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Meeting The Beatles in India – one GTA man’s story of a lifetime

posted Monday, September 14, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Music, Toronto

With new and vivid first-hand details and over 40 personal photos never-before-seen in any other movie about The Beatles, Emmy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman shares an extraordinary life experience in a new feature documentary, Meeting the Beatles in India. Presented by Gathr Films, narrated by Morgan Freeman and executive produced by iconic filmmaker David […]

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Mr. Soul! – he was black, hip, smart, innovative, political, and gay

posted Friday, September 11, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Film, Queer

Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was MR. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised, with “SOUL!,” America’s first “Black Tonight Show.” From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic, openly gay producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for […]

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Queer Flicks at TIFF – Sept 10 to 19, 2020

posted Thursday, September 10, 2020

by: in Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto, Trans

There’s always something queer happening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and this year is no different. Well, it actually is different given the current state we’re in with COVID-19, but the festival has adapted and is still happening, by way of drive-in and outdoor seated screenings, social-distanced theatre presentations, and of course virtually […]

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Shawn Mendes to perform at TIFF Tribute Awards in Toronto – Sept 15, 2020

posted Wednesday, September 9, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Music, Toronto

Shawn Mendes will perform as part of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, airing Tuesday, September 15 at 8pm ET/PT on CTV and everywhere CTV content can be found, and streamed internationally by Variety, during this year’s 45th annual Toronto International Film Festival. Mendes released his debut studio album, Handwritten, in 2015, with the single “Stitches” reaching the Top […]

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Inside Out announces 30th Anniversary programming – Oct 1 to 11, 2020

posted Wednesday, September 9, 2020

by: in Drag, Events, Family, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Online Events, Ottawa, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Inside Out has revealed their full film lineup for the 30th annual festival, with a streaming platform that will showcase 150 films and nine episodic series, representing 30 countries. The festival will take place online for anyone in Ontario and with special drive-in events from October 1 to 11. Audiences will be able to customize […]

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First Drag Superstar Priyanka is Crowned on Canada’s Drag Race

posted Monday, September 7, 2020

by: in Drag

She’s here! Following a buzz-worthy inaugural season filled with emotional personal stories, fierce competition, a healthy dose of shade, extreme displays of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent….and a shout-out from Canadian icon Céline Dion, the Crave Original Series CANADA’S DRAG RACE has crowned its first-ever Canadian Drag Superstar. As was Ru-vealed to fans around the world, Canada’s First Drag […]

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New Queer Visions: Right Beside You – five queer shorts about friendship

posted Monday, August 31, 2020

by: in Film, Queer

In times of strife it’s important to have someone by your side. Whether it is a shoulder to cry on or a source of confidence, a best friend or a distant lover, these five tales from Mexico, Brazil, France the UK and the Netherlands prove that the search for companionship is a journey worth taking. […]

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Thom Fitzgerald’s “Stage Mother” – the feel good movie we need

posted Friday, August 28, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Film, Queer

Stage Mother follows the story of Maybelline (Jacki Weaver), a Texas housewife and church choir director estranged from her gay son. When Maybelline learns of her son Ricky’s untimely death due to a drug overdose, she leaves her husband and travels to San Francisco to pay tribute to his life. When she arrives, she gets […]

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Canada’s Drag Race – and then there were three!

posted Friday, August 28, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Montreal, Television, Toronto

Last night, the clown of queens, JIMBO, was eliminated from Canada’s Drag Race, leaving only three remaining contestants, one of which will be crowned Canada’s first reigning drag queen next week. The resident judges were joined by RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE legend Michelle Visage, whose presence raised the excitement, and the stakes. Writer, producer, and comedian […]

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“Find Me” – André Aciman’s follow up to “Call Me by Your Name”

posted Tuesday, August 25, 2020

by: in Books

In Find Me, André Aciman gives readers a follow up to Call Me by Your Name. This new novel introduces Elio’s father, Samuel, who takes a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, who has become a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train with a beautiful young woman upends Sami’s plans and […]

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