It's season 8 and the 4th for Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis, the engaging, freewheeling co-hosts. They along with judges Kyla Kennaley and Bruno Feldeisen, welcome another group of eager home bakers to the Baking Tent kicking off Sunday night. It's Cakes Week and oh, my. The talented amateurs’ …
The Past Inspires This Week’s Offerings from Beatles, an Early Female War Photographer, Design Shakeup, The Hip and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
By Anne Brodie By Anne Brodie Kate Winslett’s powerful screen presence finds the right vehicle in Lee, the directorial feature from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras. Winslett’s Lee Miller, a former New York model, discovered when New York publishing magnate Condé Nast saved her …
Sugarcane a Must See, Antoine Shines, Bro Crime, and Let’s Get Cuckoo
By Anne Brodie Just floored by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s searing documentary Sugarcane from Nat Geo/Disney. It comes with a strong warning as does this review. We follow NoiseCat, (of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escenemc band in British Columbia, as he researches atrocities, victims …
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Vinessa Antoine Time Travels to Right a Wrong in S2 of the Intriguing Second Chance Series Plan B
How many times would you have liked to go back, reset the dial, and correct a misstep to appease your conscience? It's possible in CBC’s compelling fantasy drama anthology Plan B. Vinessa Antoine plays Mia, a dedicated police officer who has the chance to save four innocent lives by availing herself …
The National Film Board Honours Canada’s Governor General’s 2024 Arts Laureates.
By Anne Brodie Meet the 2024 Governor General artistic laureates in their natural habitats in a new series of seven short films. The National Film Board of Canada commissioned filmed profiles averaging 3 – 5 minutes and one at 23 to honour Canadian performing artists of excellence, via “portraits …