Magali Simard on the Human Rights Watch Film Festival

The 12th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival unveils eight films at Lightbox which will provoke, anger and make us think. Its focus is international human rights abuses and those who fight them through the powerful medium of documentary films. Canada, Indonesia, Sudan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Palestine, Guatemala, the United States and Hungary are

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Top Ten Albums Of 1967

The year 1967 was one of the most influential in all of rock music history. There was a whole new sound, and people started to become one with each other and allow the music to bring them together. A time where war was a huge topic, and a big contributor to the thriving music scene

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Review: Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp a Butterfly”

After three years, Kendrick Lamar is back with his follow up to the superb “good kid m.A.A.d city,” and holy s**t, it hits hard. The production is expansive, with glossy G-Funk grooves, squealing free jazz horns, dark atmospheres, clicky beats and swirling psychedelic synths. Lyrically, he doesn’t waste a second, discussing racism, identity, class division,

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Richie Hawtin Proudly Presents for 2015: CNTRL Tour

Richie Hawtin proudly presents for 2015: CNTRL:Individuality & Creativity In Technology-Based Music, a college campus tour. Beginning April 15 in Boston, MA at Berklee College of Music and Middle East Downstairs, this innovative, inventive, and immersive experience will touch down at colleges and hot spots in eight major college markets across North America before finishing

Top 10 horror movies from 1960 to 1999

Horror movies aren’t just for Halloween, and while what we find hair-raising is subjective there are some films that are just unquestionably terrifying. Here is our list of the top ten horror movies of all time, listed in alphabetical order. The list includes movies that also cross into the sci-fi and thriller genres — but

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Review: Fritz Kalkbrenner At The Avalon In Hollywood

Sometimes, there’s beauty in getting lost in the music on the dance floor. Everyone forgets about their work week or anything else that troubles them, at least for a little while. When the kick drum comes in, it’s nothing but smiles and ecstatic body movement. When you’re at the Avalon in LA, you’re guaranteed to

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10 Reasons The Hunger Games Is Better Than Twilight

The Hunger Games and Twilight are completely different types of books/movies, and they are both incredibly popular. But the big question is — which is better. Are you ‘Team Gale and Peeta”, or “Team Edward and Jacob”? It’s time to put the Hunger Games versus Twilight debate to rest once and for all… The Top 10

The Next Step’s Trevor Tordjman and Brittany Raymond Spill on Season 3!

The Next Step, the hit young adult dance drama made in Toronto is huge with its young fans. It’s seen around the world and it won three nominations at the recent Canadian Screen Awards. Two of the show’s stars Trevor Tordjman (James) and Brittany Raymond (Riley) who not only dance together with in the Next

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The 5 Greatest Comic Book Movies Of All Time

The Best Comic Book Movies Of All Time Comic book films are big business right now. Hardly a month goes by without some spandex-clad superhuman flying across our screens, dealing out vigilante justice with a smile and a quip. For all their silliness, comic books lend themselves extremely well to the film format. Here are

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Recap: Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, How Did Tyson Get Down The Aisle Edition

“What we really learned most out of ‘Marriage Boot Camp’ is that reality television celebrities really are cray cray,” was Aviva’s deep thought in interview in the final episode of the WEtv series. Sort of an interesting ending to a show that began with Director Jim and Elizabeth Carroll discussing the way the other cast