Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Vancouver a chance to win a THE FAVOURITE Prize Pack!

Prize Pack Vancouver includes:
T-shirt, poster and playing cards.

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Synopsis:
In the early 18th century, with England and France at war, a frail  Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne as her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne‘s ill health and mercurial temper.

When new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes  Abigail, who has aristrocratic roots, under her wing. This gives Abigail the hope that she’ll be able to regain her social position if things go well. As the politics of war take up Sarah‘s time and concentration, Abigail steps in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfil her ambitions.

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Fox Searchlight release THE FAVOURITE as follows:

December 7^th – Toronto 
December 21 – Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Victoria, Winnipeg, Halifax (wide)

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We had too much fun at Taylor Swift‘s reputation Tour this summer and we’re thrilled to experience it again! See the new Trailer for the reputation Stadium Tour Concert Film, coming soon to Netflix!

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Netflix Canada stream the reputation Stadium Tour Monday, December 31, 2018.

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For those of you in Toronto, don’t forget to pop by Eaton Centre to see a super-cool Mary Poppins Returns activation. See colourful umbrellas and a life-sized Mary Poppins 55 feet up in the air at the Dundas Atrium, for an amazing Photo Op running December 10 – 23, 2018 only! The activation is brought to us by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada, Cadillac Fairview and Branded Cities.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release MARY POPPINS RETURNS Wednesday, December 19, 2018.

(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)

Mr. Will wants to give Readers a chance to see AQUAMAN at the advance screening on December 17 . Screenings take place as follows:

MONTREAL ENGLISH
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal
977 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal Quebec, H3B 4W3

OTTAWA
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
Cineplex Lansdowne
325 Marche Way #107
Ottawa ON, K1S 5J3

WINNIPEG
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
SilverCity St. Vital
1225 St Mary’s Road #160
Winnipeg MB, R2M 5E5

CALGARY
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
6455 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary AB, T2H 0K4

EDMONTON
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2

HALIFAX
Screening details:
Monday, December 17th 2018
Show Time: 7:00PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5

Synopsis:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.

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 AQUAMAN is in theatres December 21!

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Filmed right at home here in Toronto, the new Teaser for Netflix‘s THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY finally has surfaced! The Series based on My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way‘s graphic novels, comes with muh fanfare and looks every bit as exciting as it has been made out to be!

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 Netflix Canada stream THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Friday, February 15, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

It’s a fight to the finish this weekend with RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET expected to take top spot a third straight weekend at the Box Office.  The Sequel to Wreck-It Ralph is on target to take $15.4 million from 3,795 theatres for Disney, a total $140 million grossed to date domestically.

THE GRINCH continues to show amazing resiliency, to take $15.3 million from 3,841 theatres for Universal Pictures, getting edged-out oh so narrowly. Over five weeks it has made $223 million in North America.

CREED II settles for third with $9.7 million, a total $95.8 million made over three weeks for Warner Bros.

Oscar Contender GREEN BOOK is in seventh with $3.7 million for Universal Pictures, from 1,181 theatres, a total $19.8 million made over four weeks.

Rounding-out the Top Ten is WIDOWS with $3 million for 20th Century Fox, a total $38 million made over four weeks.

Nominations for the 61st GRAMMY Awards were unveiled this morning and Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the way with eight nominations for his work from the BLACK PANTHER Soundtrack. Lamar is up for Record of The Year with All The Stars, (ft. SZA), Album of the Year for Black Panther: The Album, Song of The Year with All The Stars, Best Rap Performance for King’s Dead, Best Rap/Sung Performance for All The Stars, Best Rap Song for King’s Dead and Win and Best Song Written For Visual Media with All The Stars.

Not far behind is Toronto’s Drake with seven nods including God’s Plan nominated for Record of the Year, Song of The Year and Best Rap Song categories. His Disc SCORPION is up for Album of the Year, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance with Sicko Mode and also, Best Rap Performance on Nice For What.

Female artists are front and center also with Lady Gaga and Cardi B getting five nominations each. Among the Lady Gaga‘s nominations, she gets four nods for her work on the A STAR IS BORN Soundtrack for Bradley Cooper collaboration, Shallow in the categories of Song of The Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song written for Visual Media categories with Shallow.

Cardi B also gets five nominations including Record of The Year for I Like It and the Album of The Year with debut disc, Invasion of Privacy, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Maroon 5 collaboration Girls Like You, Best Rap Performance for Be Careful and Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy.

Nominees for the highly-competitive BEST NEW ARTIST category include:
CHLOE X HALLE
LUKE COMBS
GRETA VAN FLEET
H.E.R.
DUA LIPA
MARGO PRICE
BEBE REXHA
JORJA SMITH

See Nominees in the major categories below:

Album of the Year
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Brandi Carlile – By the Way, I Forgive You
Drake – Scorpion
Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer

Record of the Year
Cardi B – I Like It
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Drake – God’s Plan
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars
Post Malone & 21 Savage – Rockstar
Zedd & Maren Morris – The Middle

Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All the Stars
Ella Mai – Boo’d Up
Drake – God’s Plan
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Zedd & Maren Morris – The Middle
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Childish Gambino – This Is America

Complete list of Nominees here.

The 61st annual GRAMMY Awards air Sunday, February 10, 2019 on CBS.

(Photo credit: Universal Music)

From the upcoming release VOX LUX, Natalie Portman makes her Pop Star debut in-character in this new Video for WRAPPED UP from the Film. Penned by Sia, we are pleasantly surprised by the results! What do you think?

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The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to VOX LUX is out now. More here.

Elevation Pictures release VOX LUX in Toronto Friday, December 21, 2018.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)

Marvel have unleashed their new Trailer for AVENGERS: ENDGAME!

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release Friday, May 3, 2019.

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Officially holding the record for longest gap for a sequel at 54 years, Mary Poppins Returns and is poised to do it in a huge way. The Rob Marshall-directed Musical starring Emily Blunt in the iconic titular role, is fresh-off four Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Emily Blunt), Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Best Original Score.

In town to promote the Film is English Actress Emily Mortimer, who plays the adult version of central Mary Poppins character Jane Banks. Mortimer has drawn acclaim for her performances in a duo of Martin Scorsese films Hugo and Shutter Island, Woody Allen‘s Match Point, plus roles in HBO’s The Newsroom. Oxford-trained Mortimer returns to the City, her first visit in a while, having starred in 2007’s Toronto-made Lars and the Real Girl alongside Ryan Gosling. Joining her is best friend Dolly Wells, with whom she created Comedy Series Dolly & Em. Wells starred in 2018’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Lee Israel’s (Melissa McCarthy) love interest, Anna.

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Gracing the Blue Carpet at Scotiabank Theatre were a bevy of familiar Canadian names who showed their pure excitement for the Film including the likes and families of Ben Mulroney, Carlos Bustamente, Morgan Hoffman, Lauren Orlando and Sarah Fisher.

We ask Mortimer about how she came to be involved with Mary Poppins Returns.

“I met Rob (Marshall) at his apartment. Someone told me that he and his producing partner John (DeLuca) saw me on a morning chat show and thought I’d be a good for Jane Banks. I don’t know if that’s true, but I met him and he was so inspiring why we needed Mary Poppins to return to our lives at this particular moment in time where life feels confusing, painful and strange. I walked out of the meeting convinced we needed to make this Movie.” .

We asked her the most daunting thing about becoming Jane Banks.

“As a child, she’s one of the most famous children in cinematic history played so brilliantly by Karen Dotrice. How do you begin to step into those tiny little shoes? I think with everyone involved with the Movie, it comes from a place of love. Everybody approached this Film loving the original and not wanting to let it down, wanting to give it their all and make it special, yet also different in its own light. There was no cynicism. It was a special experience.” .

We ask Dolly Wells what the legacy of Mary Poppins means to her.

“It means my childhood. I wish I could remember the first time I saw it. It reminds me of Christmas, my family and the fire roaring. The excitement of being a child and that anything is possible – that a nanny can have a never-ending bag of magic, can click her heels and burst into song. It has an appealing sense of joy and hope.” .

We congratulate her on Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘s two Golden Globe nominations.

“I had such nice times. Marielle Heller (Director) should have been nominated. We had a really great times. Melissa is a dream – everything you’d imagine. The performance by the incredible Richard E. Grant is charming and brilliant. Marielle has a delicate touch and this is only her second film.” .

We ask Wells about her childhood best friend, Mortimer and at what point they realized they could be collaborative partners.

“20 years ago, it was kind of her idea. She said, ‘Why don’t we write something together?’. Before that, I’d always be leaving things in a drawer that I’d written. I was too shy. It took about ten years to make a movie and now we are writing something else.” .

See some Snaps of the night:

Emily Mortimer

Dolly Wells

Sarah Fisher

Ben, John, Brian and Isabel Mulroney

Morgan and Sydney Hoffman

Carlos Bustamente and Family

The Reklaws

See some highlights from the Blue Carpet:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release MARY POPPINS RETURNS Wednesday, December 19, 2018.

Photos taken on the NIKON D3400
Video taken on the Samsung S7 Plus

(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada/Amanda Gilmore/Mr. Will Wong)