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  • Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire @ AGO-Tues.,June 7th,2022

    We had the pleasure of a guided tour across two oceans and four hundred years of art, as the AGO presented Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire, from the collection of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library. The host for our tour was:Stephan Jost, Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO, AGO ,Adam Harris…

  • The Moonlight Gala, the McMichael’s Signature Fundraiser, Returns for 2022

    After a three year absence, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection returned their Gallery’s signature fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The event was another amazing evening under the stars. The candle-lit path immersed in the forest, with the fresh scent of pine, ushered guests to an assortment of savoury delicacies until arriving at the…

  • THE STORY WON’T DIE will open theatrically in Los Angeles (June 10) New York (June 17) , with a Worldwide VOD release to follow timed to World Refugee Day.

    TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdfdS_Z-lLg Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson and key film subjects are available for interviews by request to: emma@eg-pr.com THE STORY WON’T DIE WILL BE RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10 (LAEMMLE CINEMAS) AND IN NEW YORK (CINEMA VILLAGE) ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17. A WORLDWIDE VOD RELEASE ON MAJOR PLATFORMS WILL FOLLOW ON JUNE 21 (TIMED TO WORLD REFUGEE…

  • The Lighting of the Beacon at Casa Loma -Thursday, June 2, 2022.

    The Lighting of the Beacon at Casa Loma –  The Celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by Sally W. Wednesday, June 2nd was a beautiful evening in Toronto at Casa Loma. It was the first evening of Casa Loma’s outdoor dining experience. Delicious food, impeccably served in the gorgeous garden setting of Casa Loma. Even…

  • “Giving Back Generation” Premiered Seasons 2 and 3 on TaTaTu’s Social Media Platform to Open Up Conversations About Mental Health 

    On the evening of Tuesday, May 31 Giving Back Generation premiered in Los Angeles at The London West Hollywood Beverly Hills. The premiere started with notable attendees featured in the video podcast, producers, and supporters walked the red carpet to enter the screening room for a panel discussion about mental health and a preview of…

  • Scrubs In The City In Support of SickKids @Evergreen Brick Works-Thursday, June 2,2022.

    The guests brought their boots, polished up their rhinestones, wore their blue jeans, put on their chaps and Stetsons as Nashville took over Toronto for SickKids annual Scrubs in the Cityhttp://www.skscrubs.ca 1300+ of Toronto’s most chic ,stylish guests and philanthropists experienced Nashville while raising funds for a re-imagined SickKids After missing the last two years,…

  • IN BROAD DAYLIGHT by Emmanuel Tardif – World Premiere at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

    IN BROAD DAYLIGHT A film by Emmanuel Tardif WORLD PREMIERE IN COMPETITION AT THE KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Les Films du 3 Mars and Les Rapailleurs are proud to present In Broad Daylight, a psychological drama written and directed by Emmanuel Tardif (Speak Love, Heirdoms). The film will have its World Premiere at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film…

  • Rockers Coheed and Cambria Reveal New Track, “Comatose” — Available Now!

    Song Arrives Ahead of Forthcoming Album Release — Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind is Due Out June 2022 Summer 2022 North American Headline Tour w/ Dance Gavin Dance Starts July 12th — Including August 3rd @ RBC Echo Beach, Toronto ON PHOTO CREDIT: ALEXANDRA GAVILLET August 3 @ RBC Echo Beach, Toronto ON The…

  • The award-winning documentary, Struggle in Paradise, about his Faces of Homelessness portrait project 

    Thursday, June 9 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PTFaces of Homelessness Dare to see  Break the Barrier  Open Your HeartRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event. Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Stuart Perlman, PhD, Psychologist/Psychoanalyst/Artist, who made the award-winning documentary, Struggle…

  • In Theatres: Adventure Entertainment Brings Watergate Thriller/Comedy “18½” To Theatres Nationwide May 27th across 50 Markets in North America

    “18½” acclaimed cast is led by stars Willa Fitzgerald (Amazon’s “Reacher”) ,  John Magaro (“First Cow”),  Vondie Curtis Hall (“Harriet”),   Catherine Curtin (Netflix’s “Stranger Things”), Richard Kind (“Argo”),   Sullivan Jones (“The Gilded Age”), Alanna Saunders, Claire Saunders, and the legendary voices of Ted Raimi (“Spider-Man”) ,  Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”), and Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead”) as President Richard Nixon. The film “18½” humorously crafts its own narrative into the notorious gap in Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Taking place in 1974, “18½” is…

  • GUIDANCE Director: Neysan Sobhani Cast: Sun Jia (Han Miao), Harry Song (Mai Zi Xuan) and Francesco Chen (Su Jie)

    GUIDANCE will be released in the US on VOD (June 17) on all major platforms including: Apple TV/iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, XFinity Cable, and more. In the not-too-distant future, humanity slowly rebuilds itself a decade after The Great War. Believing that the ability to lie is the root cause of the devastating conflict, a tech entrepreneur…

  • Wrestling Legend Susan “Tex” Green to Attend World Premiere of OUT IN THE RING at Toronto Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival

    Toronto – After a 4 1/2 year production journey, the much anticipated documentary OUT IN THE RING, exploring the history of LGBTQIA+ wrestlers and queer representation in professional wrestling will have its world premiere as part of the prestigious line-up at the Toronto Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival on Friday, June 3rd at 4:45 p.m.…

  • imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festivalis proud to announce its programming for National Indigenous History Month for June 2022.  

    NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTHimagineNATIVE’s June ProgrammingFree films, audio works, and video games online!imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festivalis proud to announce its programming for National Indigenous History Month for June 2022. imagineNATIVE invites audiences to celebrate the brilliance of Indigenous storytelling through a series of weekly public programming presentations that are FREE, open to all audiences and available online. …

  • The Bob’s Burgers Movie | In Cinemas Now 🍔

    Get your buns in cinemas See The Bob’s Burger Movie only in cinemas now . Directed by Bernard Derriman and Loren Bouchard follows the journey of the Belchers’ family as a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and…

  • “Bullet Proof” to the foreign market at Cannes Film Festival and Grindstone Entertainment Group, a Lionsgate company, to Distribute the Film

    INDUSTRYWORKS STUDIOS BRINGS THE NON-STOP ACTION FILM  “BULLET PROOF” TO CANNES MARCHE DU FILM  GRINDSTONE TO DISTRIBUTE IN U.S. AND CANADA THIS SUMMER  VANCOUVER, CANNES IndustryWorks Studios announced today that the studio will present the action-packed and relentless film Bullet Proof to the foreign market this year at the world-renowned Marche du Film in Cannes, France. Grindstone Entertainment…

  • DAVID CRONENBERG’S CRIMES OF THE FUTURE THEATRICAL RELEASE 

    STARRING VIGGO MORTENSEN, LÉA SEYDOUX,  KRISTEN STEWART, AND SCOTT SPEEDMAN Opening across Canada on June 3, 2022, following its world premiere in the Official Competition at the Festival de CannesViggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux star in David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. Photo credit: Courtesy of Sphere Films/Serendipity Point Films.Click here or on the image above for full trailer.Synopsis: As the human species adapts to…

  • Red Fedora Comedy Presents Dad Jokes: A Father’s Day Comedy Show June 18 at Clarke Memorial Hall

    After the long pandemic haul, Red Fedora Comedy is back and ready to make a splash. Who doesn’t love a good dad joke? This Father’s Day, audiences are invited to join five hilarious Canadian comedians for Dad Jokes: A Father’s Day Comedy Show on June 18th at Clarke Memorial Hall, in collaboration with All Pets Rescue Services, and…

  • 2022 Jays Care Curve Ball Gala @ Rogers Centre-Thurs.,May 19th, 2022

    The Jays Care Foundation hosted its yearly Curve Ball Gala at Rogers Centre after a 3 years absence. There were more than 1,200 guests who enjoyed the event with the Blue Jay players and coaches. This year’s Curve Ball Gala raised over $1.4 million to support kids in Jays Care programs! It was an evening…

  • Watch Hot Docs winner PERFECTING THE ART OF LONGING Now

     VIEW ONLINE The NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA proudly presents  Perfecting the Art of LongingWritten and Directed by Kitra Cahana Watch now for free on NFB.ca “You perfect the art of longing by knowing where your soul is intended to be,” says Rabbi Cahana in Perfecting the Art of Longing, acclaimed filmmaker Kitra Cahana’s powerful collaboration with her father. In…

  • North By Northeast Music Festival Announces Initial Lineup of Performers June 14-19, 2022

    Full Festival General Admission Tickets On Sale For $20 Available Now at https://www.nxne.com/  “NXNE is Toronto’s leading music event” — The Guardian  The countdown is on; North by Northeast Music Festival (NXNE) has announced its initial list of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at this year’s music festival June 14th – 19th in Toronto. The…