#INTERVIEW: LUCY HALE & JEFF WADLOW ON “FANTASY ISLAND”
By David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Today might be Valentine’s Day, a day filled with love and passion. But today is also the day Fantasy Island hits theatres. Co-Writer/Director Jeff Wadlow takes the reins on the film adaptation of the classic television series where a group of people are brought to a beautiful tropical island to live out their wildest dreams – except they turn out to be closer to nightmares. Lucy Hale (from Pretty Little Liars and new series Katy Keene) stars as Melanie, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER + POSTER FOR “THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD”
Premiering at TIFF '19 , here is the new Trailer and Poster for THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD starring Dev Patel.
Synopsis:
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers— giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy® winners and Oscar® nominees Armando Iannucci ...
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#SPOTTED: BOB GELDOF IN TORONTO FOR NEW THE BOOMTOWN RATS ALBUM “CITITZENS OF BOOMTOWN”
Known best as the frontman of Irish Punk-Rock outfit The Boomtown Rats, since his days with the band has gone on to create a legacy of philanthropy which earned him the honour of having been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The man responsible for iconic hits Do They Know It's Christmas Time and I Don't Like Mondays, also is responsible for African famine relief concerts Live 8, Live Aid and he served as an Advisor to the ONE Campaign.
Geldof has reunited with The Boomtown Rats for CITIZENS ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE FRENCH DISPATCH”
From the genius mind of visionary Wes Anderson comes the new Trailer for THE FRENCH DISPATCH!
Synopsis:
THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.
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#NEWMUSIC: A GREAT BIG WORLD FT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA – “FALL ON ME”
After stunning us with 2013's Say Something, the winning combo of A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera are back with the gorgeous power ballad FALL ON ME. A Great Big World's debut disc on S-Curve Records (Universal Music) is out later this year.
Check-out the Video below:
Stream/download it here.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)
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#FIRSTOOK: SIRIUSXM TOP OF THE COUNTRY 2020
Attention, aspiring Country singers and bands! SiriusXM Canada is kicking-off their third annual SiriusXM Top of the Country in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA). The talent search of the next big thing in Country Music gives the winner a chance to win $25k in cash, plus mentorship opportunities and a dream come true performing on one of Country's biggest stages!
A grand prize winner will be selected during Country Music Week 2020 in Hamilton, ...
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#OSCARS: “PARASITE” LEADS THE WAY AT 2020 ACADEMY AWARDS WITH HISTORIC WINS
Awards Season concludes with a huge bang! Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE becomes the first non-English Film ever to win Best Picture at the Oscars. Above this, it also becomes the first Korean Film ever to win Best International Feature Film, the inaugural edition of the Award which has been re-branded from Best Foreign Language Film with The Academy's focus on inclusion. Parasite also scored for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, tallying-in at four wins. Bong joked with the audience "I'm ...
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#SPOTTED: “UNCUT GEMS” + “THE FAREWELL” TAKE TOP HONOURS AT 2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
While the 2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS didn't see a clean sweep for any particular Film, what made it most unique was the split of awards among deserving titles which may have been overseen on other circuits. Taking home top honours at this year's Awards, held once again at Santa Monica Pier, was Lulu Wang's THE FAREWELL. The Film won Best Feature and Best Supporting Actress with Zhao Shuzhen, who sadly was unable to celebrate due to the Coronavirus situation in China. Wang's partner ...
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#SPOTTED: LOS ANGELES 2020 – DAY ONE
While our trip to Los Angeles started off with some hitches - namely an extremely slow Customs check making us miss our flights - we cannot be stopped! Our first day in L.A. true to form has been amazing and in addition to taking-in some of the awesome bites, we saw tons of stars last night!
We interviewed Chef Giada De Laurentiis a few years back and she kept telling us it was mandatory to try Chef Roy Choi's Korean-inspired Tacos at KOGI TAQUERIA and while we've been back a few times, we ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “BIRDS OF PREY” TAKES FLIGHT AT #1
BIRDS OF PREY AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN in its debut with $33 million from 4,236 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 82% on the Tomatometer and a B+ CinemaScore. Despite all its success, it is said that this Film made for $84.5 million is falling short of expectations, with projections ranging from $50 million+ opening weekend.
In second is three-week champ BAD BOYS FOR LIFE with $10.3 million, tallying at $154.3 million domestically for Sony Pictures.
1917 lands ...
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