Toronto Drag Entertainer Tynomi Banks Partners with Black Lives Matter – Canada for Black History Month

posted Monday, February 1, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Drag, Toronto

 Tynomi Banks, iconic Toronto-based Drag Entertainer and Canada’s Drag Race alum is honouring Black History Month by partnering with Black Lives Matter – Canada to create an exclusive line of merchandise in support of raising awareness for the organization. For the entire month of February, a portion of the proceeds from this collection are being donated to dismantle all […]

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‘The Little Things’ in Jared Leto’s performance puts him back on the A-list

posted Thursday, January 28, 2021

by: Jordan Parker in Celebrity, Film

Jared Leto has long been an enigmatic and incredible actor to watch. His entire career has been an exercise in massive hits and misfires. In his latest role as an alleged serial killer in the Warner Bros film The Little Things, it marks his best performance to date, and left this reviewer floored. The Little […]

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A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! streams Jan 9 for 24 hours only

posted Friday, January 8, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Charity, Music

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 […]

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 premieres Jan 1, 2021

posted Thursday, December 10, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Drag

 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 will bring together thirteen fabulous queens, including first ever trans man, as they vie for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $100,000. The show will premiere on OUTtv Canada Friday, January 1 at 8PM ET/PT. In addition, “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere immediately […]

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Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic! – live stream Dec 12, 2020

posted Tuesday, December 8, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

On December 12, TO Live and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and prestigious theatres and cultural institutions around the world present the Pomegranate Arts production Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!. The special, live streamed event reimagines for this time of social distancing Mac’s celebrated Holiday Sauce show. Join in celebrating the holidays in all of their dysfunction – live streamed December 12 at 7pm, followed by […]

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Zappa – a trip inside the mind of this musical and political genius

posted Monday, November 23, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Music

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 […]

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The 519 Gala – streams virtually on Oct 25th with star studded global entertainment

posted Wednesday, October 14, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The 519’s largest single-day fundraising event, The Annual Gala, will bring together leading performers for a virtual variety show of musical performances and special appearances in support of LGBTQ2S communities in Toronto and beyond. The event will be streamed on Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 pm (EST). The Annual Gala has gone virtual in response to COVID-19, and will feature musical performances from: ● […]

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Inside Out opens 30th anniversary festival at the drive-in with the amazing Bowie flick, Stardust

posted Saturday, October 3, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Music

Nothing could stop Inside Out from celebrating their 30th anniversary, not even a pandemic! To kick off this special commemorative year, the festival presented Stardust, a film that chronicles the escapades of David Bowie‘s first visit to the United States in 1971, a trip that would go on to inspired the invention of his iconic […]

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Beautiful Darling – documentary about one of Warhol’s most notorious protégés

posted Friday, September 18, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Queer, Trans

BEAUTIFUL DARLING chronicles the short but influential life of transgender pioneer Candy Darling, who was a major part of Andy Warhol’s entourage and was one of the inspirations for the Lou Reed song, “Walk on the Wild Side.” Recapturing the excitement of a long lost New York City, this acclaimed doc recounts the story of Darling, a star in the […]

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Meeting The Beatles in India – one GTA man’s story of a lifetime

posted Monday, September 14, 2020

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

With new and vivid first-hand details and over 40 personal photos never-before-seen in any other movie about The Beatles, Emmy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman shares an extraordinary life experience in a new feature documentary, Meeting the Beatles in India. Presented by Gathr Films, narrated by Morgan Freeman and executive produced by iconic filmmaker David […]

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