By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character …
Universal Language is Canada’s Choice for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film 2025.
Today a jury selected Universal Language to represent Canada as a contender for the Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars@. Julie Roy, Executive Director and CEO of Telefilm Canada announced the choice during an online news conference this afternoon, accompanied by the filmmakers …
Royal Fuss, Pinnochio Redux, Olivia Colman, Sex, Food!
By Anne Brodie Well, you have probably watched/binged all three episodes of Harry & Meghan available now on Netflix. The final three show up next Thursday. Liz Garbus certainly closes ranks with the formerly Royal scallywags and you have reached your own conclusions as to what version of …
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Tom Cruise, Angelyne, The Sex Pistols, Very Naughty Ricky Gervais, Glenn Close, and That Ain’t All.
By Anne Brodie Can you believe it's 36 years later? Top Gun: Maverick finds Tom Cruise as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, older, wiser, and jobless, a washed-up star jet fighter test pilot. Out of the blue, he's called back to service, to the annoyance of Jon Hamm's Admiral Simpson, saved by "Ice" …
Protests, Wars, Espionage, Radicals, Magic, Conspiracy and Rihanna’s Lingerie Fashion Event. Yup.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix By Anne Brodie Netflix takes us to a time not unlike our own in the excellent film, The Trial of the Chicago 7. Aaron Sorkin revisits the protest-turned-riot outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago when high profile yippies Tom Hayden, Abbie …