#HORSERACING: MEETING “MR. WILL”
To have one racehorse named after you is a dream, but for this to happen twice has me feeling like Bob Baffert winning his second Triple Crown!
While my schedule was super-busy during TIFF, it was almost impossible not to make a trip north of the City to see adorable MR WILL. Those of you following on Social Media will know how overjoyed we were to hear that a colt named MR WILL would be going through the sales ring at the 2018 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Premier Yearling Sale last ...
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#HORSERACING: “OSCAR PERFORMANCE”, “LA PELOSA (IRE)” + “FOG OF WAR” EARN BERTHS IN THE 2018 BREEDERS’ CUP
Just as TIFF '18 winds-down, one of the biggest weekends in Horse Racing in Canada took place this past weekend at Woodbine Racetrack, including the Grade I $800k RICOH WOODBINE MILE, plus two Breeders' Cup Win and You're-In races, the Grade I Natalma and Grade II Summer Stakes. The trio of races are seen as springboards to Horse Racing's championship days, the Breeders' Cup to be held this November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Saturday's headlining Ricoh Mile proved a thrilling ...
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#TIFF18: HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
By Mr. Will Wong
And in a blink of an eye, another TIFF has passed and this one had us working right to the finish line! It's only after the fact that we have a moment to take it all in how much we went through. We estimate double our average in Celebrity Snaps this year. That's how star-studded TIFF '18 was. It was that kind of a year!
We had the pleasure of previewing several of this year's Awards Season contenders and we are waiting with baited breath to see A STAR IS BORN and GREEN BOOK, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER AND POSTER FOR “CAPTAIN MARVEL”
We love us some Brie Larson and many of you will agree how excited it is to see this first look at CAPTAIN MARVEL, the first female-fronted Film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Synopsis:
Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “THE HATE U GIVE”
20th Century Fox Canada x Mr. Will want to take Readers to an Advance Screening of TIFF '18 selection, THE HATE U GIVE!
Screening takes place in:
TORONTO
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
7:00PM
Scotiabank Theatre
MONTREAL – ENGLISH
Wednesday, October 10
7:00PM
Cinema Banque Scotia
MONTREAL – FRENCH
Wednesday, October 17
7:00PM
Starcite Montreal
VANCOUVER
Wednesday, October 10
7:00PN
Scotiabank Vancouver
Synopsis:
Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) attends a private ...
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#PRODUCTWATCH: 2018 ACURA ILX
If you were in and around Roy Thomson Hall TIFF '18, you could not avoid Acura's presence at the Festival. We had the pure joy of test-driving the 2018 Acura ILX this TIFF. Sleek, stylish and sophisicated, we wouldn't have endured those late nights and early mornings without the ILX. It was our MVP, no doubt.
We felt sheer confidence owning the road, empowered by its 2.4-litre, 16-valve, DOHC, i-VTEC® 4-cylinder engine. The ILX operates at an impressive 201 horsepower, with engine torque of ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER AND POSTER FOR “MARY POPPINS RETURNS”
Right in-time for Christmas comes MARY POPPINS RETURNS! Check-out this gorgeous new Poster and Trailer!
Synopsis:
In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and ...
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#TIFF18: DAY TEN – KRISTEN STEWART, LAURA DERN, JAMES JAGGER, JIM STURGESS + KELVIN HARRISON JR.
By Mr. Will Wong
It's hard to believe TIFF '18 already has come to an end! Amidst the half-hour sleeps and hustling venue to venue we now can finally take a deep breath and appreciate what a wonderful Festival it was yet again! While this edition definitely was a bit of endurance test - we were working right to the end - it is one of those things you look back at and miss greatly. We already are strategizing for TIFF '19 and believe us, we'll be ready!
A warmhearted thank you to all our ...
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#TIFF18: “GREEN BOOK” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
While known much for his funny Films, Peter Farrelly, one-half of the Duo which brought us classics There's Something About Mary and Me, Myself & Irene, gifts us at TIFF '18 with the Sleeper Hit of the Festival, GREEN BOOK. The heartwarming Comedy details the unlikely friendship between a Concert Pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his bouncer-turned-chaffeur Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen). While from completely opposite worlds, it is impossible not to be charmed by the ...
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#TIFF18: “BEAUTIFUL BOY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Making its World Premiere at TIFF '18 is Felix Van Groeningen's adaptation of Memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. The highly-buzzed Film details a father and son's battle through drug addiction, relapse and reconciliation.
Stars Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell shine in this beautifully-acted Awards Season contender, the former capturing the essence of addiction and his ...
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