#CANNES: “FALLEN LEAVES”
By Amanda Gilmore
Finnish Writer-Director Aki Kaurismäki is back with his signature deadpan humour in this delightful romance about two lost souls.
Ansa (Alma Pöysti) is a middle-aged woman who goes from job to job. Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) is a middle-aged man who loses work due to drinking on the job. By chance, they meet one night in a bar in Helsinki. However, a subsequent series of terrible mishaps attempts to keep them apart. But that won’t stop them from attempting to be with ...
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#FOOD: WOODBINE’S STELLA ARTOIS TERRACE NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR 2023
She's back! The Stella Artois Terrace at Woodbine Racetrack once again is open for reservations. In addition to boasting the best view in the City, the space located on the third floor in the home of the upcoming King's Plate has amazing food and drink.
Experience Chef Jay's curated food and drink menu which is fixated on variety, trends of today and most importantly, taste! For the apps, I highly recommend the Oysters, Fish Tacos, Chicken Wings (for all sorts of spice tolerances) and ...
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#CANNES: “FIREBRAND” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Jude Law is superbly horrendous as Henry VIII in Director Karim Aïnouz’s first English-language Film.
Firebrand begins with the King’s sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), left in charge while he’s away. When he returns, obese with swollen oozy legs, Catherine is forced to the side once again. She sees a better way to rule and hopes to influence her husband in the right direction. However, will that determination cause her to end up like her ...
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#CANNES: “MAY DECEMBER” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Todd Haynes’ campy Dark Comedy May December is a sharp look at trauma and a critique of Hollywood’s invasive nature.
Actress Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) travels to Savannah, Georgia to research her newest role. It’s for a biographical Film of a notorious tabloid romance between Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Charles Melton) that happened 20 years prior. Lucky ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CANADIAN TRAILER FOR “THE COLOR PURPLE”
Warner Bros. Pictures invites you to experience the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond in “The Color Purple.” This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr-WzXKlT-g
“The Color Purple” stars Taraji P. Henson (“What Men Want,” “Hidden Figures”), ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE PERFECT FIND” TRAILER
After a stunning performance in last year's THE INSPECTION, Gabrielle Union goes a bit lighter on this upcoming Rom-Com. We get a new Trailer for THE PERFECT FIND. Just a woman trying to remain professional but getting all distracted!
Synopsis:
After a high-profile firing, Jenna’s (Gabrielle Union) fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker (Keith Powers) — who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll ...
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#SPOTTED: COI LERAY IN TORONTO AT “REBEL”
She's one of the biggest emerging names right now in Hip-Hop, but don't be fooled, Coi Leray's success story has been years of hard work. Rapping since the age of 14, things have taken off quick for Boston-born Leray, a daughter of Rapper Benzino. Things took off quicky with her 2021 hit "No More Parties", followed by "Blick Blick" on which she collaborated with Nicki Minaj. 2023 however has been Leray's big year, her Grandmaster Flash-sampling "Players" becoming a certified Billboard Hot ...
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#CANNES: “KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Martin Scorsese is back with the '20s set Killers of the Flower Moon. The story, adapted from the true story and novel by David Grann, focuses on members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma. During the ‘20s, oil was found on the tribe’s land. It gave them wealth but also made them a target. Soon after discovering the oil, White people flocked to Osage Country in search of wealth. William Hale (Robert De ...
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#CANNES: “THE ZONE OF INTEREST”
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Jonathan Glazer’s fourth feature is a chilling look at the banality of evil. Freely adapted from Martin Amis’s Holocaust novel, The Zone of Interest follows the domestic life of the family of Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel).
Leave it to Glazer to deliver one of the most spine-chilling films of the year. The majority of the Film observes the idyllic life of this horrific family. The opening scene shows them sitting in a ...
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#CANNES: “THE NEW BOY” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Warwick Thornton brings this beautiful examination of spirituality and survival. He’s questioning the fact that if one faith exists then why can’t all faiths exists?
The Film is set at a remote Australian monastery in the '40s, where a mission for Aboriginal children is run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett). When an Aboriginal boy (a mesmerizing performance by newcomer Aswan Reid) who appears to have special powers is ...
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