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 …
Tilda! Christmas Comes in Many Forms, True Tales, Oh Canada, Mystery, Love and Real Estate!
A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine - an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered …
The Good, the Bad and the Ugh-ly. Entertainment in Short
By Anne Brodie Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based actor, and filmmaker Michael Zelniker traversed Canada's massive boreal forest to shine a light on an urgent environmental problem. Our boreal forest, the biggest in the world and the "lungs of the planet", below the Arctic, is home to countless …
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A Horror Free Alt Hallowe’en Lineup for Scaredy-Cats!
By Anne Brodie Trevor Mack's award-winning study of Tyler, a young indigenous boy, in Portraits From a Fire is an extraordinary work, both by Mack and actor William Lulua who carries the film on his young shoulders. He's in almost every frame and his easy self-assurance and acting range just jump …
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