We’ve waited a long time for this! We love Baz Luhrmann and since hearing about his new Series for Netflix, THE GET DOWN, we’ve been stoked.

Synopsis:
The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art form. Set in New York in 1977, this music-driven drama series chronicles the rise of hip-hop and the last days of disco -– told through the lives, music, art and dance of the South Bronx kids who would change the world forever.

The Get Down is from Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators including four-time Oscar® winner and fellow executive producer Catherine Martin, legendary MC and executive producer Nas, associate producer Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, co-creator and executive producer Stephen Adly Guirgis; and expert collaborators, including hip-hop historian and supervising producer Nelson George.

Shameik Moore (Shaolin Fantastic), Justice Smith (Ezekiel “Books” Figuero), Herizen Guardiola (Mylene Cruz), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Cadillac), Jaden Smith (Dizzee Kipling), Skylan Brooks (Ra-Ra Kipling), Tremaine Brown Jr. (Boo Boo Kiping), Mamoudou Athie (Grandmaster Flash), Jimmy Smits (Francisco “Papa Fuerte” Cruz) and Giancarlo Esposito (Ramon Cruz) star.

See this new Trailer for the Series:

Netflix streams the first six episodes of THE GET DOWN on Friday, August 12, 2016.

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Despite posting its lowest numbers yet since its resurrection, STAR TREK BEYOND still has plenty to go on to take the top of the Box Office across North American this weekend with $56 million from 3,928 theatres for Paramount Pictures. Critics gave this latest installment from Director Justin Lin a 75% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore. 2009’s Star Trek still holds the Franchise’s highest debut with $75 million.

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS in its third week still is going strong with $29 million from 4,048 theatres for Universal Pictures. Thus far it has grossed $260 million already in its domestic run.

ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE opens in third with $21 million for 20th Century Fox, from 3,992 theatres. Critics gave this latest installment 13% only on the Tomatometer and a B- CinemaScore.

LIGHTS OUT opens in fourth with $21 million from 2,818 theatres for Warner Bros. Critics gave the Horror starring Teresa Palmer a 77% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

GHOSTBUSTERS gets shuffled back to fifth with $20 million for Sony Pictures. In two weeks it has earned $85 million.

THE INFILTRATOR in its second week rounds-out the Top Ten for Lionsgate Films with $3.1 million. In its two weeks, it has made $11.9 million.

levelFILM + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto to an Advance Screening of EDGE OF WINTER, filmed right here in Canada! The screening takes place Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

EDGE OF WINTER stars Tom Holland, (Captain America: Civil War), Joel Kinnaman, (Suicide Squad, House of Cards), Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight) and Rossif Sutherland (River, Hyena Road).

See the Trailer:

Edge of Winter – Canadian Trailer from levelFILM on Vimeo.

Artwork:

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EDGE OF WINTER opens at Carlton Cinema on Friday, August 19, 2016.

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Made right here in Toronto what seems like yesterday, xXx: Return of Xander Cage will be ready to be seen in just a few more months. After Vin Diesel teased a sneak peek on his Socials the other day, now comes this brand new Trailer! And it sure sounds like a lot of buttering Xander up!

Trailer:

Paramount Pictures Canada release xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Friday, January 20, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)

Just one year after it took over our City, Warner Bros. Pictures Canada are ready to unveil THE MOTION PICTURE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!  We’ve seen the Trailers, we’ve dreamed of what it would be like and now the moment is here!  Toronto fans will have an amazing opportunity to see, breathe and experience the magic of the upcoming blockbuster first-hand.

Next week, The Fermenting Cellar in Toronto’s Distillery District will be hosting the BELLE REVE PENITENTIARY FAN EXPERIENCE, brought to us by Audi, Battle Sports Inc, EDGE 102 FM, Imax and Cineplex. Taking place for two days,  July 27th and 28th from 1-10 PM, Toronto will get a chance to see set and prop pieces from the production including The Deadshot Jail Cell, iconic Belle Reve Mural and Harley Quinn‘s actual baseball bat.

Above this, fans also will get a chance to get into a safety suit, hop into Harley’s Smash Room with a baseball bat! Advance screening passes, signed posters, branded prize packs and even concert tickets will be up for grabs!

See the latest TV Spot from Suicide Squad here:

And did you know we’re giving away official SUICIDE SQUAD T-Shirts here?

In the meantime, follow WARNER BROS. PICTURES CANADA on Facebook here and on Twitter also here.

Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release SUICIDE SQUAD Friday, August 5, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros.)

Never in a million years would I guess I’d be able to attend an actual Guns N’ Roses concert.  Although I don’t look like what you’d expect a typical fan, I ADORE GUNS N’ ROSES.  The soundtrack of my youth was supplied by the 100+ million album-selling iconic Rock outfit from Los Angeles.  As close as it will ever get to the original lineup, Toronto fans were treated to the opportunity of a lifetime to see them perform on-stage tonight at Rogers Centre as part of their Not In This Lifetime Tour.  The Tour name of course pokes fun at notoriously troubled times the band has faced over the years and ever-shifting personnel.

Hitting the stage at 10:00 PM sharp, Guns N’ Roses played well past midnight in a City preoccupied with curfews and fines. The filled arena was more than game to continue rocking with them.  Their extensive catalog was zipped through, highlighted by hits like Mr. Brownstone, Welcome to the Jungle, Live and Let Die, You Could Be Mine, November Rain, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door and Paradise City.

Despite less than optimal sound for much of the first part of the show, the kinks were ironed out by the half-way mark and Fans truly got what they came to see.  Slash certainly hasn’t lost a step at all and was in fine form, playing his way through the show with an alarming degree of precision and swagger. Lead Vocalist Axl Rose‘s voice is a rare gem, his range still there as he danced – in what seemed like an endless supply of black t-shirts – and ran his way across the stage tirelessly, aware which moments were his and those belonging to his bandmates.

Even with the occasional lull with placement of more recent material, the show ended on the highest of notes, rivaling only those in Rose‘s upper-register, with explosions, pyrotechnics and confetti.  It is a rarity that you leave a concert where fans are screaming as they joyfully walk their way out the venue’s twisty ramps and this is the high you leave with from a Guns N’ Roses concert. A deep pleasure.

Watch Guns N’ Roses perform Sweet Child O’ Mine below:

Paradise City

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

For a second straight week, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS takes the top of the Box Office with $50.4 million for Universal Pictures from 4,381 theatres.  In two weeks thus far, it has made already $203 million in North America en route to some huge things.

Despite tons of backlash, GHOSTBUSTERS silences its naysayers with a big opening, $46 million from 3,963 theatres for Sony Pictures.  Critics gave the Reboot starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, gets a 75% on the Tomatometer. Audiences gave it a similar B+ CinemaScore.

THE LEGEND OF TARZAN is in third this weekend with $11.5 million for Warner Bros. It has made $103 million over three weeks domestically.

FINDING DORY is in fourth for Disney with $11 million, making $445 million in five weeks only.

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES places fifth with $7.3 million for 20th Century Fox, a decent $31.2 million in two weeks out.

THE INFILTRATOR debuts in eighth for Broad Green Pictures with $4.6 million from 1,601 theatres. It will open in Canada next month for Mongrel Media.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.3 million for 20th Century Fox, just shy of the $100 million-mark.

Emotional, spectacular, adventurous! All of the above apply to this new Trailer for A MONSTER CALLS!

Synopsis:
A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.

See the Trailer:

Universal Pictures Canada release A MONSTER CALLS on Friday, October 21, 2016.

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Every teenager’s worst nightmare.  See Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson in this new trailer for coming-of-age Dramedy THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN!

Synopsis:
From producer James L. Brooks, and writer and first-time director Kelly Fremon Craig, comes a wry coming-of-age comedy with a refreshingly authentic voice. Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and Krista are inseparable best friends attempting to navigate high school together…until Nadine discovers her older brother and Krista have been secretly dating behind her back. They soon realize that there is a fine line between best friends and worst enemies.

The cast of the film is rounded out with Kyra Sedgwick, who plays Nadine’s well-meaning but completely ineffective mother, and Woody Harrelson, who plays Mr. Bruner, Nadine’s English teacher (and mentor) who is uncannily wise in the ways of girl-clashes.

Trailer:

VVS Films release THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN  Friday, September 30, 2016. TIFF ’16, maybe?

(Photo/video credit: VVS Films)

We love that Katy is back! Although she was in the news much this week and not for her Music, an actual single surfaces. Rise, produced by Max Martin, will be the official song of the Olympics for NBC and it got itself a surprise release last night. It is a bit reminiscent of her Wide Awake.

Watch below:

You can download Rise on iTunes now.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)