By Anne Brodie Spike Lee does superb work in the four-part documentary series NYC EPICENTERS 9/11➔20211⁄2 on Crave / HBO. He gathers “witnesses” to speak their truths on events that shaped the city in the 21st century, the COVID-19 pandemic, the tragedy of 9/11 and continuing after-effects twenty years later, on citizens, responders and victims, the #Black LivesMatter movement, the… View Post
Presented by RBC As a young girl, Ambre Cadoux spent many hours in the back of a jewelry shop owned by friends of her family located in the fashionable Parisian Marais district. Born into a family which valued art and included both jewelers and artistic photographers, Ambre had the innate and cultivated talent of selecting at first sight just the… View Post
The long-running animated children’s PAW Patrol series of TV shows and videos finally hits the big screen! PAW Patrol: the Movie is a joyous, candy-coloured adventure in which the gang unites, along with a cool new member, to fight Adventure City’s dastardly Mayor! Meet Cal Brunker, the director who spills the beans on how they did it, and the big… View Post
By Anne Brodie Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin in Respect, the highly anticipated musical biography, the life story of the legendary R&B singer. An outstanding cast of film and Broadway stars – Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Skye Dakota Turner as Young Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington – drive this. Director Liesl Tommy makes… View Post
Pam Westman, President of Nelvana, one of Canada’s most celebrated producers and distributors of children’s and young people’s content marks its 50th Anniversary. With four thousand titles, a library beloved for its long-running hits, and fresh new titles, Nelvana heads into the next fifty years expanding its view and celebrating with special events. The home of Sesame Street, Backyardigans, Max… View Post
Presented by RBC Yaa Birago is a tech entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist, mentor, Co-founder and CEO of FemmeBnB Inc.; the first end-to end travel solution that alleviates safety issues associated with women travel by helping them rent vacation and short-term rentals from other women. Along with ‘HerCommunity’; a unique online space powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help women hosts and… View Post