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“Rafiki” – groundbreaking Kenyan queer film screens in Toronto until April 25, 2019

posted Monday, April 22, 2019

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Film, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto

Bursting with the colorful street style and music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes homosexuality. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives” – but they yearn for something more. Despite the political […]

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“Daddy Issues” – when role play becomes real – in theatres and on iTunes as of April 19, 2019

posted Wednesday, April 17, 2019

by: in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Queer

Daddy Issues, made its Canadian premiere at last year’s Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Now it’s getting a theatrical and VOD release. Maya (Madison Lawlor) spends her days escaping into her drawings and social media, where she cyberstalks the enigmatic Jasmine (Montana Manning), an aspiring sexually-fluid designer in an emotionally charged, co-dependent relationship with […]

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It’s absurd! It’s insane! It’s…”SHAZAM!”

posted Saturday, April 13, 2019

by: in Art, Celebrity, Entertaining, Film, Toronto

We’re in the middle of a cinematic superhero sandwich this month as both Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame acts as the metaphorical Marvel bun to DC’s monkey in the middle, Shazam! And while this refreshing new superhero movie opened with a rewarding $53.5 million at the domestic box office last weekend, Warner Bros. Entertainment has a long way to […]

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Wax Trax Records – documentary, soundtrack, Q&A panel, and Ministry performance in Toronto, April 17, 2019

posted Friday, April 12, 2019

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

Record Store Day and Vans, are teaming up to release a special edition soundtrack for the award-winning music documentary Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records on Record Store Day, April 13, 2019. The album, which features previously unreleased songs by Wax Trax! artists, (see track listing below) will be available at independent record stores across the United States […]

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Legendary Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot begins tour, and is the spotlight of a new documentary

posted Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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

Gordon Lightfoot’s music touches the listener on more levels and in more ways than most musicians could ever dream of. He is a national treasure, a cultural icon whose time-defying style and legendary hits have made him one of Canada’s most anticipated live performers. Having celebrated his 80th birthday last year, he will once again […]

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Dumbo is the ‘Prince of Elephants’ in Tim Burton’s new Disney live-action remake

posted Tuesday, April 2, 2019

by: in Celebrity, Entertaining, Film

It’s shaping up to be another stellar year for Walt Disney Studios as the production company can now confirm two high-flying #1 motion pictures by the end of March. Both Captain Marvel and Dumbo debuted at number one at the box office on their respective opening weekends and the set of films account for two of the […]

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“America in Transition” documentary series releases ahead of International Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, 2019

posted Friday, March 29, 2019

by: in Activism, Film, Queer, Television, Trans

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 that raises awareness of discrimination faced by transgender individuals worldwide. The Sundance-backed documentary series, America in Transition ( AIT), premieres as a Revry Original, exploring the community, family, and social issues of trans people of color across the United States, capturing real life for a veteran turned activist, an immigrant […]

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Giant Little Ones – opens March 29, 2019 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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

Franky Winter (Josh Wiggins) and Ballas Kohl (Darren Mann) have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life – until the night of Franky’s epic 17th birthday party, when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected […]

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Lupita Nyong’o is shear-ly brilliant in Jordan Peele’s “Us”

posted Saturday, March 23, 2019

by: in Film

“I Got 5 On It” by Luniz is a “dope song,” says Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke, Black Panther) en route to his summer home in Santa Cruz, California, accompanied by his wife Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o, Black Panther) and two kids, Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph, who will voice young Nala in Disney’s upcoming The Lion King) and […]

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Water Docs Film Festival – runs until March 24, 2019 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, March 21, 2019

by: in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

Now in its eighth year, Water Docs Film Festival runs until March 24, 2019 is where to see films about our most precious resource, H2O (water). There are short and feature films with incredible cinematography, passionate filmmakers in attendance and on panel discussions as well as informative speakers. You would think that the fact that […]

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