday. Liz Garbus certainly closes ranks with the formerly Royal scallywags and you have reached your own conclusions as to what version of their story you like. Oddly, or in a whizbang pr move, reports… View Post
Over the past few months, my LinkedIn feed has been inundated with layoff announcements. It seems as though one after another I’m seeing my friends, colleagues, and folks in my network announce that their role has been eliminated in yet another round of layoffs that has hit the tech sector hard. This past summer I was one of those who… View Post
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne plays a difficult role in Netflix’ fact-based film The Good Nurse. He is Charlie Cullen, a gentle, smiling, apparently empathetic new hire at Oakfield Hospital in New Jersey, following a string of jobs in hospitals across the US. He bonds with nurse Amy Loughren played by Jessica Chastain, helping her navigate work/life difficulties and they become… View Post
By Anne Brodie TIFF Bell Lightbox celebrates Sarah Polley and Other Stories with a Cinemateque Spotlight programme Dec 3 – 17. All of Polley’s films will be shown with three others, handpicked and introduced by Polley, including favourites Orlando (more on Tilda Swinton below) and Dog Day Afternoon. Polley will participate in a live Q&A following the screening of her… View Post