You don’t have to be a fan of Disneyland or anything Disney to be astounded by the new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted. You do, however, have to subscribe to Disney+, where this fascinating feature started streaming Jan. 22. The project is culled from a treasure trove of well-preserved, 16mm film footage originally shot for Walt Disney’s
This week on CBC Radio stations across the country, I was asked to comment on “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” The two-part documentary, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, premieres this Thursday and Friday on HBOMax and Crave. Each regional radio host started by asking me to explain who Brooks is for
I used to play hockey in a senior men’s league in Georgetown, Ont. And when I say seniors I mean fifty-five and up. There were some surprisingly spry 80 year olds in the group. I no longer play but I’m still on that granddad group’s email chain. One just wrote about the sensational Crave hockey-based
Last week, we welcomed back the CBC drama Saint-Pierre with a conversation with the stars, Allan Hawco and Josephine Jobert. In Part Two of my coverage of the Monday night series, meet Robina Lord-Stafford. Not only does she have one of the coolest names in Canadian television, she is also, along with Hawco, the co-creator
Television viewing in the 21st century is an embarrassment of riches. But why is is so hard to find something to watch? I’ve got 34 channels in my cable package, Netflix, Apple TV+, CBC Gem, Amazon Prime and Disney, plus Tubi and Pluto. And still, I can spend almost as much time looking for something
Today, January 12, marks 60 years since the caped crusader hit the small screen. On that date in 1966, TV’s original Batman landed with a Bam! Pow! Splat! For me and other eight-year-olds in schoolyards across North America, it was a mind-blowing moment. I can still recall the excitement of watching the very first episode.
At the start of this conversation recorded before Christmas at the CBC broadcast centre in Toronto, Allan Hawco reminded me that I’ve been tailing him for 20 years — back to the launch of Republic of Doyle in 2005. Hawco and French costar Josephine Jobert are back with 12 new episodes of Saint-Pierre, the highest-rated sophomore series
I can’t wait to talk to my Humble & Fred pals Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson (next visit: January 20) about “CFNY: The Spirit of Radio.” The documentary, from Highball TV, recently premiered on TVO and can be streamed on TVO’s digital platforms, including right here on YouTube. The film is credited to Matt Schichter