#SPOTTED: ADDISION RAE IN TORONTO FOR “THE ADDISION TOUR”
ADDISON RAE is a new exciting breed of Pop Star, having found fame by route of TikTok, parlaying her success and recognition now into Music and Acting! The Louisiana-born Entertainer has been selling-out stops of her debut tour, THE ADDISON TOUR, which stopped off at Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum, was no exception to that. Rae drew a full house, dazzling the mostly-twenty-something crowd with scintillating choreography and her girl-next-door charm, palpably humble and appreciative.
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#SPOTTED: SOMBR IN TORONTO FOR “LATE NIGHTS & YOUNG ROMANCE” TOUR
sombr is one of 2025's biggest stories in Music. The 20-year-old Singer-Songwriter from New York City has been fiddling around on GarageBand since elementary school and now is a major force to be reckoned with, providing the Soundtrack to the Summer with smash hits like "back to friends" and "undressed". To date, his debut album "i barely know her" already has amassed 1.7 billion streams on Spotify alone - many of those coming from me!
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#SPOTTED: VIGGO MORTENSEN IN TORONTO FOR “THE PROMISE OF MUSIC: THE FIRST WORLD CONGRESS ON THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF MUSIC”
The Promise of Music: the First World Congress on the Social Impact of Music commenced tonight in Toronto. The Festival celebrates the impact of Music brings together global artists, leaders, educators, scientists, technologists and changemakers in the City, across multiple concerts and venues from October 6 to 10, 2025.
Among the stars in town are acclaimed Actor Viggo Mortensen, three-time Academy Award nominee. Mortensen filled emcee duties at the opening night gala, The Glenn Gould ...
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#FOOD: “LOCALS WELCOME” PREMIERES OCTOBER 5, 2025 ON CBC AND CBC GEM
This is a must-watch for Food lovers! CBC and CBC Gem's LOCALS WELCOME stars renowned Food Writer and Personality Suresh Doss. We've followed his writing for years, so this is an exciting foray into visual storytelling for Doss as he goes around Canada exploring local gems and the faces behind them in this Series. Series premieres October 5, 2025 9 PM on CBC and is available to stream free on CBC GEM as well!
https://youtu.be/rj3iVLyufYc?si=GYhfIhBzCxAJ6l-v
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#JFLTORONTO: JUST FOR LAUGHS TORONTO 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Promising ten days of non-stop laughter, JUST FOR LAUGHS TORONTO is back finally and despite being a bit more humble this go, there are plenty of great entertainers - local and international - in-town to bring the laughter! The Festival runs September 18 to 27, 2025 and here are the names who defined the Festival! Check back daily as we add updated reviews to help in your planning!
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#THEATRE: MIRVISH PRODUCTIONS PRESENT “MJ THE MUSICAL”
The King of Pop Michael Jackson certainly needs no introduction. To this day, his title remains undisputed. Perhaps MJ THE MUSICAL -nominated for ten TONY Awards - is that closure many fans never got with his premature passing, or even the chance to see and feel him live when they never got the opportunity. Whatever your reason, the production with a book by Lynn Nottage, and direction & choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, is a resounding smash, not to be missed as it runs at CAA Ed ...
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#SPOTTED: MADDIE PHILLIPS IN TORONTO FOR “GEN V” SEASON TWO
Gen V Season 2 arrives 9.17.25 only on Prime Video Canada, and star, Vancouver native, Maddie Phillips came to celebrate at its Toronto Premiere, with Q&A moderated by The Movie Podcast, reception and screening hosted by The Royal and Birreria Volo.
Phillips, sporting gorgeous pink locks, is back as Cate this season where we see her being celebrated as a hero, all while a war between the Supes and Humans are looming in the background, under the iron fist rule of Homelander.
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#TIFF25: DAY NINE (WRAP) – SAM NIVOLA, BOBBY FARRELLY, MOLLY SHANNON AND MORE
so hard to believe we're reached the end of tiff50! what wondrous ride it's been and we thank you so much for joining us along the way! we really enjoy every time someone who reads the site, taps our shoulder to say "hi" and we hope we continue being able to connect with you. we're here year-round for you!
some highlights from day nine, plus some thoughts on films we saw!
•bobby farrelly•molly shannon•sophie telegadis•finn harry•aidan laprete•sam nivola
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#TIFF25: DAY EIGHT HIGHLIGHTS – BRIAN COX, VINCE VAUGHN, SIMON REX, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, SHIRLEY HENDERSON AND MORE
we're in the final stretch! here are some highlights from tiff50 day eight! we'll be wrapping after today, trying to savour every last moment to cram in as many films as we can.. and maybe just one more red carpet!
•brian cox, shirley henderson, alexandra shipp, and alexandra wilkie at tiff for glenrothan•vince vaughn and simon rex at tiff for easy's waltz•the winner of our tiff50 survival pack… shamarra
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#TIFF25: DAY SEVEN HIGHLIGHTS – HAN SO-HEE, FALA CHEN, SHU QI, PARK CHAN-WOOK AND MORE
tiff50 day seven for us was a real showcase of asian cinema, with some of asia's biggest stars doing the rounds!
some highlights include:
•han so-hee and jun jong-seo at tiff for project y•lee byung-hun and park chan-wook at an in-conversation•shu qi at tiff for girl•fala chen and edward berger at tiff for ballad of a small player
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