TORONTO – The vote in Ontario is approaching and the atmosphere is “heating up”: the Progressive Conservatives remain the favourites, but approval for their leader, Doug Ford, continues to drop, and the same is happening for the Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie, while both Marit Stiles of the NDP and Mike Schreiner of the Greens are rising. →
TORONTO – Nearly two years ago, Terry Gilliam – an American born filmmaker who renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2006 to avoid double taxation – gave an interview at his Montone home in Umbria. While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about life in Italy and his next film, Gilliam mused about making a film in Italy, given his collaborations with Italians on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Man who Killed Don Quixote (2018).
TORONTO – Canadians have never been as demonstrative as their southern neighbours in displaying their patriotism. Until now.
TORONTO – Advance voting for the provincial elections in Ontario from today: polling stations will be open until Saturday 22 February, from 10am to 8pm. Voters can check where the nearest polling station is by entering their postal code or searching for their electoral district via the Elections Ontario website (clicking here) or, if they decide to vote on Election Day, (i.e. Thursday 27 February / the polls will be open from 9am to 9pm), they can inquire at their local elections office until 6pm on 26 February, the day before (to find out which documents are needed to vote, in advance or on the election day, click here). →
TORONTO – Paolo Genovese is turning heads with his latest film Madly – distributed by Rai Cinema International – which is currently being test screened at the European Film Market in Germany. Genovese’s writing/directing talents first garnered international acclaim via his record-breaking dramedy film Perfect Strangers (2016), in which guests at a dinner party agree to share all incoming texts and calls aloud. A caution to first time viewers: don’t watch it with your significant other unless you’re prepared to turn over your phone.
