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Reflecting upon my fourth year of press accreditation of the Toronto International Film Festival, I continue to be impressed with the festival’s wide variety of films offered, the opportunities to meet talent, and especially viewing the films in their majestic, gorgeous theaters. This year press made selections via website total…

Hi Carl and Hello to all of our listeners out there; tonight I’m going to talk about a documentary that is playing in theaters, “Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar.” Here’s an up close and personal look at a talented singer and songwriter who helped break discrimination barriers. José Feliciano was born…

Hi Carl, and hello to all of our listeners out there. Tonight I’m going to talk about more films at the Toronto International Film Festival that has started and the Disney Movie Pinocchio. First of all, here are a few more films I have tickets for in Toronto. Wow, Viola…

Hey everyone in radioland, I’ll attend the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on September 8, 2022. This year I was able to choose 20 films to view, and I am narrowing my list down a bit. I’ve very excited about the squeal to the famous movie “Knives Out,”…

The highly anticipated season conclusion of the TV show “Better Call Saul” ended with season six and did not disappoint. The “lawyer” centered show is a spin-off to the popular “Breaking Bad” series that premiered in 2008 and concluded in 2013, starring Bryan Cranston and Arron Paul. Bob Odenkirk stars…

“The Territory” is an engaging documentary from National Geographic Films that sheds light on the Amazon Basin in Brazil, providing a never-before-first-hand look at the struggles of the Uru-eu-wau-wau indigenous people and their land. The exquisitely shot film delivers gorgeous cinematography of the rainforest and the people that make the…

Director and writer April Wright created another outstanding documentary follow-up film to her historical movie, “Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie” (2013). The new drive-in movie focuses on America’s newfound love for drive-ins during the pandemic and their demise a few years later. The two films…

“DC League of Super-Pets” is an animated movie that’s playing now in theaters with an all-star cast. Dwyane Johnson voices Krypto the Superdog; he’s Superman’s (John Krasinski) dog and partner in fighting crime. Kevin Hart is Ace, the bulldog who later becomes Bat-Hound. Lulu (Kate McKinnon) is the evil guinea…

“Where the Crawdads Sing” movie is based on the bestselling book of the same name, written by Delia Owens, which has sold over 15 million copies since its release and is now in the top number one slot on Amazon as the highest-selling book to date. And what a page-turner…

Lesley Manville stars as an older widowed cleaning lady Mrs. Harris in 1950s London who falls in love with a Christian Dior dress—she decides to save her meager earnings until she has enough to buy one. This enchanting fairy tale nudges all never to stop giving up on your dreams….