By Anne Brodie Let’s celebrate June Squibb! Hardworking, tiny, mighty, she has an uncanny acting gift - a mix of power and subtlety She’s enlivened more than 1oo films, including Nebraska for which she received an Oscar nomination, About Schmidt, The Humans and Thelma. First timer Scarlett …
A Strong Week Onscreen – Families, Disco, Detectives, Chills to Chilly, High Drama, Sitcom Gold, the Works!
By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character …
TIFF Hit Petite Maman Finally in Theatres, The Life of Fatima, Deadheads, Pythons and the Return of The Wilds and Gentleman Jack Plus…
By Anne Brodie - Céline Sciamma' TIFF hit Petite Maman is finally in theatres. stars Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne and Margo Abascal. Joséphine Sanz is Nelly, a young girl sent to her mother Marion's rural childhood home after the death of her grandmother to empty and sell it. She likes to …
Women Under Pressure, Squirrel Superhero, Sins, Love and Hearties Take Note!
Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Dylan Farrow and Woody Allen By Anne Brodie Let's open with a fact-based story of celebrity woe that's screaming from the headlines again. Woody Allen was one of the world's leading filmmakers and writers, he made a movie a year or so for decades, usually …
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