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TORONTO — Sitting in her chair off-camera on the Ontario set of the new Canadian film “Jump, Darling,” Cloris Leachman could often be found studiously reading her lines and preparing. Phil Connell, writer-director of the LGBTQ family drama, says the then-93-year-old acclaimed actor still took her craft seriously and was willing to perform any scene […]
TORONTO - Sitting in her chair off-camera on the Ontario set of the new Canadian film "Jump, Darling," Cloris Leachman could often be found studiously r...
Author of the article: Luke Hendry Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 8, 2021 • 4 minute read Cloris Leachman and Thomas Duplessie star in "Jump, Darling," a film by Phil Connell and shot mainly in Prince Edward County. It debuts Tuesday, March 9. Photo by Viktor Cahoj /Supplied Photo Article content Cloris Leachman was a Hollywood star, but her final starring role unfolded not in a California studio but in rural Prince Edward County. She plays grandmother Margaret in Jump, Darling, an independent, “micro-budget” drama premiering in Canada on Tuesda, March 9, through o...
BFI Flare: the simply brilliant queer films to watch from this year’s festival Naomi May There may have been a clutch of cultural casualties that have resulted from the pandemic, but BFI Flare, the UK’s leading celebration of queer cinema, refused to be one of them. Following on from its successful virtual festival last year, the eleven-day showcase of LGBTQ+ cinema is brimming with wonderfully raw, touching and celebratory queer stories, all which will soon be available to stream from home. The festival began in 1986 as a gay and lesbian film celebration called Gay’s Ow...