Bryen Dunn is Editor of theBUZZ, writing on lifestyle and entertainment. He has an extensive portfolio of celebrity interviews with musicians, actors and other public personalities. He enjoys discovering delicious eats, tasting spirited treats, and being mesmerized by musical beats.
posted Tuesday, December 1, 2020
CROCK OF GOLD – A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN deep dives into the life of the tortured Irish vocalist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock. Featuring unseen archival footage from the band and MacGowan’s family, as well […]
posted Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The 9th annual Human Rights Film Festival is an extremely timely and massive Film and Arts Festival for everyone who wants to “give a sh*t about the world”. All of these films are based around current Human Rights crises, including Indigenous Rights, Political activism, Disease and pandemic, Accessibility rights, Transphobia, and much more. It’s a […]
posted Sunday, November 29, 2020
With a particular emphasis on Canadian content creators and distinct and emerging new voices, the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) has announced the full film lineup for its 20th anniversary edition with a hybrid of online and in-theatre offerings. Festival-goers can look forward to 89 new films, including 32 features and 57 shorts curated in ten […]
posted Friday, November 27, 2020
On the surface, everything seems perfect. 19-year-old Mirjam is the stepdaughter of the charismatic pastor of an evangelical movement called The Freedom. As a world champion in disco freestyle dancing and leader of the youth group in the congregation, she is the pride of the church. Whilst defending her world title, she collapses on stage. […]
posted Thursday, November 26, 2020
Happi TV is a brand-new streaming app and website offering a wide variety of films and TV geared towards queer audiences, with special emphasis on products made by members of the queer community. The brand will also focus on showcasing short-form content made by a curated selection of out and proud members of the community. […]
posted Thursday, November 26, 2020
Marry Me However tells the stories of Orthodox-Jewish LGBT men and women who, for religious reasons, decided to marry against their own sexual orientation/identity, to comply with Torah laws and be accepted into their families and religious communities. Choosing to raise a heteronormative family, and obeying the rules of their societies, while denying their own […]
posted Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Italian Contemporary Film Festival has announced the line up for the 9th edition of its Festival taking place November 29 to Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The new ICFF at Home program brings together 50 expertly curated film and shorts, created in partnership with Toronto International Film Festival. Highlights include international and world premieres dedicated to Federico […]
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
Part Pose and Paris is Burning, part RuPaul’s Drag Race and part Miss America, The Queens follows beauty queen hopefuls Tiffany, Gabby, Sunny and Naysha as they pursue their dreams of becoming the next Miss Continental. The international pageant is considered to be the most prestigious (and sometimes most cut-throat) of its kind. The Queens takes viewers inside this little-known subculture of glamour and illusion that […]
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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