EXCLUSIVE: Toronto-based, Indigenous Trans actress Kiley May on her first major movie role in “IT: Chapter Two”

posted Friday, September 20, 2019

by: Joey Viola in Art, Celebrity, Entertaining, Film, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Perched atop the worldwide box office sits Pennywise the Killer Clown, a horror genre phenomenon and star of the biggest horror movie franchise of all time – cue maniacal clown laugh! With a 3-hour running time and a controversial opening scene, It: Chapter Two received mixed reviews upon its opening, but despite IT’s shortcomings, this cinematic funhouse […]

James Franco’s “Zeroville” opens Sept 20, 2019 in Toronto

posted Wednesday, September 18, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

Based on author Steve Erickson’s 2007 novel, director James Franco (The Disaster Artist, The Sound and the Fury) stars as Ike Jerome, a.k.a. “Vikar,.” Vikar is a lost soul journeying through Hollywood in 1969, a land of myths, beauty and monsters. The studio system is in decay, and a new generation of brash filmmakers are […]

“IT: Chapter 2” is a visceral sequel that floats to exciting new heights with prominent LGBT representation

posted Saturday, September 14, 2019

by: Joey Viola in Uncategorized

The Fall movie season is here and it’s by far one of the most anticipated! Especially in Toronto, where the beginning of September marks the start of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Hoards of celebrities and movie insiders descend on the city to premiere movies and attend galas, but while stars like Joaquin Phoenix […]

Posi Vibez presents the launch for “Salvador Disney” zine – Sept 13, 2019 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, September 12, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Books, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto

POSI VIBEZ is taking over Glad Day Bookshop on Friday September the 13th and throwing a party with Feel Your Fantasy to celebrate the launch of Dylan Berryman’s new zine of collages SALVADOR DISNEY. ~*SALVADOR DISNEY*~ Dylan Berry’s new zine of collages explores Salvador Dali and Walt Disney’s ill-fated 1945 collaboration, Destino. In honour of the zine, Destino will be […]

“Pam Am Returns” – the comedic hostess is back in Toronto – Sept 18, 2019

posted Tuesday, September 10, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Comedy, Events, Featured Events, Toronto

Pam Ann is inviting everyone on a jolly f**king holiday in Pam Ann Returns, her brand-new show starring the perfectlyinappropriate-in-every-way air-hostess Pam Ann. From feeding the birds in coach to flying kites in first class, Pam Ann’s barbed wit has seen her hilariously negotiate even the most politically incorrect flight path. Her take on the […]

The Last Porno Show – depicts Toronto’s underground at TIFF (Toronto)

posted Monday, September 9, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

Kire Paputts’ The Last Porno Show — a welcome follow-up to his debut, the 2015 TIFF hit The Rainbow Kid — introduces us to Wayne (Nathaniel Chadwick), a struggling actor who was traumatized as a child while living with his father Al (Christian Aldo), whom he hasn’t seen in years. Now a bit of an emotional mess, Wayne is […]

Synonyms – tragicomedy about an Israeli in Paris screens at TIFF (Toronto)

posted Monday, September 9, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

WARNING: Do not go see this movie if full frontal male nudity offends you, as that’s the opening scene, and the first five minutes of this movie! The gay innuendos are heavy throughout, yet….well, you’ll have to watch it and see for yourself as to how this one plays out. Y oav, (Tom Mercier), a young […]

Queer Representation at TIFF – on now until Sept 15. 2019 (Toronto)

posted Friday, September 6, 2019

by: Joey Viola in Uncategorized

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is finally here and this year’s program is chalk-full of festival firsts and anticipated titles – the 2019 schedule features 333 films from 80+ countries across the globe! “2019 marks the first year as Co-Heads of TIFF,” says Artistic Director Cameron Bailey and Executive Director Joana Vicente in the […]

Queer Stage Mothers: Thom Fitzgerald & Brad Hennig

posted Thursday, August 29, 2019

by: Raymond Helkio in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Music, New York City, Pride, Queer, Toronto

For the upcoming issue of AutumnPlay, I spoke with Thom Fitzgerald who was in LA working on his upcoming film, Stage Mother, which stars Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, and Adrian Grenier among others. The plot follows a conservative church choir director who inherits a drag club in San Francisco started by her deceased son, from whom she was estranged after he came out as gay. “Even […]

“Scary Stories” is this summer’s monster mash smash

posted Thursday, August 15, 2019

by: Joey Viola in Art, Books, Celebrity, Entertaining, Film, Toronto

Who among us doesn’t love a good summer scare? And there are so many classic horror stories that either take place in or are released during the summer season, but up until “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” debuted last weekend, the horror genre in 2019 has seen one too many lacklustre sequels and […]