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It's been one of the most frequently asked questions around the SPACE side of the web: When the heck is Torchwood: Miracle Day going to air? Well, ask no longer because now we've got an answer for you - SPACE officially announced this morning that Torchwood: Miracle Day is premiering on SPACE Saturday July 9th at 9pm ET!

Torchwood is taking a different road this season. It takes place in the States, has funding from the US and several new American characters. It's not all Americanized though, Torchwood vets Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper return, and they join the new cast of characters as they race against the clock to save the world from itself.

The TD Toronto Jazz Festival has become known as one of North America’s premier jazz festivals produced annually by Toronto Downtown Jazz. What began in 1987 as an eight day showcase of jazz now attracts in excess of 500,000 loyal patrons annually over 10 days. Attractions include more than 350 performances with over 1,500 musicians performing at approximately 40 locations around Toronto. The heart of the Festival is now located at Metro Square in the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment District with an impressive 1,200 seat fully-licensed Mainstage Marquee and outdoor stage, and where many extraordinary events are offered free to the public.

Close to 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and/or social significance open their doors to the public. Admission is free. Doors Open Toronto 2011 theme is Photography.

Front Row Centre Events presents the Great Digital Film Festival. Presenting classic and popular films shown in a digital format on the big screen.

The Great Digital Film Festival 2011 will take place February 4 – 10, 2011 in the following cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

The Great Digital Film Festival 2011 will take place February 4 – 10, 2011 in the following cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Joy to the Sci-Fi World!

THE 12 DAYS OF SPACE-MAS Begins Dec. 23

It’s a SPACE-MAS miracle! SPACE gives the Vulcan salute to regular holiday programming and makes way for THE 12 DAYS OF SPACE-MAS. Starting Thursday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, genre buffs can rocket through the holidays with out-of-this-world sci-fi blockbusters, the best in SPACE Original Programming and four days of Star Wars and Star Trek movie mayhem. Just in time to exterminate holiday boredom, the new DOCTOR WHO: A CHRISTMAS CAROL special makes its premiere Dec. 26 at 9 p.m. ET exclusively on SPACE. For those needing to escape the ordinary this holiday, SPACE is always your go-to-station for the extraordinary.

Batman Marathon
Thursday, Dec. 23 – Friday, Dec. 24
Cozy up with “The Caped Crusader” as THE 12 DAYS OF SPACE-MAS kicks off with a Batman movie marathon, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The Complete Star Wars Marathon
Friday, Dec. 24 (12E/9am P) – Saturday, Dec. 25

SPACE viewers can tune into the entire Star Wars saga beginning Friday, Dec. 24 at 12 p.m. ET with The Phantom Menace. The Force is with SPACE fans as The Complete Star Wars Marathon continues all day on Christmas Day.

DOCTOR WHO Christmas Specials Marathon
Saturday, Dec. 25 (3 a.m. E/midnight P) – Monday, Dec. 27

The Time Lord is the only Doctor making house calls on Christmas when SPACE stuffs stockings with the dramatic and epic DOCTOR WHO specials, beginning Dec. 25 at 3 a.m. ET with THE CHRISTMAS INVASION. In the most Christmassy adventure yet, the highly anticipated DOCTOR WHO: A CHRISTMAS CAROL makes its Canadian premiere on Dec. 26 at 9 p.m. ET.

Blockbuster Movie Marathon
Monday, Dec. 27 (11am E/8am P)– Tuesday, Dec. 28

SPACE wreaks havoc with two days of the finest in blockbuster, genre movie titles. The mayhem begins on Monday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. ET with Next. Other killer titles include Transformers, The Matrix, I, Robot and more.

Miniseries Marathon
Wednesday, Dec. 29 – Thursday, Dec. 30

SPACE saves viewers from midweek boredom with a Miniseries Marathon featuring some of the hottest contemporary genre programming. Starting at 6 a.m. ET with the frakkin’ BATTLESTAR GALACTICA two-episode miniseries, the fun wraps up with the British zombie splatterfest DEAD SET.

SANCTUARY Season 3A Marathon
Thursday, December 30 (10am E/7am P)

Catch up on Season 3A of the SPACE original series SANCTUARY, beginning at 10 a.m. ET with the season premiere episode entitled “Kali (Part 3)”.

Star Trek Movie Marathon
Friday, Dec. 31 – Sunday, Jan. 2

Trek through the end of 2010 with the two-day Star Trek Movie Marathon beginning at 6 a.m. ET on New Year’s Eve. SPACE serves up each film from the 1979 classic Star Trek: The Motion Picture to the 2002 hit Star Trek: Nemesis, all digitally re-mastered.

STARGATE UNIVERSE Season 2A Marathon
Sunday, Jan. 2 – Monday, Jan. 3

Catch up on Season 2A of SPACE’s most-watched series when a two-day marathon of the Gemini-nominated STARGATE UNIVERSE takes off at 2 p.m. ET.  Franchise fans can tune in to see where it all began as SPACE airs all three STARGATE films starting with the original Stargate at 7 a.m. ET.

TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL Marathon
Monday, Jan. 3

On the 12th day of SPACE-MAS, the holiday voyage concludes with a special TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL marathon, starting at 5 p.m. ET with “Todd the Metal God”, only on SPACE.

 

The Space channel always knows how to celebrate the holidays!

Fritz Lang's classic dystopian masterpiece Metropolis is getting a restoration on Blu-ray and DVD on November 16th, but you can see it this weekend on TV! At least those of you that have access to the Turner Classic Movies channel can.

TCM is premiering the remastered and most complete version of the film since it's 1927 release. Including 25 minutes of lost footage recently recovered in Argentina with an updated musical score from the 2002 restoration.

So on Sunday, November 7th at 8pm tune in to watch one of the earliest, and most influential, SciFi films in all of it's new glory.

This special event promises to be an essential for fans and more information on it can be found over at TCM's site. 

 

Source: The Digital Bits

Extra Tidbit: Favorite Fritz Lang films anyone?

Sunday,

September 26th, 2010

 

The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. On one extraordinary Sunday each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you'll find anywhere. There is always plenty to see and do at Canada's largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE!

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It's always a good idea to drive without changing speed and without competing with other drivers for bits of headway. I'd always assumed that the reasons were philosophical rather than practical (i.e. try to be a calm, nice person.) But my above experience shows differently. A single solitary driver, if they stop "competing" and instead adopt some unusual driving habits, can actually wipe away some of the frustrating traffic patterns on a highway. That "nice" noncompetitive driver can erase traffic waves. I suspect that the opposite is also true: normal competitive behavior CREATES the traffic waves.

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