By Anne Brodie Jack Kerouac, his landmark book On the Road and the Beat era came before me, and was not a topic of conversation. But his legacy roars back to life in Ebs Burnough’s impressive doc Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, a well-made collage of reminiscences those who knew him and …
Architecture Doubles as Grand Opera, a Bunch of Modern Stressed Mums Find the Funny. Short and to the Point.
By Anne Brodie E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea is a story of design excellence, theft and betrayal. Gray, an Irish born architect, potter and loner designed her masterpiece, a Modernist gem of a home in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, on the Cote D’Azur. It’s described as “a white …
Architecture As Personality, Mike Leigh’s Latest and Last, and Detectives Redux.
By Anne Brodie Do you have a short attention span? Then take a miss on The Brutalist. If you can sit for 3.5 hours and watch an engrossing, challenging, beautifully made biopic that embraces intellect, design, sexuality, and complexity, this is for you. Adrien Brody as cutting-edge Hungarian …
In Which We’re Cautioned, Delighted, Engaged and Aghast!
By Anne Brodie Big news this week! The 20th-anniversary 4K restoration release of Ang Lee's masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The quadruple Oscar-winning landmark film, a departure for Lee whose prior work included Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil, and later …
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Bye, Bye Lily And Jane! It’s Been Grand, Thanks For the Laughs, Marilyn Monroe Revisited, Elisabeth Moss, Sophie Marceau and a Celebration of International Documentaries.
By Anne Brodie - Toronto's prestigious Hot Docs International Festival screens in cinemas across Toronto and streams nationwide today through May 8. Check out https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docsfor what to expect from factual fare from Canada and around the world. Canadian documentary filmmaker …