THE CNE HAS JUST REVEALED ONE OF THE CREATIVE NEW FOOD CONCOCTIONS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FAIR THIS YEAR…

Get Ready for Ketchup and Mustard Ice Cream!

Each year, more than 1.4 million visitors flock to the Canadian National Exhibition to satisfy their taste buds, appetites, and curiosities for the zany new foods that have become synonymous with the CNE experience. And while organizers are tight-lipped around the full line-up of crave-worthy and crazy concoctions this year – the CNE has dropped a breadcrumb…Ketchup-Flavoured and Mustard-Flavoured Ice Cream!

It’s a battle of the condiments – in soft serve form! Local Toronto vendor Harrison Swift has been serving up some of the most memorable treats at the CNE Midway since 2013 (ala Pickle Lemonade). New this year, he has come up with a sweet and savoury twist on ice cream offering a ketchup-flavoured and mustard-flavoured soft serve with appropriately fun accoutrements such as a pretzel or fries. For those who love both ketchup and mustard – try them swirled together! The ice creams will be available at a new booth on the CNE Midway called So Cute Ice Cream.

While full list of new food items will remain Top Secret for another few weeks, CNE fans can start contemplating whether they are Team Ketchup or Team Mustard.

Stay tuned for more announcements!

The CNE runs August 22 to September 5, 2022.

Irish Singer-Songwriter Dermot Kennedy already has won the highest honours in music back home and now he has his sights set stateside. Originally slated to support Shawn Mendes on select dates of his now-cancelled Wonder Tour, Kennedy still made the most of it, busking to an audience of thousands who showed up at Trinity Bellwoods Park for the free performance. Kennedy performed a 40-minute set for the crowd,.many fans waving their Irish flags proudly.

Upon leaving the park, Kennedy was swarmed by fans every direction as he was flanked by a security guard, getting him safely to his SUV. Kennedy enjoyed a quiet night out after a hectic Press Day which saw stops at Much and Virgin Radio.

So thrilled we got to meet Kennedy who just earlier this year won Irish Song of the Year at the RTÉ Awards for “Better Days“, and now is prepping his sophomore release SONDER. He is amazingly nice, such an honour meeting this burgeoning star!

Some Snaps:

A sample of Kennedy‘s wonderful Music:

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Celebrated Thespian Charles Dance is in Toronto working on upcoming Series Rabbit Hole. With a distinguished Résumé that includes work on acclaimed Films and TV Series like The Imitation Game, Aliens 3, Mank, The Golden Child, The Crown and Game of Thrones, Dance next can be seen in upcoming Netflix Series THE SANDMAN. His Co-Star Patton Oswalt was just here this past weekend too!

We randomly spotted Dance going out for a walk in the evening around Entertainment District. He always so amazingly nice to stop for some Snaps, appearing to be on a day off from filming.

Rabbit Hole centers on a private espionage operative fighting for democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioural manipulation and a surveillance state. Hmm. Sounds like an actual thing. Executive Producer Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Butler Harner star as well. Series to arrive later this year on Paramount+.

Our Snap:

(Photo credit: Netflix/Mr. Will Wong)

This looks so adorable! Check out the new Trailer for LOST OLLIE about a Toy looking to reunite with his Owner.

Synopsis:

Lost Ollie is an epic adventure about a lost toy who braves the many dangers of childhood as he searches the countryside to reunite with the boy who lost him; and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend. It’s a heartwarming tale for the child in us all, remembering those special souls that we’ve lost but who forever changed our lives. The four-part limited series was inspired by the book Ollie’s Odyssey by renowned author and illustrator William Joyce.

Shannon Tindle (Kubo and the Two Strings, Coraline) serves as creator, writer and executive producer. The series was directed by Academy Award® Winner Peter Ramsey (Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse) who also serves as executive producer. Shawn Levy and Josh Barry executive produce for 21 Laps Entertainment along with Emily Morris as co-executive producer. 21 Laps is the production company behind PGA Award-winning global phenomenon Stranger Things, Oscar-nominated film Arrival, Netflix hit series Shadow and Bone, hit movie Free Guy, hit Netflix movie The Adam Project and upcoming limited series All The Light We Cannot See an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr. Brandon Oldenburg and Lampton Enochs also executive produce. The cast includes – Jonathan Groff, Mary J. Blige, Tim Blake Nelson, Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Kesler Talbot.

LOST OLLIE arrives August 24, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Sphere Films x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win a copy of David Cronenberg‘s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE as a VOD rental or on Blu-ray! One lucky winner also will get a David Cronenberg-signed Poster!

Synopsis:

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart, the film follows the story of a performance artist who turns the removal of his metamorphosized organs into real-time art. Receiving a six-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere this year, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE is, as Guillermo del Toro likes to put it, “100% Cronenbergian body gospel.”

To enter for a chance to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK. Indiciate in the comments there if you are requesting to win a VOD rental or a Blu-ray copy. One winner will get a signed Poster! Contest open within Canada only.

Rules and regulations here.

Sphere Films release CRIMES OF THE FUTURE on-demand starting August 2, 2022 and Blu-Ray on August 9, 2022.

More here how to see it!

(Photo/video credit: Sphere Films)

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto and Montreal a chance to attend an Advance Screening of BEAST starring Idris Elba.

Screenings are as follows on Wednesday, August 17, 2022:

• Toronto: Scotiabank Theatre at 7 pm
• Montreal: Scotiabank Theatre at 7 pm 

Synopsis:

Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.

Idris Elba (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Suicide Squad) stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. 

Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley, Russian Doll series, Maleficent), an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them. 

Iyana Halley (The Hate U Give, This is Us series) plays Daniels’ 18-year-old daughter, Meredith, and Leah Sava Jeffries (Rel series, Empire series) plays his 13-year-old, Norah. 

From visceral, experiential filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, the director of Everest and Universal Pictures’ 2 Guns and Contraband, Beast is produced by Will Packer, the blockbuster producer of Girls Trip, the Ride Along franchise, and ten movies that have opened No. 1 at the U.S. box office, including Night School, No Good Deed and Think Like a Man, by James Lopez, president of Will Packer Productions, and by Baltasar Kormákur. The film is written by Ryan Engle (Rampage, Non-Stop) from an original story by Jaime Primak Sullivan and is executive produced by Jaime Primak Sullivan and Bernard Bellew.

To enter for a chance to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK. You also can Re-Tweet the Contest Tweet below for another chance! Please remember to indicate your City.

Rules and regulations here.

NOTE: Do not accept their party messages and friend requests asking for your personal information. Winners will be contacted only by this official account.

Universal Pictures Canada release BEAST August 19, 2022.

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How cool is this? Six Amateur Crafters compete literallly for a chance at the throne in THE PRINCE’S MASTER CRAFTERS: THE NEXT GENERATION. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles actually judges in the finale!

Synopsis:

Britain has a rich heritage when it comes to traditional crafts. From basket weaving to blacksmithing; kilt making to clock building; and glass blowing to glove making. These skills have been passed down from generation to generation and now, humanity risks losing them forever. In 2021 in the UK, four heritage crafts were declared extinct and a further 56 critically endangered. The Prince’s Foundation advocates for the revival and preservation of heritage craft skills through spreading awareness among young people, sparking a resurgence of interest in crafting and offering an array of education and training programmes through its UK sites. The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation aims to bring some of these crafts back to life, reinvigorating them with a new generation of talent.

Overview of episodes:

• Episode 1: Wood Carving
  August 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  The craftspeople create their very own wood carving in an arts and crafts style.
   
• Episode 2: Stained Glass
  August 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  All students are challenged with creating a stained-glass panel featuring a symbol. 
   
• Episode 3: Weaving
  August 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  The craftspeople are tasked with weaving 10 cm of plain weave and 5cm of twill weave before going on to create a fabric of their own design.
   
• Episode 4: Blacksmithing
  August 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  The craftspeople are challenged to forge their own toasting fork with a leaf detailing.
   
• Episode 5: Stone Carving
  September 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  Each student is asked to create a stone carved leaf.
   
• Episode 6: Pargeting
  September 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  The crafters are tasked with creating a pargeted panel of oak leaves and acorns.
   
• Episode 7: Grand Final
  September 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  The students have four weeks to design and make their graduation piece before presenting it in person to Prince Charles at his private home, Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. 

The Canadian broadcast premiere of The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation airs Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on Makeful.

Star Wars fans, here’s a first look at the new Trailer for upcoming Limited Series, ANDOR starring Diego Luna!

Synopsis:

The “Andor” series explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero. 

Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor and is joined by cast members Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller and Fiona Shaw. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna and Michelle Rejwan. Tony Gilroy is also the creator and showrunner.

The first three episodes of ANDOR arrive September 21, 2022 only on Disney+.

(Photo/video credit: Disney)

Adored Funnyman Patton Oswalt gave Toronto a treat tonight, who played a show at Massey Hall, the last stop of his WHO’S READY TO LAUGH? Tour which was a Gala at Just for Laughs Montreal last night. In attendance for the 75 minute show, which won raves from fans on Twitter, were the likes of Bradley Whitford and Max Minghella, in-town filming The Handmaid’s Tale.

Oswalt, known for his work on Seinfeld, The King of Queens, Ratatouille and more, soon will be seen in SXSW Audience Award winning Feature, I LOVE MY DAD in select theatres next Friday, August 5, 2022 and on-demand/digital the week following, and also Neil Gaiman’s upcoming Netflix Series THE SANDMAN.

Have long been a fan of Oswalt who is equally adept on-screen as he is on-stage, and able to balance his comedic chops with heartfelt dramatic notes.

If you haven’t yet seen I LOVE MY DAD, it is a must-see! Our Review here. A must-see!

For chuckles, he signed a screenshot of a DM to me! Such a nice guy!

See our Snaps:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Netflix/Brad Sanguin/Mongrel Media)

There’s just no caging DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS as it drives families back out to the Movies this Summer with a smashing $23 million from 4,314 theatres for Warner Bros. Critically, this Animated Feature with the voices of Dwayne Johnson and John Krasinski, gets 71% on the Tomatometer.

In second is NOPE with $19 million this weekend from 3,807 theatres for Universal Pictures. After a debut on-top last weekend, its tally comes to $81 million in North America.

Third goes to THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER with $13.1 million, accounting for a total $301.5 million thus far in its run for Disney.

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU is fourth with $11.3 million, a run of $320 million to date for Universal Pictures.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK rounds it out with $8.5 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its total run to $651 million.