Canadian woman dies awaiting repatriation from Syria
A Quebec mother of six, once detained in northeast Syria, has died while waiting for repatriation. The Canadian woman was known only by her initials F.J.
A scene from 'I Like Movies.' (Courtesy of TIFF)
鈥'I Like Movies鈥 is based on my experiences working at a Blockbuster Video in Burlington, Ontario in the early 2000s,鈥 said Toronto writer and director Chandler Levack.
It鈥檚 the story of how movie obsessive Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) allows his love of film, dream of attending NYU鈥檚 Tisch School of the Arts and anxiety alienate the most important people in his life.
Part work-place comedy鈥攖hink 鈥淗igh Fidelity鈥 only set in a video store鈥攑art character study, 鈥淚 Like Movies鈥 is sweet-natured, funny film that digs deep to make us feel empathy for Lawrence, a socially awkward character who hides his real feelings behind a facade of bluster and pretension.
Strong performances and a genuinely heartfelt script make this take on adolescent angst a winning debut for Levack.
Nathalie Issa as Yursa, and Manal Issa as Sarah (left- right) are shown in a scene from 'The Swimmers,' which will screen at TIFF 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Laura Radford/HO - Netflix
There has never been a sports drama with this level of adversity. Set against a background of war-torn Syria, 鈥淭he Swimmers鈥 tells the incredible and true story of Yusra and Sara Mardini, sisters who fled Damascus to find a new life and a chance at competing in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
The harrowing story of survival that includes a dangerous voyage in a small lifeboat, packed with refugees across the Mediterranean Sea, is inspiring, even if it gives into its more conventional nature in the third act. T
he sisters鈥 story is, by turns, heartwarming, suspenseful and traumatic. It becomes more of a traditional sports movie, 脿 la 鈥淩ocky,鈥 near the end, but until that point, director Sally El-Hosaini tells the true story of with sensitivity and visual aplomb.
Unforgettable shots of a bomb landing in a swimming pool or a beach, littered with tens of thousands of discarded lifejackets, left behind by refugees on their way to a new future, speak loudly and are worth the price of admission.
A scene from 'Moonage Daydream.' (Courtesy of TIFF)
Director Brett Morgen鈥檚 film emphasizes the restless spirit that defined David Bowie, but don鈥檛 buy a ticket expecting a cradle-to-grave, behind the music style expose.
There is no mention of Angela, Bowie鈥檚 first wife, manager Tony Defries or the mountain of cocaine that decorated his nostrils in the 1970s. Instead, Morgen has created an experience, a collage of sound and vision that, over the two-and-a-quarter-hour running time, creates a portrait that doesn鈥檛 attempt to define the artist as much as it does to illuminate his ever-changing philosophical mindset.
To achieve this, Morgen mixes never-before-seen footage and performances, 40 remastered songs spanning the singer鈥檚 entire career and, as narration, excerpts from 50 years of Bowie interviews.
A Quebec mother of six, once detained in northeast Syria, has died while waiting for repatriation. The Canadian woman was known only by her initials F.J.
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