Finally a reason to watch Glee again. Upon hearing about an upcoming Episode “hopelessly-devoted” entirely to Grease, I felt a great sigh of relief that Glee finally is “shaping-up”! Rolling Stone gets the first Preview of You’re the One That I Want which for an entire generation and many after, defined a moment of liberation known as the Finale of one of the Greatest Musical Films of all time.
The Glease Episode doesn’t air till Thursday, November 15, 2012 on FOX/Global at 8:00 PM EST, but here’s a Sneak Peak of what we can expect:
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Glease is in-stores on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 via Sony Music Canada. Order it here.
How brillz! Tarantino Fans, this is your chance to design official DJANGO UNCHAINED Swag! Alliance Films just announced this Contest where you can design an official Promo Sticker for the much-anticipated Film (to be gifted to Fans at Nobis Retailers), due this Christmas in theatres. Above this, you could win Advance Passes to see the Film before everyone else, plus a complete Tarantino Blu-Ray Box Set.
DJANGO UNCHAINED is the seventh Film from visionary Director Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Leonardo Dicaprio, Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson.
See the Trailer in full below:
All details are here. Good luck!
(Photo credit: Alliance Films)
Huge bow for Disney this weekend with Animated Feature Wreck-It Ralph debuting at number one with $49.1 million. Opening Friday night with an impressive $13.4 million from 3,752 theatres across North America, the Video Game-obsessed Film features the Voicework of Jack McBrayer (spotted in Toronto recently), Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly and Jane Lynch. Audiences and Critics are responding well already with it earning 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, putting it in-contention for Best Animated Feature at the upcoming Oscars.
Opening in second is Paramount Pictures’ Flight, starring Denzel Washington. The Film is the latest from Director/Producer/Writer Robert Zemeckis, best known for 2000’s Cast Away. The Plane Crash-Drama has received solid Reviews, tallying 76% at Rotten Tomatoes and earns $25 million from 1,900 theatres this weekend.
Last week’s number one Film, Argo slips to number three this weekend but still is performing strongly with $10.2 million for Warner Bros., which has a legitimate chance of winning Best Picture with this gripping Political Drama – not to mention several Acting Awards with an array of brilliant performances.
RZA‘s directorial Debut, The Man with the Iron Fists insists on keeping expectations low, opening in fourth for Universal Pictures with $8.2 million from 1,868 theatres. Reviews have been mixed (56% on Rotten Tomatoes) for the Kung Fu-Action Flick, made for a Budget of $20 million. Eli Roth produces while Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung and Russell Crowe star.
Cloud Atlas unfortunately continues to under-perform for Warner Bros. in sixth with $4.8 million in this its second week of release, just ahead of Paranormal Activity 4 in eight with $4.3 million with a bit of a post-Halloween slump in its third week. Meanwhile, Silent Hill: Revelation 3-D rounds out the Top Ten with $3.3 million.
A thrilling stretch duel in the Breeders’ Cup Classic is what will define Horse Racing’s Championship Day(s) in 2012. The marquee $5- million Match, drew eleven Competitors out to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California today, just one of several title-deciding races held Friday and today. Racing Fans got exactly what they had hoped for – a real Battle to the Finish, watching Fort Larned win the Classic by a head over Mucho Macho Man. Race Favourite Game on Dude who finished second in the same Event last year, placed a troubled seventh this year, causing many to criticize Trainer Bob Baffert‘s decision to replace Woodbine-birthed Rider Chantal Sutherland mid-season after much success with her. “That was the worst race of his Career”, Baffert tells NBC Sports.
Even though all eyes were on the day’s big Finale, it was a stunning Victory from Wise Dan in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile which ultimately sealed the deal for the five-year-old Gelding as North America’s Horse of the Year, based on the strength of three consecutive Grade I wins this Season, including a giant Victory at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack this September in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Under just a bit of urging from John Velazquez, Wise Dan steered clear of last year’s Kentucky Derby Winner, Animal Kingdom to set a Course Record with a sizzling time of 1:31.78 for the one-mile Event. The Champ even took a minute to Re-Tweet me today (below) after his Win. Great to see he’s so versed in Social Media!
Unbeaten in five starts, two-year-old Colt Shanghai Bobby has stamped himself a deserving Favourite for next year’s Kentucky Derby. Jockey Rosie Napravnik guided him to a Win in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, solidifying his standing as the best two-year-old Colt in North America. Napravnik has the distinction of being only the second female Jockey ever to win a Breeders’ Cup Race.
Royal Delta on Friday for a second year in-a-row, won the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic under famed Jockey Mike Smith, en route to in all likelihood being voted Champion Older Filly or Mare at the forthcoming Eclipse Awards. She was voted Champion Three-Year-Old Filly last year and now has earned a remarkable $3.7 million in only 15 races. Word is that she’s United Arab Emirates-bound for the $10-million Dubai World Cup.
The Canadian Contingent fared well at the Breeders’ Cup this year with a pair of Runner-Up finishes. Delegation finished a bang-up third under Toronto-based Rider Patrick Husbands in the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile; he was just at Woodbine a couple weeks back winning the Durham Cup Stakes. Meanwhile stellar Filly Marketing Mix, finished second yesterday in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Spring in the Air, a major Contender (and my personal pick) for Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in Canada, finished a respectable fifth in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies on Friday under Husbands also.
Celebrity Horse Racing Fans who were named Ambassadors at this year’s Breeders’ Cup include the likes of Elizabeth Banks, Toby Keith and Bo Derek, while legendary Crooner Tony Bennett was called-upon to sing at the Post Parade for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, also presenting the winning Trophy post-Race to the Connections of Fort Larned.
Watch the Recaps of the Races over at the Official Website for the Breeders’ Cup right here. How could you not love this Sport?
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Is it really true? Universal Music really is going big for the upcoming release of Rihanna‘s seventh album and included on the 777 Promotional Tour are London, Paris, Toronto, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and New York. As reported by The Sun (UK), Rihanna will be flying on a private jet – I’m assuming a Boeing 777 – from City to City and in addition to her Entourage, some lucky Fans will on-board too witnessing an in-flight Performance! Thanks to sharp-eyed Reader Monika for sending this along.
This Strategy actually sounds somewhat like an initiative Drake ran with Virgin Airlines a couple years back which I attended here in Toronto, but of course this is much more blinged-out! As is the case with previous visits to the City, Rihanna has spent some time with her famous Toronto Friend. Wonder if they’ll be reuniting once again?
Rihanna‘s Unapologetic is due on November 16, 2012.
They’re back. If you’re a Starbucks Fanatic like myself, you probably look forward greatly to their Red Cups which come out every November, timed for the Holidays. The Cups are no-frills, simplistic and still festive this year – my Grande Cup donned simply with a cute Child thanking their lucky Stars for Starbucks.
New on the Menu this year are gooey Chocolate Caramel Muffins and a newly-designed Frosted Snowman Cookie. Some Stores even have Bear Claw Cookies although I have yet to spot these…
“Rekindle the Season” seems to be the Tagline. So tell me, will you be rekindling your Romance with the Gingerbread Latte, an Eggnog Latte or perhaps a Peppermint Mocha?
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
You’ve seen his Photos inside and on the Covers of US Weekly, People, InStyle and Hello! Canada and you can imagine my great delight when top Toronto Celebrity Photographer, Mr. Todd Gillis expressed interest in photographing Billy. I’d be crazy to pass-up an opportunity like this! An honour.
Billy had an amazing time at the soon-t0-launch Beaches Studio earlier today which is situated at Kingston Road x Main Street, showing-off a variety of Outfits he’s acquired throughout the years. The gorgeous Studio which focuses on Corporate, Wedding, Family & Pets, Headshots, Portfolios and Event Photography, is a joint-venture between Todd and another top Celebrity Photographer in Alex Urosevic, who has photographed official Snaps for the likes of international Megastars like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.
Handling it like a seasoned Professional under Todd‘s guidance, Billy gave it his all and I think the results truly speak on their own. I am speechless. Just look!
Believe it or not, you too can have a taste of Celebrity right here in Toronto. Learn more about Beaches Studio on their Official Website here. They also have a Facebook Fan Page right here!
(Photo credit: Todd Gillis/Beaches Studio)
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Directioners. Sony Music Canada & Mr. Will Wong want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win a copy of One Direction‘s eagerly-awaited second Album, Take Me Home! The Disc is a Follow-up to the three-million-selling Debut Up All Night from the World’s one unifying Pop Obsession, and if the record-breaking success of latest Single Live While We’re Young is any indication of what’s to come, then we can expect anything but “little things” from One Direction. Carl Falk, Dr. Luke, Ed Sheeran and Shellback all lend a hand on this surefire Chart-Topper.
Check-out the Tracklisting for Take Me Home below:
Live While We’re Young
Kiss You
Little Things
C’mon, C’mon
Last First Kiss
Heart Attack
Rock Me
Change My Mind
I Would
Over Again
Back for You
They Don’t Know About Us
Summer Love
To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and be following on Twitter, before Friday, November 16, 2012.
Double your chances by Re-Tweeting the below:
.@MRWILLW wants me to win a copy of @ONEDIRECTION‘s “TAKE ME HOME“, in-stores 11/13/12! http://tinyurl.com/9keoqqm
Don’t forget also to watch the Lyric Video for One Direction‘s next Single, Little Things (co-penned by Ed Sheeran) below:
Sony Music Canada releases Take Me Home on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Pre-order the Yearbook Edition of Take Me Home on iTunes right here!
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)
Christina Aguilera really needs no introduction and for me personally, much of the early 2000s were spent obsessing over her! Having sold 50 million Albums worldwide, the Singer/Songwriter/Actress and now Reality TV Star is on the verge of releasing her seventh Studio Album, Lotus. Sony Music Canada and Mr. Will Wong want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win a copy of the Disc which features Production from Alex da Kid, Shellback and Max Martin. Duets with The Voice Co-Stars Blake Shelton and Cee-Lo also can be heard on Lotus.
Check-out the Tracklisting for Lotus below:
Army Of Me
Red Hot Kinda Love
Make The World Move (featuring Cee Lo Green)
Your Body
Let There Be Love
Sing For Me
Blank Page
Cease Fire
Around The World
Circles
Best Of Me
Just A Fool (with Blake Shelton)
To enter to win a copy, simply click “like” on this Post on Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and also be following on Twitter. Your deadline is Friday, November 16, 2012.
Double your chances by Re-Tweeting the below:
.@MRWILLW wants me to win a copy of CHRISTINA AGUILERA‘S “LOTUS“, in-stores 11/13/12! http://tinyurl.com/8ldydvm
Watch Christina Aguilera‘s latest Q&A below on the making of Lotus:
Sony Music Canada releases Lotus on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Pre-order Lotus (Deluxe Version) on iTunes here.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)
With her current Single Ready or Not garnering 12 million views on YouTube already, Bridgit Mendler‘s Star is rising fast. The 19-year-old Disney Actress/Singer/Songwriter has just released her debut CD, Hello My Name Is via Universal Music Canada and she was just in Toronto earlier this week to promote the Disc, including a Signing at HMV Vaughan Mills. I had the pleasure of meeting Mendler when she came to the City late August. Sweetheart!
In addition to gracing the Cover of VerveGirl this Holiday Season, Mendler has a busy Schedule ahead including Season Three of Good Luck Charlie airing currently. Also, she soon will be headed to University of Southern California to begin Studies.
Mendler is definitely the real Deal. Watch her performance on New.Music.Live recently right here, where her Fans came out in hoards!
To enter to win a Copy of Hello My Name Is, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and also be following on Twitter. Your Deadline is November 6, 2012. Good luck.
Order Hello My Name Is on iTunes here and don’t forget to “like” Universal Music Canada on Facebook.
(Photo credit: Universal Music)
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