posted Friday, May 12, 2017
Venus Flytrap is a new musical comedy web-series following a band of young women intent on grabbing rock and roll by the balls in the land of Trumpistan. Together, it’s something WE can do to fight the powers that be, and laugh our asses off while we squeeze! Follow along as the punk feminist band Venus Flytrap (VFT) and their […]
posted Thursday, May 4, 2017
The 25th Toronto Jewish Film Festival takes place May 4 to 14, 2017, and this year they honour Canadian literary giant Mordecai Richler, with Richler On-Screen. This series is the most comprehensive collection to date of film and TV works written by Richler, or based on his stories. The Festival will also feature the local Premieres of […]
posted Sunday, April 30, 2017
IndieCan Entertainment have announced the release of three new films coming to Toronto this spring – Menorca, The Sandwich Nazi, and Mom and Me. Menorca released at the Carlton Cinema on Friday, April 21. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival. Claire, a suburban mother indulging in some good-natured hedonistic debauchery, receives […]
posted Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival takes place April 27 to May 7, 2017 at various locations in Toronto. There’s always a good selection of queer-themed flicks to check out, and here’s a list of recommended viewing. Get your tickets in advance. CHAVELA Artscapes With a fierce and haunting persona, lauded majestic chanteuse Chavela […]
posted Thursday, March 23, 2017
Bravely bearing witness to human rights violations worldwide, the documentary and fiction features at the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival tell extraordinary stories of struggle, survival, and hope. The festival presents documentary feature films from Afghanistan, Canada, China, Egypt, France, the United States, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Syria, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. […]
posted Thursday, March 16, 2017
Canadian Film Fest (CFF) is expanding from four days to five, and all screenings and workshops will be housed under one roof at their new headquarters, the Scotiabank Theatre located at 259 Richmond St. W. This year’s CFF will showcase a total of 10 feature films and 21 shorts. CFF opens with the Toronto premiere […]
posted Wednesday, February 8, 2017
DANCER tells the incredible story of Sergei Polunin, who has not only been hailed as the most naturally gifted male ballet dancer of his generation (The Observer), but also the James Dean of the ballet world (Daily Telegraph) because of his bad boy antics. Blessed with astonishing power and poise, Polunin took the […]
posted Monday, January 30, 2017
A spark of attraction, a budding romance, a dark family secret: tender first love between a pair of college freshmen is put to the test when a tragic connection from their past is unexpectedly revealed. AKRON offers a gay coming-of-age tale with a refreshing twist-none of its characters are in search of self- or familial acceptance, […]
posted Monday, January 30, 2017
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world – if only they could book their first gig – Featured on Rolling Stone’s list of the ’25 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2017,’ Rogers Media original series Nirvanna the Band the Show takes centre stage – well, sort […]
posted Monday, January 30, 2017
The Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film THE SALESMAN is nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign-language movie, said on Sunday to the New York Times that he would not attend the Oscars ceremony next month even if he were granted an exception to President Trump’s visa ban for citizens from Iran and […]
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