The Place to Be
Written by Davida Ander Map: Check. Transit pass: Check. Thick jacket: Check. Enough energy to last until sunrise: Check. Check. Check. Last Saturday evening Torontonians and visitors prepared for a night of awe at Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche. There were a total of 40 official projects to see in Zone B at the Sound and Vision … Continue reading
Zone A+
What do you expect when visiting an art gallery? To be a witness to aesthetic marvels? To gaze at the lines, the curves and the colour? How about when the art gallery is the city? When the art are the facades and the structures and the spaces found within? Are the expectations then inflated? Do … Continue reading
Roads Shut Down for Toronto’s Annual Art All-Nighter
Jaywalking has never been so much fun. For 12 hours, two of Toronto’s busiest streets shut out vehicular traffic, opening the roads for pedestrians, to make room for the influx of art aficionados in town for one of the city’s most innovative events—Nuit Blanche, celebrating its fifth year anniversary. Sponsored by Scotiabank, Nuit Blanche brought … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Hypnotism-xx Style
“This is very different than the Phoenix Theatre.” On the surface, a light ice-breaker to connect with the audience. Looking deeper, these words are a subtle reminder that the band performing onstage are just a bunch of shy, young musicians seemingly quite surprised at the full audience turnout (at a much larger venue) at their … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The Super-Sweet Quebec Road-Trip Playlist
The Super-Sweet Quebec Road-Trip Playlist: A compilation of awesome songs, many by Canadian bands (can you spot them?). Mellow for the most part; perfect for driving through those mountain ranges on them dirt roads without completely disturbing the cottagers or the nature all around. Still…there’s a few selections in there to shake to for cruising … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
I Think I Might’ve Inhaled You
Have you ever had something that just completely assaulted your senses? Something intangible, surreal and utterly mind-wrecking? It catches you in less than a breath and keeps you suspended while you struggle for air. Listen to Stateless’ “Bloodstream”, and if you haven’t felt that before, you will. Chris James’ aching, tormented vocals just reach to … Continue reading
Pop Culture Candid Camera
Written by Diana Duong *June 1, 2010 Thirty years after his death, Marshall McLuhan’s insights still resonate inside the walls of the University of Toronto Art Centre. The Brothel Without Walls is one of the three primary exhibitions for the 2010 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the world’s largest. Borrowing its name from McLuhan’s 1964 essay, … Continue reading
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