Arts writer & producer | Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, CBC Arts, Severin Films | Writing a book about going to the movies (“In the Dark,” ECW Press, 2027)
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This was a long time coming! Thank you to everyone involved & to our amazing regulars & donors that helped make this happen! Stay tuned for more upgrade news (and yes, it's the obvious one that needs fixing lol)
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I think Bill Hicks was right when he said that celebrities who do commercials should be "off the artistic roll call forever" - and back then he was only talking about Jay Leno shilling for Doritos, not every modern celeb promoting the Life-Ruining App
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Shane Gillis and Danny McBride play feuding weathermen in a new four-minute Kalshi ad.
“In the past year I’ve made some questionable trades on contracts for local weather, Costco hot dog prices and cricket,” McBride said in a statement. “Working with Kalshi to make this very unique ad was a great way to both make amends on some of my questionable predictions, but also get to work with Shane, and reunite with my good pal, Deep Roy.”
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As someone who has a hilariously massive Blu-ray collection I want you to know that some of these Criterions orders we’re packing today are psychotically large. Put some money away for retirement folks…
The amazing BURNT OFFERINGS premiered at the Uptown Theatre 50
Years ago — see it tonight courtesy @NathAt at the @RevueCinema.
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This was a fun chat, and we were happy to be included among a great group of people keeping physical media alive!
Meet the purveyors and collectors who are carrying the torch for physical media in the age of streaming. thestar.com/entertainment/mo…
I wrote this. Was fun to talk to fellow lovers of obsolete tech & learn that @BayStreetVideo has seen a boost in new rental memberships in 2026. Their top-ten rentals of the year may surprise you.
Meet the purveyors and collectors who are carrying the torch for physical media in the age of streaming. thestar.com/entertainment/mo…
It’s the first anniversary of The Downtown Theatre newsletter! This week: a look at George Romero’s Toronto visits in 1979, the year Martin & Dawn of the Dead premiered here.
Martin had a pretty limited release. Opening night took place at the @Fox_Theatre on June 1 1979. Here’s the Fox in 1977.
This week's Downtown Theatre article revisits the history of the Parkdale Theatre, soon to be the new home of the @thephoenixtdot.
Earlier this year I reported on the closure of the Capitol Theatre in Yellowknife for CBC Arts. Its shuttering left only three operating theatres in all of Canada’s Territories. According to @CabinRadio it appears the Capitol will soon reopen: cabinradio.ca/306730/news/ar…
Here's my CBC Arts story from April: cbc.ca/arts/only-three-movie…
