Finally a Track worthing of being 2014’s SONG OF THE SUMMER! Those of you who already saw tear-jerking Blockbuster THE FAULT IN OUR STARS should find CHARLI XCX‘s BOOM CLAP oddly familiar, being featured prominently on its Soundtrack.

The sassy 21-year-old Singer/Songwriter from Stevenage has maintained a great presence on the airves laying down vocals on Smash Hits like Icona Pop‘s I LOVE IT and Iggy Azalea‘s Fancy. Now is her time to shine alone and what she has crafted on BOOM CLAP is phenomenal Pop Moment. Its melancholy-rebellion reminds of me High School, Bubble Gum Trident, Aerosol Hairspray and hiked-up kilts.

Love it:

Order THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Soundtrack on iTunes now here!

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Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win on DVD a copy of accalimed Director Terry Gilliam‘s THE ZERO THEOREM !

Official Synopsis:
A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

THE ZERO THEOREM stars double Academy Award Winner Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis and Mélanie Thierry.

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Mongrel Media release THE ZERO THEOREM on DVD, Blu-ray (also available on iTunes, Digital & Video-On-Demand) Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

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One of the most well-reviewed Films of 2014 could be yours!  Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win on DVD a copy of UNDER THE SKIN starring Scarlett Johansson!

Official Synopsis:
A voracious alien seductress (Scarlett Johansson) arrives on Earth in Scotland and kills a woman in order to take over her body. She scours remote highways and backroads in a white van, looking for male victims. When she finds one, she asks him for directions and goes on to find out more about them. If they don’t have family and they accept her offer of a lift, she takes them to a remote house, where they assume they’re going to have sex.

She strips as she walks across an endless black mass, and as they follow, instead of walking across it, they sink down into the gooey mass and disappear. Seemingly compassionless, not even stopping to help a baby who’s just lost his parents, she begins studying people and learns that they can be supportive and helpful – if you fall they will help you up; if you are drowning they will rush to your rescue. However, together with the good traits in people, she’ll also learn about violence and barbarity.

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Mongrel Media release UNDER THE SKIN on DVD, Blu-ray (also available on iTunes, Digital & Video-On-Demand) Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

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It certainly was love at first drive with the 2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID SE! This past week I had the utmost pleasure of experiencing this wonderful environmentally/fuel-efficient vehicle in a stunning Deep Impact Blue. Not only did I get-by on just $35 of gas in eight days – barely using half a tank of gas – the Car pretty much saved my life!

Wongsters know well that I’m pretty much everywhere and after a long, grueling day in the heat Sunday while driving home along the 401, I must say that I was feeling rather fatigued. Noticing slight changes in my driving behaviour, I saw an alert on my Dashboard suggesting I take a rest, with a Coffee Cup icon popping-up. I took its advice right away and stopped-off at a Starbucks for a quick break before continuing the rest of my drive, making it home safe and sound, cool and air-conditioned. Sometimes we just need to be told!

Smooth acceleration also is a highlight of this easy-to-navigate offering from Ford, the Automaker which undoubtedly has stepped-up its game in recent years with choices comparable to many other luxury manufacturers in the marketplace.

The Ford Fusion Hybrid SE was super-aware of my safety and in addition to a rear-view camera handy for reversing, frequent alerts told me when either people, obstacles or automobiles were in the vicinity. It basically was super-conscious of my well-being and I appreciate that!

One of my favourite features on the Dashboard were the Efficiency Leaves. The game-like interaction of this feature keeps track of my progress as an efficient Driver with more leaves blooming on the display as time passes rewarding me for maximizing mileage and saving fuel!

Do I need to go into my addiction to SIRIUS XM which had me sitting in my car for prolonged periods just to hear what songs would play next?  The leather seats were so comfortable that my Shih Tzu, Billy, made himself right at home, plopping himself in the Passenger’s Seat when normally he’s rather anxious and shifty in cars!

I absolutely loved the FORD FUSION and would consider this near the top of the pack of Cars to buy!

Learn more about it here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Paramount Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want Readers to give Toronto and Montreal Readers a chance to see HERCULES first!  The Blockbuster stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his long-awaited return to the Big Screen!

Official Synopsis:
Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ film HERCULES, starring Dwayne Johnson, bows on July 25th. Based on Radical Comics’ ‘Hercules,’ this ensemble-action Film is a revisionist take on the classic myth set in a grounded world where the supernatural does not exist. HERCULES also stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt.

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http://www.mrwillwong.com/hercules @MRWILLW wants us to #win Passes to see #HERCULES starring #THEROCK!  In theatres 7/25!

It’s the dawn of a new beginning!  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes unquestionably dominates the Box Office this weekend with a $70 million-opening from 3,967 theatres for 20th Century Fox. By comparison the last Film in Franchise opened in 2011 with $53 million, meaning that Moviegoers truly have Monkey Madness!  Without any A-List Names in the Cast, the Blockbuster still managed to be and Critics rewarded it with a 91% on the Tomatometer and Audiences gave it an A CinemaScore.

Transformers: Age of Extinction in its third week, pulls-in $17 million for Paramount Pictures for second spot. It just surpasses the $200 million-mark earlier this week, tallying-in at $208 million domestically.

Tammy continues to perform well in third spot this weekend with $13 million in its second week in theatres for Warner Bros.  It edges close to the $60 million-mark cumulatively.

22 Jump Street continues to perform exceptionally well, showing some staying power.  In its fifth week it lands in fourth spot with $6.7 million for Sony Pictures. It has grossed over $171 million in North America thus far.

Earth to Echo places fifth this weekend for Relativity Media/eOne Films with $5.7 million in its second week out.

Begin Again, from the same people who brought us Once, opens in ninth spot with $5.3 million for The Weinstein Co. and eOne Films.  Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Levine in his Feature debut, Critics responded well to the Musical-Drama with an 80% Tomatometer score.

Jersey Boys, another Musical-Drama, rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.4 million for Warner Bros. from 1,968 theatres in its fourth week.

We all love a good Biopic and GET ON UP is one we’ve been excited about!  Godfather of Soul JAMES BROWN is immortalized not only by his legendary Music, but also this upcoming Film about his rise to fame.  Universal Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver to a July 30th Advance Screening!

Official Synopsis:
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award®-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42‘s Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in GET ON UP. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the Film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the Drama by a brilliant Supporting Cast: Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.

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http://www.mrwillwong.com/getonup @MRWILLW wants us to #win Passes to see #GETONUP!  In theatres 8/1/14!

Official Artwork:

Universal Pictures Canada release GET ON UP on Friday, August 1, 2014.

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Based on the best-selling Memoir, WILD is set to make a splash this forthcoming Awards season.  Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée who brought us Academy Award-winning DALLAS  BUYERS CLUB, the Film is a chronicle of one woman, Cheryl Strayed, and her 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe. 

Expect this to be at TIFF ’14.  Will this be the Film to get Witherspoon her second Oscar?

Official Artwork:

Watch the official brand-new Trailer here. 

Fox Searclight release WILD this Fall.

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Fox Searchlight and Mr. Will want to take Readers to the Toronto Advance Screening of if I ORIGINS starring Michael Pitt and Brit Marling!

Official Synopsis:

I ORIGINS, the second feature Film from Writer and Director Mike Cahill, tells the story of Dr. Ian Gray (Michael Pitt), a Molecular Biologist studying the evolution of the eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner Karen (Brit Marling), they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory. Also starring Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi, the Film is produced by Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray and Alex Orlovsky.

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We attended a Screening of the Film with Cahill and Pitt earlier this week.  More on that here.

Fox Searchlight release I ORIGINS on Friday, July 25, 2014 in Toronto and Vancouver.

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Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win heartbreaking and sweet THE FACE OF LOVE starring amazing Annette Bening and Ed Harris.

Official Synopsis:

Widowed for five years, Nikki (Annette Bening) is still grieving for her husband Garrett, who was the love of her life. One day, she spots a man who could be her husband’s double. Tom (Ed Harris) is an art teacher, and she hires him for private lessons. They soon begin dating, but she keeps the fact that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Garrett a secret.

She tries to hide him from her daughter (Jess Weixler) and from her close neighbour (Robin Williams), but when her daughter finally meets him, she can’t hide her shock. For Tom‘s sake, Nikki has to figure out whether she has feelings for him or whether her feelings are based only on how he looks.

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See some snaps we got of Bening in Toronto at TIFF ’13 last Fall here!

Mongrel Media release THE FACE OF LOVE on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital & Video-on-Demand Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

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