MetaFilter posts tagged with Toronto and film

Planet Toronto

modernnomad — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:28:05 -0800

Planet Toronto - a timelapse video. After catching the attention of Toronto's tourist board through selfmade "video love letters to Toronto" uploaded to Vimeo, Ryan Emond was given a budget and access to more locations to create a longer version.

Scott Pilgrim - Volume 6 - Finest Hour released

slimepuppy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:36:58 -0800

The sixth and final Scott Pilgrim graphic novel, subtitled 'Finest Hour' is being released tonight. There is a block party in Toronto to celebrate this fact. While waiting for your copy to arrive or the party to start, why don't you... ...find out what the hell Scott Pilgrim is all about by visit the official Scott Pilgrim website Read the official forums. Check out the rest of Brian Lee O'Malley's website too. (previously featured on metafilter). You could also check out the upcoming film's website. And while you're there, why don't you create your own avatar in the style of Scott Pilgrim? You should probably also watch the first 5 of 7 exclusive Osymyso remix trailers. (One! Two! Three! Four! five!) Need some music to listen to while reading your comic? Here's the song that inspired it all - Plumtree - Scott Pilgrim Listen to (and read about) the movie sountrack which was, over a period of years, collaboratively created by Edgar Wright and Brian Lee O'Malley. Or listen to O'Malley's own band Kupek ? Maybe you just want an acoustic version of Scott's sad restaurant song played by Matthew Seely? direct link to MP3 There is also a video game coming out. Why don't you watch some videos of that too? (featuring art by Paul Robertson)

After Last Night

Alex404 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:03:02 -0800

Tracy Wright, a wonderful gem of the Toronto theatre and film scene, has died.

"creating a hospital without walls"

heatherann — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:39 -0800

In a pilot project with Canada's National Film Board, Katerina Cizek is Filmmaker-in-Residence at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital (Flash site with videos). She directed The Interventionists: Chronicles of a Mental Health Crisis Team, a film about a unique crisis team in downtown Toronto. A mental health nurse and a police officer ride the streets of the inner city together in an unmarked police car, responding to 911 calls involving "emotionally disturbed persons." The team is a partnership between St. Michael's Hospital and two downtown police divisions. Their mandate is to de-escalate crises and avoid unnecessary arrests and emergency room visits by providing referrals, services and resources within a patient's own community. Excerpts from the film have been shown to the Toronto Police Services Board, who then voted unanimously to expand the service. The documentary recently won the Webby award for Documentary Series. If you are in Toronto, the film is available free for viewing at the NFB Mediatheque.

You don't have to go home but you can't stay here.

SassHat — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:17:23 -0800

A major Toronto film studio gets the boot. In December, Cinespace Studios was given two months' notice to leave their facility in order to make way for a long-awaited waterfront revitalization project. Cinespace, where films such as Harold and Kumar, the Saw series and Chicago were shot, has put up an online petition to ask for more time to find a new location. The petition has received nearly 5000 signatures, many from film industry professionals including George A. Romero. The city insists that "Cinespace has been on notice for two years," but the studio disputes this claim. The controversy pits two of the city's priorities against one another - the health of the Canadian film industry versus "transforming the waterfront into beautiful, sustainable new communities, parks and public spaces.".

Yes yes yes yes yes!

Robot Johnny — Fri, 19 May 2006 07:52:32 -0800

Zanta: The Movie. If you live or work in downtown Toronto, you've seen him. Shirtless, wearing a Santa hat, and most likely doing pushups, he's David "Zanta" Zancai, and one of the city's most enigmatic characters.

Toronto International Film Festival

dobbs — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 22:29:19 -0800

The Toronto International Film Festival begins Thursday. The 2004 program is one of the best they've had in years (certainly the best since the 90s). Planning on attending? If so, you may appreciate TIFF Reviews - "the online meeting place for fans of TIFF 2004". Since TIFF is the the largest film festival in the world, most attendees (myself included) find it very difficult to pick their films. Once the fest starts, members of the TIFF Reviews forum are encouraged to leave reviews of what they've been watching in the hopes that it'll help other people plan their 10 days in the dark.