So Canada's latest pretendian is returning the National Aboriginal Achievement award he received in 2003.
βThe rest of my awards are based on my writing, not my ethnicity,β he added.
And what POV was that writing from? And what did he teach when he first came to Canada? (Indigenous studies.)
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Thanks! Good point that Pt 2 should have been under 2 hours, and that film literalizes things that could just be vibes onstage.
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Todayβs second show.
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First of two shows today. Hardest to remember title of the season.
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Nov. 21 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Champagne Problems, Zodiac Killer Project, Blossoms Shanghai, and more.
On WICKED: FOR GOOD π§Ή
"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"the emotional centre of this film is Grandeβs Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social
"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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Spotlight at The Second City: November Review β Parton and Pearl
Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers were featured in November.
Loved this monthβs Spotlight at The Second City showcase of talented emerging sketch comedy troupes, Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers.
My review is now up at Parton & Pearl:
www.partonandpearl.com/blog/spotlig...
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Decided to make it a double bill. 2nd film β¦
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Tonightβs movie.
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Back at Second City for monthly Spotlight sketch series!
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Yes, Ariana was bubbly in Part 1, but she shows real depth in Part 2. The lack of more Bailey is a hate crime.
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Ariana was the bubbly surprise in Part 1 (we figured Erivo and Bailey would be great already and they were)
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Wicked: For Good bursts the bubble of the first film
Ariana Grandeβs layered performance is one of the only bright spots in the dark and dour conclusion to the Wizard of Oz prequel
βNo one mourns (the) Wickedβ? Oh yes they do.
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
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Making it a double bill
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Thank Goodness.
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The role that got Kristen Thomson to return to the stage
The multiple Dora Award-winning actor and writer makes her Coal Mine debut in Abe Kooglerβs drama Fulfillment Centre
What a treat to talk with multiple Dora Award-winning actor/writer Kristen Thomson, whoβs making her Coal Mine debut in FULFILLMENT CENTRE.
Director Ted Dykstra immediately thought of her when he read the script. They starred in PROBLEM CHILD almost 30 yrs ago.
www.goaheadsumi.com/the-role-tha...
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Todayβs matinee.
Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of βmother!β
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Running together
A Winter Tale
Beautiful piece to start your Saturday morning.
snyder.substack.com/p/running-to...
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Yikes. His New York theatre friends should have staged an intervention.
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So the ALLβS FAIR co-creator is Guggenheim fellow and two-time Pulitzer-nominated playwright Jon Robin Baitz?!
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Catching up on this Theatre Gargantua show at Factory tonight.
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Reviews: Elizabeth McGovern plays Ava Gardner, plus three indie offerings
Tick, tick... BOOM! and Predictable Holiday Rom-Com, both closing this weekend, are worth celebrating
In todayβs newsletter, I review the disappointing Off-
@mirvish.bsky.social show about Ava Gardner, plus two nice surprises: TICK, TICK... BOOM! and PREDICABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM THE MUSICAL.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-eliz...
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Love Mon eve shows.
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Show #2
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Todayβs show
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That Celebrity Traitors UK finale wasβ¦ π₯
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What if the election of Mandani were a sign that being a smart, positive, authentic, solution-oriented, candidate who listens to and appears to genuinely want to improve the lives of his constituents is a good approach?
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Ooo thanks!
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I donβt think Iβll get through the entire Hellraiser franchise - frankly, I donβt have enough capacity for pain - but IV, βBloodline,β does feature a very young Adam Scott.
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a cute looking blue jay perches on a branch
a skeletal looking blue jay after molding his head feathers
me nine innings ago / me now
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