Ghostwriter is a comic and enlightening series that suggests ways young people can get into literature and writing. Nour Assaf, Princess Mapp, and Daire McLeod are back for a third season to continue their passion for writing stories. A mysterious Ghostwriter guides them on a learning journey via …
What Price Glory? Plus Ryan Reynolds, Charlie Hunnam, Sarah Richardson, Rhee Drummond and a Cautionary True Story.
By Anne Brodie Edgar Berger's harrowing adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's classic anti-war war novel All Quiet on the Western Front is a history lesson and morality tale, and difficult to watch. It's told from the point of view of teenage German boys who just signed up to fight the French …
Living Agelessly! Making Midlife A Celebration Not a Crisis
"Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” David Bowie When I first read this quote by David Bowie, I had to read it several times over. Not because I didn’t understand it, but rather because of the profoundness of the statement. To …
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The Women of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on Thirty Years of Satire!
Shows like CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes are rare as hen's teeth. You won't find politics, culture, and news satirized in primetime on mainstream national networks in the US. But in Canada, the beloved series has contributed to of-the-moment discourse on matters that concern Canadians. And it's …
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Entertainment, Thy Name is Variety. This Week Offers Something for Every Mood, and Stars, Has-Beens and Personalities!
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Ruben Östlund is back in his favourite place – the hotel. Bedrooms, dining rooms, common thoroughfares with balustrades, and a vibe of impermanence and mild dread as he looks through keyholes at couples not quite in tune. They struggle with the politics of their …