posted Sunday, April 24, 2016
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will present 232 titles from 51 countries in 12 screening programs, with work by female filmmakers representing close to 40% of the 2016 program, and a significant list of queer programming as well. In addition to the opening night world premiere of Rama Rau’sLeague of Exotique Dancers, a […]
posted Sunday, April 24, 2016
Canadian Music Week (CMW) has partnered with Hot Docs to present Music Docs at Hot Docs. Featuring twelve outstanding docs from across the festival’s programs, these films featuring compelling stories for music fans, ranging from illicit raves in Iran to the comeback of eighties electro-pop pioneer Gary Numan, and from an immersive tour of the […]
posted Sunday, April 24, 2016
The intimate Village Playhouse Theatre in Bloor West Village, ends its 2015/16 season with a farcical tale about golf, gambling, and guffaws. “Fox On the Fairway” was written by Ken Ludwig as a tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s. Director Katherine Bignell-Jones accepted the challenge of bringing the story to […]
posted Friday, April 15, 2016
In the current issue of theBUZZ Magazine I spoke with the Bob The Drag Queen who is taking over RuPaul’s Drag Race. You can read the official interview here, but off-the-record we talked about a number of pressing issues like left boobs, God and the merits of a thin waistline. What follows may not be pretty but it is funny. Ray: What is […]
posted Sunday, April 10, 2016
David Mirvish brings in the North American premiere of The Judas Kiss after its successful London West End theatre run, starring Rupert Everett along with a strong supporting cast. Everett plays Oscar Wilde, in a story about his life, written by David Hare and directed by Neil Armfield. This production began at London’s Hampstead Theatre […]
posted Sunday, April 10, 2016
The Wayla Bar & Lounge is at 996 Queen St. East in Toronto’s happening Leslieville area, and to some people it may appear like nothing exciting is happening from the outside, but once inside it is rocking! Some people say it’s hard to find, with only a sign saying “Carlaw Carburations” above it, and even […]
posted Friday, April 8, 2016
The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, formerly Jer’s Vision, is celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia with our Annual Gala! The event will bring together 250 guests to Toronto to celebrate the work the community has done across Canada to address herterosexism & cissexism. Join host Andre Morriseau & Kelly Kyle, alongside key community and […]
posted Friday, April 8, 2016
The 29th Images Festival is right around the corner, with 10 days of groundbreaking screenings, gallery exhibitions, and live presentations taking place throughout Toronto April 14 – 23, 2016. With over 80 national and international artists featured in this year’s festival, Images showcases the innovative edge of international contemporary moving image culture. There’s some incredible […]
posted Thursday, April 7, 2016
Buddies in Bad times founder, Sky Gilbert, is back with a comical gender-bending take on family and how it shapes one’s life. The Terrible Parents sees well established actors Edward Roy and Gavin Crawford reunited on stage as the parents, and introduces emerging actors Robin Sharpe and Katie Sky as the children. Both Crawford and Roy […]
posted Wednesday, April 6, 2016
HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS presents MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES “Look at the pictures,” said Senator Jesse Helms, denouncing the controversial art of Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs pushed boundaries with frank depictions of nudity, sexuality and fetishism, igniting a culture war that rages to this day. More than 25 years later, the HBO Documentary Films presentation […]
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