If you're seeking the weather, the news or a pic of what your buddy had for lunch, there are apps for that. What about an original, Hollywood-calibre ghost story from a producer of The Ring and Mulholland Drive? Now, there's an app for that, too. Haunting Melissa ventures into the burgeoning realm of digital storytelling as a traditional ghost story with a modern twist -- namely a tale that unfolds through an iOS app.
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Jedward on the MMVA red carpet
Categories: Music
Tags: Jedward, John and Edward Grimes, MMVAs, Toronto
Cheerful pop duo Jedward had much to say to CBC News on the red carpet Sunday night at the Much Music Video Awards in Toronto. A lot of their excitement came from seeing Avril Lavigne, complete with spiky hairband. Check out the Irish twins in this video clip.
Film, TV tourism spikes with Game of Thrones, The Hobbit
Categories: Movies, Television
Tags: Croatia, film, Game of Thrones, New Zealand, The Hobbit, tourism, tv
Have you ever wanted to knock on Bilbo Baggins' door in Hobbiton or stroll through King's Landing, where the dreaded King Joffrey rules from the Iron Throne? The growing industry of film and TV-inspired tourism allows you to do just that.
NXNE: a primer to the best of the Canadian music festival
Categories: Music
Tags: Ludacris, NXNE Festival, Toronto
North by Northeast is a sprawling Toronto music festival that brings cores of bands to the city in a bid to cultivate new fans. Laura Thompson provides some tips on how to spend your evening hours as music takes over the city.
FILM REVIEW: Man of Steel
Categories: Movies
Tags: Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Russell Crowe, Zack Snyder
In Man of Steel, the "S" stands for solemn as director Zack Snyder puts his stamp on Superman. While the film features fast-paced battle scenes and an extended and artful look at Krypton, Clark Kent is largely missing in action, says Eli Glasner.
FILM REVIEW: This is the End
Categories: Movies
An irreverent and gut-bustlingly hilarious skewering of our Hollywood obsession, Seth Rogen and his modern day Rat Pack poke fun at themselves in the apocalyptic comedy This is The End.
Shia LaBeouf: phone surveillance whistleblower?
Categories: Celebrities
Tags: Eagle Eye, Jay Leno, phone surveillance, Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf is likely in the roster of celebs you might watch onscreen sometimes, but don't really listen to, which may be why his 2008 late-night revelation about phone surveillance was overlooked for so long. The actor warned us that one in five U.S. phone calls were being recorded by the U.S. government -- and now we know he's right.
FILM REVIEW: Before Midnight
Categories: Music
With Before Midnight, Richard Linklater's series -- which began with Before Sunrise and continued in Before Sunset -- is now a trilogy. Filled with remarkable scenes, an incredible interplay between the star-crossed lovers and a true collaboration with the filmmaker, Before Midnight is the richest story of them all, says Eli Glasner.
Toronto-area devotees of Chinese film are in for a treat this season with TIFF's vast summer movie sked A Century of Chinese Cinema. A complementary video-art exhibit aaims to expand the conversation about the Asian nation's movie-making history.
FILM REVIEW: The Internship
Categories: Movies
Tags: Google, Owen Wilson, The Internship, Vince Vaughn
Imagine a PG-version of a Vince Vaughn movie -- say a tamer Old School or a gentler Dodgeball -- and you've basically got The Internship. The so-called "Google movie" screens like a love letter to the tech giant and reunites Vaughn with his Wedding Crashers co-star Owen Wilson for a feather-light comedy that ticks every predictable box of your typical underdog tale.
A dark version of Grimm's fairy tale Snow White set in the world of 1920s Spanish bullfighting, Blancanieves can't escape comparison with Oscar winner The Artist. Both are dialogue-free and black and white, but Blancanieves cuts more sharply, with its predatory stepmother and a young heroine who casts a powerful cinematic spell all her own.
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April (17)
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March (16)
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February (9)
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