CONTEST: Raekwon, The Shaolin v. Wu-Tang Tour, Toronto
Posted by theashcan in Concerts, Contests, Music, Toronto on 11. Apr, 2011 | 14 Comments
The chef Raekwon’s been on a roll since releasing Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.. Pt. II in late 2009. But some of us (i.e. Anupa) are pretty partial to his latest, Shaolin v. Wu-Tang, too (and not just because the title invokes all that legendary Wu mythology). Raekwon tours a lot and has become a [...]
Toronto through Rick Ross’ eyes
Posted by jessekg in Music on 28. Jan, 2011 | 3 Comments
The rapper with a gloriously ample set of man boobs, Rick Ross, recently released a video for his Kanye-less version of “Devil in a new dress.” And guess what? The entire thing is shot in Toronto, showing off the best the city has to offer. Such as, Yonge and Dundas Square, the Milestones at Yonge [...]
Reeling: Look At What The Light Did Now
Posted by Simon in Film, Music on 22. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
What’s it like to be Leslie Feist? The Canadian songstress has catapulted from relative obscurity (the chick my yoga instructor loves) to megastardom (the chick from the iPod commercial my yoga instructor loves) over the course of just one album – and coincidentally she spent the better part of that ascendency filming her experience for [...]
Reeling at Reel Asian: “Dooman River”
Posted by Jef in Film, Reeling on 13. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
Everything in Zhang Lu’s Dooman River is cold and slow. The film is full of long takes and pregnant pauses, and its characters hide their turmoil and rage behind deliberate dialogue and calm faces. Connecting the border of North Korea and China, the Dooman itself is shown as a gruelling and frigid trek for refugees [...]
Reeling at Reel Asian: Clement Cheng and “Gallants”
Posted by Jef in Film, Interviews, Reeling on 12. Nov, 2010 | 2 Comments
“The reason our movie was really hard to finance was because [our actors] are all 60 years-old or over. And our movie is like Cocoon meets Karate Kid. And that’s really weird.” – filmmaker Clement Cheng The 2010 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with one of the best films I’ve seen [...]
