We are thrilled to give our Readers a chance to see acclaimed TIFF ’19 selection JUST MERCY!

VANCOUVER
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Cinemas Marine Gateway and VIP
452 SW Marine Dr

Vancouver BC, V5X 0C3

MONTREAL EN
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Odeon Forum Cinemas

2313 St. Catherine St. W. Suite 101

Montreal Quebec, H3H 1N2

MONTREAL FR
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Quartier Latin
350 Rue Emery
Montreal QC, H2X 1J1

EDMONTON
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2

OTTAWA
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa
2385 City Park Drive
Ottawa ON, K1J 1G1

CALGARY
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
6455 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary AB, T2H 0K4

WINNIPEG
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
817 St. James Street
Winnipeg MB, R3G 3L3

HALIFAX
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5

Synopsis:
Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “Short Term 12,” “Captain Marvel”) star in “Just Mercy,” an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen.

Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling memoir.

“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the main testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings, as well as overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system— stacked against them.

The main cast also includes Rob Morgan (“Mudbound”) as Herbert Richardson, a fellow prisoner who also sits on death row awaiting his fate; Tim Blake Nelson (“Wormwood”) as Ralph Myers, whose pivotal testimony against Walter McMillian is called into question; Rafe Spall (“The Big Short”) as Tommy Chapman, the DA who is fighting to uphold Walter’s conviction and sentence; O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”) as Anthony Ray Hinton, another wrongly convicted death row inmate whose cause is taken up by Bryan; and Karan Kendrick (“The Hate U Give”) as Walter’s wife, Minnie McMillian, who stands by her husband.

The film was produced by two-time Oscar nominee Gil Netter (“Life of Pi,” “The Blind Side”), Asher Goldstein (“Short Term 12”) and Michael B. Jordan. Bryan Stevenson, Mike Drake, Niija Kuykendall, Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Scott Budnick, Jeff Skoll and Charles D. King served as executive producers.

Cretton co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (“The Glass Castle”), based on Stevenson’s book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau, the book has spent more than 180 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List and counting. It was also named one of the year’s best books by a number of top publications, including TIME Magazine. For the book, Stevenson also won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, an NAACP Image Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.\

Cretton’s behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Brett Pawlak, production designer Sharon Seymour, editor Nat Sanders and composer Joel P West, all of whom previously collaborated with the director on “The Glass Castle.” They are joined by costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (“Detroit,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Endeavor Content/One Community/Participant Media/Macro, a Gil Netter Production, an Outlier Society Production,

“Just Mercy.” The film is slated for limited release on December 25, 2019 and will go wide on January 10, 2020. “Just Mercy” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and has been rated PG-13 for thematic content, including some racial epithets.

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JUST MERCY is in theatres Friday, January 12, 2020.

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HUSTLERS still ranks among our favourites of 2019 and we’re thrilled with Elevation Pictures/Universal Home Pictures Entertainment to give our Readers in Canada a chance to win a Blu-ray copy of this enthralling true story!

Synopsis:

Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article “The Hustlers at Scores,” follows a crew of savvy strippers who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Starting in 2007, we meet experienced exotic dancer Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) and newcomer Destiny (Constance Wu). Ramona takes Destiny under her wing and introduces her to the life of an exotic dancer, showing her how the game works. She also learns that the group of strippers she’s become a part of not only dance, but hustle their way into the pockets of their wealthy clients.

However, after the 2008 Wall Street crash, attendance at the club drops off and the dancers struggle to earn money. They devise a scam to coerce potential clubgoers to spend huge amounts of money at the club, with the women getting a large cut of the profits. But this scheme doesn’t work well in the long run.

Features:
Includes Blu-ray, DVD and a digital copy of Hustlers (Digital Copy redemption code subject to expiration. See product insert for details.)
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Feature Commentary with Director Lorene Scafaria

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HUSTLERS is in stores Tuesday, December 10, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures/Universal Home Pictures Entertainment)

And just like that, another year has passed! 2019 in Horse Racing was unique in that we didn’t have any one standout. Many had a chance to shine throughout the year and for the first time in quite some time, the race for Horse of the Year in Canada is wide-open. The fact that the main contenders all come from different Trainers, is a testament to that.

Could it be former claimer-turned Grade I victress STARSHIP JUBILEE who gets the crown or might it be Woodbine fan favourite PINK LLOYD who takes the honours once again? EL TORMENTA shocked us with an upset score in the Grade I Woodbine Mile, making a valid argument for himself as well. Or might it be TONE BROKE who came from the U.S. to the country he was born and double-scored in the last two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown? We will find out next April at the Sovereign Awards!

Keeping with tradition, we’ve compiled our Year in Horses remembering 2019 in our travels to Woodbine, Saratoga and Belmont. Thank you to the community as always for your warm welcome and the athletes for giving us something to cheer for!

Enjoy, and buckle up, this one’s a fast ride!

Racing returns to Woodbine Racetrack April 20, 2020.

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We are beyond excited! TOP GUN is one of our fondest childhood memories! Present a brand-new Trailer and Poster for TOP GUN: MAVERICK.

SYNOPSIS:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release TOP GUN: MAVERICK Friday, June 26, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)

The weekend belongs to JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, nabbing top spot in its debut with $50 million for Sony Pictures, from 4,078 theatres. This is a best opening for the Franchise, also getting 67% on the Tomatometer. Last installment, 2018’s WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE became Sony Pictures‘ highest-grossing title ever.

In second after a three-week reign, is FROZEN 2 with $21 million from 4,078 theatres for Disney.

KNIVES OUT lands in third with $9.5 million for Lionsgate Films/Mongrel Media.

Fourth spot goes to Clint Eastwood‘s RICHARD JEWELL which is based on true events at the 1996 Summer Olympics, earning $6.5 million from 2,502 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 75% on the Tomatometer and an A CinemaScore despite some controversy about its accuracy.

BLACK CHRISTMAS opens in fifth with $5.3 million from 2,625 theatres for Universal Pictures, with 43% on the Tomatometer and a D CinemaScore.

Rounding-out the Top Ten is 21 BRIDGES with $1.3 million fron 1,533 theaters for VVS Films/STX Entertainment.

Nearing a wrap, Collin Schiffli-directed DIE IN A GUNFIGHT continues its last few days of filming in Toronto. The Action-Romance Drama starring Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages) and Alexandra Daddario (True Detective) centers on a couple whose fathers are enemies. The Film stars also Travis Fimmel (Vikings) who we spotted last week, John Ralston (Ready or Not), Wade Marcus-Allain (Insecure), Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage).

The Cast were based out of a church on the east-end of Queen Street filming a wedding scene. Braving frigid weather, we spotted some of the Cast who were amazingly nice to stop in the cold for snaps after a long three days at the location. Boneta donned bruises on his face and we need to understand the circumstances leading to that. But we will have to wait and see!

While the New York-set Film has gone through multiple casting considerations, it finally is being made after appearing on The Blacklist, a shortlist of unproduced Screenplays in 2010. The Script is by Gabriel Ferrari and Andrew Barrer.

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Carey Mulligan is back in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, which premieres at Sundance 2020.

Synopsis:
From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman … until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.

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Universal Pictures Canada release PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Friday, April 17, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada/Focus Features)

In celebration of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, Toronto will be getting its own Canadian-exclusive Fan Experience!

The Bell Media Campus at 277 Queen Street West will play host to the nine-day Exhibit which runs from December 13 from 1p.m. – 7p.m. and remain open daily for the rest of the run from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

#THERISEOFSKYWALERTO Experience contains six rooms inspired by the past 40 years of Star Wars including:

The Lightsaber Room
The Chewie Inspired Room
The Force Room
The C-3PO Inspired Room
The Toy Room
The Ticket Room

Walt Disney Studios Canada release STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Friday, December 19, 2019.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Motion Pictures Canada)

Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Montreal and Toronto a chance to win Advance Passes to see LIKE A BOSS! Screenings take place January 6, 2020.

SYNOPSIS:
Best friends Mia and Mel (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) proves too tempting to pass up, putting Mel and Mia’s lifelong friendship in jeopardy. The beauty business is about to get ugly. LIKE A BOSS also stars Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release LIKE A BOSS JANUARY 10, 2020.

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She needs no introduction, our national treasure, Céline Dion! I am still over-the-moon about this! Dion brings her Courage World Tour to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for two nights and the reviews are praising her being at the top of her game! Her first time back in a LONG time.

We have been blessed by Dion‘s endless catalog of hits. Because You Loved Me, The Power of Love, I’m Your Angel, Where Does My Heart Beat Now, It’s All Coming Back to Me Now and of course My Heart Will Go On. These timeless classics are a statement of an era expressed by a voice so powerful it reached hearts internationally, and so delicate it understood the pain and beauty of love that only one can know on a personal level.

We spotted Dion, who looked absolutely stunning in red late last night following her show and a dinner. She is every bit the person I always imagined and have always admired, stopping for posed photos and signing memorabilia for fans with the help of her amazing Security who accompanied her in a three-car fleet. You never forget a voice like Céline Dion‘s and I will never forget this and the tough times and memories she has helped me through. ♥️

Tonight will be my first time seeing Dion live finally after dreaming of seeing her in Vegas at her residency for many years. I am beyond thrilled!

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Overjoyed I finally got to see #CelineDion live on her #CourageTour! I am overcome with emotion still. Céline has that rare ability to move me to tears with the sheer power of her voice and raw vulnerability she conveys. Yet also, she has this magnetic humour that reminds us that she gets the last laugh always. Completely, utterly spellbound. Don’t think I bawled ever this much at a concert. Thank you, @habeegirl for a birthday gift I will never forget. So happy we got to experience this together. ♥️

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