#TIFF19: “THE CLIMB”
Review Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Climb is an episodic journey through the lives of best friends Michael (Michael Angelo Covino) and Kyle (Kyle Marvin) after a shocking confession that threatens to ruin their bond.
Co-Writers and Stars Covino and Marvin have magnetic chemistry that carries the Film. Their sharp-wit and awareness of their often slapstick comedy brings an authenticity to their onscreen friendship that would otherwise dissipate. The Film isnât as tight in the end as ...
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#TIFF19: DEV PATEL, TILDA COBHAM-HERVEY, ALEX WOLFF, DANIELLE MACDONALD, MORFYDD CLARK, JOSEFINE PETERSEN + MORE IN TORONTO FOR TIFF
TIFF '19 is only a day away and the star sightings already are beginning in Toronto!
See some of the names we saw arriving in-town!
Danielle MacDonald (Patti Cake$, Bird Box) at #TIFF19 with Helen Reddy Biopic, I Am Woman.
Past TIFF attendee Adam Brody (Shazam!, The O.C.) in Toronto filming Cate Blanchett-directed series Mrs. America.
Alex Wolff (Hereditary, Jumanji: The Next Level) at #TIFF19 with Bad Education, Human Capital and Castle in the Ground. We spotted ...
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#TIFF19: OUR OFFICIAL TIFF SPONSORS AND PARTNERS | TENTH ANNIVERSARY PRIZE PACK
There's no doubt about it, it's our favourite time of the year! The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival runs from Thursday, September 5 through Sunday, September 14, 2019 and you'd better bet we're stoked!
The Festival also marks our tenth anniversary as a Blogger. We remember not knowing which direction we'd go when we posted our first Blog Post and if anyone even cared what we thought! Looking back, it's been an amazing journey - the experiences we've had and the people we've met along ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “AD ASTRA”
Walt Disney Studios Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see AD ASTRA. Screenings take place as follows: Montreal (French Screening), Montreal (English Screening), Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Synopsis:
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human ...
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#SPOTTED: JOEL MCHALE, KEIR GILCHRIST + GINA RODRIGUEZ IN TORONTO
Labour Day means not only back-to-school. It means back-to-work and some stars already are in town for TIFF '19!
Joel McHale stars in independent Thriller BECKY, which is up for sale during the Festival. The Film centers upon a girl and her dad whose weekend at a lakehouse is ruined when convicts show up to terrorize them. Toronto's Amanda Brugel and Kevin James also star. McHale was spotted arriving and as always is a class act. The Community star has been here before for the Festival and ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “ANGEL HAS FALLEN” STILL FLYING WEEK TWO
For a second straight week, ANGEL HAS FALLEN claims top spot at the Box Office. Its take of $13 million from 3,336 theatres this weekend is enough to claim the throne based on few new releases to surface. By end of Labour Day weekend, it will have made $45.9 million for VVS Films/Lionsgate Films.
In second spot is GOOD BOYS with $8.8 million in its third week out for Universal Pictures, a total $58 million grossed.
In third is Disney's THE LION KING in third with $6.4 million, a total $522.7 ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “JUDY”
eOne Films x Mr. Will Wong want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see TIFF '19 selection JUDY on Monday, September 23, 2019 in Vancouver, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Victoria.
Synopsis:
In London in the winter of 1968, legendary performer Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives to perform a series of sold-out concerts at the Talk of the Town. As she prepares for the show, she battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans.
She also embarks on ...
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#SPOTTED: ANDY x BARBARA MUSCHIETTI IN TORONTO FOR “IT: CHAPTER TWO”
Following the record-breaking success as the highest R-rated opening ever, the celebrations came home to where IT all began last night in Toronto. In addition to a special Cast & Crew screening at Scotiabank Theatre, fans also got a chance to see follow-up IT: CHAPTER TWO first!
Director/Writer Andy Muschietti and his sister, Producer Barbara Muschietti made a visit to the City to promote the highly-anticipated Stephen King adaptation. Cineplex's Tanner Zipchen chat with the two in a ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: CARNIVAL ROW POP-UP AT YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
As soon as you walk into the Amazon Prime's Carnival Row pop-up at Yonge-Dundas Square, filled with the sounds of Classical and Opera, you are handed a card that tells you if you are human or creature. As the actors walk around they notice what card you are holding and talk to you accordingly. Which gives the feeling like you are really in this fictional world.
As you walk around the event, there are different shopping stations from the show and actors that ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: FREE IHALO KRUNCH ICE CREAM IN CELEBRATION OF “MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL”
Attention, MEN IN BLACK fans! In celebration of MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL's release on Home Entertainment, be ready to grab a delicious treat!
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, visit Toronto's famous Black Charcoal Ice Cream purveyor, iHalo Krunchâs Queen Street West location at 1:00pm and will go until supplies last. All are welcome to participate, but only the first 100 fans to arrive at iHalo Krunch are eligible to receive a free cone. After the first 100 cones are distributed, iHalo ...
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