#GILLERAWARDS: OMAR EL AKKAD’S “WHAT STRANGE PARADISE” AWARDED 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE
Canada's greatest in the literary world were honoured tonight in Toronto at newly-reopened Park Hyatt Hotel at the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Awards. The Awards recognize accomplishments of Canadian Authors domestically and abroad. The Gala was hosted by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim's Convenience) and Canadian Poet Rupi Kaur.
Winning top honours for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize (worth $100k) was Author and Journalist Omar El Akkad for his novel, WHAT STRANGE PARADISE. The Book, published by ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “ETERNALS” IS INVINCIBLE IN DEBUT
Marvel Studios' ETERNALS has a smashing debut, opening with $70 million from 4,090 theatres across North America. Directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, the star-studded opus which includes the likes of Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden, Kit Harington and more, gets 48% on the Tomatometer.
In second is two-week champ DUNE, with $6.4 million from 3,546 theatres. In its third weekend out, it crosses the $100 million mark for Warner Bros.
NO TIME TO DIE is showing ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE DISNEY’S “ENCANTO”
Walt Disney Studios Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes for 4 to see Disney's ENCANTO! Screenings take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00pm.
Synopsis:
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. ...
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#NEWMUSIC: SILK SONIC – “SMOKIN’ OUT THE WINDOW”
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are back with the latest single from their upcoming Disc AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC. This nostalgic new Track, "Smokin' Out the Window" is a cut from the same sensual cloth as their lead single "Leave the Door Open".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG7fLOmlhYg
Stream the Single here.
Warner Music Canada release AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC November 12, 2021.
(Photo/video credit: Warner Music Canada)
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SING 2”
We know you loved SING! Here's a new look at SING 2 which sees several stars from the first film return!
Synopsis:
This holiday season, the new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise arrives with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet …all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There’s just one hitch: They first have to ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE POWER OF THE DOG” TRAILER
Hot off its momentum-building Festival Circuit run, Jane Campion's THE POWER OF THE DOG surfaces with a brand-new Trailer.
Synopsis:
Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil’s romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past and in the land: He can castrate a bull calf with two swift slashes of his knife; he swims naked in the river, smearing his body with mud. He is a cowboy as raw as his hides.The year is 1925. The Burbank brothers are wealthy ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “SCREAM” FEATURETTE
This brand-new Featurette from eagerly-awaited SCREAM, introducing us to the returning and new generation of characters tormented by Ghostface!
Synopsis:
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Neve Campbell (“Sidney Prescott”), Courteney Cox (“Gale Weathers”) and David Arquette (“Dewey Riley”) ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A STARBUCKS CANADA GIFT CARD
Starbucks Canada have just unveiled their 2021 Holiday Menu! While some of our favourites won't be returning this year, we're excited about these new festive Red Cups and Sugar Cookie Oat Latte!
NEW HOLIDAY BEVERAGE
Sugar Cookie Oat Latte
This non-dairy beverage features blonde espresso, sugar cookie syrup and oat beverage, topped with red and green sprinkles for a modern twist on a holiday classic. Available hot or iced.
NEW HOLIDAY CUPS
Wrapping Paper: With a festive ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SWAN SONG”
Glenn Close and two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali star in SWAN SONG, coming soon to Apple TV+. Something truly affecting for the Holidays.
Synopsis:
Set in the near future, “Swan Song” is a powerful, emotional journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father diagnosed with a terminal illness who is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cam grapples with whether or not to ...
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#INTERVIEW: “ENCANTO”
"Encanto" translates in Spanish to "charmed", and Disney's latest Animated Feature is set to do exactly that to audiences. Set in colourful Colombia, the Film co-directed by Byron Howard, Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith. The former two partnered on Zootopia to raves, and ENCANTO features the Music of Hamilton mastermind, Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Film centers on an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live in a magical house. Children in the town of Encanto each possess the power to ...
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