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  • Day #4-TIFF -Movie Reviews, Red Carpet And Events -Sun., Sept. 8th, 2024

    By The BKONTHESCENE crew Sunday, September 8th  Day 4 Cate Blanchett in Conversation at Royal Alexandra Theatre Red Carpet and in Royal Alexandra, 12noon Actress Cate Blanchett was very well received by her fans on King Street across from Royal Alexandra Theatre. She spent time greeting the fans. She was beautiful and elegant in a stunning…

  • Day #8 Of TIFF-Red Carpet, Movie Reviews & Events – Thurs., Sept. 12th, 2024

    By The BKONTHESCENE crew We started the day to view K-Pops, Anderson Paak’s feature directorial debut. Paak also played the title role of BJ, a character within a character – BJ really wanted a career in music for years, his adequate drumming skills gains him a spot with a house band on a K-pop competition…

  • Day#9 Of TIFF -Friday, September 13th, 2024 – RED CARPET, Events And Film Reviews

    By The BKONTHESCENE crew Elton John: Never Too Late, a documentary by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, 1:15pm at Scotiabank Cinema. Nothing beats a music documentary. Nothing beats one with concert clips. Nothing beats a documentary on Elton John. This documentary film on Reggie Dwight most commonly known as Elton John, is mesmerizing. Yes, we’ve learned about the…

  • After 11 days of Cinematic Magic, Moments, and Memories, TIFF 2024 Officially Concludes The 49th Edition Of The Toronto International Film Festival

    After 11 days of cinematic magic, moments, and memories, TIFF officially concludes the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, by celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate. A total of 10 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony today, including jury-awarded prizes and the renowned…

  • I Am: Celine Dion @TIFF Lightbox-Mon.,June 17, 2024

     I Am: Celine Dion in Toronto on June 17, 2024 A premiere screening of the documentary was held at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto as part of the North American premieres show simultaneously in New York and Montreal. The film serves as a love letter to Celine Dion’s fans and offers an honest and raw behind the…

  • Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival,Toronto-Thu, Apr 25th- Sun, May 5, 2024

    By Sally Warburton The 11 day Canadian documentary film festival is an annual celebration for documentary film fans and those who love to learn and be entertained. The HD festival included Opening Night Screening of documentary LUTHER: Never Too Much This year’s festival was held at 3 cinemas – The Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema…

  • YINTAH wins 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award! DOXA festival screenings Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday this week + Sheffield DocFest in June

    YINTAHA Documentary Film on the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell & Michael Toledano Winner of the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs Festival 2024 DOXA Film FestivalTuesday, May 7 – 8PM (PDT) @ VIFF Centre – Vancity TheatreThursday, May 9 – 3PM (PDT) @ SFU – Djavad Mowafaghian CinemaSaturday, May 11 – 3PM…

  • Hot Docs-“It’s A Wrap For 2024!”

    Hot Docs wrapped up its exhilarating 11-day Festival last night, capturing audiences with a diverse lineup of 168 films hailing from 64 countries. The Festival featured 274 live screenings on seven screens at three venues across Toronto, with 248 live filmmaker Q&As, and five extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the Big Ideas Series,…

  • Bullseye -The Players Tailgate During SB58 Week @4213 S Las Vegas Blvd.,Las Vegas, Nevada-Sun., Feb.11th, 2024

    Host Chef Bobby Flay, Featured Chef Aaron May, along with 18 Celebrity Chefs, Emcee Sage Steele, DJ Irie and over 50 Pro players like Cam Jordan, Jaylen Waddle, Nico Collins, Roquan Smith & Puka Nacua. Players Tailgate featured a collaboration between Bullseye Event Group, D’USSÉ, and Roc Nation. World-class tailgate food needs to be paired…

  • Music For Life 2023 @Fairmont Royal York Hotel-Thurs.,Nov.23rd,2023

    The gala event took place on November 23, 2023 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel Toronto.Music For Life is the annual benefit and gala dinner for Dixon Hall Music School. This year, was a celebration of 45 years providing an accessible, creative home for children and youth. This event attracted upwards of 400 generous corporate…

  • 299 Queen Street West. Red Carpet, Reception & Documentary @Roy Thompson Hall-Fri., Sept.22nd, 2023

    Tickets on sale for the cross Canada Tour https://www.299queenstreetwest.com/ Who didn’t love the music videos of the 80’s and 90’s? 299 Queen Street West is the documentary that showcased Canada’s national music station and it was narrated by some of the original VJ’s, who at the time learned their craft on the jo without prior TV…

  • Day#2 OF TIFF2023-Fri.,Sept.8th,2023

    By THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM We started Day#2 with two screeners-first, we walked over to the Scotiabank theatre for The Reeds and then Homecoming. It was the world premiere feature from Istanbul director, Cemil Ağacıkoğlu.The cinematography was captivating from the opening shot, throughout the movie. The screener is centered around the small village of Bolvadin in Turkey,…

  • Designer Shit-“Medical breakthrough of the 21st century?”

    It may be the biggest medical breakthrough of the 21st century… but is this $hit really worth it?WATCH TRAILER HERE Visit their website HERE to watch DESIGNER $HIT and‍ join an exclusive virtual Q & A with Director, Saffron Cassaday for FREE  RELEASING WIDE ON NOVEMBER 14 Synopsis: After suffering from Ulcerative Colitis for nearly a decade, filmmaker Saffron Cassaday tries a…

  • Day #11 -Sun., Sept.17th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team It was the final day for TIFF2023, and we were invited to The TIFF Bell Lightbox – Malaparte for the breakfast award ceremony to close off TIFF for this year. What a whirlwind 11 days of screeners, Q&A, red carpets, receptions and galas. The Toronto International Film Festival has ended and…

  • Day #10 -Sat., Sept. 16th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started our day with the In Conversation With Andy Lau, who is an icon in the global Chinese community, entertaining the world with his singing and acting talent spanning over four decades. He is one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” of Cantopop music and has performed in over 160 films…

  • Day#4-Sun.,Sept.10th,2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started Day#4 at Roy Thompson Hall for Dumb Money. Dumb Money is the high profile financial story of the amateur investors and hedge fund billionaires that became the infamous GameStop Wall Street scandal. The high profile cast includes: Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Shailene Woodley, and America…

  • Day#3-TIFF2023-Sat.,Sept.10th,2023

    BY THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM Our early morning day began with the film screening – Les Indésirables (Batiment 5)  at the Scotiabank Cinema. A moving French film  by Director Ladj Ly set in an underprivileged suburb in Paris. The film deals with the racist policies forcing the poor into unsafe and unfortunate living conditions.  With a strong…

  • Day#1 OF TIFF2023-Thurs.,Sept.7th,2023

    By THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM Day #1  TIFF 2023  – The Toronto International Film Festival 2023 started with Breakfast held at the beautiful BISHA Hotel main floor bar area-Mister C. for Press,Media & Industry. A chance to meet other Press and Industry people and share TIFF plans.  An energizing start to TIFF . Then on to the films…

  • Award-winning doc AMERICONNED- NYC/LA/Major city theatrical release June 9 with US/Canada VOD release to follow.

    SHINE THE LIGHT FILMSPresents AMERICONNED Directed by: Sean Claffey Award-winning documentary AMERICONNED will open theatrically in New York (Cinema Village), Los Angeles (Laemmle Monica Film Center) and major cities on June 9 with a VOD release in the US and Canada to follow on major platforms on June 13. AMERICONNED: NEW TRAILER: https://youtu.be/0zLqjJzDm8o AMERICONNED is a film about income inequality…

  • The Zen Diary, Japanese Film about Buddhist vegetarian cuisine and the sustainable lifestyle

    The Zen Diary’ is coming to theatres in Canada! Starring Kenji Sawada, the film ‘The Zen Diary’ will be in theatres in Canada! The collaboration with the famous culinary specialist Yoshiharu Doi allowed the film to highlight seasonal Japanese cuisines. As this film depicts Buddhist vegetarian cuisine and the sustainable lifestyle of the main character, Tsutomu, it is…