Planet in Focus International Environment Film Festival – Oct 19 to 22 2017 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, October 19, 2017

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

This years Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (PiF) is comprised of 26 feature-length films, and 25 shorts. The World Premiere of Chanda Chevannes’ Unfractured opens the Festival on October 19, the latest by the Toronto-based, award-winning documentarian. This uplifting doc follows biologist, mother and activist Dr. Sandra Steingraber as she throws herself into an arduous […]

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“Happy Death Day” marks resurgence of slasher flicks on Friday the 13th

posted Saturday, October 14, 2017

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

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” “I hate this sticker!” Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe, La La Land) says. Jessica is the lead scream queen in this bubbly slasher film which hit theatres on Friday October 13th – a lottery winning release date for a new teen horror. Happy Death Day, […]

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To be as “Lucky” as Harry Dean Stanton

posted Friday, October 6, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film

Harry Dean Stanton’s last feature film is now playing at theatres across the country, less than a month after the 91 year-old actor passed away. “Lucky” is the story of a elderly loner living the end of his life in small-town USA. Symbolism abounds in this directorial debut from actor John Carroll Lynch, who some […]

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“IT” Floats to the Top of the Box Office as Highest-Grossing Horror Movie of All Time

posted Friday, September 15, 2017

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

2017 has been both an exciting and lacklustre year for major motion pictures. At the end of August, box office sales were the lowest they’ve been since the week following September 11, 2001. This summer, theatres offered moviegoers discounted Tuesday prices until Labour Day. Horror movies in particular were released few and far between in […]

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Acorn TV has plenty to offer LGBT viewers

posted Wednesday, September 13, 2017

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Lesbian, Queer, Television

Acorn TV is North America’s most popular and largest streaming service focused on British and international television and leads the digital evolution for niche streamers. The new fall line up offers some of the most addictive and bingeable series featuring strong LGBTQ characters. They include TV’s only lesbian main character, the strong leaders of a […]

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“White Night” – a film about navigating through Toronto’s Nuit Blanche – Opens Sept 29, 2017

posted Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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

WHITE NIGHT is set in Toronto, and highlights five stories about various people over the course of one night at Nuit Blanche. It stars, Canadian actor, Adam Booth, as well as Jonathan Keltz, Sara Mitich, and Natalie Brown. Nuit Blanche Toronto happens this year on Sept 30, 2017 across the entire city. It’s a free annual city-wide celebration of contemporary art, produced by the […]

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“Gaga: Five Foot Two” – World Premiere Documentary at TIFF

posted Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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

The Toronto International Film Festival has  the exclusive World Premiere of the documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, a rare, revealing snapshot of a music icon that delves into duality of the raucously public Lady Gaga and the offstage woman that is, Stefani Joanne Germanotta. In the documentary, Lady Gaga offers a vulnerable look at her […]

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“On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi” – World Film Premiere at TIFF

posted Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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

The World Premiere of ON MY WAY OUT: THE SECRET LIFE OF NANI AND POPI at TIFF 2017 is a Special Event screening happening on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 3 PM at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Roman (Popi) and Ruth (Nani) Blank, Holocaust survivors, aged 95 years old, are the personification of an enduring and loving relationship.   […]

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Original Rocky Horror cast members to appear at Toronto’s Fan Expo – Aug 31 to Sept 3, 2017

posted Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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

In their first-ever Canadian convention appearance together, the original cast members of iconic cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will gather at this year’s FAN EXPO CANADA, the country’s largest pop culture convention.  Fans can meet “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” (Tim Curry), “Eddie” (Meat Loaf), “Brad” (Barry Bostwick),“Magenta” (Patricia Quinn) and “Columbia” (Nell Campbell) at the […]

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TIFF’ the Season: 15 of the Most Anticipated Movie Titles at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival

posted Tuesday, August 29, 2017

by: Joey Viola in Art, Celebrity, Comedy, Entertaining, Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Toronto, Uncategorized

It’s showtime! The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is upon us and some of the brightest stars in Hollywood (Angelina Jolie, Grace Jones, Jake Gyllenhaal, Idris Elba, George Clooney, Lady Gaga, Eminem and Octavia Spencer, to name a few) will touch down in our city from September 7th to 17th to preview screenings of […]

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