Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'nationalanthem'
September 7, 2007
No Film Friday today as we’re too busy with the festival, but we can let you know that this week sees releases of some pretty decent-sounding films: 3:10 to Yuma, Shoot ‘Em Up and Hatchet. Er, and also The Brothers Solomon, starring Will Arnett and directed by Bob Odenkirk but apparently dire. Let's Go To Prison wasn't great either. Sob. Today’s Reviews: Captain Mike Across America Captain Mike Across America is an interesting proposition:......
Continue Reading "TIFF 2007: Lust, Control"June 13, 2007
God bless our sister site LAist for discovering The Canadian Cafe (no, there's no acute accent), a small restaurant 4,000 kilometres away, in Montrovia, L.A., where (their website claims beside a clip art picture of a moose dressed as a mountie) "You'll Find Family Dining With A Taste Of The North." What, exactly, is Canadian cuisine, beyond poutine and Canadian bacon? Well, they have a "selection of Maple Syrup products" (!!!!), a "British Columbia Burger"......
Continue Reading "Donkey Riding, Donkey Riding"January 20, 2007
It's no wonder why Broken Social Scene are taking a "significant break" right now, aside from appearing at various festivals. It seems that all of the 1233 band members are busy working on their own projects at the moment, including lead guitarist Andrew Whiteman. On February 6th, Whiteman and bandmates are set to release Apostle of Hustle's sophomore album National Anthem of Nowhere on the Arts & Crafts label. To celebrate, the band will......
Continue Reading "Apostle of Hustle Ticket Giveaway"September 20, 2006
Yes, you thought it was all over and you’d finally get some peace and not have to think about the film festival again for another whole year, but we’re back with one final post, our hotly anticipated Torontoist awards for the best, worst, and weirdest of the festival (as you know, we weren’t that impressed with the official selections.) The ceremony was held last night in a location so secret that not even we turned......
Continue Reading "TIFF 2006: The First Annual Torontoist Film Festival Awards"May 22, 2006
LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......
Continue Reading "Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse"