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Review: Wilby Wonderful

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / November 1, 2019 / Callum Keith Rennie, Ellen Page, James Allodi, Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross, Rebecca Jenkins, Sandra Oh, Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful is a 2004 Canadian goodie starring Sandra Oh and Ellen Page as denizens of a fictional small island town in the Canadian Maritimes.

Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis in tales of the city

Tales of the City, 2019 style

2 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 13, 2019 / #eldersrock, Armistead Maupin, Ashley Park, Barbara Garrick, Caldwell Tidicue, Charlie Barnett, Christopher Larkin, Daniela Vega, Ellen Page, Jen Richards, Laura Linney, Lauren Morelli, May Hong, Michelle Buteau, Murray Bartlett, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Gross, Tales of the City, Victor Garber, Zosia Mamet

Tales of the City was revived in 2019 from the stories by Armistead Maupin. Lauren Morelli is the creator behind the new series, which I found to be very much a series of right now. Contemporary.

Review: Alias Grace

2 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / November 6, 2017 / Alias Grace, Edward Holcroft, Grace Marks, Kerr Logan, Margaret Atwood, Mary Harron, Paul Gross, Rebecca Liddiard, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Polley, Stephen Joffe, The Handmaid's Tale, trailers, Women Directors

Alias Grace arises from the brilliant collaborative team of Margaret Atwood who wrote the novel, Sarah Polley who wrote the adaptation for television, and Mary Harron who directed. Add Sarah Gadon who starred as Grace Marks and you have 4 powerhouse women working to bring Netflix viewers a moving 6 part series about a celebrated murderess. There are spoilers ahead.