Calgary-based clothing designer Nina Rahal-Kharey of "House of Nonie" has selected Toronto as the first Canadian city to preview her newest collection "JR2010", Tuesday, June 29th at 7PM, raising funds for the Red Cross @ Toronto's Lobby, 192 Bloor Street West.
"...Nina is drawing inspiration from her brother Jassy Rahal, whom she lost to violence. House of Nonie’s newest collection will be aptly named JR2010, in Nina’s brother’s memory. This delightful “Holiday” collection will consist of exquisite dresses made from silk and wool fabrics..."
Gemini-award winning Canadian actor/singer Alexz Johnson ("Smallville") will host/MC the Toronto Fashion Show. Johnson recently released her debut album "Voodoo" and its first single "Trip Around the World".
Sponsors include Lobby, S.L. Feldman & Associates, 3 Shahs, Bask Salon & Tanning Boutique, Christine Buijs Photography and Barley Designs.
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Sneak Peek the new poster supporting the documentary feature "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel", directed by Canadian filmmaker Brigitte Berman.
"...There's no arguing that few magazines have had as great an impact on American culture as 'Playboy', which helped launch several major salvos in the sexual revolution and broke down barriers about what was acceptable to show and say in print.
"But while the magazine's founder and publisher Hugh Hefner has a well deserved reputation as a free speech advocate and a man who embraces the good life in every way he can, the person behind the carefully cultivated public image remains a mystery to many.
"Filmmaker Brigitte Berman presents an in-depth portrait of a man who has quietly promoted many causes other than wine, women and song in the documentary 'Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel'. In addition to chronicling the rise of his publishing empire, the film explores how he's used his success to promote causes he believes in, such as racial equality, reproductive freedom, First Amendment causes, fighting the anti-Communist blacklist and equality for women.
"Created with Hefner's participation and featuring interviews with Mike Wallace, Jesse Jackson, George Lucas, Jim Brown, Pete Seeger, Dick Gregory and James Caan, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival..."
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Sneak Peek the new teaser trailer supporting Summit Entertainment's Toronto-lensed comic book adaptation "Red", starring Bruce Willis and John Malkovich.
"Red" is an adaptation of DC Comics graphic novel of the same name by author Warren Ellis.
Cast also includes Mary-Louise Parker, Academy Award-winners Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine, Julian McMahon, James Remar and Rebecca Pidgeon.
"...Red is the story of 'Frank Moses' (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Freeman, Malkovich and Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive..."
Directed by Robert Schwentke ("The Time Traveler's Wife") from a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber ("Whiteout"), the film is produced by di Bonaventura Pictures' Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"). Executive producers are Jake Myers ("Hollywoodland"") and Gregory Noveck ("Jonah Hex"). Di Bonaventura Pictures' production exec David Ready is co-producer.
Red reunites Schwentke with DP Florian Ballhaus ("Marley & Me") and Oscar-winning film editor Thom Noble ("Thelma & Louise") .
"Red" is scheduled for a worldwide release, October 22, 2010.
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