Olivia Dean, talk to your boy Bruno Mars please. How is it possible to have four shows in May in Toronto, yet it still be this hard?
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#FIRSTLOOK: “SNOWDEN” TRAILER
No it's not a rumour, SNOWDEN the Movie really exists and after some delays, we're finally getting the official Trailer! Synopsis: Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, reveals the incredible untold personal story ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: “ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE” TRAILER
Tons of celebrity cameos and sassy antics highlight this new Trailer for ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE! You must check this out! Looks hilar. Synopsis: Appropriate for their big screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA + ROGERS AWARD GRANTS FOR THEATRICAL DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
With $1.6 million in funding awaited to be distributed, some familiar and emerging names were granted support through Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group of Funds' Theatrical Documentary Program. To date the program has provided funding for over 60 Films with $12 million granted. Rogers alone has handed out over $29 million in grants over the last 22 years. These are the Films that will come to grace the Festival circuit and potentially go on to Awards Season glory for Canada. The ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: TRAILER FOR “THE FOUNDER” STARRING MICHAEL KEATON
Now this we’ve always wanted to know about. THE FOUNDER tells the story of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc and how he helped transform it to the worldwide success it is. It’ll be hitting theatres this summer! Synopsis: The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of ... Read more#TAAFI: THE 2016 TORONTO ANIMATION ARTS FESTIVAL KICKS-OFF THIS WEEKEND!
By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) kicks off today with a slew of incredible workshops, talks and new Animated Movies to be screened. The Festival starts Friday, April 22, 2016 and goes until Monday April 25, 2016. With a diverse and incredible line up of talks, workshops and film premieres there is plenty of things to do and excite oneself with at TAAFI this year. Starting right off on Friday morning is a workshop with the ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN”
We love a good Thriller. Bestseller THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is about to hit the big screen and from this first look, we think we're gonna love it. Synopsis: Each day, Rachel Watson takes the train to work in the city, heading past the town of Witney. The train passes her old house where her ex-husband, Tom, and his new wife, Anna, live. She can also see the home of another married couple a few houses down. Rachel becomes endeared to this couple, whom Rachel nicknames 'Jess and Jason'. They ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” TRAILER
After some major raves at Sundance including wins for the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, we get a first official look at Nate Parker’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION, which could well be a force this coming Awards Season. Synopsis: Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: “DOCTOR STRANGE” TRAILER
Back in December, we posted this piece pointing to some early images of Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of Doctor Strange for the upcoming Marvel Studios project of the same name. The film has flown under the radar to some extent, perhaps because we have some other superhero releases to get through first in 2016, but the argument can be made that Cumberbatch is the biggest star to take up a superhero role since Robert Downey, Jr. and Scarlett Johansson. And that should make this a pretty ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS LINEUP
Umm... can we go to Cannes? The lineup for the prestigious Film Festival has been revealed and this year 49 titles from 28 countries will be making their way to the Croisette May 11-12, 2016. The Festival is seen as a precursor to some of the Films that will be seen Awards Season as contenders and also in our City, TIFF this September? Among the highlights are Woody Allen's latest, Café Society, which re-teams once again Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg. The Film is about a young man in ... Read more#FIRSTLOOK: 2016 CANADIAN FILM DAY TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
Brought to you by Cineplex Entertainment and CBC, NCFD, NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY takes place across Canada Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in 182 communities. The Festival brings togethers cinema lovers, with a patriotic twist with access to over 350 public events/screenings including new releases like Borealis, Sleeping Giant, Across the Line and The Saver, to recent favourites and classics from the likes of eOne Films and Elevation Pictures. Offerings also will be available through Bell ... Read moreFor advertising opportunites please contact mrwill@mrwillwong.com