Movies
Blank City Celine Danhier’s documentary about the wave of indie films coming out of NYC in the late 70s and early 80s screens at the Royal tonight and tomorrow. See interview with Danhier and review of the doc.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 See why zillions of muggles lined up last night at midnight to catch the final chapter in the Harry Potter saga. Opening day.
Stage
Kim’s Convenience Ins Choi’s drama about a Korean-Canadian family and their variety store business has sold out almost all of its Toronto Fringe Fest performances,making it a clear hit. There’s another performance today at 5:15 pm. See review and our cover interview with Choi.
Neil Hamburger The alternative stand-up comic performs at the Comedy Bar tonight and tomorrow. See listing.
Music
The Dirtbombs They’re Detroit garage rock legends, and the White Stripes probably wouldn’t have existed without them, but the Dirtbombs are still playing smaller club gigs, which is a much better setting to hear this kind of thing than stadiums. Catch them tonight at the Horseshoe. See listing.
Community
Palestine Movie Night Here’s a chance to sit in Christie Pits Park at nightfall and watch docs on Palestinian rights. John Greyson, just back from the Canadian boat to Gaza, screens his Gaza Island, a short film about Freedom Flotilla 2. The main feature is Checkpoint Rock: Songs of Palestine by Javier Corcuera and Fermin Muguruza, a journey through Palestine guided by its most inspiring musicians. 9pm. Free. Christie Pits. tpff.ca
Art
Midi Onodera Presented by the AGO and the Reel Asian Film Festival, Thirty Years: The Moving Image Art Of Midi Onodera is a screening and launch of a 4-DVD set of the Japanese-Canadian artist’s work, from pioneering Super 8 films to recent videos designed to be shown on mobile devices. Scholars introduce screenings, and Onodera’s on hand to answer questions. At Jackman Hall, AGO. See listing.
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