The internet is abuzz about CANDYMAN, this reimagination of the Horror classic, written and produced by Jordan Peele, directed by Nia DaCosta.

Synopsis:
Don’t say his name.

This summer, Oscar® winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.

For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Euphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

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CANDYMAN is in theatres Friday, June 12, 2020.

Things are taking-off fast for Singer/Rapper Doja Cat! A Video for her new Single SAY SO, which samples Chic‘s Good Times, has surfaced and like us, we’re sure you’ll be charmed by the 24-year-old Los Angeles native’s star power and if not that, there’s a gorgeous tiger! She also appears on the Soundtrack for BIRDS OF PREY!

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Doja Cat’s sophomore Disc HOT PINK is in stores now. She plays Toronto’s The Phoenix Concert Hall Friday, March 27, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Music Entertainment)

Toronto! We’ve got your chance to win passes to the Toronto Premiere of RUN THIS TOWN with Toronto’s Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud and Director Ricky Tollman in attendance. The Premiere takes place Tuesday, March 3, 2020 and will have a Q&A.

Synopsis:
Naive, young Toronto newspaper reporter Bram (Ben Platt) finds himself doing desk work instead of breaking hard-hitting stories, until he accidentally finds scandalous information about the city’s controversial mayor, . Rob Ford (Damian Lewis) Bram attempts to pry information from Ford‘s aides, Ashley (Nina Dobrev) and Kamal (Mena Massoud), who are trying to cover Ford’s tracks and spin the story.

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Elevation Pictures release RUN THIS TOWN Friday, March 6, 2020.

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You need to see this!! Completely unrecognizable, Taylor Swift stars in and directs the Video for new single, THE MAN. The Track is the latest off her stellar Disc, LOVER. Channeling her best Wolf of Wall Street, Taylor questions double standards as a man herself in some amazing costume and makeup. Note that she OWNS the Track too.

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(Photo/video credit: Universal Music Group)

Check-out this first look at RUMBLE featuring an amazing Voice Cast!

SYNOPSIS:
In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion.

Cast: Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Tony Danza, Becky Lynch, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Schwartz and Michael Buffer

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Paramount Pictures Canada release RUMBLE Friday, January 21, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

We’re giving Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see THE WAY BACK starring Ben Affleck. Screenings take place as follows:

EDMONTON
Screening details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2

CALGARY
Screening details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
6455 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary AB, T2H 0K4

OTTAWA
Screening details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa
2385 City Park Drive
Ottawa Ontario, K1J 1G1

WINNIPEG
Screening details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
817 St. James Street
Winnipeg MB, R3G 3L3

HALIFAX
Screening details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5

Synopsis:
Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, triggered by an unspeakable loss, costing him his marriage and any hope for a better life.

When he is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, which has fallen far since his glory days, he reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront the demons that have derailed him. But will it be enough to fill the void, heal the deep wounds of his past, and set him on the road to redemption?

Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (“Argo,” “The Accountant”) stars in “The Way Back,” directed by Gavin O’Connor (“The Accountant,” “Warrior”).

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(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Canada)

We’re thrilled to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see Disney and Pixar‘s ONWARD. Screenings take place on Wednesday March 4, 2020 in the following cities:

Screening Location:
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook (Calgary)
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa

Synopsis:
When teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, they embark on an extraordinary quest aboard Barley’s epic van Guinevere. Like any good quest, their journey is filled with magic spells, cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when the boys’ fearless mom Laurel (voice of Julia Louis-Dreyfus) realizes her sons are missing, she teams up with a part-lion, part-bat, part-scorpion, former warrior – aka The Manticore (voice of Octavia Spencer) – and heads off to find them. Perilous curses aside, this one magical day could mean more than any of them ever dreamed. Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” opens in theatres on March 5, 2020.

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ONWARDS is in theatres Thursday, March 5, 2020.

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Mongrel Media x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see I STILL BELIEVE. Screenings take place in:

Toronto
Cineplex Yonge & Dundas
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Vancouver
Cineplex Scotiabank Vancouver
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:30PM

Montreal
Cineplex Scotiabank Montreal
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Calgary
Cineplex Scotiabank Chinook
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Edmonton
Cineplex Scotiabank Edmonton
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Ottawa
Cineplex Scotiabank Ottawa
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Halifax
Cineplex Scotiabank Halifax
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Winnipeg
Cineplex Scotiabank Winnipeg
Wednesday, March 11th – 7:00PM

Synopsis:
One love can change your life. One life can change the world. From the creators of I Can Only Imagine comes an inspiring love story for the ages. Rediscover the wonder of love in I STILL BELIEVE, based on the real-life story of chart-topping singer Jeremy Camp.

Starring KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain, and Gary Sinise, I STILL BELIEVE is directed by The Erwin Brothers, from a screenplay by Jon Erwin & Jon Gunn, based on the book by Jeremy Camp, and produced by Kevin Downes, John Erwin, and Andrew Erwin.

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Mongrel Media release I STILL BELIEVE Friday, March 13, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)

We present the brand-new official Trailer for long-awaited COMING 2 AMERICA!

Synopsis:

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

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COMING 2 AMERICA arrives on Amazon Prime Video March 5, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Amazon Prime Video)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG runs away with the top spot again this weekend with $26.6 million from 4,198 theatres for Paramount Pictures, bringing it’s it’s  already to $101 million heading into its second week.

THE CALL OF THE WILD opens in second spot with $23 million from 3,752 theatres for 20th Century Fox/Disney. It gets 64% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore for NEON/MK2.

BIRDS OF PREY perches in third with $7.6 million, a three-week total of $73.1 million for Warner Bros.

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE is in fourth, still going strong with $5.4 million for Sony Pictures, a total $190 million earned domestically.

BRAHMS: BOY II debuts in fifth with $5.2 million from 2,151 theatres for STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures. It gets 9% on the Tomatometer and a C- CinemaScore.

Best Picture winner PARASITE rounds it all out with $4 million from 1,803 theatres.