#FIRSTLOOK: “PEPPA THE PIG CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR” CANADIAN RELEASE
Right in time for Chinese New Year, PEPPA CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR gets a special Canadian release Saturday, February 9, 2019, with one showing at each location! The Film is in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.
Synopsis:
Tang Yuan and Jiao Zi live happily with their mom and dad. On the morning of Chinese New Year’s Eve, the kids were excited to go to their grandpa and grandma’s home (dad’s side) but were surprised to see their parents were busy cleaning the house. ...
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#SUNDANCE: “LITTLE MONSTERS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Little Monsters follows Kindergarten Teacher Miss Caroline (Lupita Nyong'o) and her class on a trip to a local Australian zoo. What the class, herself and unenthused chaperon Dave (Alexander England) soon realize, is that they are trapped there and being hunted by zombies.
Writer-Director Abe Forsythe has created a Genre-Comedy that could be an instant hit. The comedic timing of everyone involved, both behind and in-front of the camera, is perfect. ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: 2019 PENDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its second year, the PENDANCE FILM FESTIVAL runs Friday, January 31 - Monday, February 3, 2019 at Toronto's Regent Theatre. The fast-growing Festival showcases independent Cinema from around the world and will premiere 50 Shorts and Features.
Highlighting the Festival are FRIDAY'S CHILD by A.J. Edwards, starring Ty Sheridan (Ready Player One) as a young drifter who befriends an unlikely friend; Psychological Thriller TO THE NIGHT by Peter Brunner starring Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL”
20th Century Fox Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL! Screenings take place as follows:
TORONTO
Thursday, February 7
7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre
MONTREAL – ENGLISH
Thursday, February 7
7:00PM
Cinema Banque Scotia
MONTREAL – FRENCH
Monday, February 11
7:00PM
Starcite Montreal
VANCOUVER
Thursday, February 7
7:00PM
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
Synopsis:
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and ...
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#SUNDANCE: “THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Jimmie Fails (Jimmie Fails) has one dream in life: to reclaim the Victorian house his family once lived in and grandfather built. When Jimmie and his only friend Montgomery (Jonathan Majors) find out the current owners of the house have moved out, they squat there and recreate the home Jimmie once knew.
The Last Black Man In San Francisco is the astonishing first feature debut of Director Joe Talbot. The Film is a sophisticated examination of ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILLS FROM “LONG SHOT”
New Stills have surfaced from LONG SHOT, starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron!
SYNOPSIS:
He’s a hard-hitting political writer with a talent for trouble. She’s the country’s top diplomat with a talent for...well, everything. When Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) reunites with his first crush who also happens to be the current US Secretary of State, Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron), he charms her with his self-deprecating humor and his memories of her youthful idealism. As she prepares to ...
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#SUNDANCE: “BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
16-year- old Mo (Griffin Gluck) has been best friends with his sister’s 23-year-old ex-boyfriend, Zeke (Pete Davidson) since he was nine. Zeke has been Mo’s sole role model, however, he’s an adult who drinks and smokes weed all day long and convinces Mo to sell drugs to high school seniors at their weekend parties.
Big Time Adolescence is a hilarious coming-of-age story with characters which feel authentic. The Film examines what it is like to ...
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#SUNDANCE: “LATE NIGHT”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Late Night follows tough-as-nails late night Talk Show Host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson), who after getting accused of hating women, hires her first female Staff Writer, Molly (Mindy Kaling).
Mindy Kaling finally has blessed us with her brilliant Screenwriting talents on the big screen. True to brand, her Script is smart and hilarious with an enormous amount to say about social issues. Kaling has created characters who represent where we are in ...
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#SUNDANCE: “BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Brittany (Julian Bell) tries to scam a doctor into giving her Aderall, she finds out that she actually has health issues due to her weight. She realizes quickly that gym memberships are too expensive for her pay grade and takes up running again. She learns she really loves the way running makes her feel and sets out to run, and finish the New York City Marathon.
Brittany Runs A Marathon speaks to internal truths of how our external appearance ...
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#SUNDANCE: “TO THE STARS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
To the Stars follows the friendship that quickly develops between quiet Iris (Kara Hayward) and enigmatic Maggie (Liana Liberato) in a small town in 1960s Oklahoma.
Director Martha Stephens (Land Ho!) gives audiences a slice of what it was like to be a female in the 60s. Stephens takes a steady deliberate pace that leads to an effective satisfying ending. The Cinematography is beautiful and the choice of shooting black and white gives visual ...
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