#FANTASIA: “IWEIRDO”
By Amanda Gilmore
After a chance encounter Chen Po-ching (Austin Lin) and Chen Ching (Nikki Hsieh), who both have OCD, begin a romantic relationship.
I WeirDo is a quirky Rom-Com with beautiful Art Direction and delightful performances. Writer-Director Liao Ming-yi makes this eccentric romance film so much more with a mid-film twist. Midway through, one-character experiences a miracle which shifts the film into dramatic territory. Therefore, creating a Film that ...
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#COOKING: FUNFETTI CORNFLAKE CRUNCH COOKIES RECIPE
Funfetti Cornflake Crunch Cookies. Okay, full disclosure, these are very similar to those amazing cookies you find at Momofuku's Milk Bar, but we've added a Funfetti twist to it, because if you're pulling out all the stops already and going over-the-top, you might as well go all the way! As usual, I reduce the sugar because the originals are way sweet and nobody has any business eating that much sugar.
Ingredients:
5 cups Corn Flakes 2 cups flour 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter at room ...
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#NEWMUSIC: MARIAH CAREY FT. LAURYN HILL – “SAVE THE DAY”
Brace yourself for a lot of Mariah this Fall. In addition to her memoir THE MEANING OF MARIAH hitting stores next month, she releases her THE RARITIES which includes new single SAVE THE DAY in which she samples Roberta Flack/The Fugees' Killing Me Softly With His Song.
Check it out below:
THE MEANING OF MARIAH arrives in-stores September 29, 2020. THE RARITIES is in stores October 2, 2020.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music Entertainment)
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#FANTASIA: “THE MORTUARY COLLECTION”
By Amanda Gilmore
While interviewing for a job at Raven’s End Mortuary, Sam (Caitlin Custer) asks mortician Montgomery (Clancy Brown) to tell her his scariest stories. What Sam and the audience get in return is a delightful concoction of supernatural, comedic, and grim short stories that all weave into the central narrative.
Ryan Spindell’s The Mortuary Collection gives us Goosebumps vibes but with macabre adult themes and lessons. “No evil deed goes unpunished,” is the motif ...
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#FANTASIA: “PVT CHAT”
By Amanda Gilmore
After online gambler Jack’s (Peter Vack) roommate dies, he becomes fixated on San Francisco Camgirl, Scarlet (Julia Fox). One night Jack spots Scarlet walking on an NYC Chinatown street. Is his obsession contorting his reality? Or is she lying about where she lives?
This Erotic Drama is shot with unflinching honesty on what it means to be lonely and craves connection. Writer-Director Ben Hozie has crafted an authentic look at the disconnected technology has ...
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#FANTASIA: “HUNTED”
By Amanda Gilmore
A woman’s innocent and random encounter with a man quickly turns sinister.
The Film follows the same theme we have seen before in survival horror films. A woman gets captured by a man, or men, and has to find ways to survive. However, Hunted takes a unique turn on this survival genre. Director-Writer Vincent Paronnaud and Co-Writer Léa Pernollet have incorporated a third character, the woods. More specifically nature and animal as a survival force ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE EIGHT HUNDRED” IS IN THEATRES FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
THE EIGHT HUNDRED has the distinction of being the first Asian film ever to be shot entirely in IMAX! It will be in theatres in cities across Canada soon!
Synopsis:The film is based on true stories taking place during Sino-Japanese war in Shanghai, China, in 1937, the battle and protection of the Si Hang Warehouse. There are around 400 soldiers (so called Eight Hundred Heroes in history), holding out against numerous waves of Japanese forces for 4 days and 4 nights.Cast: OU Hao, JIANG Wu, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TRAILER FOR “LOVE, GUARANTEED”
Rachel Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. star in LOVE, GUARANTEED, pairing-up as a lawyer and her client, who was failed by a dating website.
Synopsis:
Earnest, hard-working lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) has taken one too many pro bono cases. To save her small law firm, Susan begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. But Susan and Nick soon find ...
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#FIRSTLOOK:”LET HIM GO” TRAILER
Kevin Costner and Diane Lane star in LET HIM GO, out in theatres this November! See the new Trailer.
Story:
Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy. When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George and Margaret ...
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#FANTASIA: “THE COLUMNIST”
By Amanda Gilmore
Columnist Femke Boot (Katja Herbers) has had enough of internet trolls and has devised a plan to get her revenge.
This tightly-written film has an anti-heroine to root for. As a Columnist, Femke believes everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, this belief changes once she begins receiving death threats and retched comments on Social Media. From there, we are taken on an entertaining satirical journey with the right amounts of Comedy and gore ...
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