By Anne Brodie In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot to death on the set of Rust when Alec Baldwin fired his prop gun that was loaded with a live round. Protocol calls for guns on movie sets to be loaded with dummies - no live ammunition, just a big bang. But Baldwin's gun contained …
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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Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis, the Longest-Running Co-Hosts of The Great Canadian Baking Show Launch Season 8 Sunday!
It's season 8 and the 4th for Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis, the engaging, freewheeling co-hosts. They along with judges Kyla Kennaley and Bruno Feldeisen, welcome another group of eager home bakers to the Baking Tent kicking off Sunday night. It's Cakes Week and oh, my. The talented amateurs’ …
Canada’s Oscar Entry in Theatres, Not Fade Away, Transition, Family, tr*mp Doc.
By Anne Brodie Universal Language, Canada’s 2025 Best International Academy Award entry, a TIFF hit, is a hoot! A brilliantly whimsical and highly original outrider taking us into a snowbound world of the surreal and bizarre. Director Matthew Rankin and writers Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati and …
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 …