#COOKING: SXSE CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE

SXSE Curry Chicken. Everyone’s got their own recipe for this dish. Here’s mine, combining Garam Masala, native to South Indian cuisine x Yellow Curry, found in Southeast Asian cuisine. That being said, this is a mild Curry, but I do like to add a kick to it. This, plus an added twist of air-fried sweet potatoes to sop-up that delicious sauce. Coconut milk is a must as my mom taught me young!

Ingredients:

3-4 large chicken legs with thighs, chopped into thirds
1 can coconut milk
1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped into chunks
1 large white onion, chopped into chunks
1 large carrot, chopped into chunks
2 1/2 tbsps Yellow Curry Powder
2 1/2 tbsps Garam Masala Powder
3 tbsps tapioca starch
1 tbsp Sambal Sauce/Chilli Sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
4-5 bay leaves
1 tsp organic raw sugar
Sea salt and pepper
Canola oil
Olive oil

Instructions:

1. Season chicken in salt after cleaning. Let stand 15 minutes.
2. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Sautée garlic and onions till caramelized. Shift to side of skillet.
3. Brown chicken, cooking about 3 minutes on each side.
4. Add curry powder, coating chicken pieces entirely.
5. Add carrots, bay leaves, sugar and 1 cup water, bringing to boil.
6. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Cook for 20 minutes.
7. In large bowl, toss sweet potato chunks in salt and pepper. Drizzle some olive oil.
8. Preheat Air Fryer 3 minutes at 380°F. Cook potatoes in two batches, frying for 12 minutes, stirring once at half-way mark. Set aside once cooked.
9. Turn curry up to medium-high heat. Add coconut milk and bring to boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add sweet potatoes and reduce to low heat. This is a good chance to skim out that excess grease as this can get fatty.
10. In small bowl whisk tapioca starch with equal parts water to create a slurry. Pour into curry, stirring well till sauce thickens. You can prepare more slurry if you like it thicker. Allow to sit for 10 minutes and serve with warmed Naan. Pickled lime optional.

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO THE DRIVE-IN PREMIERE SCREENING OF “FATIMA”

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers in the Toronto area a chance to win passes to a special Drive-In Premiere Screening of FATIMA at Ontario Place! Note: you will need to have a car to attend and can bring up to three people with you.

Details:

Time: 9:00PM

Location: Drive-In Ontario Place

955 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON M6K 3B9

Synopsis:

Fatima tells the story of a 10-year old shepherd and her two young cousins in Fátima, Portugal, who report seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. 

Their revelations inspire believers but anger officials of both the Church and the secular government, who try to force them to recant their story.

As word of their prophecy spreads, tens of thousands of religious pilgrims flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience will change their lives forever.

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Elevation Pictures release FATIMA Friday, August 28, 2020.

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A “THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN” PRIZE PACK

We’re back and we thank you for being so patient with us through these challenging times! We’ve got your chance to win one of three THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN Prize Packs! One winner will be picked each from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.

Synopsis:

This August, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick Star and the rest of the gang from Bikini Bottom hit the big screen in the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event. After SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home. As they navigate the delights and dangers on this perilous and hilarious rescue mission, SpongeBob and his pals prove there’s nothing stronger than the power of friendship.

Prize Pack includes:

– 1 x SpongeBob 13” figurine
– 2 x SB character small plush dolls
– 1 x SB kids sunglasses
– 1 x SB slime
– 1 x SB Bubbles
– 1 x Mini poster
– 1 x T-shirt
Value: $117.00

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Canada is lucky enough to get an advanced release! Paramount Pictures Canada release THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN in Canadian theatres on Friday, August 14, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE SLEEPOVER”

This actually looks really fun! THE SLEEPOVER is coming to Netflix this month, starring Malin Åkerman and Joe Manganiello!

Synopsis:

In this family adventure-comedy, Clancy (Sadie Stanley) and her kid brother Kevin (Maxwell Simkins) discover that their seemingly normal stay-at-home mom Margot (Malin Åkerman) is actually a former high-end thief in the witness protection program. When both their mom and dad (Ken Marino) are kidnapped and forced to pull one last job with an ex-flame of Margot’s (Joe Manganiello), the siblings must team up to rescue their parents over the course of one action-packed night that they’ll never forget. The Sleepover is directed by Trish Sie (Pitch Perfect 3).

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THE SLEEPOVER streams on Netflix Friday, August 21, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “I AM WOMAN”

Premiering at TIFF ’19, I AM WOMAN now soon sees a release in Canada exactly a year later!

SYNOPSIS:
1966. Helen Reddy arrives in New York with her three-year-old daughter, a suitcase and $230 in her pocket. Helen had been told she had won a recording contract, but the record company promptly dashes her hopes by telling her it has enough female stars and suggests she has fun in New York before returning home to Australia.

Helen, without a visa, decides to stay in New York anyway and pursue a singing career, struggling to make ends meet and provide for her daughter. There she befriends legendary rock journalist Lillian Roxon, who becomes her closest confident, and inspires her to write and sing the iconic song “I Am Woman” which becomes the anthem for the second wave feminist movement and galvanises a generation of women to fight for change. 

She also meets Jeff Wald, a young aspiring talent manager who becomes her agent and husband. Jeff helps her get to the top, but he also suffers from a drug addiction, which gradually turns their relationship toxic. Caught in the treadmill of fame and dependent on Jeff to manage her professional life, Helen finds the strength to take control of her own career and keep pursuing her dreams.

I AM WOMAN stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald and Evan Peters. 

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Quiver Distribution release I AM WOMAN Friday Sept. 11th, 2020 on Digital and On-Demand.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “RATCHED”

Meet the woman before the monster. Sarah Paulson stars in RATCHED from American Horror Story Creator Ryan Murphy. See the brand-new Trailer! About RATCHED From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, RATCHED is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred’s stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born. RATCHED was inspired by the iconic and unforgettable character of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and was created by Evan Romansky. The series stars Sarah Paulson as Mildred Ratched, Cynthia Nixon as Gwendolyn Briggs, Judy Davis as Nurse Betsy Bucket, Sharon Stone as Lenore Osgood, Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover, Finn Wittrock as Edmund Tolleson, Charlie Carver as Huck, Alice Englert as Dolly, Amanda Plummer as Louise, Corey Stoll as Charles Wainwright, Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte and Vincent D’Onofrio as Gov. George Wilburn. The series is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Sarah Paulson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Aleen Keshishian, Jacob Epstein, Jennifer Salt, Margaret Riley, Michael Douglas, Robert Mitas and Tim Minear.

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RATCHED arrives on Netflix Friday, September 18, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE BOYS” SEASON 2 FINAL TRAILER

A new final Trailer for Season 2 of THE BOYS has just surfaced with official dates!

Synopsis:

The even more intense, more insane Season 2 finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.

The Supes of The Seven also include Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), The Deep (Chace Crawford) and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell).  Recurring stars in season two include Claudia Doumit, Goran Visnijc, Malcolm Barrett, Colby Minifie, Shantel VanSanten, Cameron Crovetti, PJ Byrne, Laila Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito returning as Vought boss Stan Edgar, among others.

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The first three episodes stream Friday, September 4, 2020, with the finale set to premiere Friday, October 9, 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE WAY I SEE IT” TRAILER

Produced by Laura Dern, Evan Hayes and Jayme Lemons, THE WAY I SEE IT is a candid look by Pete Souza, White House Photographer. It was scheduled to premiere at Telluride this year.

Synopsis:

Based on the New York Times #1 bestseller comes The Way I See It, an unprecedented look behind the scenes of two of the most iconic Presidents in American History, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, as seen through the eyes of renowned photographer Pete Souza. As Official White House Photographer, Souza was an eyewitness to the unique and tremendous responsibilities of being the most powerful person on Earth. The movie reveals how Souza transforms from a respected photojournalist to a searing commentator on the issues we face as a country and a people.

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Focus Features release THE WAY I SEE IT September 2020.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “TARGET NUMBER ONE”

Check-out this new Trailer for TARGET NUMBER ONE, based on a true story!

Synopsis:
Inspired by real events that took place in 1989, Target Number One follows three interconnected stories: an ex heroin junkie who gets trapped by a criminal organization to set up a drug deal in Thailand; an undercover cop who’s humiliated and decides to take a short cut to enhance the performance of his team; and an investigative reporter who’s forced to re-evaluate his core convictions and maverick methods after the birth of his first child.

Starring:Josh Hartnett, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Jim Gaffigan,
Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar, J.C. Mackenzie & Amanda Crew

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eOne Films release TARGET NUMBER ONE in Ontario Friday, August 14, 2020.  It is playing now in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Quebec.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “LONG WAY UP” COMING TO APPLE TV+

Ewan McGregor is back in LONG WAY UP, a new Docu-Series coming soon to Apple TV+!

Synopsis:

Motorcycle Series “Long Way Up,” stars and is executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, which reunites best friends after more than a decade since their last motorbike adventure around the world. Covering 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings and 13 countries, starting from the city of Ushuaia at the tip of South America, Ewan and Charley journey through the glorious and underexposed landscapes of South and Central America in their most challenging expedition to date, using cutting edge technology on the backs of their electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire® motorcycles in order to contribute to the sustainability of the planet. The new series will follow Ewan and Charley as they journey through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and up through Colombia, Central America and Mexico. Also joining them are their longtime collaborators, directors David Alexanian and Russ Malkin following them in their electric Rivians.

The first three episodes of LONG WAY UP arrive on Apple TV+ Friday, September 18, 2020 with new episodes to come weekly.

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