#SPOTTED: RAYE IN TORONTO AT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
We cannot rayve enough about RAYE. The British Singer-Songwriter actually isn't quite a newbie. She surfaced in 2018 and quickly was recognized with BRIT Award nominations. She's written for the likes of John Legend and Beyoncé and it doesn't get bigger than that. Her debut album was supposed to come quite some time ago but never surfaced and finally we get MY 21st CENTURY BLUES, her phenomenal debut released independently via Human Re Sources and distributed by The Orchard in Canada. ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: SERIES “STREAMS FLOW FROM A RIVER” COMING TO SUPER CHANNEL FUSE
Fae Pictures is announcing the launch of their first original premium drama short-form series, Streams Flow From A River, coming to Super Channel Fuse in Canada and launching On Demand beginning April 1, 2023. Super Channel is available via most cable providers across the country, as well as streaming live and On Demand with Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV+. The series is directed by Chinese Canadian writer-director Christopher Yip (Fishboy), born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. It ...
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#SXSW: NEW TRAILER FOR “BLACKBERRY”
Canada has a proud moment at SXSW '22 with BLACKBERRY premiering to raves, following its Berlin Premiere earlier this year.
Synopsis:
Directed by (and co-starring) Matt Johnson (The Dirties, Operation Avalanche), the film tells the story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone, and stars an ensemble cast including Jay Baruchel (This Is The End, Knocked Up), Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, A.P. Bio), Cary Elwes (Mission: ...
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SXSW: “NORTHERN COMFORT” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Sarah (Lydia Leonard) is a successful building developer in London with a well-guarded secret: she is deathly afraid of flying. To overcome her crippling fear, she joins the ‘Fearless Flyers’ course alongside other individuals suffering from Aerophobia. The final test is a trip on a real plane, which happens to coincide with the day Sarah is supposed to be going on vacation with her boyfriend and his daughter. And what should be a simple trip to Iceland becomes an ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE DIPLOMAT” STARRING KERI RUSSELL
Keri Russell stars in upcoming Netflix series THE DIPLOMAT! Here is a first look! It arrives April 20, 2023.
THE DIPLOMAT:
Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan. She’s great in a crisis zone. In a historic home… less so. War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another. Kate will have to diffuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: 2023 BLUE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL SET TO TAKE PLACE JUNE
Blue Mountain Village, Southern Ontario’s premier four-season destination announced Blue Mountain Film Festival (BMFF), led by Festival & Artistic Director, Helen du Toit, returns to the Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre from June 1-4, 2023. Once again, BMFF invites film-lovers and filmmakers to connect, be inspired and escape into the idyllic mountains to enjoy the very best in international and Canadian cinema. Early bird tickets are available by visiting the BMFF ...
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#TIFF: 2023 TIFF NEXT WAVE FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW
Back for its 12th edition, the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival invites young audiences and cinephiles for a weekend of bold new films and special events, with free movies for anyone under 25*. Hot off the heels of its Berlin premiere, where it won the Crystal Bear for best film in the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus sidebar, Mexican director Sofía Auza’s unconventional coming-of-age feature debut Adolfo will kick-off the Festival as the Opening Night Film. From April 14–16, 2023 audiences ...
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SXSW: “TETRIS” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
It is the late 1980s and Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) is looking for a hit. The Video Game Designer and salesman is hemorrhaging money, but may have found his salvation in a game called Tetris. He is not the only one who wants a piece of it though, and once he learns that the IP rights belong to the Soviet Union, Henk decides he is going to travel behind the Iron Curtain and negotiate for them himself.
Did that sound convoluted? Well, there are a whole lot more ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “ITHAKA” COMING TO TED ROGERS HOT DOCS CINEMA
Upcoming Julian Assange Documentary ITHAKA is coming soon to Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema. Those attending the upcoming March 24, 2023 screening will get to see Gabriel and John Shipton (Julian Assange's brother and father) in-person at a special Q&A.
Synopsis:
A moving and intimate portrayal of one father’s fight to save his son, Ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free Julian Assange
Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, this documentary ...
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SXSW: “PAY OR DIE” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
PAY OR DIE follows the stories of three families who have a connection to Type 1 Diabetes and are struggling with the price of insulin in the United States. More specifically, it centers around Nicole Smith-Holt, her activism, and her lobbying to get a new health bill passed in Minnesota – named Alec’s Law after her late son who died from diabetes complications – that would force pharmacies and insulin makers to provide emergency supplies of insulin to diabetics in ...
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