Last Saturday night, I decided to close a remarkable TIFF season with a showing of Hysteria. I grabbed my girlfriends and we waited in the rush line in hopes of catching the flick about the invention of the vibrator. With its smart comedy, charming characters, and social history, the film is definitely starting a buzz. The film is set in London in…
On Tuesday at TIFF, I caught Madonna’s film, W.E. After being booed in Venice, the Torontonian audience was a lot more receptive to the film about the gripping love story of Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson. The movie is both aesthetically pleasing and emotianally rich, with strong themes of domestic violence, miscarriage and how love conquers all. The film follows…
Last night at TIFF, Glenn Close’s passion project, Albert Nobbs debuted with a gala presentation at the Roy Thomson Hall. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, the film is about Albert Nobbs (Close), a woman that poses as a man to work as a butler in Dublin’s most posh hotel. The film is an emotional story about the meagre lives of working class women that is brought to…
As the anchor of entertainment news show, etalk, Tanya Kim has traveled around the world and interviewed some legendary faces. Now that etalk is celebrating its 10th season, Kim is still being challenged by her job. Kim says: “I’m still very shy, when I’m hosting an event, it can be a little nerve wracking, but I like that challenge. It’s…
