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This Week in Fashion: Jeanne Beker at Type Books, Fashion On Yonge, Kollar Clothing Summer Sale Party

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Kollar ClothingThis Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.

EVENTS/PARTIES

Support breast cancer tomorrow (August 29) at Fashion Forward's Pink & White party, an event benefitting new-age charity Rethink. Wear your best colour-coded outfit to Cube's rooftop patio (314 Queen St W), pick up swag bag, join a silent auction for a pair of autographed ballet slippers from the National Ballet of Canada - and cross off your good deed of the day, all while having a grand ol' time. Advanced tickets are $10; entrance at the door is $15.

Jeanne Beker - the city's most beloved fashion personality - will be gracing the 16th cover of Toronto-based publication WORN Journal. It can't be easy to translate all of her invaluable advice, experiences, and musings to paper, so editor-in-chief Sereh-Marie McMahon is taking it upon herself to host a public, up-close-and-personal conversation at Type Books (883 Queen St W) with the lady wonder herself. From 7 pm until 9 pm tomorrow (August 29), discover Jeanne's love affair with fashion - no cover necessary!

Next Wednesday (September 4) from 4 pm until 7 pm, Trinity Square (southwest of Yonge & Dundas) will be home to Fashion On Yonge, a festival featuring over 600 of Downtown Yonge Street retail stores and restaurants. Complete with a live DJ, stylist consultations, three themed runway shows, a red carpet, and a chance to win a care package valued at $1500, this free event isn't one to pass up.

Asia Clarke of local jewellery brand Wild Moon is headed to Dominica to volunteer for CUSO International, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty and inequality across the globe. For this reason, she's turning to her endlessly supportive community for help - party style! Next Wednesday (September 4), jam out at Measure (296 Brunswick Ave) with DJ Tona from 7 pm until the wee hours of the morning, and pick up some Wild Moon photography prints and 20% off jewellery while you're at it. Cover is $10 and the first 30 attendees get a blingin' free giveaway.

SALES

This Friday (August 30), Kollar Clothing is hosting a party/sale extravaganza at Proper Reserve (498 Queen St W) from 10 am until 2 am. Some of their exclusive new fall/winter gear will be up for grabs, alongside all their remaining summer merchandise marked at up to 70% off. If you can't make it, Kollar's available all year round through their online shop or local stockists.

Photo from Kollar Clothing


Why TIFF's Wavelengths programme is must-see

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TIFF WavelengthsWhen I first moved to Toronto and started attending TIFF five years ago, I didn't go to a single Wavelengths programme. This was back when the section was composed of only six programmes of avant-garde shorts and features. After the festival ended, a lot of my cinephiles friends listed several Wavelengths films among their favourites of the festival and even the year, including James Benning's RR. It was then that I vowed to never miss another Wavelengths film for as long as I continued to attend the festival.

Five years later, I've held true to that promise, and have, consequently, seen some pretty amazing films. My success with Wavelengths is largely attributable, of course, to the discerning and uncompromising tastes of the section's head programmer, Andréa Picard. This isn't the easiest programme to assemble, as you'd imagine, because it strays so dramatically from the rest of the festival's more marketable curatorial strategy. There are fewer Wavelengths films that eventually make their way into general release than probably any other programme in TIFF.

As the section has a bit of a reputation for impenetrability and esotericism, I wanted to try to de-mystify Wavelengths, so that fewer festivalgoers would feel apprehensive about diving into these wonderful films, some of which may never screen in Toronto again. Andréa was kind enough to agree to an interview, and we're extremely excited to allow her to unpack her curatorial philosophies and strategies.

Was there a formative film you saw when you were young that made you fall in love with cinema?

I was fortunate to grow up watching Classic and foreign films, French mostly, though on the small screen. While much is murky, I do recall making the exciting connection between Claude Jutras's À tout prendre (1963) and the Nouvelle Vague (Godard especially) at a fairly young age and also harboured a nationalistic obsession with Pierre Perrault's Pour la suite du monde (also strangely, 1963!) despite not understanding it and not being from Québec!

But it was Antonioni's Il Deserto rosso (shot in 1963!) and Michael Snow's La Région centrale (1971), which convinced me to study cinema in tandem with my focus on art history. They both, though in obviously different ways, taught me that cinema was an exhilarating visual art, with inexhaustible possibilities. Both still have a tremendous psychological and physical effect on me. Both changed the course of my life.

How did you start working for TIFF?

During my final year of studies, my favourite film professor at UofT told me the Cinematheque was hiring a programme coordinator and encouraged me to apply. Turns out he was on the Advisory Board so had some sway. A regular habituée of the Cinematheque (and a regular skipper of my evening classes as a result), I immediately accepted when I was offered the job and have been with the organization ever since, in a succession of roles.

What makes a film a "Wavelengths" film?

Good question. I often wonder how much emphasis the public puts on the various TIFF sections. Over the years, sections like Midnight Madness have built an undeniable imprimatur. Wavelengths has similarly benefited from a devoted audience and focus.

Wavelengths is named for Michael Snow's 1967 masterpiece, Wavelength, and began as a sidebar for experimental film when it was founded in 2000 by Susan Oxtoby (former Director of Programming at Cinematheque Ontario now Senior Film Curator at Pacific Film Archive). It gradually expanded to include films and videos made my visual artists and more longform work by the likes of James Benning, Jennifer Reeves and Harun Farocki.

As it continues to adapt to developments in moving image culture, Wavelengths has become a forum for moving image art that combines experimental or avant-garde cinema (always with one or two new restorations) with essay films, video art and other unclassifiable forms of cinema. We look for films that are largely made independently or via unusual channels, that display a unique and personal vision, that push the boundaries of cinematic language, that place a strong emphasis on film form, that take artistic or political risks. These are films that experiment in one way or another, though may not be traditionally "experimental".

As of last year, Wavelengths has expanded to subsume the former Visions programme (devoted to visionary auteurs) so the section now includes a larger number of feature-lengths films, including documentaries and fiction films made by some of today's most important filmmakers. I find this an exciting development that has led to TIFF presenting a wider array of artistic cinema (especially that difficult-to-programme phenomenon called the medium-length film). And it's interesting to think about how narrative filmmakers like Chantal Akerman have also been significantly informed by Michael Snow.

Can you recommend a film in your Wavelengths line-up for anyone who might be apprehensive about dabbling in the programme?

It's true that Wavelengths largely attracts cinephiles, artists, curators and experimental film lovers but there is always a fair number of films that appeal to a wider audience, such as Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel's Leviathan from last year which wound up getting a commercial release alongside a few other Wavelengths titles.

This year's recommendations for the dabbler are Ramon Zürcher's astonishing feature debut, The Strange Little Cat, and MANAKAMANA by Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez--the latest from Harvard's innovative Sensory Ethnography Lab which has produced some of the most important documentaries of the past few year, including Leviathan. Also, the dabbler should try a shorts programme to get the authentic Wavelengths experience!

So, you're not only the head vision behind Wavelengths, but also one of the curators for the festival's Future Projections programme, which provides roughly a dozen off screen art installations accessibly scattered around downtown Toronto. How closely related do you see film and art?

This year I'm less involved in Future Projections as the programme is mostly devoted to new commissions around TIFF's David Cronenberg exhibition and retrospective, curated by Noah Cowan and Piers Handling. My single project is French artist Camille Henrot's video installation Grosse Fatigue, which won her the Silver Lion at this year's Venice Biennale. It's quite different from many of the installations I've done for FP in the past, definitely louder! And while it harnesses the aesthetics of the Internet, Grosse Fatigue is fundamentally a search for truth and meaning--like all great cinema.

Film is art to me and this belief informs how I approach curating for Wavelengths. We strive to present museum conditions for onscreen projection of film and video made by artists. Can anyone dispute that Tsai Ming-liang or Albert Serra are singular artists? They may come from a different tradition than Michael Snow or David Rimmer, but they are working way outside of the mainstream and the art world is certainly taking note of their talent. Albert Serra was featured at the last dOCUMENTA in Kassel, Germany, where his Three Little Pigs was shot and edited cumulatively over the 100 days of the exhibition.

One of our tag lines is FILM IS ART, but we are also conscious of this shuttling between the film and art worlds being done by filmmakers like Pedro Costa, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Wang Bing, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ben Rivers & Ben Russell, et al...

What has been your proudest Wavelengths moment?

There have been moments of silent victory, but I'd cite the overall growth of the programme in general and the audience's inspiring and profound engagement that I appreciate most.

What are some of your favourite films playing outside of Wavelengths at TIFF this year?

Thanks for asking! Lav Diaz's masterful Norte, the End of History; Jia Zhangke's jaw-dropping A Touch of Sin; Alain Guiraudie's Chabrolian L'Inconnu du lac [Stranger by the Lake]. I love Tsai Ming-liang's heartbreaking Stray Dogs, which is a selection in Wavelengths by my amazing colleague Giovanna Fulvi.

And there are a number of films that I really hope to see during TIFF, though my schedule may not cooperate: Hong Sang-soo's Our Sunhi, Frederick Wiseman's 4-hour At Berkeley. I could watch Christ Marker's Le Joli mai again and again. I'm very curious about Abdellah Taïa's autobiographical Salvation Army, which was shot by one of my favourite cinematographers, Agnès Godard (who also shot Claire Denis' Les Salauds [Bastards]).

Do you get to watch many films during the festival?

See above! I try to sit through many of the films that I've programmed, especially those I've not yet seen on the big screen. I make extra effort to be present for the shorts programmes as putting them together on paper is vastly different from seeing them projected as an entity. It can be a nerve-wracking experience, but also very beautiful when the audience responds.

And while I'd like to see as many other films as I can, I find it increasingly important to spend time with our visiting filmmakers. The human touch is crucial and having the opportunity to talk to the artists is a privilege that I hold dear.

What's the last new film or piece of art you saw that you loved?

Not new, but two memorable summer experiences were the Leos Carax retrospective presented by the Cinematheque and the Louise Bourgeois exhibition at MOCCA. Two vastly different bodies of work that are ultimately triumphant, but cut from the swathes of profound discomfort. Here the comparisons end, but I found both to be deeply moving and inspiring, and their presentations reminded me just how crucial context can be to works of art.

What are your future goals? Is there anything you haven't done as a TIFF programmer that you'd like to do?

I'm mostly living in the present these days, though I have many dream retrospectives and exhibitions in my back pocket.

And outside of TIFF, how do you spend your autumns, winters, and springs?

Increasingly, I'm in Europe during the "off season", contributing film programs and installations to other institutions, attending film festivals and writing and publishing as much as I can. I also try to catch up on reading, spend much time in museums and galleries, lament the fact that I don't belong to a tennis club in winter, track films for Wavelengths all year-long, consult on artist projects, sit on granting panels and funding commissions. It's all related and nicely diverse at the same time.

Thanks to Grolsch for sponsoring our coverage of TIFF13Grolsch TIFF

New Junction butcher boasts 16 varieties of marinade

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Dundas West ButcherThere's a new independent butcher open on Dundas West in the Junction and it's simplifying dinner by offering free marinades that'll soak into the meat from the moment your order is wrapped up.

Read my review of Gourmeats in the grocery section.

Break Out Toronto Bands: Young Rival

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Young Rival bandIt's surprising that the grainy, sun-flicked rock of Young Rival hasn't already become a fixture of every Toronto restaurant and cafe's indie playlist, but perhaps that's just a tactic by business owners to deflect every patron from enthusiastically asking "what song is this?"

That's why I'll overlook that this band is technically from Hamilton. Let's extend our reach for Young Rival — they deserve it.

Who are they...

Like a job, relationship, or Cheeto, your current band is usually not your first. Such is the case for Young Rival, who crafted barn stomping, station wagon make-out inflicted rock from 2002-2006 as a group called The Ride Theory.

After releasing two full length albums, guitarist Kyle Kuchmey left the band, while the remaining members, singer/guitarist Aron D'Alesio, bassist John Smith, and drummer Noah Fralick went on to ensure this blog post would one day happen by forming Young Rival. Riffs got licked, basslines grew their beards out, a self titled debut followed in 2010, and by the end of 2012 their essential sophomore LP Stay Young was modestly becoming the hot topic of banal discussion amongst the cardigans of record store employees.

What they sound like...

The last tall can in the park, a roll of film you just got developed, impromptu bon fires—there's a lot that Young Rival's heartfelt and wide eyed rock evokes, but predominately they instill those fuzzy reverb feelings. As the title of their latest album implies, their songwriting circles around the opposing pulls of being too young to work, but too old to just have fun. The familiar feeling that every summer is not without its bummer is permeated by breezy arrangements reminiscent of fellow garage rockers Smith Westerns.

The band has stated its less concerned with the current trajectory of modern music and instead take their inspirational cues from classic acts like The Kinks and The Yardbirds, making songs like "let it go" and "lost" sound like they're winking at your father's records collection.

While they flirt with the sounds of the past, the group presents an undeniably current interpretation of those ageless genres, and D'Alesio's sharp vocals nudge pretty close to echoing indie maestro Julian Casablanca at times. Above all though, it's not just about who informs your music or which other band you'd be great to open for; Young Rival sound like Young Rival, and that sound is just right.

Hear them/ See them

After just returning from a summer European tour, the band is laying relatively dormant for the moment. Never a group to sit completely still though, they collect hometown hero status in their residence of Hamilton with a show at the Supercrawl on September 14th, then don some lederhosen for Beau's Oktoberfest party out in the 'somebody please open Google maps backwood of Vankleek Hill.

The up's and down's of their life as a touring band was candidly captured in this years documentary Authentic: Young Rival's Journey through Canada which will hopefully see a release by next year. In the meantime, find them on iTunes, or in your local record shop.

Australian meat pies now available in Toronto

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Australian meat pieAustralian meat pies are now available in Toronto courtesy of local bakers Megan Chan and Erynn Mayes and their new company Kanga Pies. Previously a hit at the Toronto Underground Market, the range of hand-made handheld pies will initially be sold exclusively at Sanagan's Meat Locker starting tomorrow with Hot Oven Bakery locations to follow in September.

After attending school together in Waterloo, the two founders spent a year together Down Under before relocating to Toronto where they spotted an unfulfilled niche in the Hogtown food scene for the traditional Aussie dining practice of having a pie in one hand, and a pint in the other.

Australian meat pieUtilising Sanagan's locally sourced meat, they began working on mastering the style they remembered from Oz. Collaborating with their friend Monica on perfecting the crust, they ran through over 100 different recipes before finally settling on a 100% butter puff pastry.

'We were just three girls with a rolling pin', recalls Erynn. Finally launching in October of 2012, they took a test run of 500 pies to TUM, and sold out incredibly quickly. Repeating the feat again persuaded the pair to push their passion project forward, and the deal with Sanagan's soon followed.

The debut line-up features four different recipes. The Traditional Aussie pie is minced beef with a savoury tomato and vegemite gravy, whilst the Steak'n'Bacon is braised in Amsterdam's Nut Brown Ale. Also available are Butter Chicken and a Creamy Zucchini (roasted zucchini, in a garlic cheese sauce), all retailing for between six to eight dollars.

Australian meat pieIf you want to meet them, or live west of Downtown, they'll also be hosting launch events when their pies go on sale at Hot Oven Bakery's locations at both Kingsway (Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September for the Taste of The Kingsway Festival) and Roncesvalles (for the Polish Festival on September 14th and 15th), where you'll also be able to sample the pies with their delicious home-made ketchup.

Photos by Natta Summerky

Tiny men's vintage shop carries clothes fit for a king

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Mens Vintage TorontoThis menswear boutique makes up for its tiny size with a slew of upscale vintage menswear and other ultra-rare finds, including - but never limited to - polished silk top hats, size 17 cowboy boots, and an autographed Alice Cooper record.

Read my profile of Kingpin's Hideaway in the fashion stores section.

What Toronto beer has the best looking label?

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Toronto Beer LabelsThe label on the Toronto beer you're drinking is more than just something to peel when you're bored or sexually frustrated. Instead, they're mini pieces of art, designed with a purpose and with a little story to tell. There's noting necessarily wrong with minimalist logos that feature basic graphics — so long as what's inside the bottle or can is interesting — but there's also something nice about a label that's been crafted with extra care. Here are my picks for the best looking labels from Toronto breweries. Weigh in with your selections in the comments.

Great Lakes BreweryGreat Lakes Brewing Company
The artwork for GLB's experimental Tank Ten series, which is currently enjoying some success in LCBOs, was drawn by Garnet Gerry, designed by GLB-friend and Danforth drinks guru Fabian Skidmore and, according to Great Lakes, was based on ideas from "the talented beer-soaked brain of brewmaster Mike Lackey (with a little help from his GLB minions)."

Mill Street BreweryMill Street Brewery
Mill Street's art is created conjunction with the Mill Street's Marketing Department, who work with designers to craft designs best suited the individual brands. The art for the two beers available in their upcoming Harvest Pack, for example, was created by Walter Leipurts of WL Designs, who was formerly an art director at Molson and designer at Carling O'Keefe.

Kensington Brewing CompanyKensington Brewing Comapny
KBCo's eye-catching artwork on their Augusta Ale, FishEye PA and Watermelon Wheat cans was created by founder Brock Shepherd in conjunction with Seth Rowanwood from Inklight. Says Shepherd, "People shop with their eyes so I wanted something that would really pop and jump off the shelf, which I think we can agree is achieved."

Junction Craft BrewingJunction Craft Brewing
In addition to all their branding, the iconic little conductor that adorns Conductor's Craft was designed by David Hayes, who, having collaborated on Steam Whistle's logo and designed the Wellington brewery art, is no stranger to beer branding. The streetscape in the background is actually based on archival photos of the Junction.

Amsterdam
The idea behind Amsterdam's recent rebranding of these two beers was to celebrate Toronto's character. For Amsterdam Blonde, they worked with a design agency and Greg Lamarche, an artist known for his typography designs. 416 Local Lager's look was designed by Canadian illustration artist, Ian Philips who incorporated Toronto streets, neighbourhoods, and landmarks.

Bellwoods BreweryBellwoods Brewery
The poster-friendly label designs of Bellwoods are the work of the design brother duo Doublenaut--with the notable exception that the "witchshark" that adorns that eponymous famous beer was illustrated by local artist Kate Wakely-Mulroney, based on a 2011 Witchshark sighting.

SteamwhistleSteamwhistle
Steamwhislte's logo was meant to invoke the quittin' time sound of a whistle (the inspiration for their company name) and was influenced by 1950s painted-label bottles. The logo was a result of a collaboration from Dave Hayes as well as Bill Grigsby of Reactor Art and Design. Interestingly, the design was once swiped by a Glendale, Pennsylvania cafe.

Photos by Ben Johnson

Two more restaurants shut down at the 2013 CNE

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CNE food poisoningDon't blame the cronut, man. Two more food booths have been shut down by Toronto public health at the 2013 CNE, as the fair suffers something of a public relations crisis. Bourbon Street Grill and Bao 360 Shanghai Express have been told to pack it up and go home after food safety infractions were detected by city officials on Tuesday. This follows the drama surrounding the aforementioned cronut burger, which was pegged as the source of hundreds of cases of food poisoning earlier this week when it was discovered that something wasn't right about the maple bacon jam cooked up by Le Dolci.

Although the specific infractions are yet to be made public, the CNE has also noted that the restaurants — both operated by Innovated Restaurant Group — were also in violation of their contracts with the Ex. This is another blow for the CNE, who's touted its food offerings as a major draw over the last few years. On the bright side (from a PR standpoint), at least it's not some wacky item like a bacon and peanut butter milkshake that's been written up.

And, hey, there's actually still some really good food at the Ex. Caveat emptor.


Hazelton Lanes shopping mall set for major makeover

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toronto hazelton lanesThe owners of the Hazelton Lanes shopping centre, Yorkville's original high-end mall, are planning a major upgrade that could see the Avenue Road building gutted and extensively remodelled in the hope of attracting more upscale retailers to the neighbourhood.

According to a series of architectural renderings released earlier this month, the dated brick split-level facade would be replaced by a two-storey glass box with room for a pair of retail outlets on the ground floor if new owners First Capital get their way.

Inside, the existing atrium will get a brand new circular skylight and the floor-plan will be radically altered to accommodate a greater number of smaller stores. It appears from the drawings that the residential units will remain untouched, at least on the outside.

toronto hazelton lanesInterestingly, the planned renovation of Hazelton Lanes seems to have been combined with separate proposal for the street corner just to the south.

The latest drawings of 140 Yorkville Avenue show the shopping mall's new glass facade connecting seamlessly with a planned 35-storey condo. If approved, the tower will replace a cluster of converted Victorian homes on the corner of Avenue and Yorkville and add new retail of its own.

The plans for Hazelton Lanes, which haven't been formally filed with the city, also call for the demolition of a building on Yorkville Avenue, currently home to a Subway restaurant and an art gallery, to make way for a new entrance and outdoor space.

toronto hazelton lanesThe original multi-million dollar Hazelton Lanes building opened in 1976, offering trendy boutique shopping beneath two low-rise luxury condominiums.

A total of 57 residential units, which started at $72,000 ($283,000 in today's money,) were built in the staggered buildings between Avenue Rd. and Hazelton Ave.. The marketing material targeted CEOs of international businesses looking for a Toronto pied-à-terre.

As if to illustrate the development's ritzy status, the Toronto Star reported with interest the sale of the most expensive unit, priced at an eye-opening $500,000 ($2 million in 2013 money,) when it was snapped up by an anonymous buyer seven months before the grand opening.

The 465 square metre unit came with five baths (with European-style bidets,) three fireplaces, a conservatory, and sauna as standard, but the buyer and those interested in other units were encouraged to customize their homes during the building process. "A bachelor tenant asked if the shower could take three people," Richard Wookey, the developer responsible for the project, remarked in 1976.

toronto hazelton lanesBefore it was finished, Hazelton Lanes it had already overtaken the new Harbour Square on Queen's Quay as the toniest address in the city. The first retail tenants included Hermes, Visage Cosmetics, Roots, Windsor Jewels, and a Royal Bank branch, but the centre never seemed to quite live up to expectations. Today, U.S. supermarket Whole Foods is the anchor tenant.

Yorkville has been through several sea changes in its history. Once a separate village, the area became the centre of Toronto's counter-culture scene in the 1960s, incubating talents like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, and Dennis Lee, before morphing a little awkwardly - Star writer Nicholaas Van Rijn called Yorkville "a tart decked out in finery above her station" in 1976 - in to the city's ritziest locale.

If the list of planned developments is any guide, the biggest changes for Yorkville are still to come. Several new high-rise condominiums are planned for the blocks between Bay and Yonge, one of which could mean the loss of the CIBC tower. The arrival of the Four Seasons and loss of the Cumberland Cinema to a Nespresso boutique are just two of the apparently endless changes for the chameleonic neighbourhood.

What do you think of the proposed new look for Hazelton Lanes? Is now an ideal time to make-over the aging shopping centre? Will new retailers be able to turn the business around?

Chris Bateman is a staff writer at blogTO. Follow him on Twitter at @chrisbateman.

Images: Kasian/First Capital Realty

The Best Italian Restaurants in Toronto

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Italian restaurants torontoThe best Italian restaurants in Toronto celebrate the simple pleasures of food, wine and good company in equal measure. These are top notch spots revered for embracing old world recipes and techniques, and, where everything from cured meats to fresh pastas are made in-house with the same pride and care that a nonna takes in feeding her famiglia.

Whether you're out for just a little spuntino (snack) and vino or committed to a 5-course Sunday night-style blowout, these are restaurants that will fill your bellies and warm your heart.

Here are the best Italian restaurants in Toronto.

See also:

The Best Pasta in Toronto
The Best Pizza in Toronto
The Best Pizza Slice in Toronto

Over Your Shoulder

Radar: WORN Loves Jeanne, Berkeley Block Jazz Jam, Taste The World, WILDsound Feedback Film Festival

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Dumplings TorontoToronto events on Thursday, August 29, 2013

FASHION | WORN Loves Jeanne: A Conversation with Jeanne Beker
Canadian fashion icon, designer, journalist and cover girl Jeanne Beker sits down with WORN Editor-In-Chief Serah-Marie McMahon tonight to discuss her decades-long career in the fashion industry and how she uses wearable art as a form of personal expression. The Issue 16 cover girl will join WORN lovers for an intimate evening of conversation at Type Books, taking fashion-fielded questions and doling out stories about working in the industry. RSVP through WORN Journal's Facebook page for this free event. Copies of this month's awesome issue will be available at Type Books tonight.
Type Books (883 Queen Street West) 7PM Free

MUSIC | Berkeley Block Jazz Jam
Corktown's best block party returns after a successful spring event, this time hauling up in the local theatre and closing down Berkeley Street to make way for musicians, food and entertainment. Featuring performances by members of Caribou, the Berkeley Block Jazz Jam will have a steady line-up of musicians playing tunes including Canadian Stage's jazz ensemble. Photo booths and food trucks will also be around if that isn't enough to sustain your interest while Steamwhistle and Barefoot Wine serve the booze. This converted church is going to house one of the best block parties tonight so be sure to bring your ID--this one is 19+.
Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street) 9PM $10

FASHION | The Open Run: The Craft of Styling Life From Love
Will Strickland is a former pro basketball player so he knows a few things about what makes a good sneaker. The American-Canadian hip hop culture enthusiast will participate in the latest lecture from the Out of the Box series, titled The Open Run: The Craft of Styling Life from Love. Speaking about his experiences in personal styling and the impact of the sneaker on urban culture, this illustrated talk will see Strickland visually speak to how he crafted his style from a love of this specific shoe. Tickets will be available for a discounted rate in advance. Get your kicks while you're young enough to get them.
Bata Shoe Museum (327 Bloor Street West) 6PM $10 advance, $14 door

FOOD | Taste The World
feasTO are basically dumpling specialists and they'll be sharing their knowledge and delicious samples of their life's work at the ING Direct Café during lunch hours today for free. This community event is part of Taste The World, a free foodie lunch programme that supports Stop Community Food Centre by inviting Torontonians out to eat between noon and 2PM every Thursday in August. Stop by the Yonge & Shuter café and snack on dumplings in assorted flavours!
ING Direct Café (221 Yonge Street) 12PM Free

FILM | WILDsound Feedback Toronto Film Festival
If you've got a hankering for short films and can't wait a week until TIFF, WILDsound Feedback Toronto Film Festival opens their fourth showcase of international shorts at the Carlton tonight. Watch six high-budget shorts from varying genres, created by filmmakers from countries like Venezuela, Denmark, Switzerland and Canada. This nearly-free film festival is just $4 and tickets can be booked online through the WILDsound website. Get your short fix!
Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton Street) 7PM $4

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Morning Brew: Mayor and Premier admit smoking pot, judge leaves police review, Toronto is the 4th best city, Mammoliti's giant flag on hold, and a boring explainer

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toronto catRob Ford has become the latest politician to admit smoking pot. Speaking at a luncheon event yesterday, Ford said he has smoked "a lot" of marijuana before being ushered away by his staff. It shouldn't be a huge surprise since Ford was arrested and charged by Miami police in 1999 for possessing a joint.

The admission came the same day Premier Kathleen Wynne said she smoked pot 35 years ago and almost a week after Liberal leader Justin Trudeau confirmed he'd done the same while an MP. Will this hurt Ford or the Wynne?

The retired judge appointed by Toronto police Chief Bill Blair to conduct a review of use-of-force guidelines is stepping aside. Former justice Dennis O'Connor said in a statement that he is withdrawing because he currently works for a law firm that acts for the insurers of the Toronto Police after lawyers for the families of several victims raised concerns.

The Scaborough subway could be in limbo after Ontario Transportation Minister Glen Murray admitted he isn't sure if the federal government will chip in. "When you put a 416 area code in front of a transit project ... the cheques disappear," Murray told CBC News. The extension of the Bloor-Danforth line to Scarborough Centre is reliant on the city finding the additional $1.4 billion the project requires over the LRT option. Will the money appear?

Oh no, not another quality of life ranking. This time, according the Economist Intelligence Unit, which is part of the Economist Group, Toronto is the fourth most livable city in the world behind Vancouver, Vienna, and Melbourne. Calgary came fifth and Montreal didn't make the top ten. Too bad.

Toronto has taken its fair share of elemental batterings this decade. Floods, snow storms, and heat waves all have all strained the city's infrastructure to breaking point. The CBC has a concise round-up of times we've failed to weather the storm in the last decade.

Also in round-ups, in light of more CNE food stands being shut down, here's a barf-o-rific list of times food has attacked at special events, including contaminated sandwiches during the 1984 papal visit and a particularly messy 2012 church event in Prince Edward Island. Oh, the humanity!

It looks like Cllr. Giorgio Mammoliti's plan to bring the world's largest flag and flagpole to Finch Ave. and Highway 400 is on the rocks. The city has been unable to buy the land required for the 125-metre pole at a reasonable rate. Even Mammoliti's model of the pole is gone from outside his office.

PayPal is planning a public test of a new electronic wallet system in Toronto. Jimmy's Coffee on King West will be one of the first companies to accept payments via a new smartphone app and its TouchBistro cash register software. Expect more of this sort of thing in the next few months.

Finally, have you ever wondered how engineers manage to dig out tunnels for new subways and LRT lines? Urban Toronto has an insightful look at the challenges facing crews working on the Eglinton-Crosstown line as they bore a two circular, 11 km holes through midtown Toronto. Who says boring has to be boring?

IN BRIEF:

Chris Bateman is a staff writer at blogTO. Follow him on Twitter at @chrisbateman.

Image: cinnamn112/blogTO Flickr pool.

New in Toronto Real Estate: The Nest Condos

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Nest Condos TorontoIt's been a few years since construction wrapped up on the St. Clair streetcar Right of Way, and now that the mudslinging has settled down, this urban artery is (despite predictions) continuing to grow. In the heart of Hillcrest Village, The Nest Condos is soon to bring a little height to this generally low-rise area. The Nest does happen to be replacing a few local businesses when it moves in, but depending on how you look at it, it could be worse.

On the one hand St. Clair will lose a KFC (there goes the neighbourhood!), but on the other hand both a church and a bakery will bite the dust. There will fortunately be a street level retail element, but if recent history has taught us anything we shouldn't hold our collective breath for anything to exciting. With the city planning department fast tracking mid-sized buildings along our Avenues, this nine storey residence won't be the last of its kind in the area, let's hope it's getting things going on the right foot.

Besides its hive like façade, this building includes a few nice features, including what will most likely be some pretty sweet downtown views. Or if you buy on the north side, you can enjoy views of North York, if that's your thing? You've also got the usual party room and roof deck, as well as interestingly enough a library. It's not clear at this point whether that's just a fancy term for a lounge where you can shush noisy people or if developer Rockport Group will be stocking the shelves full of....well whatever developers like to read.

The building also comes with some handy parking spots for those still not buying the whole streetcar thing. Although you might notice there are actually only 74 of them compared with the 123 units, so a few of you suckers are just going to have to endure walking through this quaint tree lined neighbourhood. The striking white exteriors will be partially made up of something called FibreC, a mineral composite material currently at the forefront of eco-design, geared towards completely nullifying negative health and environmental effects found in other cladding. Rarely seen in Toronto so far, FibreC won't be the only green feature here, geothermal heating and cooling systems should also save you some dough in the long term.

Nest Condos TorontoSPECS

Address: 829 St. Clair Ave West
Storeys: 9
Number of Units: 123
Parking Spots: 74
Ceiling Heights in Feet: 9 to 10
Types of Units: Studio to 2 Bedroom
Starting Price: mid 200,000s
Architect: Raw DesignDeveloper: Rockport Group
Interior Design: IIBYIV Design
Amenities: Party room, roof deck, library/lounge

Nest Condos TorontoTHE GOOD

Despite not being a downtown locale, you're doing pretty good with the streetcar at your front door. There's also a lot of green space in the area, as well as easy access to huge number of locally owned shops and businesses and the popular Wychwood Barns for all of your organic produce needs. We've all seen a lot of worse looking buildings to be developed lately, and with extra care being taken on the cladding this condo might be worth bringing home to mom. Also if you shell out the big bucks for the penthouse units you've got a few nice options for unit arrangements including a single level with rooftop terrace as well as double level.

Nest Condos TorontoTHE BAD

Don't let the "starting at mid $200,000s" fool you, that's for the studio. That's no small sum for what will surely be tiny units. Also don't expect the retail element on the main level to be housing anything but a bank branch and a some other generic retailer. This isn't Toronto's most exciting area, but it has everything you might need relatively nearby. If you're looking for intense urban energy, on the other hand, you'll have to fly pretty far from the "nest."

Nest Condos TorontoOUR TAKE

The views might actually prove pretty amazing from the Roof Deck, where hopefully you don't spend your time looking out over the city and wishing you bought downtown for the same price.

Nest Condos TorontoRead other posts in this series via our Toronto Condos and Lofts Pinterest board.

Toronto Restaurant Openings: Wahlburgers, Sandoozles Smokehouse & Pub, Barsa Taberna, La Cubana

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Toronto restaurant openingsToronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

OPEN NOW

  • Big Al's Flyin' Phillys is now open at 251 Augusta Avenue which in the last 6 months was also home to short-lived restaurants Shawermama and Horno BBQ.
  • Lavazza has opened a Harbourfront cafe outpost at 235 Queens Quay. The debut Toronto outlet from the Italian based chain offers espresso-based coffees, sandwiches, salads, pastries and gelato.
  • Porteree Pub and Restaurant looks set to replace Southside Louie's at 583 College Street. The handwritten note in the window says they should be open September 1st.
  • Railee's Diner opens this Thursday, September 5th at 133 Manville Road in East Toronto, south of Eglinton between Warden and Birchmount. The new diner plans to offer all day breakfast, deli sandwiches and daily specials like lasagna, Shepherd's pie and hot roast beef sandwiches.

OPENING SOON

  • Wahlburgers a U.S.-based burger concept from Executive Chef Paul Wahlberg and brothers, Mark and Donnie have announced the debut Canadian location, slated to open in early 2014 at the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel.
  • Trambusto is opening at least one downtown outlet (in addition to the Vaughan location we reported last week) in place of recently shuttered smokehouse, Hadley's at 940 College Street.
  • Kensington Market's Pizzeria Via Mercanti is slated to open a second location at 87 Elm Street mid October.
  • Sandoozles Smokehouse and Pub (can you name that reference?) will tempt you to treat yo' self when they open on Mount Pleasant south of Eglinton this fall. The menu is set to feature chicken wings, Texas brisket and pulled pork, along with a Montreal Smoked Meat Sandoozle that the yet-to-open restaurant claims "would defeat Caplanskys [sic] or even Shwartz's [sic] in Montreal in a taste test competition..."
  • Barsa Taberna, a new Barcelona-inspired tapas restaurant is opening this November at 26 Market Street across from St. Lawrence Market.
  • La Cubana, from the same chef/owner behind Ossington's Delux is slated to open this September at 392 Roncesvalles formerly the Blue Plate. (via The Grid)

Have you seen restaurants opening or closing in your neighbourhood? Email tips to liora@blogto.com

Photo from our review of Pizzeria Via Mercanti


The Windsor Arms gives itself a restaurant makeover

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Windsor Arms HotelHidden away inside the historic Yorkville hotel, this newly opened restaurant, bar and lounge distances itself from its past exclusiveness with a new strategy aimed at offering broad (perhaps too broad) appeal. The expansive new menu lists a little something for everyone and there's at least one novel feature: a self-pour beer station.

Read my profile of The Living Room in the restaurants section.

The top 10 movies to watch at TIFF 2013

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Top movies tiff 2013Over the last nine days, I've done my best to thoroughly preview the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival with lists of the biggest buzz titles, the most promising Midnight Madness and Gala & Special Presentations films, must see Canadian features and shorts, as well as the award-winning films making their way over from Cannes. Now, with only a week until opening night, it's time to reveal my top overall recommendations for what to see.

Most of the following picks are films I have seen and can personally verify are top notch movies that cannot be missed. It's worth reiterating, though, that I think TIFF is most valuable for allowing cinephiles to see great films - even some masterpieces - that likely won't be coming out in theatres. Regular tickets are $23.50, after all.

For this reason, I've focused on the Wavelengths section in my picks, with a number of Masters titles as well (how can you pass those up?!). If you see any or all of these, you're guaranteed to have a great festival this year.

The Strange Little Cat [WAVELENGTHS]
In a nutshell: Pure, unparalleled cinematic pleasure. There is a recurring musical piece that plays in the film, the instrumental "Pulchritude" by Thee More Shallows, the title of which makes a great single word summary of The Strange Little Cat, the most charged 72 minutes of cinema I've seen in years. Set in a single cramped German apartment, first-time (!) filmmaker Ramon Zürcher focuses on the absurd details of a family that's trying to navigate the space so that each member maintains their sanity. The cacophony of voices, appliances, and (of course) purring activates even the most minimal shots, so that there is never less than five or six things or persons fighting for your attention, visually and aurally. It's like a Rube Goldberg machine in which every step in the chain is isolated off--a room full of triggers, each going off randomly and without consequence. It's madness, it's frisky, it's sedated, and it's utter perfection.

MANAKAMANA [WAVELENGTHS]
It might sound boring on paper - 11 shots, each about ten minutes long, of people sitting in a cable car, riding up to or down from the Manakamana temple in Nepal - and yet your mind is never not racing with ideas and stories about the people you're looking at, all while you're dizzied by the scrolling landscape in the background. Consistently surprising in that it's always a joy to see who (or what) will occupy the car in the next shot, the film also has one of the funniest scenes of the year, involving nothing but two ladies eating ice cream. It's minimalist cinema at its finest, coming from Harvard's Sensory Ethnography Lab, which also brought us last year's excellent and nightmarish fishing boat film, Leviathan.

Norte, the End of History [MASTERS]
Here's another amazing film that might sound difficult on paper, Norte, the End of History, is a four-hour film by Lav Diaz, who hasn't made a film this short since the very beginning of his career (six, eight, ten, and eleven hours are more typical durations for his movies). It's worth the time, though. In what is probably the best ever cinematic adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, this is a film that reaches spiritual heights even as it shows the worst in humanity, the camera gliding and even flying around the drama to draw out a stunning mix of pity and hope. The final hour (I know, I know...) is truly unshakable.

Stray Dogs [WAVELENGTHS]
Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang and his regular muse Lee Kang-sheng, who have now made ten features together, are the most curious and progressive director/actor duo since François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud of the French New Wave. Tsai's cinema is built around long shots of very simple yet absurd architectural scenarios that Lee and the handful of other actors engage with, as if partaking in fictional narrative performance art. This latest film is a hypnotic and wrenching film about a man who cares for his two children, holding up real estate signs along the highway to make a living. Featuring dramatic time jumps into either the past, the future, or some parallel universe (it's often difficult to tell which), it's likely the most dream-like film in the festival.

Stranger by the Lake [CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA]
Alain Guiraudie's Stranger by the Lake is, simply, the best and most artful queer film since Apichatpong Weerasethakul's landmark Tropical Malady (2004); there's a reason why it topped Blue is the Warmest Color to win the Queer Palm. In perhaps the boldest depiction of cruising life to ever grace an art house screen, the French filmmaker draws up a mysterious, noir-ish romance like nothing you've ever seen before. Yes, there is a lot of penis in this movie, but it's there with a purpose; by the time the last lines of the movie are spoken (rather, yelled, into a pitch black summer night), I was too stunned to speak.

Bastards [MASTERS]
Claire Denis is not just the best woman director of the last two decades, but one of the best period. Her films are uncannily elliptical, mysterious, seductive, and beautiful in ways no other filmmaker can even approach. So it almost goes without saying that Bastards, as an ostensible remake of David Lynch's Twin Peaks as a 100-minute, noir-ish hallucination of child abuse and sexual intrigue, is an experience not worth missing. The TIFF Bell Lightbox will be holding a complete retrospective on Denis this Fall, so you could wait until then to see this, but you'll want to see it more than once, so this might be a good time for the first.

A Touch of Sin [MASTERS]
This would've been my pick for the Palme d'Or this year, personally. An ostensible (read: utterly unrecognizable) tribute to King Hu's A Touch of Zen, Jia Zhang-ke breaks form and makes an all-out, bloody wuxia picture. There's still some of his trademark introspective ruminations on the state of his union, but there's a dreamy yet lucid undercurrent that feels wholly new for the Chinese master (he had two films in the Top 3 of Cinematheque Ontario's Best of the Decade (2000-09) Poll). Comprising four more-or-less distinct short stories, it was its coda that knocked me on my ass.

La última película [WAVELENGTHS]
Experimental Filipino director Raya Martin joins forces with Cinema Scope editor and publisher Mark Peranson for this singular take on the apocalypse - the end of the world and the end of cinema. The film follows a director (portrayed by The Color Wheel director Alex Ross Perry) who buys up the last remaining film stock in the world and heads down to Mexico to film the Mayan temples at the end of their calendar. Setting out to make the last film - the ultimate film - Peranson and Martin spastically capture the hubris that's inherent in all endings. Every generation thinks they're the last, and they make a spectacle of themselves as a way of legitimizing the thing that's disappearing. If there's only one movie left to be made, it ought to go all out, and this film shows a logical potential product of that kind of ambition.

Closed Curtain [MASTERS]
I guess it was only a matter of time before Jafar Panahi - who's been banned from making films by the Iranian government - went into full-on self-reflexive mode. Like the many parts of his powerful doc This is Not a Film, Panahi literalizes his subtext and then buries it in a meandering non-narrative. This film, which is fictional drama rather than doc, follows a writer and his dog who arrive at an abandoned house, fleeing from something we're not sure of. When a strange couple arrives, things get dangerous and intense. And then it all gets rather meta. This is the film of a censored man, who, miraculously, is as creative and unencumbered by cinematic conventions as he's ever been.

AT BERKELEY [TIFF DOCS]
Frederick Wiseman is the greatest American documentary filmmaker working today (maybe ever). Studying the functions and inner-workings of institutions of every kind - hospitals, schools, animal testing labs, strip clubs, boxing gyms - he studies the way humans create systems, and the way those systems reflect back on humanity. His latest film, true to its title, dives deep into the goings-on at UC Berkeley in California, focusing especially on debates taking place over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education. It may sound dry and excessively pedagogical for a four-hour doc, but Wiseman shows humans in a way that's endlessly fascinating, and this film should be no exception.

BEYOND MY TOP 10

There are plenty of us at blogTO who will be hitting up TIFF this year. Here's a round-up of other top film picks suggested by the rest of the team.

Thanks to Grolsch for sponsoring our coverage of TIFF13Grolsch TIFF

Lead still from A Touch of Sin.

The 5 weirdest concerts in Toronto from summer 2013

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Oxbow TorontoToronto was awash with festivals this summer, to the point that some shows, though packed with happy revelers, couldn't help but go overlooked. So what's been going on in the deep dark expanse of Toronto's underground? Alpha Strategy's Rory Hinchey is teaming up with Toronto's Wavelength to throw a $5, six band end of summer party this Saturday Handlebar featuring artists who usually spend their time lurking in relative shadows, and I figured these weirdos might have an unusual perspective. I asked them to describe their favourite Toronto show of the summer (spoiler: Petra Glynt, Soybomb HQ, and Thighs reign in the answers). Get to know these mysterious creatures as you see Toronto through their eyes, and stream their sounds.

The best Toronto shows of the summer, according to:

Greydyn A. Gatti (Tranz DeFonce)

The best show of the summer happened on August 16th at Soybomb HQ. it was one of these later summer shows where everyone just wants to party, and everyone's in a great mood. John Milner You're So Boss opened up, and I didn't even recognize them. They're so tight and so weird, yet really free, and had all new songs; they really slayed on this night. Then local legend Jon Shapiro's (Induced Labour) returned with his new band Tired; they're so ferocious and punishing I could have watched them play all night. Thighs played afterward, and time literally stopped for me when I was watching them. The night ended with the Pink Noise from Montreal, Mark Sauner is another ex Toronto dude, and every time they come back to play here his band is better and better and this time was amazing. When I think back to the summer of 2013 I'll think of sitting on a skate ramp and watching the best Pink Noise lineup yet blast out that set of songs from their new record.

Stephen Owen (Taggerung Unbound)

I guess the answer would include a couple of gigs to be honest for different reasons. Musically I'd have to say Oxbow with the ever reliable Thighs in support at the Garrison. The uncomfortable atmosphere created by Eugene Robinson stalking the stage always makes the room feel uneasy, which is something I do enjoy. It was a shame that Oxbow's first ever Toronto show was criminally undersold. A show with more relevance was Cellular Chaos as it got me over my cowardice towards playing a solo show by putting Cuddles on as opening act to a good band. It made me feel that if they can do it, so can I.

Phil Hamilton (Beard Closet)

The best show I show I saw this summer in Toronto technically happened in the spring, May 12 to be exact. it was Gas Chamber and Despise You at Soybomb. Despise You has been one one my favourites for over a decade, and Gas Chamber do something really special. I also like watching people mosh. I picked this show because I didn't really see a lot of shows this summer, but if I have to pick a summer show it'd be any of times I saw Petra Glynt play.

Rick Weaver (Four Hands)

I was so busy dodging panther traffic and staring into the eye of the gator in Tampa, that I had no spare time to catch a sound wave of Toronto's Summer Splashdown 2013. However, the last time I popped into Toronto with the Femme Tops, I caught a superb act called Mass Horns. Words can't describe how fantastic this "duality" doubler was, so I won't bother...

James McAdams (Alpha Strategy)

Best show this summer? That's like asking me to pick the most delicious peanut out of a 400g jar (unsalted, natch). They're all uniquely special and a delight to consume. However, the show on the 31st I'm co-hosting will be the single cashew that accidentally got mixed in at the factory. Protein-rich!

If the nonsense (Hinchey's term) of the 31st sounds like a good time, see you at Handlebar this Saturday.

Lead photo of Oxbow

Skate4Cancer shop lands on West Queen West

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Skate4Cancer Shop TorontoThis pop-up shop opened a couple of weeks ago as a way to spread both positivity and cancer awareness through two Canadian fashion labels. You may not think much of a simple graphic tee, but the brands' messages and missions certainly up the ante.

Read my profile of S4C Shop in the Fashion Stores section.

This Week in Film: Our Nixon, The Birth of the Blockbuster, and Frenkel Defects

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20130829-ournixon.jpgThis Week in Film rounds up noteworthy new releases in theatres, rep cinema and avant-garde screenings, festivals, and other special cinema-related events happening in Toronto.

NEW RELEASES

Our Nixon (Bloor Hot Docs Cinema)

"As Richard Nixon prepares to take the oath of office, three of his closest associates fire up their cameras," and this is the footage. I probably don't need to say much more than that, really. One of the most fascinating and complex public figures of the twentieth century, Nixon as organized by Penny Lane is a rare, insider look at his life that has been wowing festival audiences all year - including those who caught it at Hot Docs last May - with its revelations and intimate insights.

Also opening in theatres this week:

  • Closed Curcuit (Cineplex Yonge & Dundas)
  • Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (Bloor Hot Docs Cinema)
  • Getaway (Scotiabank)
  • How To Make A Book With Steidl (Bloor Hot Docs Cinema)
  • One Direction: This is Us (Cineplex Yonge & Dundas)
  • Satyagraha (Cineplex Yonge & Dundas)

REP CINEMA

Endless Summer: The Birth of the Blockbuster (August 30 - September 1; TIFF Bell Lightbox)

Before diving head-first into a sea of art cinema next week, the TIFF Bell Lightbox offers this jam-packed, palette cleansing weekend showcasing the earliest and best examples of Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. The series is predictably Spielberg heavy, though mysteriously without any George Lucas representation. I've long waited to catch John Carpenter's The Thing on the big screen (put off seeing the remake for that very reason), so its inclusion is my highlight of the set, even if it will be showing - like all of the other films - from digital prints.

Screening in Endless Summer:

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Frenkel Defects: Process Reversal (Tuesday, September 3 at 8PM; CineCycle)

Frenkel Defects"A short program of 16mm film works from the Process Reversal Collective and other artist-run film groups including l'Abominable (Paris, France), The Double Negative Collective (Montreal, PQ) and The Handmade Film Institute (Boulder, CO)." The filmmakers showing work in this programme are Sarah Biagini, Andrew Busti, Taylor Dunne, Kevin Rice, Robert Schaller, Philipe Leonard, and Nicolas Rey (who made last year's excellent differently, Molussia, which screened at TIFF).

Lead still from Our Nixon.

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