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By Noel Ransome The Canadian Press Posted September 7, 2023 6:06 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors but festival CEO Cameron Bailey is touting a strong …
Read More »‘He just loved music’: Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro dies at age 62
Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro has died at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer. J.P Cormier, a fellow Cape Breton artist and close friend of the late Guthro, said he heard of his death Wednesday morning after receiving a call from Guthro’s family. “We knew this was coming, …
Read More »TIFF 2023: Atom Egoyan says ‘Seven Veils’ explores themes that have haunted him for years – Toronto
On a sun-drenched August morning, filmmaker Atom Egoyan stands in the silence of a dim post-production room. With his forthcoming feature “Seven Veils” casting rays from the theatre screen before him, he tweaks the final cut, perfecting what he can before its Toronto International Film Festival debut. “This is a …
Read More »‘Very nice guy’: Ed Sheeran delights Vancouver record shop with visit, concert tickets
It was prescheduled, but the carefully timed nature of the visit didn’t dampen its delight for staff, according to Beat Street Records owner Avi Shack. English singer and songwriting legend Ed Sheeran swung by the downtown Vancouver shop on Saturday before his record-breaking performance at BC Place that evening. Shack …
Read More »TIFF 2023: A rare diagnosis is a source of pain and joy in director Molly McGlynn’s ‘Fitting In’ – Toronto
Molly McGlynn always knew she was going to make a movie based on her experience with a reproductive disorder that changed her life in “unimaginable ways.” But the Montreal-born filmmaker first wanted to get her “sea legs” in the industry by working on other projects. After making several short films …
Read More »Toronto Film Festival 2023: 11 movies to add to your watchlist this year
With most of Hollywood’s writers and actors on strike, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) looks a little different this year — but attendees can still catch some of the most buzzed-about movies of 2023. Though festivalgoers might have to do without the glitz and glam of seeing some of …
Read More »Missed out on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour? Catch it in Canadian theatres – National
If you were among the thousands of disappointed Taylor Swift fans across Canada that didn’t get a presale code to one of her highly anticipated Eras Tour shows in Toronto — fear not — there’s another way to see Swift perform her career-spanning, 44-song setlist. Swift announced on social media …
Read More »Ontario’s Supercrawl to absorb shortfalls in funding amid increasing demand for government grants
A successful southern Ontario art crawl, which draws as many as 250,000 people in a weekend, will have to run its 2023 event with less financial help from two levels of government. Supercrawl, which turns Hamilton’s downtown into a music and arts festival every September, is set to run with …
Read More »Bob Dylan to perform in Toronto, Montreal this fall, 1st time in Canada since 2017
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2023 4:37 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bob Dylan is announcing new tour dates in North America that include stops in Toronto and Montreal this fall. The 82-year-old American singer-songwriter has scheduled two shows at Toronto’s Massey Hall …
Read More »Taylor Swift fans get another chance to score Toronto tickets
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 6:58 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Taylor Swift fans will have another chance Thursday to score prized tickets to see the pop star perform in Toronto next year. The Nov. 16, 2024 show will go on sale …
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