GONE GIRL certainly isn’t going anywhere. For the second week in-a-row, the David Fincher Thriller tops the North American Box Office with $27 million from 3,014 theatres. The Accolades keep pouring-in for the Film, which gets a head start on its competition in the Awards Trail.

Debuting in second spot is DRACULA UNTOLD, earning $23 million for Universal Pictures from 2,887 theatres. Critics were  harsh on the Film, giving it 26% on the Tomatometer, while Audiences had positive things to say about it with an A- CinemaScore. Gary Shore directs this take on the classic Vampire Story, with Luke Evans and Toronto’s Sarah Gadon starring.

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY opens in third for Disney with $18.2 million from 3,088 theatres. Critics and Audiences alike had fairly positive things to say about this Family Comedy starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner earning a 62% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore respectively.

After opening in second last weekend, the Horror ANNABELLE slips to fourth spot this weekend for Warner Bros. with $15.2 million from 3,215 theatres.

THE JUDGE, which had the distinction of being the TIFF ’14 Opening Night Gala, opens in fifth with $13.1 million from 3,003 theatres. The Warner Bros. Drama starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, got great reviews from Audiences with an A- CinemaScore but Critics thought otherwise with a 47% on the Tomatometer.

ADDICTED opens in seventh spot for Lionsgate Films with $8.4 million from only 846 theatres. The Drama starring Tyson Beckford and Sharon Leal has yet to open in Canada just yet. Critics gave it a paltry 11% on the Tomatometer.

MEET THE MORMONS rounds-out the Top Ten for Purdie Films with $3.3 million from 317 theatres. The Documentary which does not have Canadian distribution has a 0% rating on the Tomatometer.

Things couldn’t be going any better for JOSH GAD, who just about wowed all of us as Olaf in Frozen, but now the Broadway Funnyman, who just recently was in Toronto this Summer filming PIXELS, continues his ascent in Hollywood with his latest Comedy THE WEDDING RINGER. Even better, red-hot Kevin Hart stars opposite him and what we have here is the making a Dynamic Duo! Just released was this brand-new Trailer for the hilarious upcoming Comedy. There’s tons of dancing… and FLAMES!

Official Synopsis:
Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.

See the Trailer for THE WEDDING RINGER below:

Sony Pictures release THE WEDDING RINGER on January 16, 2015 right in-time to cure those post-Holiday blahs!

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures)

With the Holidays just around the corner, anticipation continues to build for ANNIE and just released earlier this week was a reel of New Yorkers singing along with the Classic TOMORROW from upcoming Jay-Z & Will Smith-produced Remake! Funny, touching and sweet, you must witness the magic of how one Song has touched the hearts of multiple generations here.

Official Synopsis:
Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) – makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.

See New Yorkers singing TOMORROW from ANNIE!:

You too can be a part of the Reel by recording yourself singing TOMORROW and share it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the Hashtag #ANNIEMOVIE!

I just might have been tempted  into joining-in on the fun! Will you?

Sony Pictures Canada release ANNIE on Friday, December 19, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures)

Universal Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want to take Readers across Canada to see the long-awaited Sequel to 1994 Comedy Classic, DUMB AND DUMBER. Screenings are set to take place Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg and Ottawa.

Official Synopsis: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their signature roles as Lloyd and Harry in the sequel to the smash hit that took the physical comedy and kicked it in the nuts: Dumb and Dumber To. The original film’s directors, Peter and Bobby Farrelly, take Lloyd and Harry on a road trip to find a child Harry never knew he had and the responsibility neither should ever, ever be given.

Watch the Trailer:

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Good luck, Willionaire$! Your deadline is Sunday, November 2, 2014.

Official Artwork:

Universal Pictures Canada release DUMB AND DUMBER TO on Friday, November 14, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

There is no Female Artist owning Pop Music currently like Charli XCX. The 22-year-old English Singer/Songwriter’s voice certainly is familiar yet oddly enough there still is a degree of unfamiliarity with her name.  You’ve heard her ability to write and sing an Earworm of a Hook whether it be Icona Pop‘s I Love It, Iggy Azalea‘s Fancy or even Boom Clap, made famous by arguably the Summer Movie of 2014, The Fault in our Stars.

Charli XCX, née Charlotte Aitchison may be young, but she’s long been perfecting her Pop Craftmanship since the age of 14.   The Songstress was in Toronto today performing an intimate Gig at The Hoxton in trendy King West for an all-ages crowd, presented by Embrace Presents.  After doing a compressed Media Blitz today at the Venue in advance of her upcoming second major label Disc, Sucker, Fans who lined the Bathurst St. entrance of the Venue midday were in for a huge treat as she took time to stop for Selfies before heading back to her Bus for a bit of relaxation.

Swedish Pop Sensation Elliphant opened the Show earlier this evening to warm response, before Charli XCX took the stage shortly after 10:30 PM.  Fans sealed the perimeter of the stage and would be delighted by her high-energy performance featuring a mixture of her Repertoire, old and new.  Solo Versions of I Love It and Fancy drove the Crowd absolutely wild as she paid homage to one of her greatest influences, Spice Girls in a shimmery Union Jack Dress, backed by a Female Band.  New Single Break the Rules drew a positive response, channeling a rebellious yet carefree early Madonna.  The comparisons vocally to an at-her-best Gwen Stefani are inevitable. The entire Crowd had sung along to Boom Clap before she was hurried off-stage and into her Bus once again, snapping Photos with a lucky two Fans after many asked, waiting hours for her at the Stage Door.

See Charli XCX greet Fans outside The Hoxton:

Check-out new Single BREAK THE RULES below:

See our Snap:

Warner Music Canada release SUCKER by CHARLI XCX on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

After much speculation, Director Paul Feig (BRIDESMAIDS) took to Twitter today to set the rumours straight!  We already heard about GHOSTBUSTERS III being developed.  We know Bill Murray’s out.  And we know original Director-turned-Toronto Restauranteur Ivan Reitman is in via a Producer’s capacity. And we already heard about it potentially starring an all-female Cast.  But where’s the proof?  Feig dishes the details in less than 140 characters.

Read Feig‘s Tweet below:

It’s official. I’m making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold & yes, it will star hilarious women. That’s who I’m gonna call.

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 8, 2014

For those who don’t know, Katie Dippold as a Writer, paired with Feig on hilarious 2013 Box Office Hit THE HEAT starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy which went-on to earn $228 million worldwide.  And we know McCarthy and Feig already have an amazing working relationship judging by the mentioned Film and the massive $288-million-grossing success of BRIDESMAIDS.  Hence it’s safe to say McCarthy for sure will star in this?  But who are these other “hilarious women” he speaks of?

Whom would you like to see star in GHOSTBUSTERS III?

Sony Pictures will be releasing GHOSTBUSTERS III, still without a confirmed release date.

(Photo credit: 20th Century Fox)

 Entertainment Weekly just got an official First Look (including the above new Still!) at upcoming Disney Fantasy, TOMORROWLAND.  Although details have well been kept under-wraps, this is out first glimpse of a Synopsis!

Official Synopsis:

In Disney’s riveting mystery adventure “Tomorrowland,” a jaded scientist and an optimistic teen embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space.

TOMORROWLAND is the latest from Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol and The Incredibles Director, Brad Bird.  Filmed partly in Vancouver, it stars George Clooney, Kathryn Hahn, Judy Greer, Tim McGraw, Hugh Laurie and Britt Robertson in the Lead Role of Casey Newton.

See the Teaser Trailer:

Also check-out this Teaser Poster:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release TOMORROWLAND on Friday, May 22, 2015.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

We’ve been waiting so long for this! Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling once were considered for it. Then Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart were attached and now ultimately, we have Will Smith and Margot Robbie. We don’t care who’s in it, we just need to see it. FOCUS from Crazy, Stupid, Love. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa has far too long been in development but alas, Warner Bros. has just released these first images and a Trailer from the Action-Comedy (above).

Official Synopsis:
Seasoned con man Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) takes a young woman named Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie) under his wing and becomes romantically involved with her. When she gets too close, he abruptly breaks up with her.

Three years later, Jess, now an accomplished con artist herself, shows up in Buenos Aires posing as a billionaire international race car owner and throws a loop into Nicky‘s latest, very dangerous scheme.

 See the Trailer:

Warner Bros. releases FOCUS on Friday, February 27, 2015.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

In the ’90s, most Kids hung-out at the Mall or did House Parties on weekends.  My single delight every Saturday and Sunday was going to the Races with my Parents.  In that era, there was no Star brighter than CIGAR.  The two-time Horse of the Year had us Racing Fans at the edge of our seats with a 16-race win streak stretching from October 1994 through July 1996.

Even after the streak ended, CIGAR still was going strong before ending a remarkable Career at Woodbine Racetrack here in Toronto (like Secretariat in 1973) with a game third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.  He retired just shy of the $10-million mark in earnings (an all-time record) winning everywhere from California to New York to Dubai.  Horses like CIGAR literally are one in a million and he not only was America’s Horse.  He was the Horse of Racing Fans around the World.

The Maryland-bred Colt owned by Allen Paulson, a prominent Aircraft Developer and Businessman, exceeded any expectations of him beginning his Career with an unsuspecting seventh place finish at Santa Anita Park in California.  After switching from grass to the dirt, things took-off rather well for him and what we had was a true Racing Icon – a Hall of Famer – and no doubt one of the greatest of all time.

The Canadian connection certainly was there too.  His paternal Great-Grandfather, Oshawa’s Windfields Farm-bred Norther Dancer, to this day is hailed for passing-on the genetic foundation of many of today’s brightest Racing Stars.  His maternal Grandfather Seattle Slew also is an American Racing Icon, winning the coveted Triple Crown in 1997.

I never had the honour of seeing the great CIGAR in-person, but admired him deeply from our living room TV Set.  He was a Star.  Despite not having much luck as a Stallion following his Career on-track – all 37 mares bred to him failed to become pregnant – he lived a peaceful life at the Kentucky Horse Park of Champions, passing away yesterday at the age of 24  following surgery for a neck problem he was experiencing.

Thank you CIGAR, for the memories.  Thank you for your Legacy.

Watch CIGAR‘s final race at Woodbine here:

“I have to remember who did this to me.”

We’ve always wondered why it is Nicole Kidman doesn’t do Thrillers more often. That long, pensive gaze and porcelain complexion are just perfect for it. We actually are rather delighted to see her in Before I Go to Sleep, due in select theatres this Halloween!  There are so many question marks watching its Trailer and we can’t help but be intrigued…

Official Synopsis:
Ten years earlier, Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) was beaten nearly to death in a hotel room. She has no memory of the incident, but since then, she wakes up every day with no memory of the day before. Her husband Ben (Colin Firth) posts photographs on the bathroom mirror to help her understand who she is each day when she wakes up.

Christine is contacted each morning by Dr. Nash (Mark Strong), a therapist who is trying to help her regain some of her memories, including the fateful night she was nearly killed so they can identify the man who attacked her. He encourages her to keep a video diary so she can review it each day and remember things so she doesn’t have to start fresh from the beginning every day.

As memories return to her, Christine realizes she has a son and when Ben denies this, as well as other memories, she begins to question whether he’s trying to keep her from remembering her past. He denies more of her memories, which lead her to wonder why. She starts to suspect Ben of not being who he says he is.

See the Trailer: