#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 ...
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#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 ...
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#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 ...
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#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 ...
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#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 ...
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#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. ...
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#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 ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE PORTER”, “SORT OF” AND “BROTHER” TAKE TOP HONOURS AT 2023 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
Canadian Screen Week 2023 has concluded with celebrations taking place over four days at Toronto's Meridian Hall, honouring the achievements of Canadian talent in film, television, and digital media.
History was made this year in the Film and Television categories with records being set. CBC’s The Porter went on to win a record 12 Canadian Screen Awards, leading television honours overall. Wins include: Best Drama Series; Best Direction, Drama Series, presented by Playback; ...
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#INTERVIEW: SAM WORTHINGTON, ROBBIE AMELL, MASA LIZDEK & APRIL MULLEN ON “SIMULANT”
By Mr. Will Wong
April Mullen's SIMULANT got the Red Carpet treatment tonight at Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto. The Sci-Fi Thriller was filmed in and around Toronto last year. Stars Sam Worthington, Robbie Amell, Masa Lizdek, Emmanuel Kabongo and Mullen were in attendance at the affair, brought to us by Mongrel Media and Telefilm Canada. Italia Ricci also came out to support her husband, Amell!
The Film looks at the consequences of Artificial Intelligence in a world where simulated ...
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#INTERVIEW: “BOSTON STRANGLER”
By Mr. Will Wong
16 women where killed in Boston, Massachussetts throughout the '60s and if it weren't for the groundbreaking female journalists at the Boston Record American, the common connection among these deaths might not have ever been found. Matt Ruskin writes and directs the compelling BOSTON STRANGLER, coming March 17, 2023 to Disney+ in Canada.
The Historical Drama recounts the struggles that Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) and Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) faced in their ...
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