By Anne Brodie Apple Tree Yard, released theatrically in 2017 is now available as a series well worth resurrecting. Sure, there are problems with pacing and our changing feelings about the characters, but hang on – the slow burn is ideal, things feel lifelike and resonant and at the en when we …
Kyra and Kevin Star in Their Fourth Film Together.
By Anne Brodie One of the most enduring marriages in the world of entertainment, between Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon has lasted thirty-seven years. They made three films together - Lemon Sky, Pyrates and Murder in the First and their fourth,The Best You Can opens on Christmas Day. Quite a …
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Rowan Atkinson’s Making Me Nervous
By Anne Brodie Rowan Atkinson stars as Trevor Bingley in the comedy series Man vs Baby a meek fellow separated from his beloved wife and daughter and living alone in an isolated farmhouse. Christmas nears and he expects be with them but they’re both going to Barbados with his wife’s new beau. …
Rewriting Shakespeare. Seriously??
By Anne Brodie Writer/director Keith Boynton’s film The Scottish Play is bold to say the least. A New England small town theatre troupe is about to stage William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy Macbeth. It will be set in prohibition era Chicago and carry themes of sexual paralysis and be faithful …
Words, Wit, Wisdom. A Century of Writing.
By Anne Brodie Marshall Curry’s highly entertaining documentary The New Yorker at 100 reviews that unique culture magazine launched as humour magazine a very long time ago. You’ll never see a photograph on the cover or wasted space inside. Chock full of witty, profound 1500-word portraits and …
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