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 …
Woman Power! Laughs, Shocks, Art and Love
By Anne Brodie Kelly Reichardt's fourth collaboration with Michelle Williams Showing Up is in many ways removed from the three prior. Its power and subtlety are there but come late in the story, preceded by a long, meditative setup. Williams is Lizzy, a sculptor of female figures in flights of …
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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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Created Monsters and Natural Ones, the Pfieffer Effect, Murder on the Hippie Trail, and Star Wars Bounty.
By Anne Brodie Godzilla vs. Kong has earned megabucks overseas in early release and it's clearly going to do the same here albeit with fewer theatre seats available here. But it seems the tentpole is back with a vengeance. I am torn for the usual reasons around fantasy battle films. First, …