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European Union Film Festival – available virtually country wide – Nov 12 to 28, 2021

posted Wednesday, November 10, 2021

by: in Film

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) returns online, from November 12 to 28, 2021, offering  access to some of the best films Europe has to offer, including a number of women and BIPOC directors, documentaries, and LGBTQ2+ films. This year’s festival provides cinephiles across Canada with access to works from some of Europe’s top talent, including a […]

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Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival – Nov 12 to 20, 2021

posted Wednesday, November 10, 2021

by: in Film

The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) connects the global outdoor community with international filmmakers, creators and speakers, so that mountain adventures can be brought into the homes of viewers. The Festival offers mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photography exhibitions, workshops, seminars & other special events. In February, they host an annual international 10-day […]

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The Acid King – documentary on an alleged 1984 satanic sacrifice murder

posted Tuesday, November 9, 2021

by: in Film

 The Acid King is a documentary on Ricky Kasso, the young American who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” in 1984, available for review in advance of the release. Dan Jones and Jesse Pollack production. On Demand November 9 from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Sort of – Queer South Asian Non-Binary Series Breaks Boundaries on Television

posted Monday, November 8, 2021

by: in Queer, Television, Toronto, Trans

The new CBC and HBO Max original series, SORT OF, made its North American premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Sort Of will make queer-story by becoming the first (Canadian) primetime TV series to have a queer / trans-feminine South Asian and Muslim performer cast in the lead role, as well as featuring […]

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Drake and Live Nation’s Music Venue “History” opens in Toronto

posted Thursday, November 4, 2021

by: in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events

Toronto’s newest venue, History officially opens its doors on November 7, 2021. A collaboration between Live Nation Canada and Toronto rapper Drake, the live entertainment venue will be home to hundreds of premier concerts and events each year. Located at 1663 Queen Street East in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood, the 2,500-capacity world-class venue is quickly establishing […]

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Disappearance At Lake Elrod – when the only option is taking the law into one’s own hands

posted Monday, November 1, 2021

by: in Film

A year after her daughter’s disappearance, another girl from Elrod, Georgia, goes missing. Convinced there is a connection, Charlie (Robyn Lively) won’t stop searching until she discovers the truth.  Disappearance At Lake Elrod will be available to download or stream from AppleTV, Sky Store, Virgin Media, Amazon and Google Play, and available on DVD from Morrisons, Amazon and HMV […]

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PlayDate’s Halloween Haunting presents Halloween Drag Brunch – Oct 31, 2021 at Rendezviews

posted Friday, October 29, 2021

by: in Events, Featured Events

PlayDate’s Halloween Haunting will be occurring on Oct 31 at Rendezviews, which will be a star studded Halloween Drag Brunch.  On October 31st between 1pm and 4pm, join Tiffany Boxx for an event to die for, as she hosts the haunting with a ghost studded cast for our 2021 Season Finale! Be prepared for a scream […]

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Catch these upcoming Netflix movies in the theatres first

posted Friday, October 29, 2021

by: in Film

PASSING Limited Theatrical Release: NOW PLAYING: Toronto (TIFF Bell Lightbox) October 29: Vancouver (VIFF Centre), Montreal (La Cinémathèque québécoise) November 3: Kingston (Screening Room), Guelph (Bookshelf Cinema), Winnipeg (Landmark Towne), Edmonton (Landmark City Centre) November 4: Montreal (Cinéma Moderne) November 5: London (Hyland Cinema), Waterloo (Princess Original), Ottawa (Mayfair Theatre), Calgary (Canyon Meadows Cinemas) Global Launch on Netflix: November 10, 2021 Directed […]

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Cicada – a film of love, loss, and great pain, but also immense joy

posted Friday, October 29, 2021

by: in Film, Queer

In Cicada, young bisexual Ben comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of colour struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben’s past crawls to the surface. New York City, 2013. Some things are worth waiting seventeen years for, others […]

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How They Got Over – a look back at the early Black gospel groups in the United States

posted Friday, October 29, 2021

by: in Film, Music

Beginning in the 1920s, Black singers across the country took to the highways as the new technology of radio and records made it possible to reach a wider audience. Intense competition brought new ways to entertain, first with guitars, later with full bands, then with a performance style that would inspire Mick Jagger and a […]

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