Model/Actress/Director and Spokesperson Shenae Grimes-Beech needs little introduction as Toronto long has been proud of its Homegirl. The Star of 90210 and Degrassi: The Next Generation has kept busy with a string of work including recently Toronto-filmed Final Exam, in which she stars opposite Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen.

Grimes-Beech is in Toronto right now, carrying out duties as Spokesperson for Montreal-originated Annabelle Cosmetics. Tonight, she celebrates her Collaboration with the Company at an exclusive Party with Beauty Bloggers on Bay Street.

Appearing on City‘s Breakfast Television and Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition), she maintained her poise despite the miserable rains, looking flawless with her peach-coloured locks tied neatly into a bun.  Note how she is wearing her Jacket – arms-free – a trend we noticed on It-Girl Nicola Peltz, Star of Transformers: Age of Extinction, the other day in Toronto too!

After exploding onto the Pop Music scene in the early ’00s, Aaron Carter certainly knows a thing or two about surviving the often cruel Entertainment World. Known best for his Hits Aaron’s Party (Come Get It), That’s How I Beat Shaq and I Want Candy and platinum-selling Albums, the younger Brother of Backsteeet Boy, Nick Carter, for a good duration had an entire demographic of Pre-Teens at his mercy.

After some highs and lows and honest attempts to revive his Career, the Star is now leveraging success on his own terms. And his truest Fans have been loyal and he knows it.

Currently on tour after a successful run with his After Party Tour last year which saw him play smaller club venues across North America, Carter made a quick visit to KISS 92.5 earlier today on the Roz & Mocha Show.

Fans waiting outside in the rain were rewarded as he took a few minutes to stop and say “hi”, graciously thanking everyone individually for waiting for him. He even complimented me on my Cardigan!

Carter plays Lee’s Palace tonight. More details here on how you can get Tickets!

See our Snap:

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The third edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival kicks-off this Thursday, June 12 and runs through Friday, June 20, 2014 throughout Toronto, Vaughan, Hamilton, Quebec City and Montreal!  We had a chance to preview a couple of the Festival’s Marquee Titles including the Opening Night Gala, THE BEST OFFER which stars Geoffrey Rush, Donald Sutherland, Jim Sturgess and Sylvia Hoeks and BLAME FREUD, a Box Office Smash in Italy.

THE BEST OFFER
Geoffrey Rush delivers one of his best performances in recent years as a Master Auctioneer named Virgil who becomes obsessed with a mysterious Heiress, Claire (Hoeks), who hires him to auction off some high-end Art and Antiques. The two form an unlikely bond with the help of Robert (Sturgess), who is enlisted to take mechanical parts among Claire‘s inherited belongings, building an Automaton. All the while, Virgil’s Friend Billy (Sutherland) secretly helps him acquire a collection of Master Paintings, which could jeopardize everything he has worked for. Meticulously-stylized and undeniably suspenseful, the Film with its patient precision handling from Director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) is a fittingly prestigious kick-off to the Festival.

Watch the Trailer:

BLAME FREUD

Originally titled Tutta colpa di Freud, this Romantic-Comedy from Paolo Genovese, offers a light-hearted Alternative at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival. The Tale about a Father’s wish for his three Daughters to find love with only the top percentile of Men, is a celebration of love in all its forms, giving validity to the statement that love just happens.  One by one we see his Daughters veer off on their own tangents, while he too finds himself falling for someone he’d never have guessed he would!  The right combination of charming, scandalous and stimulating to the eyes, make Blame Freud an obvious choice to see at the Festival!

See the Trailer below:

eOne Films and Mr. Will want to take Toronto Readers to an Advance Screening of EARTH TO ECHO! The Screening takes place in Toronto at SilverCity Yorkdale this coming Saturday, June 14, 2014!

Official Synopsis:
When a construction project begins digging in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck (Astro), Munch (Reese Hartwig) and Alex (Teo Halm) start to get strange, encoded messages on their cell phones.

Convinced something bigger is going on, they tell their parents and the authorities, but no one will take them seriously. The three friends set off to crack the code and follow it to its source. But they soon find themselves in way over their heads when they discover an alien from another world who needs their help.

Watch the Trailer below:

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eOne Films release EARTH TO ECHO on Friday, July 4, 2014.

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If you’re missing Cory Monteith just like we are, owning a copy of All the Wrong Reasons is your chance to remember the talented Entertainer forever. The Film won the Grolsch Discovery Prize at TIFF ’13.

Synopsis:

Since witnessing her sister’s suicide a year earlier, Kate (Karine Vanasse) has managed to keep herself isolated, even at work, where she supervises the surveillance feeds. Her husband James (Cory Monteith), the Store Manager, does his best to help Kate overcome her post traumatic stress disorder, but she shrinks from his touch.

Missing intimacy, James becomes close with Nicole (Emily Hampshire), a young Cashier who’s a Single Mother. When a new Security Guard (Kevin Zegers) is hired, Kate slowly warms to him, recognizing a fellow wounded spirit. His presence shakes up the whole Store, for all the wrong reasons.

Watch the Trailer below:

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http://www.mrwillwong.com/allthewrongreasonsdvd @MRWILLW wants us to #win #ALLTHEWRONGREASONS on DVD starring #CoryMonteith. Out 6/23!

Official Artwork:

See Mr. Will and some of the Stars of All the Wrong Reasons:

TVA Films and Pacific Northwest Pictures release All the Wrong Reasons on iTunes, DVD and Video-on-Demand Monday, June 23, 2014.

Pre-order here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Pacific Northwest Pictures)

Toronto is in for a huge treat as the Stars of eagerly-awaited Summer Blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction have arrived for a day of Press in the City! Lined-up Breakout Stars Nicola Peltz (Bates Motel) and Jack Reynor (Delivery Man) are appearances on some of our biggest programs like eTalk, Entertainment Tonight Canada and City‘s Breakfast Television!

The Duo had the honours of throwing first pitch at tonight’s Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins game at Rogers Centre. Reynor showed his spirit, modelling for me his custom-made Transformers 4 Blue Jays Jersey! Love it.

Both Actors came with their respective Entourages and were great sports stopping to snap a Photo with me! Peltz, widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s new faces to look out for, even was nice enough to remove her jacket, showing her amazing top off after what looked like an awesome dinner! “Thanks for being amazing!”, the stunning Actress – who appears in the current issue of Interview Magazine (read more here) –  told me as she leaned in for what turned out to be five Snaps!

See our Snaps:

Paramount Pictures release TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION on Friday, June 27, 2014. Are you ready, Wongsters?

You still have one more week to win Passes to an Advance Screening but only if you’re a Fan of Mr. Will on Facebook!

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If you’ve been in downtown Toronto this past week, chances are at some point you’ve noticed a massive overhaul of our Financial District, in what now eerily resembles New York City. Heads have turned and confusion was had as Broad Street signs and Wall Street Subway Entrances surfaced before the eyes of unsuspecting Torontonians bound for another day at work. The reason for all the commotion of course is Director Chris Columbus’ (Home Alone) latest endeavour, Pixels which sees Experts enlisted to help save New York City from an attack of  ’80s Video Game Characters!

The Action/Fantasy/Comedy stars an eclectic and talented Cast including Adam Sandler, who currently can be seen on-screen in Rom-Com, Blended. Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage also stars, sporting an awesome Mullet, as does Kevin James (The King of Queens) and Josh Gad (Frozen). Sandler, Dinklage and Gad were spotted filming a chaotic scene tonight involving several ambulances and police cars. Sandler was kind to take a moment to say “hi” to Fans at Starbucks, occasionally stopping to play with his adorable two Daughters Sadie and Sunny.

We spotted Sandler earlier after a quick game of Basketball with his Buddies, before heading out for a long night of shooting. We’ve met him once before and had a happy memory of that moment and are glad that things haven’t changed. Sandler truly is the Real Deal and the same lovable guy we see on-screen. During his stay so far, he’s been spotted bringing his Girls out to see the National Ballet of Canada’s Production of Cinderella and this weekend he was seen dining at Sassafraz. A source also reports a rare sight of Sandler and Dinklage goofing around outside of Whole Foods!

See our Snap with Sandler:

Pixels, which will see a release through Sony Pictures, films in Toronto till early September. The Movie tentatively is set for a May 2015 release.

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The Fault in our Stars certainly is to blamed for Moviegoers going teary-eyed this weekend. The Adaptation of the popular Novel by John Green opens to astoundingly positive response, earning a whopping $48.2 million from 3,171 theatres in its debut for 20th Century Fox.  This shows that Audiences don’t necessarily need huge Blockbusters to go to the Movies in the Summer – just strong stories. Just two weeks back the Studio performed phenomenally with X-Men: Days of Future Past.  Starring Box Office Princess Shailene Woodley and Newcomer Ansel Elgort, the Film earned an A CinemaScore and an on-par 82% from Critics on the Tomatometer.

Disney‘s Maleficent in its second week out performs strongly with $33.5 million from 3,948 theatres. It already is nearing the $130 mark domestically.

Edge of Tomorrow opens solid in third with a respectable $30 million from 3,490 theatres for Warner Bros. The Action-Fantasy starring Tom Cruise saw the Megastar travel multiple continents on a whirlwind Press tour in support of the Film which has received strong reviews from Critics (89% on the Tomatometer) and Audiences (B+ CinemaScore).

X-Men: Days of Future Past slips to fourth spot with $14.7 million in its third week out, edging closer to the $200 million mark in North America.

Godzilla finds itself in sixth spot in its fourth week out for Warner Bros., earning $5.9 million this weekend. It has grossed $185 million in its run.

Chef expands to 1,298 theatres for VVS Films/Open Road Films, just getting a Canadian release this weekend. It made $2.5 million this weekend, surpassing $31 million in North America.

Million Dollar Arm rounds-out the Top Ten with $1.5 million for Disney in its fifth week out.

Easily one of the most heavily-anticipated Albums of 2014, ULTRAVIOLENCE from LANA DEL REY is the captivating Singer/Songwriter’s second full-length Disc.  The Songstress garnered a massive worldwide following with her debut effort, BORN TO DIE, selling more than 3.4 million copies.  Promising more of what we love from her, the Disc is said to be dark, cinematic and hypnotic.  First Single WEST COAST already has gone-on to crack the Top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and second Single SHADES OF COOL was just released to much critical acclaim.  And it is gorgeous. The Disc is co-produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach.

Mr. Will Wong and Universal Music Canada want to give Readers a chance to re-discover the amazing LANA DEY REY on this exciting collection of new Tracks.

Official Tracklisting:

1. Cruel World 2. Ultraviolence 3. Shades of Cool 4. Brooklyn Baby 5. West Coast 6. Sad Girl 7. Pretty When You Cry 8. Money Power Glory 9. Fucked My Way Up to the Top 10. Old Money 11. The Other Woman

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Official Artwork:

Check-out Lana Del Rey’s latest Single SHADES OF COOL below:

Universal Music Canada release ULTRAVIOLENCE on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

Pre-order ULTRAVIOLENCE here.

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Actor/Writer/Producer Dean Cain returned to Toronto today to promote his appearance this weekend at the Niagara Falls Comic Con. Known best for his work on popular mid-90s TV Series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in which he starred opposite Teri Hatcher.

One-part French-Canadian Cain has maintained his profile steadily with a litany of TV credits to his name including Las Vegas, hosting Ripley’s Believe it or Not!, Hit the Floor and succesful The Dog Who Saved… Series of Movies.

Dapper and suited, a super-friendly Cain appeared on The Morning Show (National Edition) on which he served as Co-Host today. He took a quick moment to say “hi” to Fans after his appearance and we managed to get this long-wanted Snap:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)