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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'inoctober'

February 19, 2008

Every day this week, Torontoist is exploring the future of repertory cinema in Toronto. We spoke to the theatre managers of four major rep cinemas to hear if rep cinema is dying, what it's like to exist in a YouTube society, and what original programming has them most excited. Today, we look at the rebirth of the Revue Cinema and its focus on the Roncesvalles community. Photo of Revue Cinema reopening by Mike Charbonneau. Nobody......

Continue Reading "Rep Cinema Revival: Peer Revue"

November 2, 2007

An excuse to post Feist's "1234"? Yes, please. In October, i (heart) music asked 30 music bloggers across the country––Torontoist included––to rank the 10 hottest Canadian bands in 2007. What defined "hottest" was up to each panelist to decide; we figured it meant "rank good bands by their popularity," and voted accordingly. One month later, with 150 bands receiving nominations, i (heart) music announced the top 33, with Feist edging out the Arcade Fire......

Continue Reading "Feist Wins"

August 13, 2007

"Bookstore on Queen" by Trachsi from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Since August is perennially the quietest literary month, LitTO will take the rest of it off. We look forward to the fall launches, and are planning book reviews, author interviews, contests, and more coverage of lit news. Did you hear? In October, Open Book: Toronto will launch its first annual celebration of new books by Ontario publishers, with events and “special initiatives” geared to......

Continue Reading "LitTO: August 13–31"

February 2, 2007

It was the audition tape that has every struggling actor quaking with jealousy. As we revealed on Wednesday, the YouTube bride-from-hell was actually local actress Jodi Behan, who participated in what was later found to be a brilliant viral marketing campaign for Sunsilk hair products orchestrated by Toronto marketing agency Capital C. Our contacts were suspiciously cagey once the cover was blown while the fake wedding party continued to play their parts. We now......

Continue Reading "It's a Nice Day for a Hoax Wedding"

November 8, 2005


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