Nancy Lang Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris opens January 27 in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa and Calgary – with other cities to follow. Here is Steve Martin talking about Lawren Harris: Peter Raymont and Nancy Lang have completed their third documentary celebrating Canada’s revered Group of Seven painters following West Wind: The Vision of… View Post
Acorn TV and BBC present a radical new adaptation of One of Christie’s Most Loved Mysteries on www.acorn.tv premiering Mon. Jan. 30 Kim Cattrall, fresh off raves for her HBO series Sensitive Skin, a series she championed for more than a decade, launches another of her projects. Cattrall is Emily French a wealthy older woman looking for young male… View Post
“May you live in interesting times…” is often attributed to an old Chinese proverb that doubles as a curse. Interesting times most often come fraught with difficulties and challenges and there is no doubt we are living in interesting times. In the recent past, we have had devastating terrorist attacks, people have banded together to vote against the establishment and… View Post
Charmaine Broughton is a food media specialist, recipe developer and food writer for Running Room Magazine. Most importantly; Charmaine is the mother of two active teenage boys; Tyler & Colgan. Charmaine understands the importance of preparing healthy wholesome dishes all while keeping budget, time and her sanity in mind. How it all began…. I had struggled with my… View Post
Zacharias Kunuk one of Canada’s greatest filmmakers and one of my favourites anywhere, re-envisions the John Wayne classic western The Searchers in Igloolik, Nunavut in harsh winter. Maliglutit opens as an argument breaks out in an igloo between a family of nomads and ruffians who have demanded hospitality. The interlopers are ordered to leave. They do so but when the… View Post
Patriots Day – The footage of the Boston marathon runners approaching the final lap as bombs explode beside them is seared on our collective memory and the thought of revisiting that tragic moment is difficult. But writer director Peter Berg and producer star Mark Wahlberg handle the attack and aftermath with dignity and optimism and find the love. Wahlberg plays… View Post