#SUNDANCE: “IRONBARK”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Based on the true story of businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) who, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was sent by MI6 and CIA operatives to the Soviet Union to work with a mole Oleg (Merab Ninidze) and bring back documents.
This unflinching Political Drama pays tribute to the ordinary yet unbelievably strong and brave hero of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Director Dominic Cooke managers to bring something unique to the old Political Drama ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “BAD BOYS” MAKES IT A THREE-PEAT
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE takes the top of the Box Office a third straight week, taking $17.7 million from 3,705 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings its run to $147.8 million domestically.
1917 earns $9.8 million from 3,987 theaters, a total $119 million for Universal Pictures.
DOLITTLE lands in fourth with $8.2 million from 3,749 theaters for Universal Pictures, a total $55.2 million in three weeks.
GRETEL & HANSEL debuts in fifth with $6.1 million from 3,007 theatres for United Artists ...
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#SPOTTED: ALFRE WOODARD IN TORONTO FOR “CLEMENCY”
Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Actress ALFRE WOODARD certainly is a veteran of the screen having produced a phenomenal résumé which includes St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, Scrooged, Desperate Housewives, Down in the Delta and of course, Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave. In addition to a celebrated career, she has been a vocal supporter in the fight against AIDS and LGBTQ rights.
Woodard made an appearance at TIFF '19 in September for her latest, ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “DOWNHILL”
Searchlight Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see Sundance selection DOWNHILL!
Screenings take place February 12, 2020 7:00 PM in:
• Toronto
• Montreal
• Vancouver
SYNOPSIS:
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell star in this biting ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: BIG GAME TV SPOT FOR DISNEY’S “MULAN”
Check-out first this new Big Game TV Spot for Disney's MULAN!
Synopsis:
Acclaimed filmmaker Niki Caro brings the epic tale of China’s legendary warrior to life in Disney’s “Mulan,” in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “A QUIET PLACE PART II” BIG GAME TV SPOT
Here's your first look at a new TV Spot to be seen during Sunday's Big Game for A QUIET PLACE PART II!
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
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#SUNDANCE: “THE NEST”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
After status-obsessed Rory (Jude Law) forces his wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to move from New York to 1980s Surrey, England, the family begins to fall apart.
Writer-Director Sean Durkin has finally followed-up on his Feature debut Martha Marcy May Marlene with this stunning study of the lengths one may go to get and/or appear wealthy in a capitalist society. His steady pace, impeccable dialogue and setting create an eerie ...
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#SUNDANCE: “SPREE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
For many years, Kurt (Joe Keery) has been unsuccessful at becoming a social media influencer, but he’s hoping his new killer plan that will change everything.
Spree is one adrenaline-fuelled ride from beginning to end that has a wholly committed performance from Keery. Writer-Director Eugene Kotlyarenko has invented an original Horror-Comedy that’s a social critique on the lengths one may go to get noticed on Social Media. Kotlyarenko’s ...
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#SUNDANCE: “THE 40 YEAR OLD VERSION”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In the midst of struggling with the fact she’s single and a struggling artist at the age of 40, playwright Rahda finds a new passion: Rapping.
Writer-Director and star Rahda Blank graces us with this hilarious and thoughtful film about the pressure society puts on women when they get to a certain age. It’s beautifully shot in black and white and the Script is loaded with quick wit on racism and ageism. As soon as the credits roll one knows they ...
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#SUNDANCE: “NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When stoic teenager Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) unexpectedly gets pregnant she and her cousin, Skylar (Talia Ryder), bravely travel to New York City from their rural Pennsylvania hometown to get an abortion.
Writer-Director Eliza Hittman has made a quiet film that’s subtext is just as important as the written dialogue. The Film is predominantly made of all-consuming close-up shots that masterfully parallels the invasive process of finding a clinic, ...
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