Pomegranate Film Festival celebrates Armenian inspired films – until Nov 13, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Friday, November 11, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online, Toronto

The Pomegranate Film Festival celebrates Armenian inspired film. Established in 2006 stems from the Toronto Chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, a group of young Armenian professionals, bound by a passion for film and culture. Fresh, dynamic, prolific, and rich with culture, it depicts topics relevant Armenian culture through the medium of films […]

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Interview With The Vampire – a modern, historical queer fantasy love story

posted Thursday, November 10, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

It’s been nearly five decades since Anne Rice released Interview with the Vampire (1976) , the first of a series of novels that would garner her fans worldwide. It also was turned into a major Hollywood blockbuster movie, starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in somewhat homoerotic roles. Those homoerotic illusions have now become a […]

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Silver Dagger – a mystery fiction writer has his novel become reality in his own life – on stage Nov 11 to Dec 3, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, November 9, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

In Silver Dagger, Steve Marsh is a successful mystery writer living in the Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto, and a recent winner of the coveted Silver Dagger Award. Soon after his third novel is published, Marsh’s wife receives a series of phone calls and letters that threaten to destroy their marriage. Adultery, blackmail, murder, and a figure […]

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CGLCC’s 7th Annual Black & White Gala, Silent Auction, and Leadership Awards – November 11th, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, November 8, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Uncategorized

Dust off your dancing shoes, let that little sequined number finally sparkle, and pull out your fave formal wear for Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)’s 7th Annual Black and White Gala! You are invited to an amazing evening where business meets fabulous, all while supporting efforts to help Canada’s LGBT+ community truly […]

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ArtAttack! – annual fundraising auction for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – Nov 10, 2022

posted Monday, November 7, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Mark your calendar for the 2022 edition of ARTATTACK!, the annual art auction and fundraiser for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, taking place on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Buddies. Doors open at 7pm with a live auction starting at 8pm.  ARTATTACK! is one of Toronto’s best-loved and most outrageous art auctions – an Oz-inspired […]

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Duran Duran release concert documentary, A Hollywood High

posted Friday, November 4, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Music

Duran Duran release a brand-new, 75 minute docu-concert film, entitled A Hollywood High, that captures the band performing live on a rooftop in Los Angeles, alongside exclusive interviews and archival footage that tells the story of their long-time love affair with the city.  The past 12 months have seen Duran Duran release their widely acclaimed 15th studio […]

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Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Drag Queen – world premiere at Hamilton Film Fest – Nov 6, 2022

posted Tuesday, November 1, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Drag, Events, Featured Events, Film, Hamilton

Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Drag Queen, a short film written by gender queer Hamilton actor and screenwriter Darren Stewart-Jones, makes its world debut at the Hamilton Film Festival on November 6th, 2022 at the Staircase Theatre. “I am thrilled to share this short film with audiences,” says Stewart-Jones, who also appears in the film as […]

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Rendezvous With Madness announces 30th anniversary programming, with film, performance, and art- Oct 27 to Nov 6, 2022

posted Tuesday, October 25, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Toronto

With the importance of mental health awareness at the forefront of myriad conversations, as the world continues to experience the impacts of the pandemic, Workman Arts has announced the full line-up for their 30th-anniversary edition of the Rendezvous With Madness Festival – the largest and longest-running arts festival in the world dedicated to the intersection of mental […]

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Dollhouse of Deadly Sins – a Halloween tradition of curses, magic, and puppetry – Oct 27 to 30, 2022

posted Sunday, October 23, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

For over 20 years Eldritch Theatre has been prowling the theatrical underground, earning audience acclaim, along with over 25 Dora Awards nominations and wins for their outstanding horror productions. The red door opens at the haunted Red Sandcastle Theatre to reveal Doc Wuthergloom, Eldritch Theatre’s resident necromancer, presenting an evening of demented puppetry and feats […]

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Doug and The Slugs and Me – an intimate look at the iconic 1980s Canadian band

posted Saturday, October 22, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film

Doug and the Slugs and Me follows filmmaker Teresa Alfeld (Savoy Films) as she uncovers the story of Doug Bennett, leader of the legendary 1980s Canadian party band Doug and the Slugs — and the dad of her childhood best friend. It’s a nostalgia-packed ride down the back roads of Canadian rock history, that features music […]

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