#FIRSTLOOK: “THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH” NEW TRAILER

THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH, an adaptation of critically acclaimed English author Simon Beckett’s first two novels, will debut on Paramount+ on January 19^th in Canada, the UK and Australia. The series debuts in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on Jan 12^th, with premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets to be announced at a later date. 

The crime fiction thriller is based on Beckett’s first two tales which chronicle the work of Dr. David Hunter, a former forensic anthropologist now working as a GP, who is drawn back into his old profession following a mysterious and gruesome murder.

Beckett’s novels – The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone – are part of the David Hunter series, which have sold over 12 million copies worldwide, making Beckett one of Europe’s bestselling international authors.

The series stars Harry Treadaway (“Penny Dreadful”, “Star Trek: Picard”) as Dr. David Hunter, an exceptionally talented forensic anthropologist. Following the tragic loss of his family, he builds a new existence in the small English village of Manham, working as a family doctor together with Dr. Henry Maitland, played by Lucian Msamati (“Game of Thrones”, “Luther”, “Doctor Who”).

After a mutilated body turns up in the woods, the local police unexpectedly ask David to help solve the murder case. Despite the painful memories this awakens in him, David agrees to work for the police again. The decision leads him to the Hebridean island of Runa, Scotland, where he becomes involved in a case that is bigger than himself – and which is soon to put his life in danger.

Produced in the UK by Cuba Pictures / Nadcon, in association with Paramount, THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH will air weekly on streamer Paramount+ from 19^th January 2023. Director for the series is Richard R. Clark (“War of the Worlds”, “Versailles”, “Outlander”) with Matt Carver as producer and Dixie Linder, Nick Marston & Peter Nadermann as executive producers on the series while the script is written by Sukey Venables Fisher.

The cast also includes Amy Nuttall (“Downton Abbey”, “Emmerdale”), Katie Leung (“Harry Potter”, “T2 Trainspotting”), Jeanne Goursaud (“The Barbarians”, The Teacher”), Nick Blood (“Euphoria”, “Close to Me”), David Hayman (“Taboo”, “Trial of Retribution”) and Hardy Krüger Jr. (“Against the Wind”, “Stauffenberg”). Shooting of the six-episode series began mid-May in Scotland and Norfolk.

In UK, Canada and Australia, THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH will debut episodes weekly from January 19^th, 2023 on Paramount+.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILLS + TRAILER FROM “SUSPICION”

Uma Thurman stars in SUSPICION, a high-octane new Series coming soon to Apple TV+. Check-out the new Trailer!

Synopsis:

When the son of a prominent American businesswoman (Thurman) is kidnapped from a New York hotel, the eye of suspicion quickly falls on four seemingly ordinary British citizens who were at the hotel on the night in question. As they find themselves in a trans-Atlantic cat and mouse race to evade the combined forces of the National Crime Agency and the FBI to prove their innocence, it becomes apparent that not everyone can be trusted. Who is really behind the mysterious abduction, and who is only guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? 

In addition to Thurman, the ensemble cast for “Suspicion” includes Kunal Nayyar (“The Big Bang Theory”), Noah Emmerich (“The Americans”), Georgina Campbell (“Black Mirror”), Elyes Gabel (“Scorpion”), Elizabeth Henstridge (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Tom Rhys-Harries (“White Lines”) and Angel Coulby (“Dancing on the Edge”). 

SUSPICION streams Friday, February 4, 2022 on Apple TV+

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#NEWMUSIC: ALESSO + KATY PERRY – “WHEN I’M GONE”

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Katy Perry, and timed with her new Las Vegas residency PLAY, is this new single, a collabo with Alesso which has us ready to hit the dance floor! That is virtually. Don’t want to be at a club right now for sure! Check-out this Video directed by Hannah Lux Davis! The Track is definitely one of Perry‘s best in recent years.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “JACKASS FOREVER”

Beloved antics franchise JACKASS are back with jackass forever. Check-out the new Trailer, just released!

Synopsis:

Celebrating the joy of being back together with your best friends and a perfectly executed shot to the dingdong, the original jackass crew return for another round of hilarious, wildly absurd, and often dangerous displays of comedy with a little help from some exciting new cast.  Johnny and the team push the envelope even further in jackass forever.

Paramount Pictures Canada release jackass forever February 4, 2022.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

#GOLDENGLOBES: “WEST SIDE STORY”, “THE POWER OF THE DOG” AND “SUCCESSION AMONG BIG WINNERS AT 2022 GOLDEN GLOBES

While they were not televised this year, the 79th edition of the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS took place tonight in private at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In response to some controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association‘s lack of diversity and business practices, plus also COVID-19 considerations, the event was scaled back, without stars in attendance this year.

Winning top honours this year in the Film categories were THE POWER OF THE DOG, taking Motion Picture – Drama, Director (Jane Campion) and Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and also WEST SIDE STORY which took Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Actress (Rachel Zegler) and Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose).

In the Television categories, HBO‘s SUCCESSION took top honours for Series Drama, plus Actor in Series Drama (Jeremy Strong) and Supporting Actress – Television (Sarah Snook).

Some surprises in the Motion Picture – Drama Actor and Actress categories with Will Smith defeating THE POWER OF THE DOG‘s Benedict Cumberbatch among others for his work in KING RICHARD, and BEING THE RICARDOS’ Nicole Kidman beating-out favourite Kristen Stewart for SPENCER.

Here are a list of winners:

FILMS

Motion picture — Drama

“The Power of the Dog” | WINNER
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Dune”
“King Richard”

Actor in a motion picture — Drama

Will Smith (“King Richard”) | WINNER
Mahershala Ali (“Swan Song”)
Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”)
Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”)
Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”)

Actress in a motion picture — Drama

Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”) | WINNER
Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”)
Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”)
Lady Gaga (“House of Gucci”)
Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”)

Motion picture — Musical or Comedy

“West Side Story” | WINNER
“Cyrano”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Tick, Tick…Boom!”

Actor in a motion picture — Musical or Comedy

Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick…Boom!”) | WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio (“Don’t Look Up”)
Peter Dinklage (“Cyrano”)
Cooper Hoffman, “Licorice Pizza”
Anthony Ramos, “In the Heights”

Actress in a motion picture — Musical or Comedy

Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) | WINNER
Marion Cotillard (“Annette”)
Alana Haim (“Licorice Pizza”)
Jennifer Lawrence (“Don’t Look Up”)
Emma Stone (“Cruella”)

Supporting actor in a motion picture

Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) | WINNER
Ben Affleck, “The Tender Bar”
Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”)
Ciarán Hinds (“Belfast”)
Troy Kotsur (“CODA”)

Supporting actress in a motion picture

Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) | WINNER
Caitriona Balfe (“Belfast”)
Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”)
Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”)
Ruth Negga (“Passing”)

Director — Motion Picture

Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) – WINNER
Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”)
Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”)
Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”)

Screenplay — Motion Picture

“Belfast”| WINNER
“Being the Ricardos”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Power of the Dog”

Motion picture — Foreign Language

“Drive My Car” (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Japan) | WINNER
“Compartment No. 6” (Juho Kuosmanen, Finland)
“The Hand of God” (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy)
“A Hero” (Asghar Farhadi, Iran)
“Parallel Mothers” (Pedro Almodóovar, Spain)

Motion picture — Animated

“Encanto” | WINNER
“Flee”
“Luca”
“My Sunny Maad”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”

Original score — Motion Picture

“Dune” — Hans Zimmer | WINNER
“Encanto” — Germaine Franco
“The French Dispatch” — Alexandre Desplat
“Parallel Mothers” — Alberto Iglesias
“The Power of the Dog” — Jonny Greenwood

Original song — Motion Picture

“No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die” (Billie Eilish; written by Eilish, Miles Ale, Finneas O’Connell) | WINNER
“Be Alive” from “King Richard” (Beyoncé; written by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson)
“Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto” (Sebastiáan Yatra; written by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
“Down to Joy” from “Belfast” (written and performed by Van Morrison)
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from “Respect” (Jennifer Hudson; written by Jamie Alexander Hartman, Hudson, Carole King)

TV

Television series — Drama

“Succession” | WINNER
“Lupin”
“The Morning Show”
“Pose”
“Squid Game”

Actor in a television series — Drama

Jeremy Strong, “Succession” | WINNER
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”
Billy Porter, “Pose”
Omar Sy, “Lupin”

Actress in a television series — Drama

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, “Pose” | WINNER
Uzo Aduba, “In Treatment”
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Christine Baranaski, “The Good Fight”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Television series — musical or comedy

“Hacks” | WINNER
“The Great”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Reservation Dogs”
“Ted Lasso”

Actor in a television series — musical or comedy

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” | WINNER
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Actress in a television series — Musical or Comedy

Jean Smart, “Hacks” | WINNER
Hannah Einbeinder, “Hacks”
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”

Limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for Television

“The Underground Railroad” | WINNER
“Dopesick”
“Impeachment: American Crime Story”
“Maid”
“Mare of Easttown”

Actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” | WINNER
Paul Bettany, “WandaVision”
Oscar Isaac, “Scenes from a Marriage”
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Tahar Rahim, “The Serpent”

Actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown” | WINNER
Jessica Chastain, “Scenes from a Marriage”
Cynthia Erivo, “Genius: Aretha”
Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision”
Margaret Qualley, “Maid”

Supporting Actor — Television

O Yeong-Su, “Squid Game” | WINNER
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”

Supporting Actress — Television

Sarah Snook, “Succession” | WINNER
Jennifer Coolidge, “White Lotus”
Kaitlyn Dever, “Dopesick”
Andie MacDowell, “Maid”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”

Awards Season will culminate in the 94th annual Academy Awards, which take place Sunday, March 27, 2022.

(Photo credit: 20th Century Studios)

#COOKING: ANDES COOKIES RECIPE

Andes Cookies. Occasionally I get asked, what is an Andes? If you grew-up in the ’80s, you might remember these Crème de Menthe Chocolate Thins with three layers: two of which are milk chocolate and the center, a creamy mint filling. They are wrapped in a shimmery green slip and if you’ve ever been to an Olive Garden, they serve a similar one to you after your meal when you pay your bill. While I was at Target last month, I was delighted to see Andes Mint Chips in the baking section and had to grab a bag. I envisioned making big mounds of chunky cookies crammed with the Mint Chips but also stuffing them each with a larger Mint Thin. I’ve always been of the mindset that it’s better to make one jumbo cookie to save me from having to eat two or three!

If you notice, my cookie recipes don’t contain a lot of sugar. That’s because the Mint Chips and Thin Mints have more than enough in them already. These came out wonderful and will bring these back out again next Holiday!

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
10 oz Andes Mint Baking Chips
10 Andes Chocolate Thin Mints
1/4 cup organic raw sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1/3 cup whole milk at room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps organic vanilla extract
1 tsp freeze-dried coffee
1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

1. In large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and soda, plus coffee and Mint Chips.
2. In another large bowl, cream butter, vanilla and sugar. Add-in milk, ensuring it is room temperature and beat till blended.
3. Add dry mixture to wet mixture, mixing till just combined, into a dough.
4. On a lined tray, roll dough into 10 separate balls. On each ball, gently press-in one Thin Mint. Freeze for about an hour. This part is imperative as the chocolates will melt and the cookies will spread too much if you don’t freeze them!
5. Pre-heat oven at 350°F.
6. Bake about 12 minutes. These are meant to be a tad underdone, so best not to over-bake.
7. Transfer to cooling rack for 45 minutes and store in air-tight container. Will store for about 3 days. Freeze if not eating right away.

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Andes Baking Cookies Mint Chip

#BOXOFFICE: “SPIDER-MAN” IS DEVILISH IN FOURTH WEEK OUT

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME makes it four in a row this weekend, taking top spot with $30 million from 4,012 theatres for Sony Pictures. In a devilish domestic run so far it has reached $666 million in earnings.

Second spot goes to SING 2 with $10.3 million with 3,713 theatres for Universal Pictures, a two week total of $107.3 million.

In third is THE 355 with $4.3 million from 3,145 theatres for eOne Films/Universal Pictures. With a star-studded Cast including Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz and Sebastian Stan, the Action flick gets 26% on the Tomatometer.

THE KING’S MAN takes fourth with $3.1 million, a total $25 million over three weekends for 20th Century Studios.

Rounding things out is AMERICAN UNDERDOG in fifth is $2.4 million, a total $18.8 million over three weeks for Mongrel Media/Lionsgate Films.

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “SCREAM”

Paramount Pictures Canada and Spyglass Media Group x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see SCREAM.

Screenings take place January 12, 2022 at 7 PM at International Village Cinemas in Vancouver and Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton in Edmonton. We had anticipated additional screenings in other cities, however this has changed in light of recent public health announcements.

Synopsis:

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Neve Campbell (“Sidney Prescott”), Courteney Cox (“Gale Weathers”) and David Arquette (“Dewey Riley”) return to their iconic roles in Scream alongside Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar.

A new Featurette for you to check out!

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Paramount Pictures Canada and Spyglass Media Group release SCREAM January 14, 2022.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT”

By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong

In a galaxy far, far away we have the first two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett and while there is a lot of back story and information thrown at the audience, there is definitely a lot to have for die-hard fans and casual fans alike. Not going to spoil anything, including the end of The Mandalorian either, but there more back story of how Boba Fett became Boba Fett versus where he currently resides and the responsibilities he has now. But strap yourself in for the adventure worth a bounty!

Episodes one and two feature our titular character, Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his right hand advocate Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) as they’re continuing their saga as it ended at the end of The Mandalorian Season Two. While balancing what is happening in the current time, they explore the past and how Boba Fett came to be the world’s greatest Bounty Hunter. There is a lot for fans to indulge in within these first two episodes, while sometimes the time shifting is a little hard to follow, there are always great fight sequences and a Batman Begins-esque training montage explaining how he became who he is.

There is so much to indulge in and enjoy with these first two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett, however it will always leave the audiences wanting more as each episode ends. There is so much to unpack, without spoiling anything, and brings forth some truly deep cut characters like Black Krrsantan showing up in episode two. There is a lot to love about The Book of Boba Fett and we cannot wait to see what else comes forward in this season in the Star Wars universe.

Episodes one and two of THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT is now streaming on Disney+.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “MOONFALL”

MOONFALL stars Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson and comes to us from Director Roland Emmerich. Here is your look at the brand-new Trailer!

Synopsis:

In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, “Midway”) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser & Spenser Cohen, the film also stars Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland.

MOONFALL arrives in theatres February 4, 2022.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)