By Anne Brodie A radical feminist who changed the wine landscape for all time is celebrated in Thomas Napper’s Widow Clicquot. It’s 1840 in the fertile Champagne region of France. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, played with authority by Haley Bennett is married to François (Tom Sturridge) …
Haley Bennett Plays Pioneer Who Single-Handedly Changed the Patriarchal French Wine Industry.
France’s Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot played by Haley Bennett was what we’d call today a radical feminist; she singlehandedly saved their vineyard when her husband died, grew it into a prestige brand that we still drink today, against the misogyny of the early 1800s. Her story is a triumph, …
Plenty to Entertain and Soothe Your Soul This Week!
By Anne Brodie Scarborough from directors Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson and writer Catherine Hernandez is set in a low-income enclave in eastern Toronto. Its diverse population is well represented in three families whose children attend the same breakfast and literacy program run by a nurturing …
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Impossible Love, a Sweet Reunion, Woman in Peril and British Spies!
By Anne Brodie Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne in Joe Wright’s CYRANO Joe Wright's adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac isn't to be dismissed. Its lyricism and Peter Dinklage's exceptional performance as Cyrano create wonder and a powerful sense of magic. Set in some …
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Two Rural Noir Thrillers, Two Major Ron Howard Projects, Efforts to Save the Environment, a Romantic Comedy, a Sex Scandal, and Timely Comedies!
Diane Lane and Kevin Costner in Let Him Go By Anne Brodie Two Rural Noir Thrillers, Two Major Ron Howard Projects, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane have tremendous chemistry and realism as farmers George and Margaret Blackledge in Let Him Go. They’re grieving the double loss of their son …