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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “PERSUASION” STARRING DAKOTA JOHNSON
A new adaptation of Jane Austen‘s PERSUASION is on its way starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding. Need I say more? SOLD. See the new Trailer below. Carrie Cracknell directs.
Synopsis:
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth—the dashing one she once sent away—crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances. Adapted from the Jane Austen novel.
CAST: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Ben Bailey-Smith, Yolanda Kettle, Nia Towle, Izuka Hoyle
Netflix release PERSUASION July 15, 2022.
(Photo/video credit: Netflix)
#FIRSTLOOK: NEW HI-RES POSTERS FROM “STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER”
Some new Character Posters from STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER for you to get excited about!
Synopsis:
Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.
The film stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, with Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams and Michelle Rejwan. Callum Greene, Tommy Gormley and Jason McGatlin serve as executive producers. The screenplay was written by Chris Terrio & J.J. Abrams and the story is by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow and J.J. Abrams & Chris Terrio, based on characters created by George Lucas. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in theatres on December 19.
See them all:
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER opens in theatres on December 19, 2020.
(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Canada)
#SPOTTED: “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” TAKES TOP HONOURS AT INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
Now in their 34th year, the FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS took place in Santa Monica this past weekend, celebrating the achievement in Independent Film over the past year. Taking top honours was Barry Jenkins’ IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, winning Best Feature. The Adaptation of the Novel by James Baldwin also was awarded Best Director and Supporting Actress, Regina King who the next day, would win an Oscar for the same performance.
As is consistent with most of this Awards Season, we’ve seen a split in the recognition of Films and the Spirit Awards were on-trend. CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? and SUSPIRIA received two awards each, the former winning for Best Supporting Actor, Richard E. Grant and Best Screenplay, Jeff Whitty and Nicole Holofcener. Grant shared some inspiring words about his experience playing Jack Hock, himself having seen several of his friends die victims of HIV. He dedicated his award in memory of those who passed away as a result of the disease.
The Cast of SUSPIRIA received the prestigious Robert Altman Award, honouring its Female Ensemble including Chloë Grace-Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Dakota Johnson and more. Its Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom also was awarded for her work.
Hosted by Aubrey Plaza, the audience were treated to her expletive-filled dead-pan humour where several including Netflix nor even THE FAVOURITE Director Yorgos Lanthimos (equating the sound of his name to a Harry Potter spell, “You just shout Yorgos Lanthimos and someone gets fingered in a corset!”) were safe from her jokes. Kidding aside, she points out that 60% of Director nominees at the Spirit Awards this year were women, stating “Don’t get too excited, in this case 60% just means three women, but calling it 60% makes it sound way scarier to your uncles.”. On the growing phenomenon of Films getting digital releases over theatrical, she says, “I truly believe people should see movies how they’re meant to seen in the theatres.”.
Plaza‘s amazing Opening Monologue
Not only did Best Actress winner Glenn Close rule at the Awards, she and her adorable Havanese dog Pip charmed on the Blue Carpet, she dressed in a shimmery pink lamé suit, before getting her own private dinner hosted by Chanel at STK. Pip also attended.
The Cast of Suspiria also ruled the Blue Carpet with Mother Suspiriorum herself, Dakota Johnson, leading the charge and giving her time generously to fans who queued on the sand for a chance to see the stars.
See some of our Snaps:
Glenn Close x Pip
Aubrey Plaza
Barry Jenkins and “If Beale Street Could Talk” Team
Joaquin Phoenix
Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher x Bo Burnham
Jon Hamm
Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth and the ladies of Suspiria
Chloë Grace Moretz x Riley Keough
John Waters
Ray Romano x Mark Duplass
Yalitza Aparicio x Javier Bardem
Taraji P. Henson x Shangela
You also cannot miss Shangela’s daring performance
Finn Wolfhard
Carey Mulligan x Zoe Kazan
Kiki Layne
Jeff Witty x Nicole Holofcener
Debra Granik
Toni Collette
Regina Hall
Regina King
Morgan Neville
Boots Riley
Richard E. Grant
Viggo Mortensen
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón with Thomasin McKenzie
Complete list of winners here.
We attended together with our friends at Hollywood Suite, the exclusive broadcaster of the Spirit Awards and will never forget this amazing journey. Their Cam Maitland did an awesome job interviewing talent on the Blue Carpet which will air at later points. You can subscribe via your television provider at $6 per month, plus basic cable. Hollywoodsuite.com.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Photos taken on the Nikon D3400.
#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” + PRIZE PACK
Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see acclaimed TIFF ’18 selection, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Screenings take place as follows:
TORONTO
Monday, October 22
7:00PM
Cineplex Varsity
VANCOUVER
Monday, October 29
7:00PM
Fifth Avenue
One lucky winner even wins a Prize Pack!
Synopsis:
Best-selling author Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy), who wrote biographies of celebrities such as Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and Dorothy Kilgallen in the 1970s and ’80s, and profiles of other stars such as Katharine Hepburn, has fallen on hard times.
Turning to criminal life, she begins a lucrative scam with her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant) by forging hundreds of letters purportedly written by luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Noël Coward and Lillian Hellman, then selling her “memorabilia” to dealers across the country.
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Fox Searchlight release CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Friday, October 26, 2018.
(Photo/video credit: Fox Searchlight)
#TIFF18: “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” REVIEW
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
After receiving critical acclaim at its premiere in Telluride last week, Can You Ever Forgive Me? lands in Toronto and hopes to keep the momentum going. Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a Biography Writer desperately seeking a new book deal. She is behind on all of her payments, and is running out of ideas. After having some luck selling historical letters on the black market, Israel gets the idea to start fabricating some of her own.
Lengthy title aside, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a wonderful character study that remains compelling at all times. We want to see Lee succeed whatever way she can (even if she’s self-destructive), and we feel her every struggle. Most of this is due to McCarthy’s fearless performance. She still maintains her vulgar wit, but she is more subdued that what we are used to, going deeper than she ever has before. Her work here is some of the best of her career, showing off an emotional side she has only hinted at in the past. And if that was not enough, the Film also packs a delightful turn from character actor Richard E. Grant as her friend Jack Hock. I sense future Oscar nominations.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? screens Saturday, September 8 at 12:15 PM at Winter Garden Theatre, Sunday, September 9 at 3:00 PM at Scotiabank Theatre and Saturday, September 15 at 12:00 PM at Princess of Wales Theatre.
#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILL FROM “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?”
Melissa McCarthy AND deception together in one Film? Sign us up! We love everything about upcoming Dark Comedy CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? This is the other side of McCarthy we’ve waited so long to see!
SYNOPSIS:
Melissa McCarthy stars in the adaptation of the memoir CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).
Fox Searchlight release CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME Friday, October 19, 2018.
TIFF ’18, anyone?
(Photo credit: Fox Searchlight)
#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “JACKIE”
Awards buzz for JACKIE is deafening after a rousing premiere here at TIFF ’16. Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto + Vancouver a chance to see it first.
The Toronto screening takes place Wednesday, December 7, 2016 and the Vancouver screening takes place Monday, December 12, 2016.
Synopsis:
JACKIE is a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman). JACKIE places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband’s legacy and the world of “Camelot” that they created and loved so well.
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Fox Searchlight release JACKIE Friday, December 9, 2016 in Toronto and Friday, December 16, 2016 in Vancouver.
(Photo/video credit: Fox Searchlight)
#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE SCREENING PASSES TO SEE “DOM HEMINGWAY” IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER
Fox Searclight Canada and Mr. Will Wong want to give Readers a chance to see amazing new Crime-Dramedy, DOM HEMINGWAY which premiered at TIFF ’13! Passes are available in Toronto (week of April 4th) and Vancouver (week of April 11th)!
Official Synopsis:
Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is a larger-than-life Safecracker with a loose fuse who is funny, profane, and dangerous. After 12 years in prison, he sets off with his partner-in-crime Dickie (Richard E. Grant), looking to collect what he’s owed for keeping his mouth shut and protecting his boss Mr. Fontaine (Demian Birchir).
Following a near death experience, Dom tries to re-connect with his estranged Daughter (Emilia Clarke), but is soon drawn back into the only world he knows, looking to settle the ultimate debt.
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FOX SEARCHLIGHT release DOM HEMINGWAY in Toronto on Friday, April 11, 2014; Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal on Friday, April 18, 2014; and Friday, April 25, 2014 in Halifax, Kitchener, Ottawa, Québec and Victoria.
The Cast of Dom Hemingway & Mr. Will:
(Photo/video credit: Fox Searchlight/Mr. Will Wong)
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