By Anne Brodie Writer/director Keith Boynton’s film The Scottish Play is bold to say the least. A New England small town theatre troupe is about to stage William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy Macbeth. It will be set in prohibition era Chicago and carry themes of sexual paralysis and be faithful …
Words, Wit, Wisdom. A Century of Writing.
By Anne Brodie Marshall Curry’s highly entertaining documentary The New Yorker at 100 reviews that unique culture magazine launched as humour magazine a very long time ago. You’ll never see a photograph on the cover or wasted space inside. Chock full of witty, profound 1500-word portraits and …
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More Austen!
By Anne Brodie BritBox’ six-month retrospective Austen Forever celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday and her tremendous legacy is underway now. On offer are films of her best-known works like Emma, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility and modern Austen-inspired films like …
A Man and His Stork: A Love Story
By Anne Brodie The Tale of Silyan, a remarkable documentary on the friendship between a man and a stork is a breath of fresh air in this fraught runup to the holidays and the state of the world. Aleksandar Conev lives on his generations old farm in Macedonia but faces an uncertain future when …
Daniel Radcliffe Stars in a Live Merry-ish Holiday Fable On Friendship.
By Anne Brodie Maria Friedman’s feature direction of the live version of 4-time Tony-winning Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along surprised me in all the right ways. Now in theatrical release it follows a trio of friends, lyricist Charley played by Daniel Radcliffe, composer Franklin from …
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