By Anne Brodie Agnieszka Holland‘s devastating Green Border lays bare the harsh, horrific realities of Europe’s refugee crisis faced by those escaping war and oppression in Africa and the Middle East. Since 2015, waves of people have undertaken journeys, mostly by foot to get to friendly …
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By Anne Brodie Mary Harron's Daliland on Salvador Dali's later years in New York and Spain isn't a great movie - but it's great fun. It's 1974, a happening time in Manhattan's elite arts and social circles. Dali (Sr Ben Kingsley) and his tempestuous muse/wife Gala (Barbara Sukowa) are ensconced …
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Serious Matters, Scandals Galore, Hilarity, Heartbreak, Earth Day, the Universe, Food – and More Canadian Films – The Screens Have It All!
By Anne Brodie - Charlotte a powerful animated Canadian film, with an impressive international cast presents the saga of German Jewish painter Charlotte Saloman. Charlotte's family was well off in Berlin in the years leading up to the German Nazification. Her gift for painting was clear early, her …
Merry Christmas! A Little Tragedy, Levity, Heroism, Licorice Pizza, Sex and Fashion on Holiday Menu!
By Anne Brodie It's wonderful the ways artists have interpreted Shakespeare's Macbeth over the centuries. You won't find a theatrical performance, film or reading that's not utterly unique. The lines are unchanging but the ways they can be shaped and enhanced by movement, set design, …