Already a huge star in her native Sweden, Singer/Songwriter Zara Larsson is ready to bring her talents stateside.  She already has developed a sizable following with hits like with MNEK collaboration Never Forget You and I Would Like.  Larsson is in Toronto right now in a supporting role for her friends Clean Bandit, whom she collaborates with on their new single, the infectious Symphony. They play The Phoenix Concert Hall tonight.

At the age of ten, Larsson already shot to fame on Talang, Sweden’s version of the Got Talent franchise.  So Good is the title of her debut disc in these parts, from Epic (Sony  Music) a mixture of new and recent material.  The 19-year-old also recently collaborated with fashion giant H&M on a playful collection which will be available online and in-stores on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

We had the pleasure of meeting this rising star earlier and she is an absolute sweetheart!  See our Snap:

Love this girl! With a great new album out and a collaboration with H&M about to hit stores, I present you #ZaraLarsson! She plays tonight at The Phoenix in support of #CleanBandit, whom will be chatting with later! #SoGood #HM

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Love that ring and slight edge in her voice! Don’t forget to check-out Symphony:

I Would Like:

Not many changes this week at the Box Office despite several new releases to come our way.  Hot off the news of a possible spin-off for the Franchise starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS makes it a second week at the top of the Box Office for Universal Pictures with $37 million from 4,329 theatres. Over two weeks domestically it has made $161.9 million.

THE BOSS BABY is in second again this weekend with $11.9 million from 3,697 theatres. a total of $136 million for 20th Century Fox with $136 million over four weeks.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is in third with $10 million for Disney, bringing its six week total to $471 million.

THE PROMISE debuts in fourth for eOne Films/Open Road Films with $4.7 million from 2,251 theatres. The TIFF ’16 selection starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac gets a 46% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore.

Disneynature‘s MADE IN CHINA debuts in fifth with $4.6 million from 1,508 theatres. The Panda Documentary gets an 86% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore.

UNFORGETTABLE which sees the return of long-absent Katherine Heigl, debuts in ninth with $4.4 million from 2,417 theatres for Warner Bros. Critics gave it a 26% on the Tomatometer and a C CinemaScore from Audiences.

THE LOST OF CITY Z rounds-out the Top Ten with a $2.1 million for Bleecker Street Films/Elevation Pictures expanding to 610 theatres in its second week out. Critics very much loved the Film starring heavyweights Robert Pattinson and Charlie Hunnam with an 88% on the Tomatometer.

Jaden Smith already is an accomplished talent at age 18 having a high-profile résumé that includes starring roles in The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid (2010) and more recently Netflix‘s The Get Down from Baz Luhrmann. The son of Hollywood royalty Will (in-town too!) and Jada Pinkett, he appears ready now for his own close-up in a big way.

In town filming the bittersweet Drama Life in a Year till late May, the Film stars also supermodel Cara Delevingne. The Film centers on a teenager who learns that his girlfriend has only a year to live, making it a mission to give her a lifetime worth of memories in that time. Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr., whose father soul singer Cuba Gooding Sr. sadly passed away just yesterday, also stars and was on-set today. Exterior scenes were filmed along the Humber River.

Smith was just at Coachella last weekend sporting his new cropped do for his role and he put out a call on Twitter to Toronto Filmmakers to get their help directing an upcoming music video he has planned; he also raps.  He was seen later in the evening at the I Heart Radio Fest as part of Canadian Music Week, supporting his buddy Big Sean.

While filming a jogging scene, the low-key Smith had a quick minute to stop for fan photos. He even helped navigate me through a puddle to get over to him!

See our Snaps:

Dat u #JadenSmith? The really kind up-and-coming actor in town working on #LifeinaYear.

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#JadenSmith on the set of #LifeinaYear.

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Life in a Year will see a 2018 release.

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Hey Canada! Are you ready for a Panini Party?! Hot off the press earlier this week that Subway® Canada has launched four scintillating new Panini sandwiches, we want you to join-in on the fun! For one day only, Friday, April 21, 2017 beginning 12:01 AM in your time zone, there will be a super-cute Subway® Canada Snapchat lens available where you can turn your face into a Panini!!

See it below:

Don’t be shy, show your Panini pride!!

Available now are these four new Paninis:
Chipotle Steak & Cheese
Triple Cheese
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Italian B.M.T.® Melt

If you’re in the Toronto Tuesday, April 25, 2017 you won’t want to miss your chance to try the delicious selection of Subway® Paninis which are being sampled courtesy of the Panini Express, a one-of-a-kind transparent food truck at Yonge-Dundas Square between 11 AM to 7 PM. You’ll have a chance to be mesmerized by any one of the four Panini options!

There will also be a live DJ and a access to some amazing customized clothing!

We’ll see you there and next week we’ll have a chance for you to win a Subway® Canada Gift Card so you too can try these new Paninis!

Don’t forget to follow Subway® Canada on Facebook here or Twitter: @subwaycanada and stay connected with the official hashtag #SubwayPanini!

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Subway Canada)

We’re beyond excited for season five of HOUSE OF CARDS when it surfaces in May. In the meantime, check out these amazing new stills, a first look!

Synopsis:
The ​fifth season of the ​critically acclaimed Emmy®­ nominated drama ​House of Cards ​premieres Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

The series’s Golden Globe® winning stars Kevin Spacey (as Francis Underwood) and Robin Wright (as Claire Underwood), whose characters have always been each other’s strongest allies, show cracks in their relationship​. ​House of Cards also stars Michael Kelly​, ​Jayne Atkinson​, ​Neve Campbell​, ​​Derek ​Cecil, Paul Sparks​ and Joel Kinnaman​. ​

(Photo/video credit: Netflix Canada)

We adore our Samsung products and in-stores today is the eagerly-awaited SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 and S8+!   Further refining the already near-perfect Samsung Galaxy S7, this latest release sees some fascinating improvements including an uninterrupted surface flowing right to its edges, giving you less obstruction in either 5.8″ (S8) or 6.2″ (S8+) display size options and in colours midnight black and orchid gray.

What makes the S8 remarkable is some of its groundbreaking, state-of-the-art features like its Iris Scan option, which is exactly as it suggests – the ability to unlock your phone with the look of an eye. No more clumsy, fumbly passcodes… unless you really prefer that!

Its Bixby system lets you use voice, text or touch to navigate every day life.  Need to find a hot restaurant in your area? Ask Bixby!

You can even download faster now as the S8/S8+ come Gigabit Wi-Fi ready!

Love your photos? Know that the S8/S8+ come enhanced with a Dual Pixel Sensor helping you take better action shots, night shots and an 8 MP front-facing camera for those Selfies!

Accidents happen. The S8/S8+ is still good to go after being immersed under 5 ft of water for up to 30 minutes!

We had the absolute pleasure of attending the S8 Launch tonight at Sherway Gardens and had a blast learning all about its exciting new features. In addition to having our iris photographed,  we even got to toy with Virtual Reality as the phone is compatible with the Samsung Gear VR goggles.  In fact, those who pre-ordered the device were lucky enough to get a free pair of goggles with their purchase!

See our Slideshow below (hover over left and right arrows to navigate);

(Swipe left!) Excited to help ring-in the launch of the gorgeous #SamsungS8! The sophisticated Bixby system can help you do it all including finding an awesome place to eat. You can unlock your phone also with just the look of an eye and it can be immersed in up to 5 ft of water for 30 minutes! The Virtual Reality component literally is unreal! Go all the way to the last slide to see my iris!! #UnboxYourPhone #GalaxyLife #GalaxyS8

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Learn more about the SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 and S8+ right here!

We can’t wait to get our hands on one!

(Photo/video credit: Samsung Canada/Mr. Will Wong)

Last September we fell hopelessly in love. The story of Sebastian and Mia ripped our heart right out and we never have been the same since. We still are very much in-love with LA LA LAND and we want you to have the opportunity to enjoy it now at home! eOne Films x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Canada a chance to win a LA LA LAND Prize Pack including a copy of the six-time Academy Award-winning Film on Blu-ray and also a mini lightbox! The Blu-ray contains unparalleled access to the Film, which won also a record-setting seven Golden Globe Awards including fascinating Featurettes that give us insight into the anatomy of the Movie and also its music.

Synopsis:

Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress who works in a coffee shop in a busy Hollywood studio lot in between auditions, keeps bumping into the disgruntled Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated yet stubborn jazz musician who dreams of opening his own jazz club one day.

The two finally get together and Mia even begins to love jazz, but she also begins to lose faith in herself when yet another audition goes wrong. Sebastian believes in her and convinces her to give it one last shot, but she feels he’s selling out when he joins a popular band as a keyboard player in an effort to make money for the two of them. Their struggles and differences drive a wedge between them.

See the Trailer:

Our heartfelt Review of LA LA LAND right here.

Features of the LA LA LAND Blu-ray:

• Featurettes

Another Day of Sun: They Closed Down a Freeway (10:36)
La La Land’s Great Party (5:08)
Ryan Gosling: Piano Student (5:03)
Before Whiplash: Damien Chazelle’s Passion Project (10:12)
La La Land’s Love Letter to Los Angeles (6:56)
John Legend’s Acting Debut (4:40)
The Look of Love: Designing La La Land (8:48)
Ryan and Emma: Third Time’s the Charm (5:51)
Epilogue: The Romance of the Dream (7:54)
Damien & Justin Sing: The Demos

• Marketing Gallery 
• Song Selection

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eOne Films release LA LA LAND Tuesday, April 25, 2017 on Blu-ray and DVD!

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

Success really has proved lasting for The X Factor winner James Arthur. The talented English Singer/Songwriter is in town for Canadian Music Week, appearing at the I Heart Radio Fest at Rebel tomorrow night.

Arthur, a mental health advocate with a self-help book titled About a Boy due soon, made a few appearances today including CTV‘s The Social and an intimate appearance at Rogers.  His sophomore disc Back From the Edge was released last year spawning multiple hits like Say You Won’t Let Go and new single  Can I Be Him.

The video for Say You Won’t Let Go has amassed 339 million views!

We had the pleasure of meeting Arthur earlier and are excited to see what’s next for this promising talent!

Loved meeting this brilliant talent, #JamesArthur, in town for tomorrow’s #IHeartRadioFestTO. #CMW #CanadianMusicWeek

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This brand new titular single from Lana Del Rey’s upcoming fifth album Lust for Life gives us high hopes. A lush, multi-tiered ode to young love, the collaboration with Toronto’s The Weeknd really takes us away and if we might say so, is the strongest of their recent pairings including a couple tracks off his Starboy disc.

Listen below:

(Photo/video credit: Universal Music Group)

Filming once again is picking-up again in Toronto and many names are surfacing around the City in recent weeks after a bit of a winter lull.

Front and center is Drama Life in a Year starring Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne, about a 17-year-old boy whom after learning that his girlfriend has one year to live, gives her an entire lifetime’s worth of experiences. Filming in and around the downtown core, Smith recently chopped off his long locks with the help of his famous father Will. He also last weekend was spotted at Coachella sporting his cropped do.

See a Snap:

Production is starting, everything must go ✂️

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We ran into handsome young rising star JT Neal who also stars in the Film along with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Nia Long. The Film will see a 2018 release and films till late May.

Handsome rising star #JTNeal stars alongside #CaraDelevingne and #JadenSmith in #LifeinaYear.

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Also just beginning production is Lifetime‘s TV Movie Flint, directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Mao’s Last Dancer) about a woman in Flint, Michigan dealing with its toxic water scandal and its impacts on her family. Cher originally was tapped to star, although she had to back-out due to family issues. We spotted stars Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad, Masters of Sex), singer Jill Scott and Marin Ireland (Hell or High Water, Toronto-made series The Divide) out tonight having dinner.  Queen Latifah also recently was added to the cast and films through late May.

#BreakingBad and #MastersofSex star #BetsyBrandt films water scandal film #Flint in Toronto. She is from Michigan originally, where the story is set. Cannot wait to see this.

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#MarinIreland, just seen in Oscar Best Picture nominated #HellorHighWater returns to Toronto again for water scandal Film, #Flint.

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Another series set to begin filming is the first season of Condor. The series is about a young CIA analyst who hopes to reform it, but stumbles upon a brilliant plan that also threatens the lives of millions. Max Irons (The Riot Club, Red Riding Hood), son of Jeremy, stars in the series’ lead role.  William Hurt and Brendan Fraser also star. It films through August.

Handsome #MaxIrons, son of Jeremy, back in Toronto to start work on new series, #Condor, about a CIA analyst who discovers a brilliant plan which could threaten the lives of millions.

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