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FFM 2013: Brief remarks on four films you might like at the Montreal World...
I’ve only seen four films so far at the Festival des films du monde – Montreal World Film Festival. Since I enjoyed them all and don’t want to fall behind, I’m writing a few words about them now,...
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Festival des films du monde 2013: Ken Loach remembers The Spirit of ’45
Watching Ken Loach’s documentary The Spirit of ’45 reminded me why some people thought the obituaries for former British P.M. Margaret Thatcher treated her actions and her legacy far too gently. As...
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Pilot-fatigue regulations overhaul are long overdue
Two fully-awake pilots training on a simulator at Montreal’s CAE Inc. One pilot sleeping in the cockpit while in flight is an accepted practice under certain circumstances at some airlines. But both...
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Photos: First same-sex marriages in Britain
“Saturday is a momentous day for England and Wales, as the first same-sex marriages mark full legal equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The first weddings will send a powerful message to...
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Nigerian schoolgirls: Canada doing the right thing
Many people in the West — including me — have called on our governments to boycott nations like Uganda and Nigeria because of their draconian anti-gay laws. But I do applaud Canadian Foreign Affairs...
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Britain to force lesbian back to Uganda — report
Gay Star News has a report today about a lesbian who is about to be deported — on May 24 — from Britain to Uganda. The report says Aidah Asaba, a young mother, was persecuted in Uganda and is at great...
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Follow-up: Britain halts deportation of lesbian to Uganda
A good-news story . . . After an outcry by people around the world, including me, the British Home Office has halted the deportation of a lesbian to Uganda, Pink News is reporting. Uganda, you may...
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56 Up: Michael Apted’s documentary is fascinating on psychological,...
In 1964, Canadian director Paul Almond made the documentary Seven Up! for Britain’s Granada Television. The film introduced viewers to 14 British children, who were then 7 years old. Most of the...
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston win new awards and their loyal fan...
British actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston have both won awards at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in London. Strictly speaking, Cumberbatch’s award was an indirect...
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FIFA 2013: Dickens on Film documentary could leave you saying “Please sir, I...
Ronald Column as Sydney Carton in the 1935 film version of the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities, directed by Jack Conway. Long before Dickens on Film was over, I was already feeling very...
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