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Tall Poppy Interview: Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman, senior editor at Spin and living, breathing rock and pop culture encyclopaedia went on a 6557-mile (or 10,556-kilometer), soul-searching, navel-gazing odyssey through rock star demise...
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Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse
SFist commeters pose for before and aftershocks when the mayor commemorates a 1906 earthquake…at 4:30 in the morning. A hot tip on the Chronicle vending machines comes in and the SFist war...
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Film Friday: Bill and Ted and Its Sequel Were Brilliant, But That’s No Excuse.
Torontoist isn’t paid by the word, which is why we can allow ourselves long, rambling posts where we complain about the things that annoy us. Sorry, did we say “allow ourselves?” We meant “subject you...
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Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse
Torontoist immediately wins our heart by using the word “Jackass” in a headline. In fact, we love their use of it so much that we’re going to use it as much as possible throughout this post. For...
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Mutually appreciated
Friday, we caught the 9:15 pm show of Mutual Appreciation at the Bloor Cinema. Shot in grainy black and white, we follow the story of Alan, a musician who’s just relocated to New York from Boston....
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Film Friday: Let’s Go To See Let’s Go To Prison!
Let it never be said that Torontoist’s fearless Film Friday column doesn’t use its peerless powers of precision to pick out the perfect film for your viewing pleasure! Yes, the other rags might have...
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Film Friday: Unaccompanied Kids (in the Hall)
Can you believe that Unaccompanied Minors features three out of five Kids in the Hall? Neither can we! Or that the film is directed by Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig and features lots of other...
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Rep Cinema This Week: Before Midnight, The Great Gatsby, I Am Breathing
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. At rep cinemas this week: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy stroll through the southern...
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Rep Cinema This Week: The Act of Killing, This is the End, Before Midnight
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. Still from The Act of Killing. At rep cinemas this week: A powerful documentary on...
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Rep Cinema This Week: Boyhood, Stranger Than Paradise, and When Pigs Fly
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. Still from Boyhood. At rep cinemas this week: Richard Linklater’s look at American...
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Rep Cinema This Week: Finding Fela, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Boyhood
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. Still from Finding Fela. At rep cinemas this week: a documentary about Afrobeat pioneer...
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Six Things to Do at Fan Expo 2014
Because it's about more than just the costumes—there'll also be board games, and video games, and werewolf cops, and Richard Dreyfuss. (And also costumes.)Every year, just before the fall kicks in,...
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New Simpsons Art Exhibit Is One You D’oh Not Want to Miss
From the literal to the absurd, Homer's Odyssey turns up the nostalgia with everyone's favourite Springfieldianites. Homer Simpson may not have the greatest understanding of the arts, but for Homer’s...
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What to Do at Toronto Beer Week 2014
Celebrate Toronto's local beer scene with cruises, educational sessions, panel discussions—and, of course, tastings.Prepare to get your thirst on, because Toronto Beer Week is back. Now in its fifth...
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Monday Nights: A Basketball Bromance With Hustle and Heart
Five Toronto actors bring blood, sweat, tears, and more sweat to this immersive show.The Theatre Centre’s latest production, Monday Nights, has all the hallmarks of a classic sports tale: a team of...
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Tall Poppy Interview: Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman, senior editor at Spin and living, breathing rock and pop culture encyclopaedia went on a 6557-mile (or 10,556-kilometer), soul-searching, navel-gazing odyssey through rock star demise...
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Just for Laughs Brings the Funny to Toronto
Five comics talk about yelling at hecklers, drowning in debt, and avoiding Hitler as the 10-day comedy festival approaches.It’s the time of year when everyone could probably use a good laugh—the recent...
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Books Make Room for Art at Word on the Street
At this year's annual book and magazine fair, sculptures will show off new Canadian literature in a unique way.The annual Word on the Street festival returns to Queen’s Park this Sunday—it’s a chance...
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Rep Cinema This Week: Level Five, 20,000 Days on Earth, and Boyhood
The best repertory and art-house screenings, special presentations, lectures, and limited engagements in Toronto. Still from Level Five. At rep cinemas this week: Chris Marker’s playful essay film on...
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Retreat: Behind the Scenes of a Screwball Satire
Kat Sandler and Kat Letwin talk about their ruthless new production, their intense writing process, and the campiness of camping.Kat Sandler is having a busy year. The playwright and director, whom we...
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