Archive for 'David Demchuk'

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Chip Zdarsky: I am Jughead!

In re-imagining Archie’s sidekick Jughead Jones for the digital age, Chip Zdarsky inserts himself into Riverdale.

By David Demchuk Oct. 7th, 11:00 am

Seance Provides Old-School Chills to Modern Audiences

Nicholas Wallace's hit spook show gives theatregoers some delicious tricks and treats

By David Demchuk Oct. 1st, 9:45 am

TIFF Midnight Madness 2015: Travel Advisories

Bangkok prisons, slasher summer camps, lost highways, yakuza enclaves, and wicked woods. Staycations have never looked better!

By David Demchuk Sep. 21st, 12:00 pm

TIFF Midnight Madness 2015: Occupational Hazards

Possessed painters, menaced models, stressed super-soldiers, tortured telekinetics and Turkish cops in Hell. Career change has never looked better!

By David Demchuk Sep. 17th, 3:00 pm

It’s Punks vs. Skinheads in TIFF Midnight Madness Opener Green Room

Patrick Stewart takes on a rare villainous role in this brutal, bloody siege thriller by Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier

By David Demchuk Sep. 11th, 10:30 am

TIFF Midnight Madness Film List Unveiled

From embattled punk bands to Yakuza vampires, this year's action-thriller-horror series has something for everyone but your children and your grandmother.

By David Demchuk Aug. 11th, 12:15 pm

TIFF 2014 Midnight Madness and Vanguard Titles Revealed

The ever-popular programs are packed once again with shock and suspense.

By David Demchuk Jul. 30th, 9:00 am

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Co-op Housing: What It Is and How It Works

Shedding some light on a misunderstood affordable housing alternative.

By David Demchuk Mar. 24th, 9:00 am

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Campaign Fact Check: Did Jack Layton and Olivia Chow Live in Subsidized Housing?

The answer is yes—but it's complicated.

By David Demchuk Mar. 13th, 10:00 am

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2013 Hero: Richard Feren, AKA @TOMayorFrod

Nominated for: civic responsibility, a great sense of humour, and some smart ideas about how to combine the two.

By David Demchuk • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 31st, 1:48 am

Toronto Filmmaker Tal Zimerman Asks, Why Horror?

The director of a new documentary on the psychology of horror entertainment hopes to scare up some Kickstarter support.

By David Demchuk Oct. 29th, 10:30 am

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The ROM Makes History a Game Anyone Can Play

The Royal Ontario Museum gave local software developers three days to whip up history-themed video games.

By David Demchuk Oct. 21st, 2:45 pm

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Toronto’s Haunted Hot Spots, a Photographic Guide

Your guide to the things that go bump in the night, from one end of the city to the other.

By David Demchuk • Photos Compiled by Jamie BradburnOct. 21st, 9:30 am

Witching & Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi)

Álex de la Iglesia's manic horror comedy is a career high point, thanks to its titular villainesses.

By David Demchuk Sep. 15th, 2:45 pm

Why Don’t You Play in Hell?

Sion Sono's love letter to Japanese cinema would be heartbreaking if it wasn't so much fun.

By David Demchuk Sep. 14th, 8:04 pm

A Guide to Midnight Madness at TIFF 2013

Our reviews of TIFF 2013's scariest, grossest, wildest films.

By David Demchuk Sep. 12th, 4:00 pm

Rigor Mortis

A gorgeously crafted but downbeat tribute to a classic Hong Kong horror genre.

By David Demchuk Sep. 12th, 1:58 pm

Almost Human

This lo-fi alien abduction tale is gooey, splattery fun.

By David Demchuk Sep. 11th, 8:55 am