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LEONARD COHEN

Candid scenes with Leonard Cohen and his muse, housing problems much like ours in Frisco and what we learned about life from the starfish

Also: loud comedy from an Uber car, grim living in an English family and Jews eluding the Nazis in wartime Berlin
Chelsea Hotel returns to The Firehall Arts Theatre

Chelsea Hotel makes a confident return to Firehall

Chelsea Hotel is confident in two ways: it starts with one of the greatest poet/musicians this country has produced, and it doesn’t bore us by reminding us how deep and significant Cohen is.

Valentine's Day: my husband left me for a younger woman. Now what?

Separating from the one you've loved is like pulling apart the ties that bind, the connections that have been forged over time and the shared life experiences; it's, at best, an exhausting thing, and...

Leonard Cohen, Rush, Neil Young, Anvil in film

Another exciting part of the JUNOS 40th anniversary celebrations is the JUNO-themed programming at the TIFF Bell Lightbox from March 20 - 26. TIFF is proud to host a week of Canadian music films...

Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, plus music and Brazilian films

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore head up an alternative family with ultra-modern issues in The Kids Are All Right. Leonardo DiCaprio goes futuristic with Inception. (Read more)