François Girard’s Holocaust drama The Song of Names stars Clive Owen as the grown character played by Luke Doyle, Dovidl age 9-13 years of age and Jonah Hauer-King, age 17-23. He struggles as a Jew during WWII while bearing the scars of a difficult childhood. The Song of Names which led the Canadian Screen Awards film nominations with nine is… View Post
What She Said Celebrates Men – This Week’s Film, TV and Streaming Stars
The Call of the Wild based on Jack London’s enduringly popular wilderness novel concerns Buck the dog, who enjoyed a life of privilege, a pampered pet sold as a working dog to Yukon gold miners plunges into the frozen north and wide-open spaces. New owners” a Canada Post employee (Omar Sy) and his wife (our own Cara Gee) face dangers… View Post
14 V-Day Films That Claim to Have the Answer to Love
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a sumptuously beautiful psychological study of love and transformation within a blossoming romance between an 18th-century French aristocrat (Adèle Haenel) and an artist (Noémie Merlant) commissioned to paint her wedding portrait. Marianne arrives at an isolated seaside manor on the eve of Héloïse’s wedding, ostensibly to be her companion. She’s preparing to… View Post
Ashley Jensen Returns for the Third Season of the Beloved Acorn Comedy Mystery Series Agatha Raisin
Agatha Raisin is finally back for Season 3, huzzah! Three mysteries begin Feb 10 exclusively on Acorn TV. Agatha Raisin & The Deadly Dance, Agatha Raisin & Love from Hell and Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns catches us up with the inimitable Raisin! Each wildly entertaining, feature-length episode stars Ashley Jensen and follows the adventures of a London PR… View Post
Bieber/Swift Bump Up, a Provocative Irish Film, The Philippines Rescue 1200 Jews During WWII, the British Oscars This Weekend and Stand by for Parasite News!
It’s the Battle of the Pop Docs as Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift release their versions of the truths of their lives. Swift’s Miss Americana is an eye-popping visual diary that addresses some crucial fan points but the star remains at arm’s length. The “raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational… View Post
Louise Archambault talks ‘And the Birds Rained Down’
Louise Archambault’s touching film And the Birds Rained Down, based on Jocelyne Saucier’s 2011 novel, was named to TIFF’s Top Ten Films list. It opens in theatres across Canada this week. It follows elderly hermits (Kenneth Walsh, Remy Girard and Gilbert Sicotte) who live off the land in a heavily forested area of Northern Quebec. Wildfires are burning and they’re in its… View Post
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