By Anne Brodie Julian Fellowes, the creative force behind Downton Abbey travels to 1882 New York to reveal the lives of its uber-wealthy – the robber barons, train kings and builders of the mid to late 19th century, the founders of American business and shapers of the country’s infrastructure as it stands today. The Gilded Age paints a portrait of… View Post
Monika Mitchell and Alyssa Milano collaborated on the film adaptation of Nora Robert’s crime thriller Brazen Virtue, and it was clear Milano’s real-life #MeToo activism would be an important influence. What She Said’ Anne Brodie spoke with Mitchell from her home in Vancouver. Brazen is on Netflix now.
Alyssa Milano, the actor and #MeToo activist stars as Grace, a veteran crime novelist who uses her skills to investigate the murder of her schoolteacher sister Kathleen in Netflix’s Brazen. The thriller, based on Nora Robert’s novel Brazen Virtue finds Grace flying across the country to answer Kathleen’s distress call. But she’s too late; she discovers Kathleen’s body, brutally murdered…. View Post
By Anne Brodie Netflix’ superior miniseries Inventing Anna based on the true story of a massive fraud committed by mysterious German “heiress” Anna Delvey. starring Julia Garner, is a wild ride into the mind of a psychopath. Anna Sorokin or was it Anna Delvey landed in Manhattan from Russia via Germany in 2013 and immediately landed in well-to-do circles. She… View Post
By Anne Brodie. George Clooney directs The Tender Bar, starring Ben Affleck, based on J. R. Moehringer’s memoir about growing up on Long Island, with Daniel Ranieri as young Moehringer and Tye Sheridan the elder. The boy, JR, is growing up without a father; he’s never met him even though he’s not far away, a New York radio disc jockey…. View Post
Mark Critch’s wonderfully wild and on-point humour has elevated CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes since 2013 and he remains a treasure there to this day, in Season 29. Critch has his own comedy series now! A sweet, hilarious and personal take on his teen years in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Son of a Critch, based on his comedy memoir Son… View Post