Toronto: In the Media and Pop Culture - Page 47

vid · July 6th, 2011, 11:36 PM

At SSP, in reference to the fact that Minnesota games are really boring, I mentioned that I believe that "Minnesota does not actually have a hockey team. What you see when you watch Minnesota play is a simulation of a hockey game based on 30-year averages, and the players are holograms".

Yet, they're still better than Toronto.

But since I'm nice I'll give everyone cookies. They're a special recipe with pistachio, anchovies, and jalapeño. And deep fried. You dip them in béchamel for lubricant when you eat them. Because they're burnt.

Nouvellecosse · July 7th, 2011, 04:12 AM

Well obviously any simulation based on 30 year averages is going to be better than a team that's consistently below average. Nothing terrible shocking there lol!

Btw, thanks for the disgusting cookies! But keep practicing. I'm sure your cooking will improve.

vid · July 7th, 2011, 04:17 AM

Why not shake up a childhood favourite and replace chocolate chips with... capers?!

Nouvellecosse · July 7th, 2011, 04:22 AM

Such creativity! And t think it comes naturally without any hallucinogenic substances.

allurban · July 7th, 2011, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Such creativity! And t think it comes naturally without any hallucinogenic substances.

The fumes from the Bombardier plant may have something to do with it. Especially since they started to gear up production for the streetcars & Toronto Rocket trains.

Cheers, m

vid · July 7th, 2011, 05:41 PM

I live beside a rail yard, actually.

***Taller, Better*** · July 7th, 2011, 08:49 PM

Diesel fumes.

allurban · July 8th, 2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid

I live beside a rail yard, actually.

hahah I grew up with a rail line behind my house - 16 years of GO trains and CP trains ... it certainly affected my development.

Interestingly enough, 15 years later Im still living near that same rail line though in a different city.

~m!

Filip · July 8th, 2011, 07:58 AM

I've lived about 200m from the GO Lakeshore line for over 14 years now!

vid · July 8th, 2011, 03:32 PM

Rail line and rail yard are two different things.

***Taller, Better*** · July 8th, 2011, 07:45 PM

I suppose it is a dream come true if you are a trainspotter.

allurban · July 9th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid

Rail line and rail yard are two different things.

yes, fair enough.

I thought to mention that there was a small rail yard near my house ... but I think Vid needs this one (jk)

Cheers to you and your rail yard, Vid

Cheers, m

vid · July 10th, 2011, 03:58 AM

I get to see Lorams!

allurban · July 10th, 2011, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid

I get to see Lorams!

Cheers, m

current · July 22nd, 2011, 09:42 PM

Toronto Life article:

R.I.P.: Elwy Yost, TVO’s Beloved Cinephile, Dies at 85

In the era before Netflix—and even before Suspect or Queen Video—one of the best ways to watch foreign or classic films (from “the Long Tail,” which used to be known as the back catalogue) was courtesy of Elwy Yost, the host of Saturday Night at the Movies. It was sad news for many people that he passed away yesterday at the age of 85. We liked Torontoist’s memorial and they provided this concrete example of his legacy. Check out the full tribute after the jump.

Quote:

TVO used its tiny budget for Saturday Night at the Movies as resourcefully as any television show has ever spent money in the history of television, amassing a huge collection of movie rights so that Elwy always had a new film to present and discuss: a massive trove of treasures from Hollywood’s golden age, foreign films from every country imaginable, indie and renegade films and the occasional big-budget blockbuster. But, because this was TVO and therefore an educational channel, simply showing the movie wasn’t enough: Yost and his team also did countless interviews with actors, directors, writers, editors and anybody else they felt could serve to teach the public about the craft and art of movie-making.

Today, that archive spans thousands of hours. It is widely considered to be priceless and one of the great treasures of film criticism.

http://torontoist.com/2011/07/elwy_yost_1925-2011.php

Yost’s career nicely illustrates why there was such a high demand for Netflix when it started: he spoon-fed us quality cinema, and we wanted more (and we wanted it now, not next week). It is for the same reason that small indie video stores are doing all right while Blockbuster crumbles, and that is why someone like Yost is/was irreplaceable: people with his level of knowledge and passion about films are few and far between.

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/hyp...st-dies-at-85/

***Taller, Better*** · July 23rd, 2011, 06:24 AM

Ahh.. sad news.

I used to watch the old guy once in awhile.

icemachine · July 23rd, 2011, 03:50 PM

The only time I didn't watch Saturday Night at the Movies was the rare occasions when Montreal played the Leafs on Hockey Night in Toronto. Elwy was a great host, and interviewer, and certainly sparked my love for old movies. It might have been very different if I had grown up in an area that got more than 2 TV channels

current · July 29th, 2011, 12:50 AM

Torontoist article:

Keeping Track of Total Recall and Other Toronto Film Shoots

The set of Total Recall on Lake Shore Boulevard yesterday. Photo by jsaneb from the Torontoist Flickr Pool

By Meg Campbell on July 27, 2011 1:15 PM

...It's not exactly a rare occurrence for Toronto residents to come across productions using their streets for filming. Lake Shore Boulevard was closed between Parliament and Jarvis yesterday and the day before while the cast and crew of Total Recall took it over with their cameras and a car on a lift.

But not every shoot makes the news. Luckily, the City keeps a pretty up-to-date record of productions currently filming in Toronto:
http://www.toronto.ca/tfto/pdf/currentlist.pdf....

Read More: http://torontoist.com/2011/07/totall...in_toronto.php

Sid_toronto · July 29th, 2011, 03:31 AM

nice, that looks cool, i'll have to check the movie out when it's released.

current · July 30th, 2011, 03:17 AM

The new Total Recall film shoots a car chase scene on the streets of Toronto. A video report from Sympatico.ca:
http://en.video.sympatico.ca/index.p.../1080812673001

July 6th, 2011, 11:36 PM	#921
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,876 Likes (Received): 39	At SSP, in reference to the fact that Minnesota games are really boring, I mentioned that I believe that "Minnesota does not actually have a hockey team. What you see when you watch Minnesota play is a simulation of a hockey game based on 30-year averages, and the players are holograms". Yet, they're still better than Toronto. But since I'm nice I'll give everyone cookies. They're a special recipe with pistachio, anchovies, and jalapeño. And deep fried. You dip them in béchamel for lubricant when you eat them. Because they're burnt. __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

July 7th, 2011, 04:17 AM	#923
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,876 Likes (Received): 39	Why not shake up a childhood favourite and replace chocolate chips with... capers?! __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

July 7th, 2011, 05:41 PM	#926
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,876 Likes (Received): 39	I live beside a rail yard, actually. __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

July 7th, 2011, 08:49 PM	#927
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,799 Likes (Received): 302	Diesel fumes. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

July 8th, 2011, 03:32 PM	#930
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,876 Likes (Received): 39	Rail line and rail yard are two different things. __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

July 7th, 2011, 04:12 AM	#922
Nouvellecosse ~ Mysterious Entity ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax, N.S. Posts: 3,586 Likes (Received): 24	Well obviously any simulation based on 30 year averages is going to be better than a team that's consistently below average. Nothing terrible shocking there lol! Btw, thanks for the disgusting cookies! But keep practicing. I'm sure your cooking will improve.

July 7th, 2011, 04:22 AM	#924
Nouvellecosse ~ Mysterious Entity ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax, N.S. Posts: 3,586 Likes (Received): 24	Such creativity! And t think it comes naturally without any hallucinogenic substances.

July 8th, 2011, 07:58 AM	#929
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	I've lived about 200m from the GO Lakeshore line for over 14 years now!

July 8th, 2011, 07:45 PM	#931
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,799 Likes (Received): 302	I suppose it is a dream come true if you are a trainspotter. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

July 10th, 2011, 03:58 AM	#933
vid Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 12,876 Likes (Received): 39	I get to see Lorams! __________________ winnipeg (06/12 - 09/12) + other photos / random things He SO collects cactuses. You can see it in his eyes.

July 23rd, 2011, 06:24 AM	#936
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,799 Likes (Received): 302	Ahh.. sad news. I used to watch the old guy once in awhile. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

July 23rd, 2011, 03:50 PM	#937
icemachine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Richmond Hill Posts: 458 Likes (Received): 0	The only time I didn't watch Saturday Night at the Movies was the rare occasions when Montreal played the Leafs on Hockey Night in Toronto. Elwy was a great host, and interviewer, and certainly sparked my love for old movies. It might have been very different if I had grown up in an area that got more than 2 TV channels

July 29th, 2011, 12:50 AM	#938
current Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,942 Likes (Received): 3	Torontoist article: Keeping Track of Total Recall and Other Toronto Film Shoots The set of Total Recall on Lake Shore Boulevard yesterday. Photo by jsaneb from the Torontoist Flickr Pool By Meg Campbell on July 27, 2011 1:15 PM ...It's not exactly a rare occurrence for Toronto residents to come across productions using their streets for filming. Lake Shore Boulevard was closed between Parliament and Jarvis yesterday and the day before while the cast and crew of Total Recall took it over with their cameras and a car on a lift. But not every shoot makes the news. Luckily, the City keeps a pretty up-to-date record of productions currently filming in Toronto: http://www.toronto.ca/tfto/pdf/currentlist.pdf.... Read More: http://torontoist.com/2011/07/totall...in_toronto.php

July 29th, 2011, 03:31 AM	#939
Sid_toronto urbanite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: x-Toronto Posts: 1,556 Likes (Received): 0	nice, that looks cool, i'll have to check the movie out when it's released.

July 30th, 2011, 03:17 AM	#940
current Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,942 Likes (Received): 3	The new Total Recall film shoots a car chase scene on the streets of Toronto. A video report from Sympatico.ca: http://en.video.sympatico.ca/index.p.../1080812673001

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