Some news about one of our sponsors here at brioux.tv: It was announced today that Toronto-based Hollywood Suite, which owns and operates four linear TV channels featuring hit movies from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000’s plus an accompanying On Demand offering, has been acquired by the global multi-platform media company Anthem Sport & Entertainment,
The 12th annual official kickoff of the Toronto International Film Festival — a.k.a. the Hollywood Suite TIFF Breakfast — saw another full house upstairs at the Omni King Eddie. Hollywood Suite president and co-founder David Kines welcomed the throng, pointing out that this is the first full-throttle post pandemic fest, judging by the number of
About two hours northeast of Toronto stands The Highlands Cinema, a hand made movie palace carved out of cedars and mosquitoes. Every summer for 40 years, families from neighbouring towns and villages in Ontario’s cottage country have braved bear cubs in the parking lot to see everything from “Barbie” to the latest “Despicable Me” flick.
You might say Japan is having a pop culture moment. From the multi-Emmy award-nominated drama Shogun (all episodes available on Disney+) to a steady stream of utterly bizarre Japanese contestants on America’s Got Talent, Japan is everywhere this year. If you’ve got a hankering for a little TV sushi, I have some other suggestions from
About two hours northeast of Toronto stands a movie palace carved out of cedars and mosquitos. There are more theatre seats in the five screening rooms in this homemade multiplex than there are people in the small town where it exists, Kinmount, Ontario. Yet, from May through October, every summer for 40 years, families from
One day, the date I cannot remember, I was scanning my cable TV listings when I came upon an unfamiliar station. It was called Turner Classic Movies, and it played nothing but movies, movies and more movies. And, blessedly, they were commercial-free. Well, I thought I had died and gone to movie heaven. I’ve added
Coming the morning after the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Hollywood Suite breakfast is considered the opening social mixer of the fest. The 11th annual gathering on the top floor ballroom of the Omni King Edward Hotel was packed with industry folks. The press hounds, of course, made a beeline straight
Eric McCormack is such a terrific podcast guest we’re running this episode twice. The occasion is the premiere, April 6, of Slasher: Ripper. This fifth season of the horror anthology series airs on the streaming service Shudder in the States and in Canada on one of our sponsors here at brioux.tv, Hollywood Suite. Set in 1910,