#INTERVIEW: SOPHIA COPPOLA AND CAILEY SPAENY ON “PRISCILLA”

By Mr. Will Wong After winning raves in Venice and a seal of approval from Priscilla Presley herself, Sofia Coppola's PRISCILLA arrives after much anticipation. The Toronto-made adaptation of Presley's Memoir Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll tells the story from her perspective from the thrills of love and fame to the loneliness of isolation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vRcIb6UwAE We had the honour of sitting-in ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: “THE HOLDOVERS”

By Mr. Will Wong After winning first runner-up for TIFF '23 People's Choice Award, acclaimed Filmmaker Alexander Payne's THE HOLDOVERS soon will see a release November 10, 2023. The Film is set is set at a New England prep school where an Instructor (Paul Giamatti) is forced to stay on campus during the Holidays to care for a small number of students with nowhere else to go. He forms a bond with one in particular (Dominic Sessa) and the school's Head Cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), who just ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: CORD JEFFERSON ON “AMERICAN FICTION”

By Mr. Will Wong After making a huge splash at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, Cord Jefferson's AMERICAN FICTION is riding a high since winning the coveted People's Choice Award, a very good indicator that it is Oscars-bound. The Satire, based on Percival Everett's novel ERASURE is set to hit theatres over the Holidays and today we got a first look as its Trailer launched officially. It centers on Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright), who is a respected figure in ... Read more

#TIFF23: THE TARO GROUP ON NAVIGATING THE 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

With it being a very unusual year navigating the SAG-AFTRA strike, we chat with some seasoned Public Relations and Communications experts on how they will navigate TIFF '23. Today we profile our esteemed colleagues at THE TARO GROUP. Headquartered in Toronto, they are a leading entertainment full-service Communications and Digital agency, servicing studio and independent film companies, immersive art exhibits, experiential events and pop-ups. With this being a unique year, tell us how ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: “SECRET INVASION”

The great Nick Fury returns for one last time in Marvel Studios' SECRET INVASION. He's back and he's a wanted man. Samuel L. Jackson reprises the role of Nick Fury - now a remarkable fourteenth appearance -in this upcoming Disney+ Series, coming June 21, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0kLBEnc6c So thrilled to join a press junket with the Cast and Creators of Marvel Studios' SECRET INVASION. Joining us today were: Kevin Feige Jonathan Schwartz Ali Selim (Director) Samuel L ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: THE CAST OF “GLITTER & DOOM” AT INSIDE OUT 2023

Touted as a film celebrating all types of Queerness, Tom Gustafson's GLITTER & DOOM closes-out the 2023 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival - presented by RBC - after kicking-off May 25th in-person and online. The Jukebox Musical, set to the catalog of Indigo Girls, is a Rom-Com which centers on a musician and a carefree kid who fall in love and only have a small window to decide if they are right for one another. The Film stars Canadian-Filipino actor Alex Diaz and the UK's Alan Cammish ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: JACOB TREMBLAY ON DISNEY’S “THE LITTLE MERMAID”

You would be hard-pressed to find anyone of the generation who was affected by Disney's 1989 animated classic, THE LITTLE MERMAID. The release of its live-action adaptation directed by Rob Marshall finally is before us after a five-plus year labour of love getting it readied and after having seen it myself, I can say without a doubt fans will adore it. Spectacular visuals, affecting song and superb performances from its Ensemble sweep you away into Ariel's (Halle Bailey) world as she must ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: “WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP”

By Mr. Will Wong Based on the 1992 film of the same name. Director Calmatic's WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP adaptation is about to arrive on Disney+, ready for a new generation to embrace this Sports Comedy about unlikely friends and perseverance against our crippling obstacles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noxvcFVmG4E We got to sit in a press junket with the stars of WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP and Calmatic. Joining us were: Jack Harlow (“Jeremy”)Sinqua Walls (“Kamal”)Teyana ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: DISNEY’S “THE LITTLE MERMAID”

By Mr. Will Wong After its debut in 1989, Disney animated feature THE LITTLE MERMAID would go on to become a global phenomenon, winning Golden Globes and Oscars, in addition to winning the hearts of a generation of fans. Some 34 years later, we get Rob Marshall's live-action adaptation of this tale of a mermaid who seeks to carve her own path, finding love with a human prince is about to enchant a new generation once again. ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: JAY BARUCHEL, GLENN HOWERTON, MATT JOHNSON & THE CAST OF “BLACKBERRY”

By Mr. Will Wong After winning raves out of its Premieres in Berlin and at SXSW '23, Elevation Pictures release BLACKBERRY readies a release in theatres next month. The Film centers on the rise and fall of the world's first ever Smartphone, developed just an hour outside of Toronto. The Comedy-Drama is directed and written by Toronto's Matt Johnson, the Script adapted from Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and ... Read more