Archive for 'David Fleischer'

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Reel Toronto: The State Within

The BBC uses Toronto to play Washington D.C., and shows it's possible to make a blockbuster mini-series in town.

By David Fleischer Jun. 4th, 9:30 am

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Determined to Satirize the Suburbs, Yolk Region Gets Cracking

An Onion-style parody site takes aim at news and politics in York Region.

By David Fleischer May. 23rd, 1:15 pm

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Reel Toronto: Hannibal

NBC's new TV series about America's favourite cannibal is shot in Toronto, and you can tell.

By David Fleischer May. 22nd, 9:00 am

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Full Count Chronicles the Blue Jays’ Fall From Grace

Full Count, a new book by veteran sports journalist Jeff Blair, tells the story of the Blue Jays' decline in the 20 years after the team's World Series wins.

By David Fleischer May. 8th, 2:00 pm

Reel Toronto: The Skulls Sequels

A terrible film spawned two direct-to-video sequels. Naturally, everything was shot in Toronto.

By David Fleischer May. 8th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Avenging Angelo

A "mafia comedy" starring Sylvester Stallone shows off plenty of Toronto scenery.

By David Fleischer Apr. 24th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Toronto Stories

Toronto gets its own anthology film. It's beautiful, bland, and busting at the seams with Torontoness.

By David Fleischer Apr. 10th, 9:15 am

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Reel Toronto: Stella

This late-'80s remake of a classic film brought Bette Midler, John Goodman, and bad-ass greaser Ben Stiller to our fair city.

By David Fleischer Mar. 27th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: A Raisin in the Sun

Starring the performer formerly known as P. Diddy, this adaptation of the classic play makes good use of Toronto.

By David Fleischer Mar. 12th, 11:00 am

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Reel Toronto: The Skulls

This "psychological thriller" is set at Yale, but it was shot at the Yale of the North.

By David Fleischer Feb. 27th, 9:00 am

Reel Toronto: Against the Ropes

Blood, sweat, and Meg Ryan.

By David Fleischer Feb. 13th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg's latest film passes off Toronto as New York, and Robert Pattinson is there.

By David Fleischer Jan. 30th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Elvis Meets Nixon

A TV movie brought Elvis and Nixon (or, at any rate, c-list actors playing them) to Toronto.

By David Fleischer Jan. 16th, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Resident Evil Sequels

How many Resident Evil movies have there been, again? Regardless, a bunch of them were filmed in Toronto.

By David Fleischer Jan. 3rd, 9:00 am

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Reel Toronto: Total Recall

The sci-fi remake shows off a surprising amount of Toronto scenery.

By David Fleischer Dec. 19th, 10:15 am

2012 Villain: Casino Pressure

Nominated for: making it hard to make a good decision.

By David Fleischer • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 10th, 10:36 pm

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2012 Hero: Ontario Place Revitalization Plan

Nominated for: preserving and renewing where each are needed.

By David Fleischer • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 9th, 7:30 pm

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Reel Toronto: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

It's a movie so bad that it became an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, and it was set almost entirely in one Toronto building.

By David Fleischer Dec. 5th, 9:00 am

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