This new Trailer for LOGAN will have you at the edge of your seat! Explosive action and an intriguing performance from newcomer Dafine Keen as Laura Kinney, we have plenty to be excited from this latest sure-fire hit from Marvel!

Synopsis:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan‘s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. Check out the brand new trailer below.

Trailer:

20th Century Fox Canada release LOGAN Friday, March 3, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: 20th Century Fox)

Sony Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win a copy of the video game RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD in celebration of the upcoming release of RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER.

Overview:
Based on Capcom’s hugely popular video game series comes the final installment in the most successful video game film franchise ever, which has grossed over $1 billion worldwide to date. Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.

Check out the Trailer:

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Sony Pictures Canada release RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER Friday, January 27, 2017.  RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD hits stores Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

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

Right in time for Valentine’s Day, Netflix is ready to unleash the darkly-comical Feature Film, GIRLFRIEND’S DAY. We’ve never seen anything this odd – a violent comical-romance-horror-thriller set in the cut-throat world of card inscriptions.

Synopsis:

Ever wonder who penned the perfect words to the Mother’s Day card you sent last year? Or the hilarious birthday card you gave your best friend? A master of words, that’s who.

In the Netflix original film, Girlfriend’s Day, director Michael Paul Stephenson (The American Scream) invites you to experience a clever and quirky story about love, loss and the worst place to get a paper cut. Meet Ray Wentworth (Bob Odenkirk), once a king of the wordsmith world, and now a down-on-his-luck romance card writer. In an effort to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, he gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a newly crowned holiday: Girlfriend’s Day.

The film also stars Amber Tamblyn, Natasha Lyonne, Ed Begley Jr., Stacy Keach, Rich Sommer, June Diane Raphael, Andy Richter, Stephanie Courtney, Toby Huss, Stephen Michael Quezada, Derek Waters, and Echo Kellum.

See the Trailer:

Netflix Canada stream GIRLFRIEND’S DAY Valentine’s Day.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Nominations were announced earlier today at Oliver & Bonacini‘s Aperture Room for the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards, now in their fifth year. Announcing nominees were a trio of Canadian talent including actors Maxim Roy (Shadowhunters), Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) and Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale).

With 134 categories, divided by Digital Media, Television and Film, the Awards brought out some familiar and new names. Leading the Television nominees once again is ORPHAN BLACK with a stellar 14 nominations (and wins in the past three consecutive years) including Best Dramatic Series and Actress (Tatiana Maslany).  SCHITT’S CREEK, also a multi-CSA winner which just premiered in its third season, follows closely in second with 13 nominations, while KIM’S CONVENIENCE gets 11 nominations in its debut. The latter two, both from CBC, compete for Best Comedy Series.

Leading the Film nominations with nine nods is Xavier Dolan‘s IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD including Best Motion Picture and Direction, Canada’s Best Foreign Picture entry at the upcoming Academy Awards. RACE, also filmed in Montreal like WORLD, gets eight nominations, while BEFORE THE STREETS, OPERATION AVALANCHE and WEIRDOS each get six nods apiece.

Newly-appointed Academy CEO Beth Janson who returned to Canada recently after a stint in the U.S., comments on the lack of a star system in Canada and hence the necessity of recognizing our own Canadian talent which she is certain has no shortage of. “The stories we tell are increasingly reflective of our diverse experiences as Canadians, and that is a trend to cherish”, she tells a room of industry, media and nominees.

Some Snaps from the Breakfast:

Academy President, Martin Katz

Actress, Amanda Brugel

Actor, Simu Liu

Actress, Maxim Roy

Nominees Jennifer Dale and Adrian Holmes

Team Schitt’s Creek congratulate Catherine O’Hara on her nod!

See you in March!

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The 2017 Canadian Screen Awards air live on CBC Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, hosted by Howie Mandel.  Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer that night is slated to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Awards cap-off Canadian Screen Week, which takes place between Monday, March 6 – Sunday, March 12, 2017. Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer that night is slated to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Like previous years, Fans will have a chance to engage with various events set to take place leading up to the Awards.  Visit ACADEMY.CA for updates.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Paramount Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto and Montreal to see RINGS! Screenings take place Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

Synopsis:
A new chapter in the beloved RING horror franchise. A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before…

See the horrific Trailer:

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Paramount Pictures Canada release RINGS Friday, February 3, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

HIDDEN FIGURES after overtaking the monster that is ROGUE ONE last weekend, hangs-on to the #1 spot at the Box Office a second week in a row! The 20th Century Fox release earns $19.6 million in its fourth week out, coinciding with a thematically-appropriate Martin Luther King Weekend in the U.S., bringing its North American run to $60.5 million.

SING is in second this weekend with $$13.4 million for Universal Pictures, bringing its four week tally to a whopping $237.4  million!

LA LA LAND sees a huge boost from its Golden Globe success, sweeping seven categories, en route to a successful expansion to 1,848 theatres for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films.  Over six weeks, it has made $76.4 million domestically.

THE BYE BYE MAN is in fourth in its debut with  $16.3 million for STX Entertainment and VVS Films from 2,200 theatres. Critics gave the Horror 27% on the Tomatometer, while Audiences gave it a C CinemaScore, not enough to deter it from a fantastic opening in a market thirsty for a good scare of late.

ROGUE ONE slips to fifth with $12.9 million for Disney, just surpassing the $500-million mark over five weeks.

PATRIOTS DAY expands to a wide release this weekend, earning $12 million from 3,120 theatres for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films, good enough for sixth. Critics gave it a 79% on the Tomatometer, which is looking good combined with a phenomenal A+ CinemaScore from Audiences, giving it legs to go on via word of mouth in coming weeks despite a soft opening.

MONSTER TRUCKS debuts in seventh for Paramount Pictures with $10.1 million from 3,119 theatres.  Its target Audience of young kids gave it an A CinemaScore, while Critics obliterated it with a 31% score on the Tomatometer.

SLEEPLESS opens in ninth for Open Road Films, with $8.5 million from 1,803 theatres. Audiences gave the Action-Thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan (who also stars in PATRIOTS DAY)  a B+ CinemaScore, while Critics gave it a paltry 11% on the Tomatometer.

PASSENGERS rounds-out the Top Ten with $$5.3 million for Sony Pictures, a total run of $90 million.

The Flashback Film Fest runs February 3-9, 2017 at Cineplex Theatres across Canada!

An Overview:
Canada’s only coast-to-coast film festival brings a lineup of sci-fi, fantasy and fan favourites back to the big screen. This year, Cineplex Events and renowned film critic Richard Crouse curated a lineup of 17 of the most blood-pumping, thrill-inducing and heart-warming films in cinema that will screen in over 25 cities across the country.

Formerly known as the Great Digital Film Festival, the festival was renamed to represent what makes it resonate with moviegoers.

Classics screening this year as part of the Festival include:

The Princess Bride

The Fifth Element

Heat

Jurassic Park

Fight Club

Blade Runner – The Final Cut

The Running Man

The Fugitive

Fargo

Groundhog Day

Air Force One

Blood Simple

Shallow Grave

Starship Troopers

Legend

Pulp Fiction

Trainspotting

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More on the FBFF here.

(Photo credit: Cineplex)

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will are delighted for you to ring in the Year of the Rooster with THE GREAT WALL in 3D starring Matt Damon! Screenings take place Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the following cities:

TORONTO           CINEPLEX YONGE & EGLINTON 7PM

MONTREAL         CINEPLEX FORUM MONTREAL 7PM

VANCOUVER      CINEPLEX MARINE GATEWAY 7PM

EDMONTON       CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH COMMONS 7PM

CALGARY             LANDMARK SHAWNESSY 7PM

WINNIPEG          SILVERCITY ST. VITAL 7PM

OTTAWA             CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH KEYS

Synopsis:
Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. The Great Wall also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau.

Trailer:

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Universal Pictures Canada release THE GREAT WALL on Friday, February 17, 2017.

(Photo credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see GOLD starring Matthew McConaughey. Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Varsity (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M4W 1A5)

Ottawa

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa (3090 Carling Ave, Nepean, ON K2B 7K2) *TBC

Vancouver

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Vancouver (900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5)

Victoria

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: SilverCity Victoria (3130 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6T2)

Halifax

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Dartmouth Crossing (145 Shubie Dr, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0C3)

Edmonton

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW #3030, Edmonton, AB T5T 4M2)

Calgary

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Eau Claire (200 Barclay Parade SW, 200 Barclay Parade S.W., Calgary, AB, T2P 4R5)

Winnipeg

Date: January  25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Polo Park (Polo Park Shopping Center, 817 St James St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3L3)

Synopsis:
GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story. GOLD also stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Rachael Taylor, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Michael Landes, Bruce Greenwood and Stacy Keach.

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Elevation Pictures release GOLD on Friday, January 27, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

In keeping with our annual tradition of ringing in the Chinese New Year, we present to you some awesome Horoscopes for the Year of the Rooster! Chinese New Year takes places on Saturday, January 28, 2017 and the Rooster is known for its quick thinking, so be prepared for some curve balls the year might throw at you!

In a nutshell, the Year of the Rooster is going to be stellar for those who are compatible with it. It will be a particularly great year if you are born in the year of the Ox, Dragon (me!) or Snake. Although it might be a bumpier year ahead for those born in the year of the Rooster itself, Rabbit, Rat and Dog, your Horoscope helps you circumvent the bad fortunes.

I’ve perused through quite a few and found these Horoscopes super easy to understand:

ASTROLOGY CLUB

YOUR CHINESE ASTROLOGY

Don’t know your sign? Don’t stress. Here’s a quick guide:

Rat
1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020 2032

Ox
1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021 2033

Tiger
1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022 2034

Rabbit
1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 2035

Dragon
1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024 2036

Snake
1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025 2037

Horse
1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026 2038

Sheep
1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027 2039

Monkey
1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028

Rooster
1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029

Dog
1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030

Pig
1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

Wishing you all a happy, safe, healthy and prosperous Year of the Rooster!

Mr. Will x billy