I’ve always been a big fan of Albert and David Maysles. The “direct cinema” documentatians went on to make Gimmie Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975). Before those films, the brothers captured lightning in a bottle with their black and white record of The Beatles first visit to America in February of 1964. Unlike The
Sunday night at the 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, John Leguizamo delivered a stirring address on representation. He singled out minorities who won awards during the ceremony. Liza Colon-Zayas made history as the first Latina to win Best Supporting Actress for The Bear. Anna Sawai became the first Asian to win a Best Drama Actress
As “Toad” in “American Graffiti,” Charles Martin Smith took playing the school nerd to new heights. Over 50 years later, the California-born actor-director co-stars opposite Toronto actress Anwen O’Driscoll in “This Time,” director Robert Vaughn’s very modern road picture. Catch it June 19, 20; July 15 and 24; and Aug. 4 and 27 on Super
Who, one might ask, is the genius behind Genius, the 10-part series that premiered earlier this week on the National Geographic Channel? The cable network’s first-ever scripted series stars always amazing Geoffrey Rush as 20th century brainiac Albert Einstein. The series is the brain-child of Noah Pink, a Halifax native trying to make it in
OLIPHANT, Ont.–The news that Andy Griffith had died arrived like a dark cloud here at the unplugged cottage. Neighbour Jim got word off his satellite radio while listening to The Dan Patrick Show. It was a perfect place to take it. Sheriff Taylor and Opie would be right at home up here, fishing poles in
This is already everywhere, including Facebook, but what the hell–it deserves to be embedded throughout the Internet.Ron Howard is The Bomb. (What was he directing? Could…could it be that long-rumoured Arrested Development movie??) When Opie says America is headed down a “divisive and wrong-headed path,” you have to listen. I’d watch he and Andy Griffith