Just Mercy
#FIRSTLOOK: OPRAH WINFREY IN “THE OPRAH CONVERSATION” ON APPLE TV+
Oprah‘s back! Apple TV+ present THE OPRAH CONVERSATION, debuting today!
The Series has the multimedia queen engaging in timely conversations with thought leaders. The first episode is a two-part discussion with Host of UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN, Emmanuel Acho. She also will be having bold discussions in coming weeks with LatinX and white guests. Coming-up is a chat with Bryan Stevenson, Author of the Memoir which inspired acclaimed Drama JUST MERCY.
The first episode will be available to stream for free exclusively on Apple TV+ beginning Thursday, July 30 at 4:00pm PST.
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#BOXOFFICE: “1917” SEES GOLDEN GLOBE BOOST AT #1
Hot off its Golden Globe wins this past weekend, 1917 expands to 3,434 theatres this weekend for Universal Pictures, taking top spot at the Box Office with $34 million. The Sam Mendes war flick gets 89% on the Tomatometer and also an A- CinemaScore. Looks like momentum is peaking right in-time for Monday’s Oscar nominations.
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER still is going strong in second with $17.3 million for Disney, a tally of $477 million domestically in its run so far.
Third spot goes to JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL which still continues to perform for Sony Pictures with $13 million, a total $255 million gross over five weeks.
LIKE A BOSS debuts in fourth spot with $12 million in 3,078 theatres for Paramount Pictures. The Comedy sees 21% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.
JUST MERCY opens in sixth with $10.5 million from 3,275 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 82% on the Tomatometer and an exceptional A+ CinemaScore.
UNDERWATER debuts in ninth with $6 million from 2,791 theatres for 20th Century Fox/Disney.
SPIES IN DISGUISE rounds-out the Top Ten with $5.2 million for 20th Century Fox/Disney.
#FIRSTLOOK: #JUSTMERCYNOW EXPERIENCE IN TORONTO
After garnering much acclaim out of TIFF ’19, Destin Daniel Cretton‘s JUST MERCY is soon to hit theatres. The powerful Drama based on a true story about one man’s wrongful conviction and the lawyer who went to battle for him in a history-making fight for justice. The Film stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson.
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For a limited time only, Toronto will get a chance to witness the #JustMercyNOW Experience courtesy of Warner Bros. Canada and Innocence Canada. The latter since its inception has successfully exonerated 23 innocent people put who were imprisoned.
The installation gives us a peak what it’s like to be in an inmate visitation area, while hearing true stories of wrongful conviction told by the brilliant Cast of Just Mercy and advocate George Stroumboulopoulos.
WHEN: Open to the public from January 7 to 9 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Brookfield Place (concourse level)
See some Snaps of the #JustMercyNOW Experience:
Can’t make it out? Listen to some of these powerful stories:
Michael B. Jordan
Brie Larson
Jamie Foxx
JUST MERCY is in theatres everywhere Friday, January 10, 2020.
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “JUST MERCY”
We are thrilled to give our Readers a chance to see acclaimed TIFF ’19 selection JUST MERCY!
VANCOUVER
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Cinemas Marine Gateway and VIP
452 SW Marine Dr
Vancouver BC, V5X 0C3
MONTREAL EN
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Cineplex Odeon Forum Cinemas
2313 St. Catherine St. W. Suite 101
Montreal Quebec, H3H 1N2
MONTREAL FR
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Cineplex Quartier Latin
350 Rue Emery
Montreal QC, H2X 1J1
EDMONTON
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2
OTTAWA
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa
2385 City Park Drive
Ottawa ON, K1J 1G1
CALGARY
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
6455 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary AB, T2H 0K4
WINNIPEG
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
817 St. James Street
Winnipeg MB, R3G 3L3
HALIFAX
Screening details:
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5
Synopsis:
Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “Short Term 12,” “Captain Marvel”) star in “Just Mercy,” an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen.
Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling memoir.
“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the main testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings, as well as overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system— stacked against them.
The main cast also includes Rob Morgan (“Mudbound”) as Herbert Richardson, a fellow prisoner who also sits on death row awaiting his fate; Tim Blake Nelson (“Wormwood”) as Ralph Myers, whose pivotal testimony against Walter McMillian is called into question; Rafe Spall (“The Big Short”) as Tommy Chapman, the DA who is fighting to uphold Walter’s conviction and sentence; O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”) as Anthony Ray Hinton, another wrongly convicted death row inmate whose cause is taken up by Bryan; and Karan Kendrick (“The Hate U Give”) as Walter’s wife, Minnie McMillian, who stands by her husband.
The film was produced by two-time Oscar nominee Gil Netter (“Life of Pi,” “The Blind Side”), Asher Goldstein (“Short Term 12”) and Michael B. Jordan. Bryan Stevenson, Mike Drake, Niija Kuykendall, Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Scott Budnick, Jeff Skoll and Charles D. King served as executive producers.
Cretton co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (“The Glass Castle”), based on Stevenson’s book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau, the book has spent more than 180 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List and counting. It was also named one of the year’s best books by a number of top publications, including TIME Magazine. For the book, Stevenson also won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, an NAACP Image Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.\
Cretton’s behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Brett Pawlak, production designer Sharon Seymour, editor Nat Sanders and composer Joel P West, all of whom previously collaborated with the director on “The Glass Castle.” They are joined by costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (“Detroit,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Endeavor Content/One Community/Participant Media/Macro, a Gil Netter Production, an Outlier Society Production,
“Just Mercy.” The film is slated for limited release on December 25, 2019 and will go wide on January 10, 2020. “Just Mercy” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and has been rated PG-13 for thematic content, including some racial epithets.
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JUST MERCY is in theatres Friday, January 12, 2020.
(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Canada)
#TIFF19: DAY TWO – JESSICA BIEL, SUSAN SARANDON, HEATHER GRAHAM, RAINN WILSON + MORE
Rain and the cold can’t stop us! While this has been one of the chillier editions of TIFF ever, the show must still go on! Lots of amazing sightings as the Festival gets ready to hit a high-point this weekend! See the snaps!
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THE REST OF US – Press Stop
LIMETOWN – Premiere
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#TIFF19: Gorgeous #JessicaBiel at the Premiere for #Limetown. #TIFF #HuaweiP30Pro
DADS– Press Stop
I AM WOMAN – Press Stop
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BLACKBIRD – Press Stop
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#TIFF19: The Cast of #Blackbird: #SusanSarandon, #RainnWilson + #SamNeill. #HuaweiP30Pro
JUST MERCY – Afterparty x Press Stop
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