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“Any Town, USA” is Here

“Any Town, USA” is Here

31 March 2011

By Ruth Van Dyken Robin Williams in Taylor’s Tea Room in Dundas, Ontario – Courtesy Taylor’s Tea Room A quiet stroll through the “Valley Town” of Dundas will carry you into the heart of 19th century charm.  With their heavy white mouldings, arched window frames and high facades, the shop-buildings bespeak their century-old heritage.  And [...]

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Still Getting Stiffed: A Festival for the Rejected

31 March 2011

By Samar Ismail Filmmaker and creator of Stiffed, Michael Laicini – Photo by Samar Ismail After their movie was rejected by the Toronto International Film Festival, filmmaker Michael Laicini and producer David Amito felt heartbroken, depressed, and dejected. Those feelings didn’t last long, as dejection turned to innovation when they decided to start their own [...]

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From Hamburg, with Love

From Hamburg, with Love

31 March 2011

By Lawrence Dushenski In 1999, Rosie Dransfeld left behind the northern German city of Hamburg, where the skyline is littered with high church spires and neo-Renaissance architecture still influences the landscape. When she landed in Edmonton, she was met by urban sprawl and the magnificence of the concrete jungle in the far north of Canada. [...]

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The Rebirth of Mary Pickford

The Rebirth of Mary Pickford

31 March 2011

By Henji Milius More than a century after her birth, Mary Pickford is back in the limelight.  The TIFF Bell Lightbox has a display of memorabilia devoted to the starlet, as well as a mini-film festival. Born in Toronto in 1892, Pickford made the move from stage to screen and was the first film actor [...]

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The Underground Cinema

The Underground Cinema

31 March 2011

By Emily Innes If you can follow the signs and the arrows, leading through a building in the midst of construction to the Toronto Underground Cinema, it’s almost like you’ve landed in the Alice in Wonderland of theatres. Toronto’s Underground Cinema – Photo by Alisha Parchment The first step is to get a ticket from [...]

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The Rising of Sun News Network

31 March 2011

By Alisha Parchment Standing in front of a microphone at a press conference in Toronto almost a year ago, wearing co-ordinating crisp suits and ties, stands Pierre Karl Péladeau, chief executive of Quebecor Media Inc., and Kory Teneycke, Quebecor’s vice-president of development. Amidst the flashing lights and anticipation that filled the room, Quebecor revealed its [...]

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