Yes, Mariska Hargitay鈥檚 documentary investigation into her unique parentage and sibling bonds is as moving as you鈥檝e heard. In 鈥淢y Mom Jayne鈥 (Crave), the TV star tries to connect posthumously with the mother she barely knew, but it鈥檚 in Hargitay鈥檚 visits with her newly revealed biological father where the film packs its strongest emotional punch. Even though some significant life events go unmentioned, including the lion attack that almost killed youngest brother Zoltan, this is a true Hollywood story not to be missed. 鈥擠oug Brod
Music: Alice, ‘Cavity’
At a time when the charts are utterly clogged up with bro country (Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey), blandly inoffensive pop (Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga) and a nearly indistinguishable cohort of genre-less belters (Alex Warren, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone), it can feel extra refreshing to stumble across something that seems slightly strange or off-kilter. Take 鈥淐avity,鈥 the slinky, slippery new single from 色色啦 pop/R&B artist Alice. 鈥淟ove comes slow,鈥 a lovesick Alice warns, her voice weaving among rainbow-coloured synths and a beat that staggers and twists like a tipsy late-night walk home from the bar. 鈥擱ichie Assaly
Movie: ‘Legend’
鈥淟egend,鈥 playing Sunday at the Fox Theatre, is the kind of movie that, when you tell people about it, they insist you’re making it up聽鈥 surely, it must be a strange childhood fever dream of some kind. But no 鈥 it really does exist, and yes, it is one of the most bonkers things to ever come out of Hollywood. Directed by Ridley Scott, the 1985 film stars Tom Cruise as a woodland sprite clad in a tiny onesie who must battle an eight-foot-tall horned devil (Tim Curry) to save the world鈥檚 most precious resource: unicorns. An eye-popping time capsule of an era when sets were massive and effects practical, the movie features some of the most beautiful, otherworldly environments ever put on film, stunning costume design and a gorgeous synth score by Tangerine Dream.聽鈥擝riony Smith
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Event: 色色啦 Outdoor Art Fair
Art is in the eye of the beholder, which is why it鈥檚 good that there鈥檚 so much variety at the 色色啦 Outdoor Art Fair. Now in its 64th year, the fair takes over Nathan Phillips Square all weekend. It features 400 independent artists, including 155 first-timers 鈥 among them Chinese Canadian creator Alex Hall, a former National Ballet of Canada dancer. Whether you fancy painting, photography, sculpture or pieces that don鈥檛 fit neatly into those categories, you鈥檙e bound to see something you like.聽鈥擠ebra Yeo
“The Hong Family, Barkerville” by Alex Hall, a newcomer to the 色色啦 Outdoor Art Fair.聽
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