By Anne Brodie John Candy was a giant of his generation. Physically big, yes, but in spirit, personality and comedy gifts, a behemoth. Born in Newmarket, Ontario and once established, a Queensville farm owner, his artistic journey to the top of the comedy heap was rapid. Colin Hanks and Ryan …
Canada Film Day Soon! Dog Saves Souls, Stellar Indian Wedding, Dying for Sex, William Tell Tale, and Hospital Disaster Suds.
BY ANNE BRODIE Not to early to "flag" Canada Film Day on April 16th so you can plan your celebration of us, our culture, artistry, and elbows up pride. We will celebrate with a massive show of "our" content on all platforms, two thousand films in all - in one day. Talk about Oh, Canada! - and a …
From Heaven to Hell, Palm Springs, Argentina, Hollywood, Scarborough, and a Toronto Library.
By Anne Brodie Misericordia (“compassion or empathy”) is an unsettling, unobvious thriller, a quiet but gale force knockout that may leave viewers gasping. Alain Guiraudie’s adaptation of the novel Stranger By The Lake, the French, Spanish and Portuguese co-pro is extraordinary – clever, sneaky …
We Celebrate Earth Day, the People and Animals That Share It and the Many Extraordinary Stories To Be Found.
Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown on HBO By Anne Brodie One of the many pleasures of the weighty and entertaining Nobody is witnessing Bob Odenkirk's Hutch emerging from a self-created shell of restraint. He's a family man with no hand with his wife (Connie Nielsen) or son (Gage Munroe) but …