#CANNES22: DAY 8 SIGHTINGS – KRISTEN STEWART, LÉA SEYDOUX, SCOTT SPEEDMAN, VIGGO MORTENSEN, JAMIE FOXX, SHAUN WHITE + NINA DOBREV
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival might have started a week ago, but the excitement continues to build as David Cronenberg's CRIMES OF THE FUTURE premiered tonight. In attendance were none other than Kristen Stewart, whom our Amanda Gilmore spotted at the Press Junket and Photo Call earlier in a pink Chanel suit. Also in attendance were Léa Seydoux, Scott Speedman and Viggo Mortensen.
Kristen Stewart
Léa Seydoux
Viggo Mortensen
Scott Speedman
The Horror centers on ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CANADIAN TRAILER FOR “ELVIS”
In advance of its Premiere at Cannes, comes this brand new Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS! Our Amanda Gilmore will be seeing it and sharing her thoughts later this week. Stay tuned!
Synopsis:
From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Elvis”, starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic ...
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#CANNES22: “TRIANGLE OF SADNESS” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore
Fashion Model-Celebrity couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are having problems…money problems. The main issue is that they have too much of it, which causes issues when it comes to bill time. The truth is, Yaya makes more than Carl but she’ll never pay. While in this rut in their relationship, Yaya’s influencer status gets them a free trip on a yacht. It’s there they meet their fellow uber-wealthy, upper-class, white privileged ...
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#CANNES22: “WAR PONY” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This impressive First-Feature Debut by Co-Directors Riley Keough and Gina Gammell follows two Oglala Lakota boys on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Bill (Jojo Bapteise Whiting) is a 23-year-old trying to make some money. When he finds an abandoned poodle, he starts his own dog breeding business. While Matho (Ladainian Crazy Thunder) is a 12-year-old desperate for his father's approval. When the unexpected happens, Matho sees no other way ...
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#SPOTTED: MAE MARTIN IN TORONTO FOR “SAP” TOUR
Toronto's Mae Martin continues to see their star rise. After serving as a Writer on the Baroness Von Sketch Show, you know Mae from acclaimed Netflix Series FEEL GOOD which garnered them a BAFTA Award nomination. Martin in addition to being seen in the current second season of THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, is currently touring with their Comedy Show "SAP", which brought them to The Danforth Music Hall, playing a packed house two nights at the venue.
See the Trailer for Season Two of THE FLIGHT ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “DOCTOR STRANGE” MAKES IT THREE-FOR-THREE!
For a third straight weekend Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS takes the #1 spot at the Box Office in North America, with $30 million from 4,534 theatres. Over three weekends it has grossed a stellar $340.5 million.
Second in its debut is DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA with $18 million from 3,820 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. It gets 85% on the Tomatometer. Its Predecessor film opened in 2019 with $31 million.
Third is THE BAD GUYS which has been quite ...
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#CANNES22: “BOY FROM HEAVEN” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) has a close-knit bond with his family and community in his fishing village in Egypt. Everyone is happy for him when he gets the opportunity to ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicentre of power of Sunni Islam. However, near the start of his education, the highest-ranking Religious Leader dies. Following his death, an informant for the Government is murdered on campus. ...
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#CANNES22: “THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Scholar Alithea (Tilda Swinton) has always been content in her solitude. But that might change when she goes on a trip to Istanbul. While at a local shop, she finds a small glass vase. Back in her hotel, a fantastical being called a Djinn (Idris Elba) breaks free from that tiny vase. In return for his freedom, he offers Althea three wishes but they have to be her life’s deepest desires.
Visionary ...
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#FOOD: BYBLOS UPTOWN – LIVE MUSIC IN THE LOUNGE
It's been a minute since we've been to BYBLOS Uptown (2537 Yonge Street), but quickly did we realize what we missed! This Eastern Mediterranean mecca of elegance, offers a sophisticated and elevated dining experience, identical to its celebrated location downtown on Duncan St. Take that elegant charm and add a bit of live music to the mix, and you have a wonderful way to cap-off a long work week the right way!
Launching just a few weeks back, the lounge upstairs at the Yonge Street hotspot ...
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#NEWMUSIC: LILYISTHATYOU – “GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GIRLS”
Our girl LILYISTHATYOU is back with another Banger! GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GIRLS is a moody, dancey romp. This Toronto icon in-the-making can do no wrong. Yet another Track in her short time making Music that we LOVE. We totally get the Kylie "Can't Get You Out of My Head" reference, and the production has echoes of Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits". SOLD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaWBFe2tAo4
(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)
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