From Jim Bawden:
Susan Fleming and her Moose Fixation
“Next I’ll be doing a film about moose.”
Respected filmmaker Susan Fleming told me this startling news more than two years ago and I kept wondering what had happened to her latest project. You can check it out for yourself when Moose: A Year In The Life Of A Twig Eater debuts on CBC-TV’s The Nature Of Things on Thursday. Continue reading.
From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star:
Romeo Section marks return of Da Vinci’s Inquest creator Chris Haddock
Canada doesn’t really have a star system that celebrates the likes of a Vince Gilligan or a Shonda Rhimes, the American showrunners who write and produce critically acclaimed television such as Breaking Bad or Scandal. That cult of celebrity for TV writers is in short supply north of the border. But that’s slowly been changing, thanks to pioneers such as Chris Haddock. Continue reading.
William Shatner’s guest appearance on Murdoch Mysteries has been discussed almost as much as whether or not Crabtree would be freed from prison. Shatner portrays American novelist, essay writer and speaking Mark Twain in Monday’s new instalment, “Marked Twain,” and doesn’t disappoint. Here are some key facts about tonight’s case before it begins.
Margaret is back!
Fans of Arwen Humphreys rejoice, because Margaret is back and better than ever. Thomas is being considered for a membership at the exclusive Empire Club and Margaret is doing her best to make sure he gets in. The Empire Club is a real thing; established in 1903 (the year this season of MM takes place) and was created to keep ties with Britain strong. And while Mark Twain never really spoke there, several other notable folks did, including Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, A.Y. Jackson, Roberta Bondar, Indira Gandhi and Prince Philip.
Not everyone loves Mark Twain
He may have written beloved books in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but not everyone liked Twain at the time. He was against the way countries like Britain had settled territory around the world through colonization and military force. Hence, Mr. Twain becomes a target.
A certain someone is Twain’s biggest fan
The Curse of the Pharaohs makes an appearance
In a very cool way.
Higgins goes undercover
The Constable First Class dons a top and tails, slicks his hair back, adopts a British accent and ingratiates himself with the Empire Club’s members to suss out the wannabe assassin.
Murdoch Mysteries airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on CBC.
From Emily Gagne of Cinefilles:
Lost Girl Talk: Michael Grassi on “Follow the Yellow Trick Road”
“We thought of this episode as our last opportunity to do one of our Lost Girl “out of the box†episodes, and this one in particular presented a new challenge for each of our actors. As always, they stepped up to the plate and delivered performances that exceeded our expectations and made this one of my favorite episodes yet. And not just because of the fun performances in Bo’s dream. I thought the scenes in the clubhouse were especially strong. The reading of Trick’s will is particularly special.” Continue reading.
