posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Ten National Film Board of Canada (NFB) premieres, including five new feature-length documentaries, are part of a landmark year for the NFB and its co-producers at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 25 to May 5, 2019. This stellar lineup showcases the NFB’s contributions to Canadian documentary past and present, with new NFB works joining […]
posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world, so navigating through this awesome collection can sometimes be overwhelming. So theBUZZ has compiled a list of LGBT-themed films that will be of interest to our readers, as well as a selection of music-themed documentaries […]
posted Monday, April 22, 2019
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 […]
posted Monday, April 22, 2019
The Birdseye Music Festivaltakes place on Saturday, April 27th in Toronto, and is a fundraiser for bladder cancer. We all know someone with cancer, and I discovered that one of my best pals, Ann, is currently dealing with this type cancer. It’s the fifth most common form of cancer, and 9000 people in Canada will be diagnosed this year alone. […]
posted Monday, April 15, 2019
Devout & Out is a three-part documentary series that focuses on openly queer individuals who have chosen to become or remain leaders in the Church, despite any trauma the Christian community has inflicted. Each episode follows an openly queer individual, documenting their journey in navigating their sexuality, identity, faith and the Church institution. We hear […]
posted Saturday, April 13, 2019
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 […]
posted Friday, April 12, 2019
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 […]
posted Friday, April 12, 2019
Every year broadcaster-producer-empresario Jaymz Bee celebrates his birthday with at least one fundraising event for charity. This year will mark his biggest yet with a series of simultaneous concerts held in ten rooms at Old Mill Toronto that will benefit Unison Benevolent Fund, an organization that provides counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian […]
posted Wednesday, April 3, 2019
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 […]
posted Tuesday, April 2, 2019
FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN is a comic and explosive new play about the infamous punk band the Ramones, that’s written by John Ross Bowie (actor from “The Big Bang Theory”, “Speechless”). The Canadian premiere is directed by long-time Toronto Star theatre critic and director Richard Ouzounian, and runs at the Fleck Theatre April 2 – 28, 2019. On May 1, […]
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