MOVIE REVIEW HERO,” Inspired by The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross ‘A celebration of Black excellence’ By Tashia Antoine HERO,” Inspired by The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross,” is a must-see movie that tells the story of the West Indies’ most decorated war veteran. At its Canadian premiere at […]
REVIEW Mr. Jane and Finch, a dedicated Black community leader By Tashia Antoine Mr. Jane and Finch, a dynamic documentary that was aired on CBC Television last Friday evening, shines a light on dedicated black leader, Winston LaRose, a man with a big vision for the people of his community in Toronto. At 80 years […]
By Stephen Weir For local filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, the best outcome for next week’s Canadian premiere of her new movie is that audiences in Toronto and Hamilton will give the feature a Hero’s welcome. After a successful launch late last year in Trinidad, HERO,” inspired By The Extraordinary Life & Times Of Mr. Ulric Cross,” […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia – St Lucian actress Gabrielle Ryan will be starring as the posh-and-uptight ‘Portia’ in the new Netflix show, Bonding, filmed and set in New York. Produced by Anonymous Content, Bonding premiered at Cannes last year and will launch on Netflix early this year. A dark comedy loosely based on the colourful life […]
By Stephen Weir Chances are if you went to school in Trinidad, you would have read Michael Anthony’s Green Days By The River which tells the story of coming of age of a poor young man in the coastal village of Mayaro in 1952. The book, first published in 1967, is considered one of Trinidad […]
Fresh from his successful performance Under The Trees at the Normandie hotel in Port of Spain, David Michael Rudder is all set for another big 6.5 show to celebrate his 65th birthday – this time at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. But the show on June 9 is going to be […]
By Stephen Weir Kidnapping is a cottage industry around the world. The Trinidad Guardian newspaper reports that it “is a crime so epidemic that Trinidad ranks second in the world only behind Colombia for its rate of abductions”. So it is not surprising that a kidnap movie made in Tobago has gained a global following. […]
Review Black Panther By Oya Xun It is the morning after, and the brilliant orange of a Scarborough sunrise transports me back to the awe-inspiring sunset and imagery of WAKANDA. Although a composite city patterned after an African state, Wakanda was created from scenes shot in South Korea, Argentina, and Georgia seamlessly integrated with aerial […]
Are you 18 to 24 years of age and have an idea for a project to support diversity and inclusion? You may be eligible for funding through a new youth initiative. Last week, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism, announced the launch of the Paul Yuzyk Youth Initiative ” This […]
Film director Sharon Lewis recalls the day when she first saw the novel, Brown Girl in the Ring, at her favourite bookstore in Los Angeles. ‘From the moment I read the first page, I knew then that I had to bring this bold and unique story of a young black teenage heroine growing up […]
