Category: Reviews
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Valentyna Finds Her Strength Calling Out Doubters In New “Motivators” Single
The pop song of the fall season is a dance floor anthem written by Toronto’s own Valentyna Sichko, who takes a gorgeous melody and a take-charge message to those non-believers in you. http://www.thesingerscompany.com/ The powerhouse Ukrainian singer-songwriter currently studying at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting fell in love with singing as a young teenager. The realization…
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Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets-As Part Of The Echoes Tour@Massey Hall-Sat.,Oct.8th,2022
It was a Saturday night at Massey Hall to see Pink Floyd’s percussionist Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets, Echoes Tour. Most people think Pink Floyd started their careers with ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ which was their most successful album. Also with the success of “The Wall,” it catapulted them to mainstream superstardom in the…
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Week 5 Of The NCAA College Football Season.
Week 5 of the 2022 college football season had Georgia breathing a sigh of relief and still be number one in the nation. Georgia returns to the No. 1 spot after its 42-10 win against Auburn in the afternoon edition of the SEC. That spot was previously occupied by Alabama, which dropped to No. 3 after its…
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PIGGY | Opening Day | Exclusive Alamo Drafthouse
PRESENTS *** Winner of Best Picture in Horror at Fantastic Fest *** OPENING EXCLUSIVELY AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 IN ADDITIONAL THEATERS AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND STARTING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 A FILM BY CARLOTA PEREDA “A BLOOD-CURDLING STANDOUT.”– Justin Chang/LOS ANGELES TIMES “A STRIKING PSYCHOLOGICAL SLASHER.”– Guy Lodge/VARIETY “GALÁN IS A POWERHOUSE.”– Josh Hurtado/SCREEN…
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TIFF 2022 – Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans
Set in post-World War II Arizona, The Fabelmans follows Sammy Fabelman from age seven to eighteen, as he discovers his love of film and discovering a shattering family secret. Gabriel LaBelle, a 19-year-old actor from Vancouver plays the central role of Sammy in the Steven Spielberg film. Mitzi Fabelman shares her son’s love for the arts, as she’s…
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TIFF 2022 – The Return of Tanya Tucker
After Tanya Tucker disappeared from the spotlight for decades, music star Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon Jennings) took it upon herself to write an entire album for their hero based on Tanya’s extraordinary life, starting a comeback and a tour to resurrect her career. THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER follows Tanya’s interesting,…
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TIFF 2022 – HUNT-From Squid Game’s Lee Jung-Jae
Hunt is a exciting shoot ’em up and brawler action movie, with undertones of an espionage mystery. The directorial debut from Squid Game’s Lee Jung-Jae, who also stars, is set during the 1980’s as tensions between North and South Korea mount. In South Korea, government agents are attempting to expose the identity of a mole nicknamed…
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TIFF 2022 – Moonage Daydream, a Tribute to David Bowie
Director Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream is his new film tribute to David Bowie. The filmmaker was granted unprecedented access to Bowie’s personal archives, combing through roughly millions of video footage, photography, and visual art that Bowie created over the years—and piecing them into a fragmented narrative. It took years to film this unconventional documentary. The…
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The Polaris Prize@The Carlu-Mon., Sept.19th,2022
By Wayne Baggs Polaris recognizes and markets albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, “Lifting up artists is more important than ever and we are proud to support the groundbreaking music the Polaris nominees create,” said Gary Slaight, president, and CEO of Slaight Communications. The Polaris Music Prize is one of…
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TIFF 2022 – While We Watched
The film by Vinay Shukla is a powerful and new must see: WHILE WE WATCHED, shows a sense of hope in a uncertain time for journalists and media. WHILE WE WATCHED is documentary about broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar of India’s NDTV, and a newsroom drama that showcases what it’s like being an Indian TV personnel, with the film…
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TIFF 2022 – Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues
Drawing on Louis Armstrong’s audio diaries, documentarian Sacha Jenkins (Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men) revisits the music and reappraises the politics of the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer. Louis Armstrong had kept recorded audio diaries of himself that reveal a different side of his personality than the showman on camera. Those tapes play a…
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TIFF 2022 – Maya and the Waves
In Maya and the Wave, we follow Maya Gabeira on a quest to break a world surfing record in the Portuguese town of Nazaré, known for its amazing waves. The film delivers a breathtaking visual experience of majestic waves, beautiful countries and the art of surfing. A two thumbs up to the videographer. Filmmaker Stephanie Johnes…
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TIFF 2022 Daniel Radcliff stars in WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
Daniel Radcliffe dons “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Hawaiian shirts and accordion in Eric Appel’s infectiously entertaining and hyperbolic biopic about the legendary parody songsmith. If Al Yankovic has parodied your song, you know it’s a great honor and you’ve made it to the big time. Weird is co-written and produced by Al Yankovic himself, so if…
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TIFF 2022 Beauty and the Bloodshed-
Filmmaker Laura Poitras chronicles the life and work of famed artist Nan Goldin, including her protests against the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin. The majority of people who’ve been affected directly or indecently by drug addiction is a long and troubling history. Beauty and the Bloodshed is a documentary film…
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EH! Comedy Tour Visits Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec
EH!Comedy Tour Teams Up With The I’m Your Sugar Daddy Tour Featuring Neema Nazeri, Andrew Packer and Marc-Anthony Sinagoga Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, EH! Comedy Tour returns to Canada September 4-October 22 to team up with theI’m Your Sugar Daddy Tour with dates in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. This exciting stand up comedy…
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Icarus Films Announces theNorth American Theatrical Release ofMY IMAGINARY COUNTRY
The Latest Film by Master DocumentarianPatricio Guzmán Is an Urgent and Inspiring Chronicleof How a Popular Uprising Sparked Deep Political Change The Cannes Film Festival Official SelectionOpens September 23 at the IFC Center in NYC,September 30 in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles,and San Francisco ** Filmmaker Available for Select Interviews**** NYC Press Screening TBA **Icarus Films is proud to announce the North American theatrical…
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Premiere Documentary KING ON SCREEN focused on Stephen King’s Adapted Work for Cinema and TV.
King on Screen (Yellow Veil Pictures)Los Angeles/ New York– Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired world sales rights to Daphné Baiwir’s feature documentary KING ON SCREEN. The documentary, approved by Stephen King, will premiere at Fantastic Fest in September, with more festivals to be announced throughout the fall. In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first…
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Kitchener Blues Festival-August 4th-7th, 2022.
By Wayne Baggs With 80+ free acts to see, Kitchener Blues Festival is one of the largest blues festivals in Canada. Not only international blues acts, but plenty of local talent. The outstanding music is endless. The lineup included blues masters such as Coco Montoya, Ronnie Brooks, Blackburn Brothers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and the like. There were also…
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Boots And Hearts Music Festival @ Burl’s Creek Event Ground – Thurs., Aug. 4th -Sun., Aug.7th, 2022
By BKONTHESCENE & Wayne BaggsIt has been 3 years since the last Boots & Hearts Music Festival. This year the festival was a homage to Canadian artists, also paying tribute to female artists on the final night. The festival may have broken the attendance record for a Sunday, with more than 50,000 country music fans…
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Up-And-Coming Pop Singer/Songwriter Aggie Express The Importance Of Self Love In Her Newest Single, “Happy” – Available Now!
Through times of struggle, we are often looking for a light at the end of a tunnel. However, up-and-coming pop artist Aggie is here to remind us that life is what we make of it, and that happiness is almost always obtainable, in her newest single, “Happy” – and it’s available now! There’s nothing sweeter…
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