National Film Board of Canada Offers Free Films Over The Holiday Season

posted Monday, December 11, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Toronto

The National Film Board of Canada has a holiday gift for all Canadians. It’s a new playlist called The NFB Presents, featuring 20 acclaimed documentary and animated films—stories that will move, inspire, surprise and engage—now streaming free of charge at NFB.ca.  Among the titles being showcased are Sarah Polley’s hit feature Stories We Tell, Kathy Shultz’s acclaimed animated short A Sea Turtle Story, and Paul Cowan’s Paris […]

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Celebrate Haitian Culture With Movie Screenings on Caribbean Tales TV

posted Monday, December 11, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Film, Queer, Toronto

Haitian Independence Day is coming up on January 1, 2018. Their culture is among the most rich and vibrant in the world. This month CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution and Flow on Demand will be celebrating Haitian filmmakers with our collection of five unique films from the land of high mountains. This month’s films and more available […]

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Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” premiers during the final weeks of his “At Home With Monsters” exhibition at the AGO

posted Saturday, December 9, 2017

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

December is a magical time at the movies! The holiday season is ornamented with some of the best premiers of year, from blockbusters we’ve been waiting for (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) to adaptations reeling Oscar buzz (Call Me By Your Name), there is no shortage of fantasy, suspense, heart and soul in movie theatres this […]

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Does “Justice League” do the squad of legendary heroes justice?

posted Friday, November 17, 2017

by: Joey Viola in Celebrity, Comedy, Entertaining, Film, Television

This has been a heroic year for comic book characters at the movies. Blockbuster successes like Marvel Studio’s Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, and Thor: Ragnarok dominated opening weekends all year. DC Comics, on the other hand, had three 2017 movie releases: The Lego Batman Movie, Wonder Woman, and now, the moment […]

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Ross Lynch Does a Dahmer

posted Friday, November 17, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Editor, Film, Toronto

The closest I’ve gotten to interviewing a serial killer, was by chatting with Disney protege, Ross Lynch. Lynch stars in the new independent film release, “My Friend Dahmer”. For those who don’t know who Dahmer is, you’re not alone as Lynch himself said he hadn’t heard of him until he was asked to audition for […]

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European Union Film Festival of Toronto – November 9 to 23, 2017

posted Friday, November 10, 2017

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

The Annual European Union Festival of Toronto (EUFF) once again presents a powerful lineup of unique and multicultural films from all 28 EU member countries, November 9 – 23, 2017 at the Royal Cinema. These award-winning and critically acclaimed selections will address some of the most pressing topics affecting European and Canadian society today. The […]

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Star-studded “Murder on the Orient Express” fails to impress

posted Friday, November 10, 2017

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

Autumn blockbusters like Blade Runner 2049 and Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok have been making waves at the box office; the release of Murder At The Orient Express is considered to at least make a splash. The new film has peaked interest among audiences with big Hollywood names like Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, […]

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“My Friend Dahmer” opens in theatres November 10, 2017

posted Thursday, November 9, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Montreal, Queer, Toronto

Before Jeffrey Dahmer became a notorious serial killer, he was a shy, alcoholic teen who never quite fit in. Based on Derf Backderf’s critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel, and written for the screen and directed by Marc Meyers, My Friend Dahmer is the haunting and sad true story of Jeffrey Dahmer in high school. Jeffrey […]

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25th Anniversary of Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival – Nov 3 to 11, 2017 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, November 5, 2017

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

The first and largest mental health film festival in the world, Rendezvous with Madness, by Workman Arts, proudly presents its 25th Anniversary edition from November 3  to 11, 2017. The nine-day festival showcases 16 features and 34 short films from across the globe, including a series of curated short film programs, vital discussions and enlightening exhibitions. This important and provocative festival uses art to investigate and to […]

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The Snowman is a snow storm of confusion and bad reviews

posted Friday, October 20, 2017

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

When trailers for Norwegian author Jo Nesbø’s best selling novel-turned-movie, The Snowman, started circulating, it set a thrilling tone for an October release. A fictional crime/drama (in the vain of 90’s thrillers like Seven and Kiss The Girls), based off an internationally best selling novel, flashing original and gruesome murder scenes by a serial killer […]

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