By Anne Brodie Maestro, Bradley Cooper's epic - he wrote, directed, stars in, produced, learned the fine art of conducting, played piano and probably much more - is an explosion of imaginaton. The flying, sweeping, microscopic, macroscopic, outre cinematography, the interplay of black and white …
Filmed Entertainment Ramps Up and How.
By Anne Brodie Fargo is back, thank goodness. The series in its epic, deep firestorm of humanity's struggle to survive, created by Noah Hawley and now in its fifth season remains one of the finest series ever to appear on TV, up there with Twin Peaks. Set in small communities whether in the …
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Jodie and Annette are Besties On the Water and On the Screen in the Gripping Biopic Nyad.
By Anne Brodie Two Hollywood powerhouses partner up for Netflix' triumphant biopic on world long-distance swim record smasher Diana Nyad. Annette Bening is the hard-headed athlete who conquered the "Mount Everest of swims" at age 60, finishing the 161 km journey from Cuba to Florida in 55 hours. …
Dangerous Deepfakes, Clive Owen, an Emotional Exorcism, Reel Asian Film Fest Preview and Remembrance Day.
By Anne Brodie Deepfakes alert! documentarians Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn's chilling Another Body unveils the life-altering repercussions of abuse against women via faked porn videos. Two American college students who appear throughout as deep fakes with false names describe the hell …
The Holy Grail, Nyad, Influencers, Inside North Korea, Satirising PEI, Gothic Alberta and Coming of Age in Ontario.
By Anne Brodie Tough family drama on the remote farmlands of Alberta, as a farming community struggles to earn a living and keep trouble at bay. Farms that withstood generations of hardscrabble life and an ongoing litany of back-breaking labour face all new threats, in this case, succession. It's …