#SPOTTED: ANDRĂ ACIMAN IN TORONTO FOR “CALL ME BY YOUR NAME”
Hot off its four Oscar nominations today including Best Picture, Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name continues to be a fan favourite for many including ours, and we were fortunate to have it Premiere here at TIFF '17. Right in time for that important announcement Author and Professor André Aciman who wrote the Novel on which the Film is based, is in Toronto.
Appearing last night at a Book signing preceded by an In-Conversation-With at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Aciman did the rounds earlier ...
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#SUNDANCE18: SUNDANCE 2018 – JANUARY 21, 2018 DAY FOUR RECAP
It's day four of the Sundance Film Festival and we are in full flight!
There were many Premieres once again tonight in Park City. I Think We're Alone Now takes place during an apocalypse where a recluse feels the threat of companionship when finding out there is a second survivor. It stars Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning. BLAZE is the reimagining of the life of Blaze Foley who was the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music Movement. It is written and directed by Ethan Hawke and ...
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#SUNDANCE18: SUNDANCE 2018 JANUARY 20, 2018 DAY THREE RECAP
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Itâs day three at the Sundance Film Festival and the snow has come, hard. Roads were backlogged and the temperatures hit below zero but that didn't stop anything from happening at the Festival. The Films were still playing, the stars were still out and most important fans were flocking to theatres.
Some of the Films having their premieres tonight in Park City are Colette, TYREL, Sorry To Bother You, Yardie and Wildlife. Colette is about a young woman, ...
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#SPOTTED: EWXJF IN TORONTO FOR CTV’S “THE LAUNCH”
Things are taking-off quickly for Ottawa-based Duo EWXJF. Comprised of Composer/Instrumentalist Elijah Woods and Lyricist/Vocalist Jamie Fine, the pair gained popularity overnight being selected for a push on CTV's The Launch. After meeting via a friend after Woods heard Fine's vocals on a Track, the two have multiplied their talents, accounting for the "x" in their name.
The six-episode Series see new emerging Artists being mentored by some of Music's biggest icons including Shania Twain, ...
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#SUNDANCE18: SUNDANCE 2018 – JANUARY 18, 2018 DAY ONE RECAP
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Itâs only day one of the Sundance Film Festival here in Utah and the excitement is already building. To kick everything off Sundance President and Founder Robert Redford, Executive Director Keri Putman and Director John Cooper were all on hand at today's Press Conference in the early afternoon.
The Trio talked about whatâs new about this year's Festival and how Sundance has grown since its inception. They were also faced with questions surrounding the ...
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#SPOTTED: STANA KATIC IN TORONTO FOR “ABSENTIA”
Skyrocketing to fame on popular ABC Series CASTLE starring as Kate Beckett, Hamilton-born Actress Stana Katic has made a name for herself internationally. The People's Choice Award-winning University of Toronto Alumni returns home to promote her latest project, Amazon Series ABSENTIA which will air in Canada on Showcase.
The Series sees her starring as an FBI Agent who must reclaim her identity after being presumed dead and being a prime suspect in a string of murders.
Katic did the rounds ...
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#SPOTTED: GEOFF STULTS IN TORONTO FOR “12 STRONG”
Making his second visit to a blisteringly-cold Toronto in just under a year, Actor Geoff Stults is back for his latest Film, 12 STRONG. He is known best for his work on Grace and Frankie, 7th Heaven, The Finder (Co-Star Maddie Hasson also is in town filming) and last year's juicy Thriller Unforgettable in which he starred alongside Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl.
Busy doing the TV circuit in Los Angeles last week in support of 12 Strong, Stults toughs the polar opposite temperatures ...
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#SPOTTED: MADDIE HASSON IN TORONTO FOR “IMPULSE”
23-year-old Maddie Hasson is a name to look out for. The Actress is currently in Toronto filming Thriller YouYube Red (subscription service) series Impulse in which she stars as a high school girl who looks to escape her mundane town, discovering her ability to teleport. The Series based on the third installment of Steven Gould's Jumper Novels, also deals with the v. relevant matter of sexual assault.
Hasson has starred in Series The Finder (Co-Star Geoff Stults also is in town)Â and Twisted ...
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#SPOTTED: BRIA VINAITE IN TORONTO FOR 2017 TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
After Director Sean Baker discovered her on Instagram, life has changed forever for Cannabis Entrepreneur-turned-Actress Bria Vinaite. The 24-year-old hailing from New York City walked into her role in acclaimed The Florida Project with no acting experience and in three weeks transformed into tough-talking, hustling single mom Halley, in a performance that won't soon be forgotten.
While she was just in the City TIFF '17 promoting her first ever Film with Willem Dafoe and brilliant child ...
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#SPOTTED: ALVVAYS IN TORONTO AT THE MOD CLUB
Toronto Indie Pop Band ALVVAYS have been kicking for six years now and are making a huge splash on the Festival circuit. In support of their second Disc ANTISOCIALITES, they played five consecutive sold-out shows at The Mod Club in their hometown.
We got to witness the Band live and witness their melodic and nostalgic Synth-Pop. The set under just an hour delivering delight to the packed house.
ALVVAYS consists of members Molly Rankin (lead vocals), Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec ...
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