While walking the TIFF red carpet last week, Viola Davis said that embodying an African warrior who leads an all-female battalion in The Woman King was just part of the gig. “Your job as an actor is to humanize your character. Nobody is strong all the time,” Viola Davis said. “Nobody’s without vulnerability, no one’s […]
Three of the best of “Caribbean – Canadian” films in three different venues on three different days By Stephen Weir Why does it just happen in September? Now that all the critics and movie people have seen the best new film festival flicks how do we, the common people, get a chance to buy bags […]
BLACK ICE, the full length film will make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. This new sponsorship is part of Scotiabank’s hockey for all initiative, focused on promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the game. The film will explore the journey of Black hockey players from the creation of The […]
Born in a working-class area of Montreal, Oscar Peterson catapulted to the top of the jazz world in the late 1940s, remaining there until his death in 2007 at the age of 82. The legendary Count Basie offered the pianist a job when he was practically still a teenager. He founded one of the greatest […]
Remember Hero? That’s the the highly acclaimed feature film inspired by the extraordinary life and times of Trinidad and Tobago citizen, diplomat and judge Ulric Cross, Last year it won the won the newly created Ja’Net Feature Narrative Award at the 28th Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), in West Hollywood. In Hero,the lead […]
– film about Jamaican running phenom CaribanaTM Arts Group, Members of the public are invited to join the CaribanaTM Arts Group, The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and writer-director Storm Saulter for an exclusive preview of Saulter’s coming-of-age drama, Sprinter — executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith — about a Jamaican track-and-field […]
COUVA, Trinidad -Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Princesses pulled off a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Guyana in the final game of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Challenge Series at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Sunday night. Trinidad and Tobago was adjudged winner of the tournament after the Soca Princess won their other matches […]
By Ian Xun Hidden Figures is an incredibly inspiring film that you and your children should see before it exits the theatres. It is a triumphant story about the genius and foresight of black women that went untold for far too long. The film is set in the early 60s, and chronicles the critical work […]
By Alicia Sealey Films to watch at TIFF 2016 By Alicia Sealey As the Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) 2016 winds down on Sunday, I recommend that you see the following films. Check www.tiff.net for more details and trailers where available. Queen of Katwe is based on the true story of chess prodigy Phiona […]
By Alicia Sealey It’s that time of the year again when Toronto becomes Hollywood, Nollywood and Bollywood combined for 11 glorious days of some of the best films that the world has to offer. The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) starts on today and runs through to Sunday, Sept 18. It will […]
