There are certain things Jill Hennessy's agent might prefer she keep to herself - for instance, that who she'll be co-starring with determines whether or not she takes an acting role. The Alberta-born actress felt that way when she accepted a part opposi

"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" films is Millbrook, Ont. (QMI Agency file photo) Several years ago I read Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, but I was plagued by the notion I wasn't "getting" most of it. I recalled how reading the

Actors Gordon Pinsent, Colin Mochrie, and Jill Hennessy are among the stars in the CBC's "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" airing this weekend. The TV movie weaves together Stephen Leacock's stories and details of his life Sarah Jessica Parker, Heidi

“I don’t know if you know Mariposa. No matter if you don’t. If you know Canada at all you know at least a dozen towns just like it, with the same square streets, the same maple trees, the same hotels and the same churches, and with the one, wide main str

The new TV movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town , based on the book by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock, has a veritable Who's Who of Canadian stars in the cast (check out my colleague Rob Salem's article here ). Of potential interest to Canadian r

Leacock built a boathouse at Old Brewery Bay and would often escape there to write in the early hours. RONNY JAQUES, 1940/LEACOCK MUSEUM ARCHIVES Kenneth Kidd Feature Writer “The writing of solid, instructive stuff fortified by facts and figures is easy