Emmy Nominations are a week away, look for my predictions soon. Netflix has two series nominations in this grouping, but Orange is the New Black will be in comedy categories, but this a dream ballot, and in mine it’s easily a drama. Outstanding Drama Series “Breaking Bad” “Game of Thrones” “The Good Wife” “House of […]
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Check out our Full List of Fringe reviews HERE and see below for my report from my first day of shows at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Tachycardia (C-) The first show on my Fringe schedule fell victim to that very Fringe-y problem of artistically indulgent accidental silliness. Nadine Bhabha and Joel Edmiston begin the play […]
Soulpepper’s wildly successful 2013 production of Angels in America is onstage again this summer. After winning two My Theatre Awards in April (Best Actor- Damien Atkins & Best Director- Albert Schultz), the 6-hour epic lured us back to the Young Centre today for another round. Revisiting roles they played a little less than a year ago, […]
You’ve got to love the mystique behind the infamous sophomore slump. The beauty of it is that it can happen to anyone. Surely all of us can name, without even giving it much thought, an NFL player who had a monster rookie campaign only to go through a frustrating and underwhelming second season in the […]
The British Grand Prix, no matter the season, has long been one of the crown jewels of the Formula One calendar. Silverstone Circuit has seen countless races unfold on its historic grounds, including the very first Formula One race in history in 1950. So in a sense, this weekend is somewhat of a homecoming for […]
The Toronto Fringe Festival had 150 shows this year. We never had any hope of covering them all with our small but spirited staff of 4 but we were determined to come as close as we could. So, over the course of ten days, Kelly, Justis and Thea (with a 2-show assist from Marty and […]
Back in April, Entertainment Weekly published a story about the Tribeca Film Festival. Apparently Oscar winner, Emmy winner and inspiration to writers and politicians the world over, Aaron Sorkin, took some time out of a panel he was taking part in to apologize for The Newsroom (and, it seems, for being Aaron Sorkin in general). […]
As the smell of weed wafted through the air, the lights dimmed, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z took the stage at Gillette Stadium. The two walked out with one of their first musical collaborations “’03 Bonnie & Clyde.” The duo was perfectly in sync and rocked out the start to one of the most fun concerts. […]