By Anne Brodie Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin in Respect, the highly anticipated musical biography, the life story of the legendary R&B singer. An outstanding cast of film and Broadway stars – Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Skye Dakota Turner as Young Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington – drive this. Director Liesl Tommy makes… View Post
Pam Westman, President of Nelvana, one of Canada’s most celebrated producers and distributors of children’s and young people’s content marks its 50th Anniversary. With four thousand titles, a library beloved for its long-running hits, and fresh new titles, Nelvana heads into the next fifty years expanding its view and celebrating with special events. The home of Sesame Street, Backyardigans, Max… View Post
Presented by RBC Yaa Birago is a tech entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist, mentor, Co-founder and CEO of FemmeBnB Inc.; the first end-to end travel solution that alleviates safety issues associated with women travel by helping them rent vacation and short-term rentals from other women. Along with ‘HerCommunity’; a unique online space powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help women hosts and… View Post
By Anne Brodie David Cronenberg has begun principal photography on his latest feature and his first screenplay in 20 years, Crimes of the Future in Athens, Greece. And what a lineup of actors – Tanaya Beatty, Nadia Litz, Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, and Lihi Kornowski. Mortensen says of the shoot “…just two… View Post
Now in its first season on Amazon Prime, Luxe Listings Sydney, a real estate reality show set in one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in Australia has already been okayed for a second season. Guiding their clients on their quest to buy breathtaking oceanside city properties are young, wealthy agents Gavin Rubinstein, D’Leanne Lewis and Simon Cohen. They’re top-tier realtors who’ve… View Post
Potential blockbuster Jungle Cruise is fired by the scrappy relationship between Frank and Lily (Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt), an ancient mystery, time travel, a loveable jaguar and a snapshot parade of Amazonian culture and history, dating back to the arrival of Spain’s Conquistadors. There’s a quest, a step beyond the Disney theme parks ride on which it’s based. Lily’s… View Post