#FIRSTLOOK: NEW VOICE-TO-TEXT FEATURE ON TIKTOK FOR “TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS”

How fun! For those of you on TikTok, there's a fun new feature to have Optimus Prime voice your TikToks! Right in the lead-up to eagerly-awaited Blockbuster TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS! SYNOPSIS: Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: 2023 TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP UNVEILED

The Toronto Jewish Film Foundation is proud to announce its 31st Festival, which will be taking place from June 1 - 11, 2023. The Festival program will consist of 77 films/series (including 28 Canadian premieres) from across the globe covering a variety of topics, including The Man in the Basement, which will open the Festival on June 1st, 2023 at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema with director Philippe Le Guay in attendance. The Festival will be taking a hybrid approach, making it more ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER” FYC EVENT IN LOS ANGELES

Prime Video hosted a FYC Event for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Cast members Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir), Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa), Owain Arthur (Prince Durin IV), and Peter Mullan (King Durin III) took a break from production of the second season in the UK to gather in Los Angeles and reflect on the inaugural season. Moderator Felicia Day also spoke with additional panelists, including several Heads of Departments with Ramsey Avery ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENEDEZ STORY”

From the creators of DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Coming to Netflix in 2024. Today we get a title announcement for what looks to be yet another juicy series! Can't wait to see more! For those who don't recall, these two brothers Lyle and Erik, rocked the world when they were convincted in 1996 for the murder of their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menéndez. They were both eventually sentenced to life imprisonment without ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY” BACK FOR SEASON TWO

Today, Prime Video announced the return of its hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty, launching with three episodes on Friday, July 14, 2023, with new episodes following weekly until the season finale on Friday, August 18, 2023. Based on the best-selling book trilogy from Jenny Han, Season One of the series became the No. 1 show on Prime Video during its premiere weekend. On July 14, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season Two will be a part of the savings, convenience, and entertainment that Prime ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS”

Paramount+ debuted a first look and official title for the highly anticipated espionage thriller SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS (previously titled “Lioness”). From Academy Award® nominee Taylor Sheridan, the original series stars series lead and executive producer Zoe Saldaña, Academy Award winner and executive producer Nicole Kidman, Canadian Laysla De Oliveira, and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios exclusively for ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: 2023 FUTURE OF FILM SHOWCASE

Future of Film Showcase (FOFS), Canada’s most sought-after festival for emerging Canadian filmmakers, turns 10! To celebrate this milestone anniversary, the festival welcomes 2023 Canadian Screen Award winner Lamar Johnson (Brother, The Last of Us) as this year’s keynote speaker and announces the official film selections and industry programming. Tickets to the four-day festival -- taking place May 18 - 21, 2023 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Theatre (259 Richmond St. W), Startwell Studios (230 ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “JEWISH MATCHMAKING”

It was a total earth-shattering moment when I realized there actually is a JEWISH MATCHMAKING series coming soon to Netflix. You all know how much I love INDIAN MATCHMAKING, but is this branch of the Series a worthy successor of it's predecessor? We had the opportunty to preview a few episodes of JEWISH MATCHMAKING, which centers on professional Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom, as she tries to help single Jewish men and women find love from the US to Israel. Aleeza is refreshing in that she ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: MUBI CELEBRATES CANNES WITH UPCOMING EXCLUSIVES

To celebrate the upcoming 2023 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, MUBI, the film distributor, production company and global streaming service, presents a special series throughout May focusing on twelve critically acclaimed films from the past 20 years of the festival. Included in the focus are two MUBI exclusives: Maksym Nakonechnyi’s harrowing drama Butterfly Vision (2022) and Kira Kovalenko’s poignant and daring Unclenching the Fists (2021) which won the Un Certain Regard Award at ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: SPELLING BEE OF CANADA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION

The Spelling Bee of Canada will host its National Championship Competition on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the Sheraton Parkway in Richmond Hill, ON. Following a series of regional chapter spelling bee competitions across the country, 60 finalists (20 per age category) have made it through to the next round and are set to compete at the championship this month. The full list of regional finalists is below. “Spelling Bee of Canada is proud to be celebrating 36 incredible years!” says Julie ... Read more