Pan Am Games – Toronto 2015: A Look Inside The Athletes’ Village
As someone who has lived in hotels, sometimes for years at a time, and has written innumerable articles on hotels of all varieties, many for The GATE, be they old and historic, small boutique hotels or...
View ArticleFilm review: ‘Terminator Genisys’ starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Film review: 'Terminator Genisys' starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerOverall Rating2015-07-032.5StarsReader Rating: (0 Votes)Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Lee...
View Article‘Ville-Marie’, ‘Into The Forest’&‘Born to Be Blue’ highlight Canadian films...
Throughout the forty years of the Toronto International Film Festival, the developing and fostering and incubating of Canadian films and Canadian cinematic talent has always been an important priority,...
View ArticleMaking ‘Hyena Road’: A conversation with Paul Gross
For Canadian actor, writer, director, and producer Paul Gross, the term “daunting task” doesn’t seem to exist anywhere in his common lexicon. Previous to this hugely-scaled film on the Canadian...
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Band 2
Review: Microsoft Band 2Overall Rating2016-01-024.5StarsThere are times when I am convinced that some of these tech companies give me their newest products to test out specifically because of my...
View ArticleApril Mullen, Xavier Dolan, Deepa Mehta films to debut at TIFF 2016
Between the two Toronto International Film Festival press conferences each year, announcing all the excitement and the celebrities and the hoopla that comes with the action packed ten September days of...
View ArticleMama Shelter Los Angeles with Hamilton Watches
Often my discoveries of cool new hotels come as a part of a larger or much different purpose for my actually being there. Sometimes a cool interview with an actor or director brings me to their...
View ArticleThe Secret of Station House No. 4: the Murdoch Mysteries escape room
Until very recently I had never participated in or experienced one of those roll playing games–the escape rooms–not because I am in any way adverse to them, I just simply haven’t. My first experience...
View ArticleDirector’s Cut: Canadian cinema and television legend Ted Kotcheff
Hailing from Toronto’s own Cabbagetown neighbourhood, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Canadian film and television legend Ted Kotcheff. In these days of instant celebrity gained by...
View ArticleHamilton on Film
“I love Hamilton. I have been going to Hamilton since the 90s. It is a powerhouse of creativity, with great pancakes.” – Guillermo del Toro FADE INEXT. DOWNTOWN HAMILTON, ONTARIO. DAY. The historic...
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