#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “THE LIFE OF CHUCK”

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of THE LIFE OF CHUCK in Toronto and Vancouver. This acclaimed TIFF ’24 selection won the coveted People’s Choice Award. Screenings are as follows:

TORONTO ADVANCE SCREENING

LOCATION: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto #1

ADDRESS: 259 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3M6

DATE: Monday, June 9th

TIME: 7:00 PM

VANCOUVER ADVANCE SCREENING

LOCATION: Rio Theatre

ADDRESS: 1660 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1

DATE: Sunday, May 25th

TIME: 6:00 PM

Synopsis: A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz. 

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Elevation Pictures release THE LIFE OF CHUCK June 13, 2025.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER TRAILER FOR “THE LIFE OF CHUCK”

After taking the coveted TIFF ’24 People’s Choice Award, Mike Flanagan‘s THE LIFE OF CHUCK now will see a release this Summer via Elevation Pictures. We finally get a new Teaser!

Synopsis:

A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.

Elevation Pictures release THE LIFE OF CHUCK June 6, 2025.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

#TIFF24: “THE LIFE OF CHUCK” REVIEW – PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER

By Nicholas Porteous

After Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan teams-up with Stephen King once again, but The Life of Chuck is not a spooky spool to make you crawl under the sheets and cover your eyes. On the contrary. It’s a movie about embracing the entirety of your existence. Even if you aren’t Tom Hiddleston. And it’s as much an end-of-the-world story as it is a toe-tapping dance picture. Our story begins with “Act Three”, as the world appears to be coming to an end. Don’t worry–acts two and one are next! Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan are forced to reckon with an existential dread reminiscent of the pandemic, but infinitely worse. On top of this, a mysterious, unknown entity–“Chuck” (Tom Hiddleston) has been popping up all over town. Does he have anything to do with the apocalypse? I won’t say another word, but the answer may surprise you in the best possible way. In this particular narrative climate, we’ve been conditioned to expect some kind of Damon Lindelof-esque, clever unraveling of all the threads that a mystery box story might present up front. The Life of Chuck is a warm, welcome counterpoint to this kind of storytelling.

Acts one and two are all about Chuck, and his connection to the ‘ending’. Were you aware Tom Hiddleston can dance? The spoiler I can’t resist blowing: he’s as good at dancing as he is at being Loki. If I can levy any criticism toward Chuck, I’d say it is occasionally guilty of sentimentality, and using obvious music cues. The movie knows how moving it is from the jump, and it’s not wrong, but I would have appreciated less tipping of those delicate emotional scales. 

Chuck will almost certainly reward multiple viewings, if only for its Where’s Waldo-like smattering of hidden cues and messages that all wrap around and breathe meaning into its profound message. The more I think about it, the better it gets.

The Life of Chuck screens at TIFF ’24:

Friday, September 13th at 12:35 PM at Scotiabank Theatre

Saturday, September 14th at 6:15 PM at TIFF Lightbox

Sunday, September 15th at 6:30 PM at Scotiabank Theatre

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER”

Mike Flanagan returns with THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER on Netflix October 12, 2023.

About The Fall of the House of Usher:
From Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, a wicked horror series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

Series Credits:
Series Launch Date: Thursday, October 12
Format: Limited series; 8 episodes
Creator: Mike Flanagan
Directors: Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes
Executive Producers: Trevor Macy and Flanagan of Intrepid Pictures; Emmy Grinwis and Michael Fimognari
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney and Robert Longstree

(Photo credit: Netflix)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE MIDNIGHT CLUB”

Well this looks eery! Check-out the new Trailer for THE MIDNIGHT CLUB from the same people who brought us MIDNIGHT MASS.

Synopsis: At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. A new horror series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass), and Leah Fong, based on the creative work of bestselling author Christopher Pike.

All ten episoes of THE MIDNIGHT CLUB arrive October 7, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE SCREENING PASSES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL & VANCOUVER TO SEE “OCULUS” STARRING KATEE SACKHOFF

Elevation Pictures, VVS Films and Mr. Will Wong are thrilled to give Readers a chance to get thrilled! OCULUS is a terrifying new Horror Film from the same Producers as Insidious and Paranormal Activity. Readers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver will get a chance to see it first on Wednesday, April 9, 2014!

Official Synopsis:
Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage Siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their Parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly-released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her Parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood Home. Determined to prove Tim‘s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous Owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again…

OCULUS stars Katee Sackhoff, Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites. Mike Flanagan writes and directs.

Watch the Trailer below:

Official Artwork:

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Katee Sackhoff & Mr. Will:

VVS Films and Elevation Pictures release OCULUS on Friday, April 11, 2014.

 

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