By Anne Brodie Rachel Mason’s excruciatingly revealing documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna lays out the circumstances of the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins, Director of Photography on the doomed Alec Baldwin western Rust. Mason, a close friend of Halyna was asked by Hutchins’ husband to make an investigative document of his wife’s completely avoidbale death inside… View Post
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 daughter loves John the Baptist. He doesn’t return that love, so she she performs a sensual… View Post
Amanda Seyfried stars in Seven Veils, Egoyan’s adaptation of the Bible story, play, and opera on the brutal tragedy Salome. What She Said’ Anne Brodie spoke with Egoyan.
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 Sonequa Martin-Green puts in a dazzling performance… View Post
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 with politics via daily reports from the White House and looking back… View Post
Hi, friends. No film TV and streaming review this week. I’m shovelling, just like you! 🙂