posted Monday, January 25, 2021
Serving a life sentence for murder in the early 1970s, music prodigy Ike White had plenty of time to perfect his musical talent, but no hope of putting it to use in the outside world. Ike’s skills were exceptional enough, though, that his story captured the media’s attention. From this notoriety, he was able to […]
posted Monday, January 25, 2021
Schemers is based on the true story surrounding music promoter David McLean‘s stream of ambitious gigs in 1980’s, which included Simple Minds, XTC, Ultravox, The Skids & Iron Maiden, before going on to successfully manage the career of Placebo for over 25 years! Schemer – a person who is involved in making secret or underhanded plans. The film follows Davie (Conor Berry) who […]
posted Friday, January 8, 2021
The global streaming concert, A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!, brings together a dazzling array of artists who worked with David Bowie, or who were inspired and influenced by his work, for a celebration of what would have been his 74th birthday (Jan 8) and the weekend of the fifth anniversary of his passing […]
posted Sunday, December 20, 2020
Toronto’s celebrated live music spectacle DWAYNE GRETZKY, will present its coveted annual New Year’s Eve Party, this year presented as a live streaming event, totally free. The band will be live streaming in full audio and video production from their studio space, an 1100 square foot industrial-style loft in Toronto’s west end. Dwayne Gretzky is a curated […]
posted Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Queer Canadian electronic artist Velvet Code have launched a new music and entertainment label, SO FIERCE MUSIC. Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, SO FIERCE is a new kind of record label and entertainment company, geared to cater to talent marginalized and disadvantaged by the mainstream music industry because of age, race, gender, or sexual identity. With over 20 years […]
posted Saturday, December 12, 2020
This December, the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the creative genius whose music continues to inspire and enrich the lives of people all over the globe. And on December 16, Film Movement invites audiences to commemorate the musical prodigy’s rich and fascinating life with LOUIS VAN BEETHOVEN, a […]
posted Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Music Got Me Here follows the against-all-odds, true-life journey of Forrest Allen – a story of the power of music to heal and transform lives, often in miraculous ways. A snowboard accident leaves Forrest Allen, age 18, trapped inside himself, unable to speak or walk for almost two years. Tom Sweitzer, an eccentric music therapist with a troubled childhood who […]
posted Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Explore the art, photography, fashion, design, music and celebrities that transformed a New York City nightclub into a cultural phenomenon How does a nightclub, open for less than three years, become the global epicentre of music, fashion and design? Opening December 26, 2020, at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Studio 54: Night Magic transports visitors back in […]
posted Monday, November 23, 2020
With unfettered access to the Zappa family’s vault, Alex Winter’s Zappa explores the mammoth career of legendary Frank Zappa. He’s been called a rock iconoclast and a guitar god, but Frank Zappa was also a composer whose music defied categorization. With archival footage, Zappa explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away […]
posted Friday, November 20, 2020
The TIFF 2019 favourite film, SOUND OF METAL, is about a heavy metal drummer whose life is upended when he loses his hearing. Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and Lou (Olivia Cooke) live together, two nomads traveling gig to gig on an endless American tour. Their music is loud, frenzied and passionate, until one day Ruben is overwhelmed […]
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