#NEWMUSIC: JUSTIN BIEBER – “LONELY”

Justin Bieber releases his brand-new single, scaling things back with LONELY, produced by Finneas and Benny Blanco. The Video stars Vancouver’s Jacob Tremblay as a younger version of himself! Jake Schreier directs the Clip.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE EMPTY MAN”

James Badge Dale stars in Supernatural Horror THE EMPTY MAN, coming soon to theatres! Check-out this new Trailer!

Synopsis:

20th Century Studios’ “The Empty Man” is a supernatural horror film based on a popular series of Boom! Studios graphic novels. After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers a secretive group and their attempts to summon a horrific, mystical entity, and soon his life—and the lives of those close to him—are in grave danger. Directed by David Prior from a screen story and screenplay by David Prior based on the graphic novel by Cullen Bunn, “The Empty Man” stars James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Joel Courtney and Sasha Frolova. The film is produced by Ross Richie, p.g.a. and Stephen Christy, p.g.a. 

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20th Century Studios Canada release THE EMPTY MAN in theatres Friday, October 23, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SOUL”

A new Trailer for Disney and Pixar’s SOUL has arrived. We cannot wait for this Holiday release coming to us directly at home!

Synopsis:

Joe is on the brink of getting his big break playing for a jazz quartet. But he finds himself on an unexpected detour from the streets of New York City to The Great Before, tasked with helping new soul 22, voiced by Tina Fey, find her spark to earn her way to Earth. “He’s sure if he can share his life story with her—his passion for jazz—she’ll be inspired and they’ll both get to go to Earth,” said producer Dana Murray. “They do make it back to Earth, but that’s really the beginning of their adventure. It’s a funny and touching story of friendship and self-discovery, and we can’t wait to show it to the world.”

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Disney and Pixar‘s SOUL arrives on Disney+ on Christmas.

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF “THE SECRETS WE KEEP”

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win a Digital Download of THE SECRETS WE KEEP!

Synopsis:

In post-WWII America, a woman (Noomi Rapace), rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband (Chris Messina), kidnaps her neighbor (Joel Kinnaman) and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her. Directed by Yuval Adler from a script by Ryan Covington and Yuval Adler.

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Artwork:

To enter to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK. Re-Tweet this Contest Tweet also for an extra chance. You must be following to qualify.

Enter for a chance to #win a Digital Download of #TheSecretsWeKeep!

How: https://t.co/AcFPxaWiiu pic.twitter.com/DXjk4PpOMS

— MR. WILL WONG 📸 (@mrwillw) October 14, 2020

Rules and regulations here.

Elevation Pictures release THE SECRETS WE KEEP on Digital and On-Demand Friday, October 16, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “HILLBILLY ELEGY” TEASER

Ron Howard teams-up with Academy Award nominees Amy Adams and Glenn Close in HILLBILLY ELEGY, coming to Netflix next month. Here’s a phenomenal first look!

Synopsis:

J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget. J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible imprint on his own personal journey.

Teaser:

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HILLBILLY ELEGY arrives on Netflix Friday, November 24, 2020.

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT HALLOWEEN PRIZE PACK

Halloween is before us! 👻 Paramount Home Entertainment x Mr. Will are thrilled to give Readers a chance to win a Halloween Prize Pack!

One winner will win the following classics:

Stephen King 5-Movie Collection (Blu-ray)

Friday The 13th (1980) (Blu-ray)

Shutter Island (4K UHD/Blu-ray)

The Haunting (Blu-ray)

To enter to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK or Re-Tweet this Contest Tweet below:

Enter for a chance to #win this Halloween Collection from Paramount Home Entertainment!

Details: https://t.co/0BbJLwYHIW pic.twitter.com/9pnbLInril

— MR. WILL WONG 📸 (@mrwillw) October 14, 2020

Rules and regulations here. You must be following!

Open to residents of Canada and the U.S.

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#COOKING: HONG KONG PORK CHOP RICE RECIPE

Hong Kong Pork Chop Rice. This is a classic. Hong Kong Cuisine takes a lot of traditional Chinese influences and combines them with European ingredients and techniques. It smells like literal heaven when it is baking. It truly is a perfect, comforting dish for the Fall. Mom approves and she’s had many variations of this dish. I too have had many renditions of this, some amazing and some made clearly with a can of tomato soup as the sauce base. Nope. I’m happy with this super-tomatoey take which uses real cheddar versus processed cheese (I’ve really seen it all!). As a bit of a food snob, I totally get those who turn-up their nose at things like garlic powder and ketchup, but they are necessary notes in the dish and the end result wouldn’t be the same without it! I hope you love this little bit of my heritage.

Ingredients:

4 pork chops, deboned and halved
5 cups of cooked white rice
1 cup of chopped green beans, chopped
1/2 white onion, sliced thin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg, beaten
1 large tomoato, chopped
1 can of tomato paste
3 tbsps ketchup
3 tbsps white wine
3 tbsps water
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp organic raw sugar
4 slices of Cheddar Cheese
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil

Parsley

Instructions:

1. Prepare rice and allow to cool.
2. At room temperature, marinate pork chops in a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders. Allow to stand 30 minutes.
3. Pre-heat oven at 350°F. 4. Heat oil in large skillet. Sautée onions, beans and garlic.
5. Once caramelized, set aside half of this mixture. Shift remaining vegetable mixture to side of skillet.
6. Add about 2 tbsps oil into skillet and fry egg till just done.
7. Add rice and toss in fried egg and vegetables till combined evenly. Season with salt.
8. Add about 1 tsbp of oil into baking dish and coat bottom.
9. Place rice into dish, levelling top.
10. Add 1 tbsp oil into skillet with reserved vegetables.
11. Add chopped tomato and allow to soften (about 3 minutes on medium heat).
12. Add-in ketchup, sugar, wine, Worcestershire, tomato paste and water stirring evenly. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with a bit more salt and pepper.
13. In Air Fryer, cook pork chops for about 7-8 minutes at 350°F till just almost done. Remove from heat.
14. Layer pork chops onto rice in dish and pour tomato sauce over top.
15. Layer top with cheese slices on-top and sprinkle some parsley.
16. Bake for about 6 minutes and then set oven to broil for about 5 minutes till cheese is melted and browned.
17. Allow to stand 15-20 minutes before serving.

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Hong Kong Pork Chop Rice. This is a classic. Hong Kong Cuisine takes a lot of traditional Chinese influences and combines them with European ingredients and techniques. It smells like literal heaven when it is baking is a perfect, comforting dish for the Fall. Mom approves and she’s had many variations of this dish. I too have had many renditions of this, some amazing and some made clearly with a can of tomato soup as the sauce base. Nope. I’m happy with this super-tomatoey take which uses real cheddar versus processed cheese (I’ve really seen it all!). As a bit of a food snob, I totally get those who turn-up their nose at things like garlic powder and ketchup, but they are necessary notes in the dish and the end result wouldn’t be the same without it! I hope you love this little bit of my heritage. How: mrwillwong.com/hkporkchoprice #PorkChop #PorkChopRice #HongKong #HK #Cooking

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#REELASIAN: PREVIEW OF THE 2020 REEL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Now in its 24th edition, the Reel Asian Film Festival runs November 12-19, 2020, this year in a digital format available Canada-wide for the first time.

Opening the Festival this year is Ursula Liang‘s Documentary Down a Dark Stairwell which looks at how two coloured communities in New York City navigate a criminal case. The Closing Night selection is a live script reading with cast, the directors, and author of upcoming screenplay Scarborough, following three kids who find community, compassion, and resilience at a drop-in literacy centre over the course of a school year.

Other selections include:

Dust and Ashes, which unfolds over three days as a woman tries to navigate bureaucracy, her mother’s death, and a desperate desire to escape impoverishment; and A Rifle and A Bag, a documentary about a former communist rebel couple’s work to integrate into an unwelcoming Indian society following surrender. Making their Canadian Premiere at the Festival are The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, a Western about fractured families and survival in the wake of violence; and documentary short I Do My Work, following students as the school year begins at the Afghan National Institute of Music ahead of the 100th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence; as well as the Ontario Premiere of Moving On, chronicling family relationships, growing up, and getting old as a family moves in with their ailing grandfather in the wake of failed marriages and money troubles; and the Toronto Premiere of Mogul Mowgli, co-written by and starring Emmy-winner Riz Ahmed (Rogue One) which explores self-expression, identity, and intergenerational trauma in a story of a British-Pakistani rapper whose international breakthrough tour is compromised by a debilitating medical condition. The lineup also includes the first French-language Canadian feature to screen at the Festival, The Greatest Country In The World, set in an alternate universe with Quebec borders closed by an anti-immigrant government, desperate people try to make the best of their crumbling world; Goodbye Mother, a Vietnamese LGBTQ story chronicling a son subverting his community’s expectations of patriarchy and legacy, leading to the unearthing of family secrets; The Taste of Pho, which explores the different meanings of home to a father and his daughter; Labyrinth of Cinema, the swansong of the almost 60-year career of the late Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi; and an archive presentation of A.K.A. Don Bonus (1995) directed by Spencer Nakasako, a forerunner to the now-popular diary and vlog-style documentary format.

Tickets priced at just $7.99, are on sale October 15, 2020. This and more on the entire slate of selections available at http://reelasian.com.

(Photo credit: Reel Asian)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER TRAILER FOR SEASON FOUR OF “THE CROWN”

A new Teaser Trailer for Season Four of Netflix’s THE CROWN is before us. We’ve seen the costumes, now see Emma Corrin as Princess Diana.

Synopsis:

As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), who is still unmarried at 30. As the nation begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson), tensions arise between her and the Queen which only grow worse as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth. While Charles’ romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin) provides a much-needed fairytale to unite the British people, behind closed doors, the Royal family is becoming increasingly divided.

See the Teaser Trailer:

THE CROWN SEASON FOUR arrives Sunday, November 15, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CHARACTER POSTERS FOR SEASON TWO OF “THE MANDALORIAN”

These new character posters have been released in advance of the second season of THE MANDALORIAN, coming soon to Disney+.

Synopsis:

The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. “The Mandalorian” stars Pedro Pascal, with guest stars Gina Carano, Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito. Directors for the new season include Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, Carl Weathers, Peyton Reed and Robert Rodriguez. Showrunner Jon Favreau serves as executive producer along with Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson, with Karen Gilchrist serving as co-executive producer.

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THE MANDALORIAN arrives on Disney+ Friday, October 30, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Disney)