By Anne Brodie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a witty and provocative portrait of an uptight former school teacher Nancy played with vulnerability by Emma Thompson who has never had an orgasm, experienced oral sex, or much pleasure at all in her 31-year marriage. She's a bundle of anxieties but …
Girl Power Galore, Chiara, Alicia Vikander, Action Hero Danielle C. Ryan, Brenda Blethyn, Lucille Ball, Shine On!
By Anne Brodie Jonas Carpignano's A Chiara is a stunner. Swamy Rotolo is 15 - year old Chiara, the middle daughter in a close-knit loving (real-life) family living in Calabria, and they're celebrating her sister Giulia's (Grecia Rotolo) 18th birthday. Family and villagers pull out all the …
Tom Cruise, Angelyne, The Sex Pistols, Very Naughty Ricky Gervais, Glenn Close, and That Ain’t All.
By Anne Brodie Can you believe it's 36 years later? Top Gun: Maverick finds Tom Cruise as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, older, wiser, and jobless, a washed-up star jet fighter test pilot. Out of the blue, he's called back to service, to the annoyance of Jon Hamm's Admiral Simpson, saved by "Ice" …
TIFF Almost Upon Us – Previews Plus Shang-Chi, Monica Lewinsky, Billie Eilish, Karen, Camila Cabello Mad Women and Double Michael Greyeyes!
By Anne Brodie Toronto actor/stuntman Simu Liu made the leap from Kim's Convenience to the Marvel Universe nabbing the lead role in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. It's finally landed, our hero entering the fray and saving the world, one great feat and one great leap after another. …
Italy Comes to Vivid Life, Odd Couples, Cake, Kids and Juneteenth.
By Anne Brodie Missing travel? Can't get away fast enough? You're almost there enjoying the glorious sights, sounds and flavours of the Italian coastline in Pixar Disney+' Luca. Besides pasta and gelato you can almost taste, Italian pop songs and that trademark Italian lust for life are all over …
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