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Despite some laughs, Vancouver Playhouse's This is too superficial and self-obsessed
This Playhouse production of Melissa James Gibson’s This, which features a bunch of self-obsessed urbanites in their late 30s, drove me nuts.
Jane’s husband has been dead for almost a year when her old college pals, Marrell and Tom, invite her to a party. They’ve also invited the suavely French Jean-Pierre, who works with Doctors Without Borders. ( Read more... ) -
This: Sometimes words speak louder than actions
Popular culture has long been rife with New York apartment explorations of adultery, loneliness, failing relationships and other midlife disappointments, in everything from Woody Allen’s films to Will & Grace. With her play This, which had its Canadian premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre on Thursday (it opened off-Broadway in late 2009), ( Read more... ) -
Stratford Festival actor Peter Donaldson dies at 58
Peter Donaldson, one of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's most versatile and accomplished actors, died Saturday in a
Toronto hospital following a two-year struggle with lung cancer.
Donaldson, who was 58, is survived by his wife Sheila McCarthy and daughters Mackenzie and Drew.
The Festival said the theatre community was deeply saddened to learn of ( Read more... ) -
Five Movies That Make Us Proud To Be Canadian
This holiday season sees the release of Barney's Version. Based on the Mordecai Richler novel, the film is set and shot in and around Montreal and stars Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman. Films such as Barney's Version and One Week remind us why we love Canada. Take a look at five other films that make us want to proudly wave our Canadian flags.
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Republic of Doyle
Interviewing Allan Hawco isn’t easy - you’ve got to catch him first.
Even when you’re on the “Republic of Doyle” set, and even when you’ve managed to pin him down long enough to get a few sentences, there’s always the chance he’ll jump out of his chair and run away, just for a few minutes.
“Sorry about that,” an out-of-breath Hawco said, re-taking ( Read more... ) -
'Warehouse 13' star for 'NOF' role
Warehouse 13 star Joanne Kelly is to make a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of No Ordinary Family.
SpoilerTV reports that the actress will play a character named Rachel Jacobs in the show's thirteenth episode, titled 'No Ordinary Detention'.
An Internal Affairs officer, Jacobs will cross paths with Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) while ( Read more... ) -
Syfy Picks Up 'Alphas'
Syfy has given a green light to action series Alphas (working title) from writers Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk) and Michael Karnow.
Alphas follows a team of seemingly ordinary citizens with extraordinary mental and physical abilities who become an unofficial crime solvers, uncovering what the CIA, FBI and ( Read more... ) -
Scottish author Irvine Welsh in Canada for cameo in 'Ecstasy' film
Get ready for what acclaimed Scottish author Irvine Welsh calls ''one of the first modern-age, chemical-generation rom-coms.''
And the man directing the film in question is Canadian Rob Heydon, who is adapting Welsh's ''Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance'' for the big screen.
The movie, simply called ''Ecstasy,'' is expected to come out in 2011 ( Read more... )
