Movies
Toronto: Good News (“Tracks”) and Bad (“The F Word”)
Toronto: on a long day, the good news was that my final Toronto film was John Curran's "Tracks." The Weinstein Company, in an effort...
Celebrity
Paging Michael Shannon to Play Elvis in New Film
It does seem like Michael Shannon can do just about anything. From "Boardwalk Empire" to one man shows off Broadway to General Zod in...
Movies
Oscars: Is Hollywood Ready for Six (Or More) Black Acting Nominees?
Hello, Hollywood. It's 2013. When the Academy Awards are given out on March 2, 2014, you are going to have six-- or more acting...
Movies
Rocker Adam Levine Goes All Timberlake and Makes a Movie
Did we ever think Adam Levine would go from a pop rock ditty like "This Love" to emperor of all he sees? The tattooed...
Movies
Toronto: Judi Dench, Sandra Bullock Jump into Best Actress Race
Cate Blanchett has a little bit of competition this morning for Best Actress. Blanchett has been the front runner all summer for "Blue Jasmine"...
Movies
Review: “Mandela” Movie Rocks Toronto in Oscar Bid
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" premiered last night in Toronto to standing ovations and a lot of tears. It doesn't hurt that star Idris...
Movies
Toronto: “Parkland,” with Jeremy Strong as Lee Harvey Oswald, “Railway Man” Make Strong Debuts
I'll update this later.But suffice to say that "Parkland" and "The Railway Man" each had strong debuts last night. "Parkland" is the strongest movie...
Movies
Toronto: “12 Years a Slave” is the “Schindler’s List” of the Black Experience
The raves for Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" are completely accurate, I am happy to report. From a book published in 1853, McQueen...