Classic Films x Live Orchestra
By FT This past Valentine’s Day my valentine and I saw a movie. What’s the big deal, right? Well, it wasn’t just any old movie. It was the Humphrey Bogart / Ingrid Bergman classic Casablanca...
View ArticleVIDEO: First Kiss
In this filmvertisement for fashion brand WREN filmmaker Tatia Pilieva brought together 20 strangers to kiss on camera. Since Monday the video has been watched by nearly 41 million people. It’s...
View ArticleStreet Style Jr.
By UT When it comes to dressing my 14 month old daughter, when I can, I try to inject a bit of European sensibility into her wardrobe. To me that means forgoing hot pink dresses with splashes of...
View ArticleINSIDE: Bar Isabel
By UT In the last few months we’ve eaten at several restaurants that have been raved about online and in-person only to have walked out of them with a much lighter wallet and consensus that our meal...
View ArticleMIA to Launch CMW
From May 6 to May 10 Canadian Music Week will take over the city. Dedicated to the expression and growth of Canada’s music, media and entertainment industries, CMW encompasses three conferences, a...
View ArticleWOW! Toronto’s New Streetcars
We have a love/hate relationship with streetcars. On one hand, we love great (ie: comfortable, affordable, dependable) public transportation but on the other hand we hate how, on the narrow downtown...
View ArticleSEE: Gary Vaynerchuk at DMS
If you’re reading this than chance are that you’re probably into social media. Heck, who isn’t tweeting, facebooking, instagramming or snapchatting nowadays. No matter how you feel about social media...
View ArticleA Studiomates Birthday Bash
By UT Friends and I are always having conversations about wanting to work for ourselves. We’re constantly discussing those we know that have given up the ‘daily grind’ and are happily self employed....
View ArticleInnovate, Context, Fail Forward
By Michelle Lemmon If you’re a content creator, musician, artist or entrepreneur take note: Digital is the future and it’s not going anywhere. It’s no surprise that in the last 10 years this medium has...
View ArticleWeekly SNDtrack: Chromeo
When it comes to replicating that undeniably amazing danceable 80′s funk, no one does it better than Montreal’s Chromeo. Jokingly describing themselves as “the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership...
View ArticleInnovate or Die
By Michelle Lemmon If you’re a content creator, musician, artist or entrepreneur take note: Digital is the future and it’s not going anywhere. Here’s Part 2 of our Digital Media Summit round up. Read...
View ArticlePPL @ Le Beat Tropique
Photos by FT Last night Cîroc Vodka and famed UK nightclub and celeb hotspot Mahiki hosted an exclusive event in Toronto to celebrate the launch of Cîroc Coconut. Located near London’s Ritz Hotel, the...
View ArticleWeekly SNDtrack: Kasabian
Apparently in music 120BPM (beats per minute) is the secret sauce. It makes you wanna go crazy. This according to Giorgio Moroder who calls it the “magic tempo.” Does that name sound familiar? It...
View ArticleClassic Polish Films x Scorsese
By Filip Terlecki Martin Scorsese is not only a great filmmaker but he’s also a great champion of film. Through his work as a director on films like Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Casino he...
View ArticleBest World Cup 2014 Commercial
Dare we say it but World Cup commercials are better than Super Bowl ones. The global nature of the tournament means that creative agencies from all over are thinking up their best. When it comes to...
View ArticleFarm-to-Fork Local Food
By UT Photos via Nutrafarms We’ve all heard of farm-to-table but have you heard of farm-to-fork? Since having our daughter, I’ve spend many hours scouring the internet looking into local farms at...
View ArticleWeekly SNDtrack: Kevin Drew
Happy Friday! We were going to post this next week but it’s just too good to wait. Filmed on location at the legendary Los Angeles Park Plaza Hotel, here’s ”You In Your Were.” Directed by Samir Rehem...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Long Game
Mass Media would have us believe that overnight success is as common as a hangover after a night of drinking. It can seem like if we’re not billionaires by 35 we’re an outright failure. This message is...
View ArticleVera Wang BRIDE SPRING 2015
Last weekend we shot a wedding video for our friends Izabela and Marcello. Here’s the lovely couple (now en route for a honeymoon in Brazil – yes they’re attending the World Cup.) We typically don’t...
View ArticleVIDEO: Le Diner en Blanc Toronto
Recently, Toronto hosted it’s version of Le Diner en Blanc – the all white pop-up dinner party which was originally launched in Paris 25 years ago (oh, the French and their crazy ideas!). All across...
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