Artists may be long on creativity but what they’re most often short on is cash to realize their ideas. Where the painter needs canvas, brushes, and paints to bring his imagination to life the filmmaker may require equipment, facilities, hardware, software, and more importantly the cooperation of other…people. A film may be the... »

Mississauga Independent Film Festival just keeps raising the bar year after year. The 2010 line up for shorts and features can be found at www.miff.ca and will prove to have something in it for just about anyone regardless of movie going preferences or taste. There are comedies, dramas, love stories, fantastical animations, heart warming... »

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Every once and a while a message from a complete stranger on myspace can turn out to be a blessing in disguise.  There I was minding my own business checking my inbox and I see this friend request telling me to check out some comedy so what the hell…I did!  Not only did... »

There are men and then there are gentlemen. The super nice guys who just ooze with charisma and charm that you can’t help but be smitten with for purely genuine and innocent reasons.  I rarely make reference to things non-film/performance related on this site but sometimes you just have to break your own rules... »

Here’s a new update for you all about PM Veltri’s Measuring Tape Girl .  Our proud Canuck took this little gem to Cannes and it just so happened to have its world premier there. Not too shabby for our sharply dressed man.  This is just another testament to the fact... »

In my search for Canadian artists to feature in this nifty little questionnaire I created I found YUCA. They are a band that hails from the west coast of Canada with a sound as wondrous as the place they are from.  I have easily fallen in love with just about every single one of their... »

It’s been a rough first quarter I’d say if I had to say which I wouldn’t but if I had to I would just to be clear on that. It’s not that I’m complaining for the sake or simply for some good reason; it’s just sometimes a girl’s got to get it out there... »

Mimi was an on and off again smoker with a panache for latte macchiatos drizzled with caramel and dark chocolate shavings. She drank her macchiato with a purpose and distinction that can only be described as belonging to another time and place. Between sips and drags she would pay closer attention to the pages... »

If you have ever sat and wondered (for whatever ungodly reason) what AnnieG does when she should be sleeping but isn’t then you might want to take a gander at this list of Old School Theme Songs That Still Rock. Sad and lonely life I lead…the proof is in the youtube embedding…I say no more. ... »

What the child of immigrant parents inherits is the nostalgia for a time and place they can never visit.  Robbed of this opportunity the immigrant’s child immerses him or herself in the available cultural artefacts comprised (more often than not) of gastronomy and music in order to access even a fraction of the memory... »

This installment of The Canadian Cutie Questionnaire features Mr. Chris of Mr. Chrissy & The Gassy Bubbles .  This children’s rock & roll band from Toronto in 2005 with a strong mandate to help combat bullying in schools and communities locally and all over the world.  Aside from their strong anti-bullying campaign the Gassy... »