By Anne Brodie Atom Egoyan revisits opera in Seven Veils, the story of Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) who is restaging the opera Salome originated by her late, long-ago mentor. Richard Strauss’ 1905 production, based on Oscar Wilde's play, is shockingly violent. Salome, an ancient ruler's …
A Packed Week in Film, TV and Streaming. So You Don’t Have to Shovel.
By Anne Brodie The title suggests a comedy but My Dead Friend Zoe, while there are amusing, ironic moments, is a moving and powerful story of friendship between two US military women in a Middle East warzone. Not a comedy, but a heartfelt film in theatres across Canada on Feb 28. Gifted actor …
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Variety is the Spice of Life. This Week’s Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Tangy and Weird.
BY ANNE BRODIE Robert DeNiro plays a former President of the United States in his first foray into streaming television. Zero Day now on Netflix is a six-part conspiracy thriller that’s terrifyingly timely. De Niro is President George Mullen, enjoying life on his elegant rural estate, keeping up …
Revisiting a Cinematic Giant Writ Large, Love Hurts, Then There’s Hallmark Love, Home Love, Laverne Cox Love and an Atomic Shocker.
By Anne Brodie Thrilled to report that the impossible brilliance of Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite is back on the big(gest) screen. Six years after sweeping the Oscars and the globe, it returns as an IMAX exclusive today. Bong Joon-Ho’s nearly perfect, nerve-rattling comedy thriller Parasite is a shock …
Resistance, Murder, Music, Winter in Winnipeg and Wedding Whoopsies.
By Anne Brodie Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres has won multiple awards and nominations for her role as a wife and mother in Walter Salles I’m Still Here. Her sensitive yet muscular portrayal of Eunice, horrified by her former left wing congressman husband’s sudden disappearance under Brazil’s …
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