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The title says it all here. Some chick gets killed at the White House and super duper police detective Wesley Snipes swoops in to solve the crime and save the day.

Wow, it’s a critically acclaimed, shot-in-Toronto movie! And you can’t really tell it was shot here! Reel Toronto lives for these rare moments.

Though film shoots in our city have really taken off in the last fifteen or twenty years, they did make movies up here before we gained any kind of rep as “Hollywood North.” It’s fun to watch some of them old movies at least partially because they’re better, on average, than a lot of what’s made nowadays. On the other hand, they present more of a challenge for us here at Reel Toronto.

Some people have a hate-on for ol' Ben Affleck, but we like him just fine. One of his underappreciated flicks is this here little number, Hollywoodland.

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city.

Photo by aardvark from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city.

The Toronto Argonauts can turn this Sunday’s Eastern Final into the perfect kickoff for the upcoming Grey Cup festival. If the Argos beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to reach the championship game, it'll give a huge boost to the week-long party, also known as “Canada’s national drunk.” Brad Watters, general manager of this year's Grey Cup, says that the team winning the 95th Grey Cup at home "would really turn the town on its...

Been looking for a way to gain fame and fortune by exploiting your kid's intelligence? Here's your chance: this Friday is the Toronto casting call for kids to be on Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader, the Canadian version of Fox's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (in case you couldn't tell). Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at The Fairmont Royal York at 100 Front Street West. You can download the application here. But be warned: this stuff's harder than it sounds. We may or may not have just taken the online quiz, and may or may not have gotten half the questions wrong. Not a big deal.

Ever wanted to know what goes on in the kitchens at the Royal York Hotel? Or see if the interior of the Gooderham Flatiron Building is as cool as its exterior? Or finally know what’s in that loft above the Pure Spirits building at the Distillery District?

Every weekday, we pick an image from the Torontoist Flickr Pool and feature it here on the site. It's our way to give the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve!

Along with a multi-image magnet set ($16.95), an Indian Church nightlight ($34.95), and a package deal with the Fairmont Royal York titled “Painted Wilderness in the City” ($269.00+), the AGO’s latest exhibition offers demystification of one of Canada’s most famous artists.

TO. Hogtown. The Queen City of Canada. The Centre of the Universe. Centennial City. All names applied to Toronto over the years.

He was known for his tales of Old Hollywood as much as his ever-present hairpiece, and Toronto just became way more boring without him.

A hint to the cuisinarily-challenged: the Fairmont Royal York hotel offers a special Turkey to Go for 4, 8, or 12 people on Thanksgiving at extremely reasonable prices ($115-$295). It's Thanksgiving dinner just like mom used to make...if your mom is a mega luxury hotel chain.

Equal Voice honored Flora MacDonald yesterday at The Royal York Hotel and we were there, applauding wildly between forkfuls of white chocolate-cranberry cake. Equal Voice, a multi-partisan group working to get more women involved in government, awarded the first Canadian female Secretary of State for External Affairs (and one of the first female foreign ministers anywhere in the world!) an EVE award to recognize her pioneering efforts to further women in politics. Hearing stories about frequently being mistaken for a secretary on Parliament Hill or being asked by world officials if she could "wait in the room with the other women"(!), we tip our hats to this tough grand dame for always sticking to her guns and helping to pave the way.

Jeff, a.k.a. Ninjalicious, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at age 31. Over the past year, he had been battling a failing liver and an incurable cancer.