From the moment the two giant pandas – Er Shun and Da Mao – landed safe and sound to spend the next five years at the Toronto Zoo, Tim and I knew we’d be attending any kind of member preview being held for the pair. In part so that we could see them with…
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Hot Docs: The Ghosts In Our Machine – Liz Marshall
Jo-Anne McArthur is a talented and passionate photographer with a determination and drive rarely seen in people at all, let alone in someone so young. McArthur is also an activist, and uses her photographic skills to document and share her empathetic view of animals in captivity. From the appalling conditions of slaughterhouses and factory…
The Life of Pi (2012) – Ang Lee
Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s award winning novel is a visual poem to story telling, how we see and share the events of our lives, and faith. I first read the novel in 2008 (I was a little slow to the party – it was first published in 2001) and I raved about it to anyone…
Turning 40
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love animals. I love being around them, I love petting them and playing with them and snuggling them. I tell them my deepest darkest secrets and have no fear of judgement from them. Movies about them make me laugh and cry more than any other….
The Mind Reels 