Opens Friday April 22 in Canada Anne Brodie Interviews Michael Showalter Sally Field goes for broke in the funny, whimsical and sometimes dark Hello, My Name is Doris. Field plays a sixty something woman who is finally free when her domineering mother dies. Doris sets out to find adventure, break out and hit it off with her crush, the new… View Post
Magali Simard, Manager of Film Programmes at TIFF Bell Lightbox – Interview by Anne Brodie Lil BUB is an unusual looking dwarf cat living in Bloomington Indiana who happens to be known around the world. Found in a shed suffering from a variety of ailments from osteoporosis, with genetic mutations and has no lower jaw or teeth. Her legs were… View Post
∼ By Joanne Sallay With the end of the school year in sight, we’re now in the heart of prom season. Many may be surprised to learn that the average cost of attending a prom today is upwards of $500. This means that thousands of soon-to-be high-school graduates across the country won’t attend their formal this year because they simply cannot… View Post
Outlander Season 2 Premieres Sunday night on Showcase/Starz Caitriona (pronounced Katrina) Balfe rocketed onto the world TV stage last year in the ground-breaking Starz/Showcase series Outlander. She plays a doctor tending to the war injured in London in 1945. An injury somehow sends her hurtling back in time to the 17th century, dropped into the middle of a brewing uprising. … View Post
Tom Hiddleston is that most modern of English actors, classically trained in theatre but gaining ground in Hollywood. He’s created diverse characters in diverse genres including horror, sic-fi, art and historical drama. But he goes southern country in I Saw the Light, as American country western legend Hank Williams. Hiddleston not only portrayed Williams’ troubled character but learned guitar and… View Post
Written and directed by Andrew Cividino, based on his short of the same title Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett In theatres April 8 Rating: 3.5/5 Last spring, word got out that Dundas, Ontario filmmaker Andrew Cividino’s first feature was making a big splash at the Cannes Film Festival. Sleeping Giant won two nominations and glowing reviews. Pretty sweet… View Post