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299 Queen Street West: The Much Music Documentary gets its premiere in Toronto – Sept 22, 2023

posted Sunday, September 17, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

299 Queen Street West: The Much Music Documentary has its official premiere at Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe Street) in Toronto on Sept 22, 2023, after which it will have screenings at several other cities across the country, before landing on Crave TV. With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, 299 Queen Street West tells the story […]

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What’s Queer at TIFF This Year?

posted Sunday, September 10, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

Last year was a stellar year for queer representation at TIFF, and this year the content keeps on coming. What’s different about recent LGBTQ+ character portrayals is that they are becoming more diverse and complex in nature, providing a truer context of what it means to be queer in these current times globally. Below are […]

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Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) – Toronto screening Sept 10, 2023

posted Saturday, September 9, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

The new Chip Baker film, “Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)”, directed by filmmaker Danny Garcia (“Nightclubbing,” “Sad Vacation”) made its American theatrical debut screening in New York City at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday, September 5th at 9:30pm. This documentary film explores the rich history, cultural significance and otherworldly occurrences […]

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TIFF’s Festival Street offers free movies, music, and much more

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Music, Toronto

The excitement of the Toronto International Film Festival will once again filter out of the theatres and onto Festival Street (King Street West between Peter Street and University Avenue) and David Pecaut Square.  New and exciting activations will line King Street in addition to food vendors, photo opportunities, and the Festival Street Music Stage housing musical performances […]

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Shangri-La Toronto offers special TIFF-themed Afternoon Tea, Cocktails, and Room Packages

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Hospitality, Toronto

Shangri-La Toronto, is the official hospitality partner of the Toronto International Film Festival. The hotel property hosted TIFF’s  opening party on September 7th, and has also curated several luxurious movie inspired experiences, such as a specialty TIFF-themed Afternoon Tea menu, instagramable cocktails, and exclusive room packages.If you’re looking for a little decadent downtime during TIFF, […]

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TIFF Trans Filmmakers Summit – Sept 10, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Toronto, Trans

The Trans Film Mentorship (TFM) is delighted to present the 2nd annual Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF, which will be held on Sunday, September 10th at Malaparte at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Open to all trans and non-binary creators, filmmakers, actors, industry partners and allies, Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF is an afternoon to foster industry exchanges and […]

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AGO fall programming includes Halloween events, film screenings, Art Bash fundraiser, and a Keith Haring-inspired art party

posted Wednesday, September 6, 2023

by: in Art, Art Gallery, Music, Queer, Toronto

AGO Friday Nights return this fall with a line up of exciting talks, performances, screenings and art parties, celebrating new exhibitions, great art and artists. AGO Friday Night programming is free with General Admission, and is always free for Indigenous Peoples, AGO Members, Annual Pass holders and visitors aged 25 and under. 2023 FALL PUBLIC […]

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TIFF marks 40th anniversary of Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense” concert film with a 4K restoration IMAX live streamed screening and Q&A with band members – Sept 11, 2023

posted Friday, September 1, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto. The special IMAX Live 40th anniversary event will include a screening of the film followed by a Q&A, which will be live-streamed from TIFF to select […]

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Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Ernest” opens Village Players 50th season – Sept 8 to 30, 2023

posted Friday, September 1, 2023

by: in Theatre, Toronto

Village Players is very excited to open our 50th season with Oscar Wilde’s peerless classic, The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Anne Harper. It runs from Friday, September 8, until Saturday, September 30. The seemingly respectable Jack and the dandy figure Algernon court Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Having invented a reprobate ‘brother’, Ernest, Jack has led a […]

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Rotting In The Sun – Mexican dark comedy grapples with the woes of an indie filmmaker in a gay beach town

posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023

by: in Film, Queer, Toronto

ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the business of filmmaking and our self-obsessed culture, when Chilean writer-director Sebastián Silva hilariously turns the camera on himself, as he thunders through Mexico’s city streets and nudist beaches. Depressed, doom-scrolling and downing absurd amounts of Ketamine, director Sebastián Silva takes […]

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