The Lake – first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series takes place in Northern Ontario

posted Friday, May 20, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

Amazon Prime Video are in production of their first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series, The Lake. Set in Ontario’s cottage country, the 30-minute episodic comedy stars Jordan Gavaris (Orphan Black), Julia Stiles (Hustlers, The Bourne Identity) and Madison Shamoun (#blackAF, Black-ish). The Lake centres on the quintessential Canadian cottage experience, and one man’s attempt to recreate his childhood memories in an effort […]

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The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks – documentary on the rise, and fall, and rise again of Canada’s campy comedy troupe

posted Friday, May 20, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Comedy, Film

The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks provides never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, and the “Kids” themselves. The two-part documentary delves into the cult-famous comedy troupe’s post-punk origins in the mid-1980s, and provides inside access to their tumultuous 40-year journey across five seasons of their renowned television series, a controversial feature […]

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Maybe Someday – story of love and friendships, that’s queer and heartfelt

posted Monday, May 16, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer

Maybe Someday tells the story of Jay (Michelle Ehlen), a non-binary photographer in her 40s, battling a mixture of denial and depression as she attempts to move across the country in the midst of separating from her wife (Jeneen Robinson). Along the way, she takes a detour to stay with her straight and separated high […]

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Marscapone – starting over when a relationship suddenly ends

posted Friday, May 13, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

MASCARPONE tells the story of Antonio,  a family man whose life takes an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband. He then must begin anew, finding a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Through this process, he discovers the value of independence. Written by Giuseppe Paternò Raddusa, […]

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Firestarter – Stephen King’s thriller gets its big screen debut

posted Friday, May 13, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

In a new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller from the producers of The Invisible Man, a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her.  For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The […]

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ABBA is back with “ABBA: The Movie” theatrical screenings, collector edition music compilations, and 50th anniversary concerts

posted Saturday, May 7, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Music

ABBA are having a bit of a thing this year. 50 years after their massive debut across the airwaves and stages around the world, the Swedish pop quartet are releasing new music, performing live shows in London, UK, having global theatrical screenings of their 1970s concert film, and have a slew of collector edition music […]

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Great Freedom – post-war German film with a queer twist

posted Thursday, May 5, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer

Great Freedom takes place in post-war Germany, a time when liberation by the Allies didn’t mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law that criminalized homosexuality for 123 years. Those convicted were sentenced to prison terms of up to ten years. During the postwar years 100,000 men were […]

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Donkeyhead – Sikh family drama reunites distant siblings to contend with their father’s terminal illness

posted Wednesday, May 4, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

Donkeyhead tells the story of Mona Ghuman, a failed writer, carves out a life of isolation while caring for her ailing Sikh father. She’s always been the outsider of the family, and when her unhealthy and rebellious life comes crashing down by a serious car accident, she moves back into her traditional South Asian father’s house. […]

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Sundown – complex story of a man trying to figure out what he really wants from life

posted Saturday, April 30, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

Sundown follows a wealthy man (Tim Roth) who attempts to abandon his family on vacation after the death of his mother. Neil Bennett, a quiet man from London, is on vacation in Acapulco with his sister Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her two children, Colin and Alexa. They stay in a luxurious hotel and eat at […]

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I Love America – romantic comedy with a underlying true life reality

posted Friday, April 29, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

I Love America is centered around the story of Lisa (Sophie Marceau), a single woman who decides to take a chance on love again at the age of 50, by catapulting her life from Paris to Los Angeles. Her children flew the coop and her famous, yet absent mother just passed, so Lisa needs a […]

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