Max Walker-Silverman says he only ever wanted Dale Dickey and Wes Studi to be his leads in A Love Song, and the wide open spaces as his backdrop in his heartfelt - and personal - ode to love. He got them, the flame was lit and the stunning result brims over with feeling. What She Said' Anne Brodie …
Buffy Saint-Marie, Two Oscar Shoo-Ins, RomCom with Past Masters of the Genre et plus.
By Anne Brodie Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On directed by Madison Thomas celebrates a seminal figure in Canadian, American, and indigenous culture, her music, activism, and philanthropy, and her warm positive spirit. While performing in Toronto and Manhattan's folk scene in the 60s, she sang and …
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 …
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 …