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Now on Screen: The Ides of March, The Interrupters, and Real Steel

Because Toronto’s more movie obsessed than a Quentin Tarantino screenplay (yuk yuk), Torontoist brings you Now on Screen, a weekly roundup of new releases. Click on any film title for our review. The InterruptersDIRECTED BY STEVE JAMES Showtimes The Ides of MarchDIRECTED BY GEORGE CLOONEY Showtimes Real SteelDIRECTED BY [...]

All TIFF Screenings of Mausam Cancelled

Film doesn't make it on the plane due to concerns from the Indian air force.

This just in from the festival: The Toronto International Film Festival received word yesterday that the studio, Eros International Media Limited, has a memorandum of understanding in place with the Indian Air Force, giving them final approval on the film prior to clearing the Indian censor board. That approval will not be possible prior to [...]

The Long Lens on CONTACT

“The Utopia of the 20-Minute Embrace No 6. 2000,” by the Gao Brothers. Should you be headily developing plans for CONTACT, Toronto’s beloved photo-fest, here’s a (news) flash: with a cruel month of waiting still ahead, the festival program went live today. You can read all about it online and plan accordingly, but that seems [...]

Word to the Wise

Photo courtesy Sphinx Productions and The National Film Board of Canada. Besides the odd beer-fuelled 2 a.m. dispute about the existence of God and perhaps an undergrad course on existentialism, most of us have fairly little by way of daily exposure to philosophy. Examined Life, a film by Astra Taylor and co-produced by the National [...]

Urban Planner: October 14, 2008

POLITICS: It’s Federal Election time! Torontoist will be liveblogging the results this evening, so make sure you’ve read up on all of our election coverage in advance. Go vote! Seriously! Various locations (find yours here), 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., FREE. WORDS: There is another book launch tonight as part of Pages‘ This Is Not A Reading [...]

Urban Planner: October 10, 2008

MUSIC: Torontonian electro-soul group Pants and Tie are celebrating the release of their new single, “Washing Machine,” with a party tonight at Sneaky Dee’s. The single, mixed by Dale Morningstar, will be available on both CD and vinyl at the show. Pants and Tie will be performing (obviously), accompanied by musical sets from the Pink [...]