The arrival of spring marks the first film festival of the season. The Canadian International Documentary Festival, or simply Hot Docs, premieres this week. This year, an outstanding selection of 210 documentaries from 44 countries will be featured at the festival, running from April 23rd to May 3rd. To help zero in on that list, here are our 5 movie picks that you can’t miss at Hot Docs.
In case you haven’t heard, the most anticipated show of this spring is finally here. Entertainment giant, Cavalia, brings a unique theatrical event with performing horses to Toronto’s Port Lands. Aptly named Odysseo, this rare and extravagant equestrian show takes audiences on a beautiful journey that surpasses imagination.
Coming in April to Toronto’s Port Lands, Oyssdeo plans to transport audiences to a different world with its extravagant theatrical horse show.
Held at The Carlu on February 20th, 2015, the 13th annual ACTRA awards honoured the best performances in 2014 by members of the union of 15,000 professional film, video and new media performers.
Before South Park and The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker’s independent comedy musical film debut, Cannibal! The Musical won over audiences and became a cult favourite. Now on February 10th, 2015 at the Panasonic Theatre (651 Yonge St.), Cannibal! marks its world premiere as a re-vamped stage show. Performed by Elicia MacKenzie (from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Sound of Music”) and Triple Sensation’s Liam Tobin, with lyrics and music by Christopher Bond, Aaron Eyre and Trevor Martin, this Parker-Stone collaboration…
Filmed in Halifax, the cast of the CBC television show, Mr. D, was in town yesterday, January 19th, 2015 to celebrate Season 4 with an afternoon fan meet-and-greet at P.F. Chang’s at Shops at Don Mills.
We were lucky enough to be invited to sit down and dine with the cast.