Anne Brodie I went into my interview with comedy icon Mary Walsh with great joy and a bad case of nerves. Knowing her strong characters including political goddess disturber Marge Delahunty, from decades of entertaining Canada and getting away with some real zingers, I was scared. But what did …
This Week in Entertainment: High to Lowbrow, We’ve Got It All!
Oliva Colman and Anthony Hopkins in The Father - Elevation Pictures By Anne Brodie The Father has 20 wins and 119 nominations and finally, Canadian audiences can see this masterclass in acting. Anthony Hopkins and Oliva Colman lead a small tight-knit ensemble, as Hopkin's character, …
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Fede Álvarez’s Calls, a New Kind of Terror
Fede Álvarez' Calls on Apple TV+ Fede Álvarez' innovative thriller series Calls will haunt you. Nine short stories told via electronic devices, cell phones, CCTV and black boxes, audio, only, are accompanied by electronic artwork designed to heighten our nervous responses to what is happening. …
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OK, Streaming is Intense in March But We Also Present Laughter and Fun – Look at These Two National Treasures!
Cathy Jones and Mary Walsh in CBC Gem's Broad Appeal ByAnne Brodie Gabriel Byrne's dark, romantic vibe is well used in Death of a Ladies’ Man, a Canada / Ireland copro inspired by Leonard Cohen and his songs. Byrne is Samuel O'Shea, a solitary, poetic, gloomy Gus whose good looks and sweet …
HGTV Canada’s Farmhouse Facelift Stars Farm Girl Turned Designer Carolyn Wilbrink and She Loves Ontario’s Favourite Traditional Home Style.
Carolyn Wilbrink has a tight emotional bond with Ontario Farmhouses; she grew up on the family farm, lives in one of her own now and breathes new life into family and friends' farmhouses. Wilbrink respects the integrity of old homes and makes them functional, careful not to remove the elements that …