Theatre & Cinema
Twitter in #Kingston
I love Twitter! I am so in love with Twitter! But whenever I say Twitter, I normally get a few confused looks glancing in my direction. Then someone might have a go and ask, “What is Twitter?”
Twitter is many things. It can be your daily news feed giving you updates around [...]
ReelOut Wrap-Up
Sunday, February 8th was the final screening and closing party for the reelout queer film + video festival.
ReelOut celebrated 10 years and I had a great opportunity to speak with Carla Henderson, Festival & Programming Director of ReelOut, and 3 festival goers to get their perspectives of ReelOut.
ReelOut is Coming to Town
Nearly 9 years ago, I began attending the ReelOut Queer Film + Video Festival. I have never missed one installation of ReelOut since then, and this year will be no exception. The festival brings together many people that I don’t see very often, and shares some really amazing films and videos from across [...]
14Jan2009 | Tyffanie Morgan | 0 comments | ContinuedLast Movie in the Square
First off, I want to apologize to those who visited on Friday and did not find the regular event-related post you have come to expect from the Kingstonist team. I take full responsibility if you did not make it out to the Limestone City Blues Fest , which by all accounts was a complete [...]
25Aug2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 3 comments | ContinuedMovies in the Square
A few weeks ago, I ventured out to Kingston Family Fun World and parked for a double feature at the Drive In. For the amazing price of $11, I got to see summer blockbusters, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, as well as Iron Man, all in the comfort of my four-door sedan. [...]
12Jun2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 2 comments | ContinuedThe St. Lawrence II – The Movie
Brigantine Inc. is a non-profit organization here in Kingston. Since it’s birth in 1954, this collective has been teaching young people the fundamental skills of sailing through 6-10 days cruises on Kingston’s tall ship, The St. Lawrence II.
On Saturday, May 31st, Brigantine Inc. will release a documentary about the ship and it’s program. [...]
Feeling Blue?
A trio of bald men painted in blue are bringing their unusual mix of theatre, rock concert and visual euphoria to Kingston this Fall. Tickets to see the internationally renowned Blue Man Group are now on sale at the Krock, leaving ample time for sales to meet the magical, break even number, and ultimately [...]
12Apr2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | ContinuedA Grand Sneak Peak
Earlier on in the week, we featured an article regarding the upcoming completion of renovations to the Grand Theatre. As promised, we’ve got a few sneak peak images of what the inside looks like. Although the seats are still wrapped in plastic, and some fixtures are not yet installed, the vast majority of [...]
10Apr2008 | Isabel Cooper | 2 comments | ContinuedHow Grand it is
Back in my elementary school days, I boarded a bus for a field trip to watch a live performance at the Grand Theatre in downtown Kingston. Everything seemed bigger to me back then, so it’s no coincidence that I was taken aback by the magnificence and shear size of this historic building. To [...]
7Apr2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Ride is Worth the Cabfair
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival wrapped up today with a free showing of Shake Hands with the Devil. Earlier on in the day, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Cabfair, which was written, directed, and produced by Kingstonian, and first time film maker, Justin Chenier. Cabfair is a comedic mockumentary [...]
Cabfair Premier - Question and Answer Session.: 