Results tagged “thecat”

If you're not completely burnt out from Nuit Blanche, there are plenty of quality shows to check out this week, including Joanna Newsom, Massive Attack, and Myspace darling Lily Allen. Alternatively, you Hip fans can skip out on the live music this week and save up your change for all four (yes, FOUR) of the recently announced shows at the Phoenix a few weeks from now. Can Gord Downie and pals really justify the $60 admission fee these days? Could they ever? On a similar note, Guns N' Roses are coming to the ACC in November -- should they be asking fans to shell out up to $85 to see a bloated Axl Rose trying to slither around the stage, caterwauling 'Sweet Child O' Mine'? Wouldn't that just be painful to watch? Are we asking too many questions? Okay, we'll stop.

A day late this week, but when you see the crazy number of new shows recently announced, you’ll understand why. With so much variety, there should be something for everyone coming up in the next month or so. Due to the large number of show listings, there will be no links this week (hey, it takes a LONG time to link up this stuff, my friends).

J. Kelly Nestruck tipped us off to this gold mine. The NFB has uploaded 50 of their animated shorts to their site. J. Kelly gets to relive some elementary school memories by playing The Cat Came Back over and over again we get to procrastinate posting on Torontoist. Everyone wins.

In Hollywood, the hype machine is carefully crafted and finely tuned and targeted. Having someone spend their day flying over a major city with a banner for a movie (which has had mixed reviews) works to get AIS (asses in seat) and more importantly get some $IP (Cash in Pocket). But when it comes to Fr!nge, the budget gets a bit smaller, and hype is built up more by word-of-mouth and reviews. One would think, in an Occam's razoresque way since the marketing is simpler and direct (i.e. from a friend), it would be correct, and trustworthy... Not so.

-Paul Martin pulls out the old "But Mo-om, he DOES have a stupid face - you can't get mad at me for telling the truth!" excuse to defend the Liberal attack ads.

The Rochester Ferry resumed service with little fanfare a few weeks ago, so without fan and with fare, Torontoist boarded 'The Cat' last evening, en route to a week of art study, and visits to Rochester's umpteen cultural institutions. Check-in was easy, wait times were negligible, and annoyance was minimal, though we did find ourselves growing catty over the loud talkin' tourists' inability to shut up...but hey, we were sitting in the TV-free zone. Come on!