- Michael Kras
- 10 Feb 2022
Here’s how you can take a tour of Hamilton’s massive new film studios
This weekend, Hamilton residents have the rare opportunity to get an inside look at the city’s massive new film studio and production facility. Aeon Studio Group is offering a special public tour of...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Nov 2021
2021 Hamilton Film Festival puts exciting local filmmakers front and centre
Unlike some other film festivals around the world, the Hamilton Film Festival truly earns its title. That’s because the annual showcase of the latest in independent filmmaking, which attracts entrie...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Nov 2021
New horror comedy Brain Freeze brings zombie chills to the Hamilton Film Festival
For Montreal-based filmmaker Julien Knafo, bringing his feature film Brain Freeze – a satirical zombie comedy set in the chill of winter – to screen this week at the 2021 Hamilton Film Festiva...
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- Craig Clark
- 09 Jun 2021
Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema and Westdale Theatre awarded reopening funding
Hamilton’s independent venues Playhouse Cinema and Westdale Theatre were included as part of the Cinema Relief Fund that raised a total of $72.9k to provide financial relief to Canadian independent ...
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- Michael Kras
- 30 Apr 2021
A remake of Firestarter starring Zac Efron will be shot in Hamilton
Zac Efron is comin’ to town. The former Disney heartthrob and High School Musical star will soon be right here in Hamilton shooting Firestarter: a remake of a horror movie based on the famous 1980 ...
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- Craig Clark
- 02 Apr 2021
What happened to Hamilton’s former Blockbuster locations?
With Blockbuster Video being on the periphery of the nostalgic pop culture zeitgeist, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some of the old locations throughout Hamilton to see just how much th...
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- Craig Clark
- 15 Mar 2021
Hamilton’s Staircase Theatre now offering bubble movie screenings
Restaurant and theatre combo People Under The Staircase is now offering bubble rentals of their theatre space for private gatherings. The restaurant on Dundurn Street – which is the resurrecti...
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- Craig Clark
- 08 Mar 2021
Hamilton’s first BIPOC film festival is launching this year
This year marks the first Hamilton Black Film Festival that looks to showcase cultural, traditional, and modern films of African, Caribbean, Indigenious, East and South Asian, and Middle Eastern filmm...
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- Craig Clark
- 22 Feb 2021
Hamilton’s Starlite Drive-In is set to reopen soon
Traditional movie theatres have been heavily impacted by the restrictions during the pandemic, while drive-in movie theatres can thrive due to the ability for patrons to watch films safely in their ow...
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- Craig Clark
- 16 Feb 2021
Netflix is looking to open a new Canadian office
Although places like Toronto and Vancouver are being thrown out as potential destinations, there is an argument for Hamilton being the new Canadian home for Netflix. The popular US-based streaming s...
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