Canadian Music Week–so close…
One of the biggest events in the Canadian music industry is just around the corner. March 9-13, 2011 is Canadian Music Week—five gloriously packed days of concerts, conventions, award shows and more. The INDIE Music Awards are happening with performances by Hollerado, Hannah Georges, Shad and many others. The Interactive Music and Media Summit brings … Read more
Easy A gets a B
Written by Sara Moscatel Easy A—yet another teenage film about the horrific experience that is high school. Released in theatres on September 17, it’s actually an intelligent comedy (enhanced by a great cast) about a girl, Olive Penderghast (played by Emma Stone), who achieves social status by lying about her sexual escapades, after also lying … Read more
Romps in Rio
Rio. Sex. Comedy. These were the three things promised to us at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Jonathan Hossiter’s latest film, Rio Sex Comedy. And we were not disappointed. Though not a Gala Presentation, the premiere was anything but quiet. Held at the Elgin and Winter Garden theatre on September 16, the film … Read more
Toronto vs. The World
There were cheers from the audience within the opening sequences of the film. As soon as the words, “Toronto, Canada” appeared onscreen, hands started clapping and people started whooping. Never mind the epic battle between Scott Pilgrim and “Ramona’s Seven Evil Exes,” this was a movie made in and about Toronto—a tribute to the greatest … Read more
