Find a unique angle to talk about Madonna, when after four decades, everything seems to have been said, retold and retold again? Directors Élise Baudouin and Julie Delettre achieve this with this enlightening documentary, which revisits the career of the American icon by listing the French people who influenced his artistic universe: from Maripol (his early stylist) to Jean Paul Gaultier (designer of the famous corset with pointed breasts), passing by Mirwais Ahmadzaï (co-author of the album Music) and Jean-Baptiste Mondino (director of the sulphurous video clip of Justify My Love). Lasting 90 minutes, the show includes rare video clips that should please fans who were to see her at the Bell Center this week, before she postponed her concerts…
The town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick, is celebrating National Acadian Day by hosting a great show hosted by two former academicians, Annie Blanchard and Maxime Landry. The event will bring together several local actors, including Luc LeBlanc, Christian Kit Goguen, Véronique Hébert and Marc-André Robichaud. On stage, we will find Sirène et Matelot (Patricia Richard and Lennie Gallant), Paul Hébert, Vicky Deveau, Joseph Edgar and Izabelle Ouellet, under the musical direction of François Émond. The show will feature pre-recorded performances by groups Salebarbes and Écarlate, as well as a special number in Akadi Lumina, a 1.5 km enchanted night walk created by Moment Factory.
We never really understood the craze for Only Murders in the Building. Is it a comedy? No. At least, we didn’t smile often while watching the first seasons. Is it a drama? Neither. Is it a crime thriller? Even less. In fact, let’s be honest: it always felt like this series fell between two chairs. And yet, its premise: three strangers (Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Martin Short) who love crime podcasts unite to solve a murder in their apartment building. The third season, which has just been launched, contains an additional ingredient that could convince us to re-embark: Meryl Streep. Paul Rudd will also make an appearance.
For some reason, this humorous documentary passed under our radar in 2021. Led by Rob Lowe, it dissects the many clichés that Hollywood films contain: the rebellious cop, the romantic conquest that approaches harassment, chewing in an apple to show his casualness, spit out his drink to express his surprise, the character watching the funeral from afar, the wand sticking out of the grocery bag, sweeping his desk with a single gesture to show his frustration, the cat that comes out of nowhere to give the scare, the montages… Director Sean Doherty accompanies each shot with excerpts from feature films and observations from film critics, screenwriters and actors.
