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Hye’s Musings
@hyemusings.bsky.social
Arts & Culture writer. 🍅meter approved reviewer.
Programmer at Blood in the Snow Film Festival.
Toronto. Guatemala born🇬🇹. Coffee LuvR. She. Her. Ella.
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Happy Opening to the entire @canadianstage team behind 'Robin Hood: A Very Merry Family Musical'!

Hear Julia Pulo, who stars as Robin, talk about what audiences can look forward to in Toronto’s beloved holiday Panto.

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Julia Pulo Returns to Toronto's Favourite Annual Holiday Pantomime
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November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sending Happy Opening wishes to the entire Regent Park Film Festival team!!

Great lineup this year + really luv that Free Tickets are available for their programming. Don't miss it!

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#Toronto
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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📌 Learn more about the The Expansion Pack Call for Submissions, and register for our Online Info Session!

➡️ Tuesday, December 2nd
7:00 - 8:30 PM ET
Online (Zoom)

ASL interpretation will be provided. Registration required.

Register at LINK in BIO 🔗
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
ICYMI: OperaMANIA Opera Revue’s 4th Annual Gala takes place tomorrow, Nov 26 at The Great Hall in #Toronto

A night of Live Opera & Live Wrestling, .. what else could we ask for?!

Tickets avail thru the link below ⤵️
www.eventbrite.ca/e/operamania...
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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"If film history has taught us anything, it’s that credits, dedications and acknowledgments are not enough to keep women both trans and cis, genderqueer and nonbinary people from disappearing from memory and history." culturalgutter.com/2025/11/20/f...
From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock
Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, th…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Udo took a chance on my rinky-dink festival in Vancouver back in 2000 - he went on TV interviews with me, carried 35mm film prints up stairs, went to get me coffee and even live-dubbed Giancarlo Giannini's voice when BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA showed up without subs. RIP Udo, you were a star 🌟
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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The first known use of 'wicked' was in the 13th century.
We hope everyone flies free this weekend.

BTW, the name Elphaba is a reference to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum.
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE FESTIVAL BEGINS TONIGHT!

Congrats to all involved in this 38th edition of the fest, which celebrates Indigenous artists & their work ✨

Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival
Nov 21 — Nov 30

My festival preview 👇🏼

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In The City: Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38
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November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Breakthroughs Film Festival is coming up in #Toronto this weekend!

Hear more about the fest from the Board Chair, Nedda Sashar, and learn about their exciting short film programming this year.

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Hye’s Picks: Breakthroughs Film Festival 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Second stop tonight & for the rest of the week ✨

#Toronto @bloodinthesnow.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
First stop tonight… November Spotlight Featuring Red Hot Sili Peppers and Summer Fadat Second City #Toronto
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Blood in the Snow Film Festival kicks off TONIGHT!
@bloodinthesnow.ca

ℹ️➕🎫 Bloodinthesnow.ca
Blood in the Snow Film Festival
🇨🇦 Fearless Canadian Horror · 🩸 Isabel Bader Theatre · Toronto · Nov 17–22
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November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@driveinmob.com @culturalgutter.bsky.social great film as always; thank you!! ⚔️ #driveinmob
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Everyone talks about the geyser of blood bit in this movie but not enough is said about the celebrating-with-closet-guy scene, perhaps the most endearing moment ever in a movie that also features a geyser of blood. #driveinmob
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Drinking on the go table in front of the ashamed clan boys. #driveinmob
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm late but luckily I remember this story! #driveinmob
a black and white photo of a person walking down a dirt road .
ALT: a black and white photo of a person walking down a dirt road .
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November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Congratulations to Kim Thúy, winner of the the $25,000 Writers’ Trust #EngelFindley Award, supported by the Estate of Timothy Findley and the Writers’ Trust prize fund. #WTAwards #canlit
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Hey, @driveinmob.com and I are hosting Sanjuro tonight! It's our plan! We're remembering Tatsuya Nakadai! You don't get to host #DriveInMob!
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Min Sook Lee's THERE ARE NO WORDS explores "silence, memory, and grief across continents in a poetic meditation on personal and communal loss and family legacy."

Screening Tonight in #Toronto at the Reel Asian International Film Festival

My review here ⤵️
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Reel Asian 2025 Spotlight: ‘There Are No Words’ by Min-Sook Lee
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November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Literary pals, you can watch the Live Feed for the 2025 winners of seven literary prizes c/o Writers' Trust of Canada @writerstrust.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/TVy2B3v... #Canada
2025 Writers' Trust Awards
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November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
#Toronto: The Musical Stage Company presents 'UnCovered: Madonna & Cher'.

I'm looking forward to hearing some of the icons' top songs w/ performances by Divine Brown, Steven Page, Jackie Richardson, Sara Farb, Elm Reyes, Nathan Carroll, Jeigh Madjus & Annika Tupper.

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In The City: ‘UnCovered: Madonna & Cher’ by The Musical Stage Company
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November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI: The Toronto International Festival of Authors is launching its inaugural 'Ever After Romance Festival' in #Toronto from Nov 21 - 23, 2025

Sharing a preview here & encourage you to partake in some interesting and fun events.
In the City: The Inaugural ‘Ever After’ Romance Festival
The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) will launch its inaugural Ever After Romance Festival Presented by Rakuten Kobo from November 21 to 23, 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Sharing with you this fundraising event for my amiga The More the Merrier with donna g.

We can help support the show while enjoying local artists perform.

Grab your Free tickets through the link below 👇🏼 #Toronto

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Mingle with The More the Merrier!
Come to the cabaret and video dance party to raise funds for the arts show ''The More the Merrier' and CIUT 89.5 FM
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November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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If you love the splendour of Autumn, a dash of dark comedy, and the endearing screen presence of Shirley MacLaine, we've got a film for you. 🍂 💀

Catch Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (1955) at 9pm ET. Watch On Demand all November long. hollywoodsuite.ca/whats-on/sch...
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM