#FOOD: CKTL & CO.
Situated right in Toronto's bustling Financial District is the sleek and sophisticated space that is CKTL & CO. With a thoughtfully-curated drink and food menu inspired by the Stock Market, get ready to be dazzled. Their cocktails are even governed by market pricing, so be paying attention to the Big Board!
New at CKTL & CO. is a Happy Hour Menu that runs Monday to Friday from 2-5 PM, offering guests discounted snacks and drinks. Half-priced wines also are a new attraction on ...
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#TIFF23: “SMUGGLERS” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
South Korea, circa the 1970s. The shellfish game is not what it used to be in the seaside town of Guncheon. Choon-ja (Kim Hye-soo), Jin-sook (Yum Jung-ah) and their band of haenyeo (female free divers) are running out of options and turn to smuggling a plethora of goods in order to make ends meet. Two years after a turbulent episode, Choon-ja has a run-in with Sergeant Kwon (Zo In-sung), the nation’s smuggling king. He initially plans to kill her but relents when she ...
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#FOOD: SIMPL THINGS TO LAUNCH NEW OFFERINGS OCTOBER 2023
Parkdale’s standout cocktail and snack bar, Simpl Things, is on the cusp of celebrating its first year. As we toast to one remarkable year of Simpl Things, we're thrilled to share with you a host of enticing new offerings set to launch this October.
What's brewing?Award Recognition: Simpl Things' first year brought recognition as Canada’s Best Bars (#31), Toronto Life’s Best New Restaurants (#14), and inclusion in Air Canada Enroute’s list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants cements ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: SYLVESTER STALLONE AT TIFF FOR “SLY”
Saturday night, Sylvester Stallone, director Thom Zimny and the rest of the filmmaking team celebrated the world premiere of the documentary Sly telling the story of the icon's career and inspirational early start that he willed into creation.
Logline for Documentary:
For nearly 50 years Sylvester Stallone has entertained millions with iconic characters and blockbuster franchises, from Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables. This retrospective documentary offers an intimate look at the ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER”
Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER.
Advance screenings will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 7 pm in:
Toronto: Scotiabank Theatre
Montreal (EN): Cinema Banque Scotia
Synopsis:
Exactly 50 years ago this fall, the most terrifying horror film in history landed on screens, shocking audiences around the world. Now, on Friday, October 6, a new chapter begins. ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: ACTORS’ FUND OF CANADA TO AID IN SAG-AFTRA AND WGA STRIKES
The ability to make films and television shows in Canada is in jeopardy as the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue in the US. Many of the shows that Canadian audiences love to watch ("The Handmaid's Tale," "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," “Reacher” and "The Craving") are shot in in this country with Canadian casts and crews, but the productions have shut down, leaving tens of thousands of Canadian film workers out of work and many ineligible for Employment Insurance. Many are in jeopardy of ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW FEATURETTE FROM SEASON 2 OF “LOKI”
Today, Disney+ debuted a new featurette for Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated “Loki” Season 2. Watch “The Amazing Loki” as Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino and Ke Huy Quan, along with executive producer Kevin R. Wright, explore what it means to be Loki this season.
https://youtu.be/hvGlX5xoDSY?si=OBo_FcTfAA-sm7_b
"Loki” Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “CHARLOTTE’S CASTLE” TRAILER AND HOT DOCS CINEMA PREMIERE
TVO Original Charlotte’s Castle is the story of a cultural hub’s real estate borne crisis, told through one remarkable rental building and its remarkable inhabitants. It chronicles the battle of a quirky cast of unlikely activists who want to hang on to their rented homes against a foreign-owned developer they fear will ruin a cultural landmark, of which they consider themselves the caretakers.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/857330917?h=c0592dc911
Spadina Gardens, the half-block ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: ECHO” COMING TO TORONTO MAY 2024
ECHO, Cirque du Soleil’s 20th original Big Top production, which premiered to much acclaim earlier this year, is coming to Toronto, ON. ECHO, presented by Sun Life, is a story of connection, intention, and the symbiotic unions between humans and the animal kingdom. Packed with vibrant characters, inspiring music, astounding lights and projections, and never-before-seen acrobatic feats, ECHO invites audiences on a journey through a universe of colour, wonder, and infinite ...
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#TIFF23: “ALICE & JACK” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Premiering as part of TIFF's Primetime Programme dedicated to Television, Channel 4's ALICE & JACK stars Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson as two lovers who meet online and despite not having much in common initially, the sparks fly.
Alice however, is cold and adamant that Jack should never call her again, though they both cannot stop thinking about one another. This goes off and on for several years and amidst the gaps, Jack is forced to move on with his ...
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