“Making Montgomery Clift” – reflections on a Hollywood heartthrob – screens January 16th (Toronto)

posted Monday, January 14, 2019

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

Montgomery (Monty) Clift was one of the most influential actors in the history of cinema, bucking traditions on and off screen, but countless biographies have reduced him to labels like “tragically self-destructive” and “tormented.” The iconic Hollywood actor Montgomery Clift is brought to a new light by his nephew Robert Clift, who uncovers never-before-seen footage […]

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Sex Education debuts on Netflix January 11, 2019, starring Gillian Anderson

posted Wednesday, January 9, 2019

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Featured Events, Film, Queer, Television

Launching worldwide with eight, one-hour episodes on January 11, 2019, Sex Education is a modern portrayal of sexual and romantic experiences, friendships and contemporary young adult life… and you’ll relive high school memories along the way. Meet Otis Milburn – an inexperienced, socially awkward high school student who lives with his mother, a sex therapist. Surrounded by […]

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Ellen returns to stand up comedy with “Relatable” – Dec 18, 2018 on Netflix

posted Monday, December 17, 2018

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Comedy, Featured Events, Lesbian, Queer, Television

Ellen DeGeneres is “Relatable” in her debut Netflix original comedy special premiering December 18. Filmed at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, Relatable marks Ellen’s return to stand-up after a 15-year hiatus, a type of performance she once said she was happy to give up. Speaking of giving up, she also just recently hinted that she’s considering finishing […]

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Dumplin’ stars Julie Murphy and Jennifer Anniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton

posted Monday, December 10, 2018

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

“Dumplin’” is the plus-size, teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, who signs up for her mom’s pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town. Netflix has acquired the film,” which Jennifer Aniston stars in and is also the executive producer. The movie also […]

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Slava’s Snowshow – a one-of-a-kind spellbinding adventure in Toronto and Montreal

posted Friday, December 7, 2018

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Montreal, Toronto

Show One Productions and Civic Theatres Toronto presents the international sensation Slava’s Snowshow, December 7 to 16, 2018 in the Bluma Appel Theatre at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Returning to Toronto for the first time in two decades, the scruffy, disarming troupe of Slava’s Snowshow clowns will take audiences on a spellbinding adventure, […]

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“Almost Almost Famous” – what’s it like being a music tribute artist?

posted Friday, December 7, 2018

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

On a road trip through an alternate universe, where famous musicians never died, Almost Almost Famous explores the lives of three of the world’s top tribute artists, the cost of borrowed fame, and the risk of getting ‘lost in the act’. Fifty years after trailblazers like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jackie Wilson defined music […]

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Ross Petty Productions presents “The Wizard of Oz” – on now until January 5, 2019 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, December 6, 2018

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

This is what so many Toronto theatre lovers, young and old, wait for every year. Ross Petty Productions presents THE WIZARD OF OZ – The Toto-ly Twistered Family Musical. Strapping on the famous ruby slippers will be Camille Eanga Selenge (The Book of Mormon / Broadway and Australia), as the adventure-bound and homesick Dorothy. Swept up from their home […]

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“A Moment in the Reeds” – a queer Finnish / Syrian story of discovery

posted Wednesday, December 5, 2018

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Queer

Having moved to Paris to attend university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi’s father has to return to town […]

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Corey Hart releases a new single, with an 5-Song EP and tour to follow in 2019

posted Tuesday, December 4, 2018

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Montreal, Music, Toronto

The Sunglasses at Night man himself, Corey Hart has announced the details of his first major arena tour across Canada since 1986! As well, he’s released the seasonal track “Another December” that will be included on the new 5-song EP titled Dreaming Time Again, which also includes the up-tempo rocker “First Rodeo” featuring Jim Cuddy on vocals.  The legendary Bob Ezrin […]

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Queen, with Adam Lambert to tour “Rhapsody” across North America

posted Monday, December 3, 2018

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

After the soaring success of Bohemian Rhapsody – the Freddie Mercury/Queen movie that is set to become the biggest grossing music biopic of all time – fans can now enjoy a full concert experience, featuring original band members Brian May and Roger Taylor, along with Adam Lambert on lead vocals, as part of a 23-city North America summer […]

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