Category: Toronto Theatres & Film Festivals
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Opening Soon in Toronto: Rialto Patio in the Paradise Theatre
Last weekend people started to happily return to Toronto patios as Covid numbers continue to fall, hospitals close their Covid wards and more people get their second vaccine doses. Throughout the lockdown, the Paradise Theatre has been of course closed, but there were always comforting messages of hope on the iconic marquee. Seeing this message […]
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Now Free Flick Mondays at The Royal Cinema
Looking for a free movie in Toronto? Now Free Flick Mondays are the best…. you can see classic films, totally free, at the Royal Cinema one Monday a month. The next one coming up is Monday March 5th and it’s a great one… one of my faves actually… the 1985 coming-of-age John Hughes classic The […]
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Scaaaary movies time! Tickets are now on sale for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which takes place from October 17th to 25th at Scotiabank Theatre. This super-popular festival showcases new horror and cult movies as well as sci-fi, action, and horror-comedy flicks. Award-winning films We Are What We Are and Big Bad Wolves are […]
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Ten Years of TIFF
2013 marks a couple of big milestones for my husband and I. Ten years of marriage, and ten years of attending the Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF makes the end-of-summer-blues much easier to handle. When September rolls around, the excitement of the festival takes over. The Scoop is going to be very busy with TIFF […]
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TIFF Bell Lightbox
Last night we saw The East at the TIFF Bell Lightbox at King and John. The Lightbox is the home of Toronto’s hugely popular film fest every September, but you can also see movies there year round without buying tickets in advance. It’s a great theatre, ticket prices for a regular screening are $12 (new […]
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TIFF 2012: Frances Ha at the Ryerson Theatre
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Toronto International Film Fest is in full swing and that means interesting movies from directors I love who gamely subject themselves to earnest questions from an adoring crowd afterwards. What makes TIFF so awesome is that with a little planning, anyone can perch themselves in the […]