eOne Films x Mr. Will want to give our young Readers a chance to see EARLY MAN! Advance Screenings take place Saturday, February 10, 2018 in the followig cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Halifax. Passes will be rewarded in packs of four only.

Synopsis:
This animated comedy is set during prehistoric times, when creatures such as woolly mammoths roamed the earth. Neanderthal Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his sidekick Hognob unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City in an attempt to save their home.

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, Timothy Spall

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eOne Films release EARLY MAN Friday, February 16, 2018.

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It’s day four of the Sundance Film Festival and we are in full flight!

There were many Premieres once again tonight in Park City. I Think We’re Alone Now takes place during an apocalypse where a recluse feels the threat of companionship when finding out there is a second survivor. It stars Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning. BLAZE is the reimagining of the life of Blaze Foley who was the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music Movement. It is written and directed by Ethan Hawke and stars recent Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell, Edgar Arreola and Alia Shawkat. Come Sunday follows pastor Carlton Pearson during a crisis in faith where he risks everything when he questions the Church Doctrine, it is based on true events. It stars Chiwetel Ejifor, Jason Segel and Danny Glover. The Happy Prince is set during Oscar Wilde’s final days. It is starring, written and directed by a long-absent Rupert Everett and stars Colin Firth and Emily Watson. The Miseducation of Cameron Post takes place in 1993 and follows a girl who is sent to a Conversion Therapy Centre when she is caught kissing another girl. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane. And Piercing which is a twisted love story about a married man who goes away on a business trip with the intent of murdering a prostitute, who also has plans of her own. It stars Christopher Abbot and Mia Wasikowska.

Down on Main Street in Park City, there were tons of stars out getting lunch, attending parties and press stops. Some of the stars spotted out on the street were Joan Jett, Idris Elba, Debra Messing, John Cho, Joel McHale, Chloë Grace Mortez and more. It was also a special day for Bill Skarsgård (It), who is at the Festival with Assassination Nation, he received the IMDb StarMeter Award.

This wraps-up the first weekend of the Festival. But there is still an entire week ahead with more stars coming into Park City and plenty more Films to be screened.

See some stars out and about today! Hover cursor left and right to navigate slideshow:

#Sundance star sightings by our @GilmoreAmanda! The Festival is now in high gear! Swipe left! 1. #IdrisElba 2. #JimParsons 3. #ChloeMoretz 4. #DebraMessing 5. #JohnCho 6. #JoelMcHale 7. #BenFoster 8. #JoanJett

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Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

Human Affairs tell the story of a 20-year-old (Julie Sokolowski) who decides to be a surrogate for an artistic couple (Kerry Condon and Dominic Fumusa).

The Film is written delicately by Charlie Birns who write an endearing script about the joy and complications both the surrogate and surrogate parents experience. They also layers each of the characters and humanize them in their darkest moments. Yet, if not for the talented ensemble cast consisting of Condon, Fumusa and Sokolowski who bring complex characters to life.

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

Wildlife is set in 1960s Montana and follows a family, through the eyes of the son, 14-year-old Joe (Ed Oxenbould). His father, Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) has recently been fired from his job and decides to leave his family to fight a forest fire near the Canadian border. This leaves his mother, Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) to take care of their home which sends her into an adventure of her own.

Paul Dano’s directorial debut is hauntingly beautiful. Dano and Zoe Kazan co-write a captivating and heartbreaking depiction of a family slowly falling apart. Yet, it’s Dano’s strong ability to use the camera as a lens to help us see through Joe’s eyes, projecting his pain onto the audience. Dano also uses little camera movement, which lets his remarkable Cast shine.

Oxenbould’s phenomenal performance  is at the level  of a seasoned veteran, bringing to life a young, confused and shattered Joe.  The incomparable Gyllenhaal expresses all facets of the male ego without saying many words. His depiction of Jerry is the stuff of wonder. Mulligan is exquisite, delivering a fiery and fearless performance as the scared and heartbroken Jeanette. All of Jeanette’s flaws are on full display and Mulligan relishes in her imperfection. She is hypnotic and gives one of the best performances to date.

Wildlife screens at Sundance on Jan. 20 at 3:30PM at Eccles PC, Jan. 21 at 6:30PM at Redstone 1 PC, Jan. 22 at 9:30PM at Rose Wagner SLC, Jan. 26 at 5:30PM at Prospector PC, and Jan. 27 at 8:30AM at Prospector PC.

Chinese New Year falls on February 16, 2018 marking the Year of the Dog. Those born under this sign often possess important traits like loyalty, bravery and honesty. But do you wonder how your own sign falls in relation to the dog?

If we are celebrating your actual corresponding year, a general rule of thumb is that this isn’t your luckiest due to a conflict called “Fan Tai Sui”. While misfortunes are unavoidable, there are always recommendations your forecast gives you to reduce the struggle.

Did you know Donald Trump is a dog?

Also remember, it is bad luck to bathe and shower on Chinese New Year day. It is best to shower or bathe the night before. My Mom says so.

Keeping with tradition, we love sharing your annual Chinese Horoscopes with you and after going through several, we love the simplicity of these two we found this year!

The Chinese Zodiac  is easy to understand and breaks down how your year will look in quarters. We love that it explains how the quarters look if you are single vs. paired. It also tells you clearly which sign you belong to by your year of birth.

Your Chinese Astrology while not as in-depth as The Chinese Zodiac‘s Horoscope gives some useful recommendations like auspicious numbers, colours, etc. in addition to your forecast.

Whatever sign you are, we wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year!

Mr. Will x billy

Some of you might remember us going bonkers last year for Series SINGER from China where our beloved Songstress Sandy Lam took home top honours.

The Show is back on Hunan Television and fortunately, YouTube also. While the Series pits on-stage, professional and signed Recording Artists for audience votes, we’d expect competitors to be Chinese or at least from Asia. We were however thrown for a loop when we read Jessie J – yes, “Price Tag” Jessie J – had agreed to sign-on!

While we’d expect there to be a major voter bias, week after week the soulful British star has taken top spot on polls and she’s showing no signs of stopping. And rightfully so, she’s been magnificent!

By her side all this time his is her manager Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) who can be seen cheering her on on-camera.  Never mind the awkward audience reactions, the production on this Series is superb and it puts the Artists front and center in a dignified way.  We are stoked to see what she’ll pick next week and are willing to bet she’ll at some point go full-on Chinese.

You must witness the vocal perfection that is her cover of Whitney Houston‘s I Have Nothing.

I HAVE NOTHING (Whitney Houston Cover)

We’ll never forget meeting Jessie J in Toronto a few years back. Despite not feeling well, she was so lovely! While we don’t think she has had the hits or the material that she truly deserved, here’s to many new people discovering her talent. We remember her Tweeting about being terrified flying Porter finding the plane too small! LOL Dream and live big.

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

I Like Girls is a touching testament to falling in love.

The Film tells multiple short stories of girls falling in love with other girls. Each story is uniquely different but all are endearing. What makes this animated short special is that its multiple narrators speak as though they are giving authentic testimonials. This gives each story a documentary feel. There is a realism to this cartoon animation that makes this short unique.

I Like Girls will screen before The Miseducation of Cameron Post at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22 at 12:15PM at Eccles, Jan. 23 at 6:30PM at Redstone 1, Jan. 25 at 2:30PM at The MARC, Jan. 26 at 3PM at PC Library, and Jan. 27 at 3:15PM at The Grand.

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

Hedgehog’s Home is a stop-motion animation delight.

The Film follows the story of a hedgehog and his friends in the forest. All have homes but only one is happy to have it, the hedgehog. The other animals are unable to understand why the hedgehog can love being in his own home. The animation is visually stunning, the moral is heartwarming and the narration brings back a feeling of childhood fairytales.

Hedgehog’s Home screens before White Fang at the Sundance Film Festival before White Fang on Jan. 21 at 11:30AM at Prospector, Jan. 21 at 6PM at SLC Library, and Jan. 27 at 3:30PM at Redstone 1.

By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

It’s day three at the Sundance Film Festival and the snow has come, hard. Roads were backlogged and the temperatures hit below zero but that didn’t stop anything from happening at the Festival. The Films were still playing, the stars were still out and most important fans were flocking to theatres.

Some of the Films having their premieres tonight in Park City are Colette, TYREL, Sorry To Bother You, Yardie and Wildlife. Colette is about a young woman, played by Keira Knightly, in Paris who writes novels and gets them published under her husbands name. TYREL is about a man who begins to panic when he realized he is the only black person at a birthday weekend party in a secluded cabin. It stars Jason Mitchell, Christopher Abbot, Ann Dowd, Michael Cera and Caleb Landry Jones.  Sorry To Bother You follows a black Telemarketer who discovers a magical key to professional success which propels him into a macaber universe. It stars Tessa Thompson, Terry Crews, Armie Hammer and Keith Stanfield. Yardie is the directorial debut from Idris Elba about a young boy who witnesses his brother’s assassination and ten years later is sent on a mission to London. And Wildlife is the directorial debut of Paul Dano who co-wrote the script with Zoe Kazan, which is adapted from the Richard Ford Novel of the same name. Its described solely as a portrait of a family in crisis and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan as husband and wife.

But the stars aren’t only attending premieres they are also walking along Main Street in Park City doing press or grabbing a bite to eat. There were plenty of stars sitting on that strip such as Jane Fonda, Craig Robinson, Common, Chloë Sevigny, Luke Wilson, Jim Parsons and much more. It’s only day three there is just over a week more to go but this Festival shows no signs of slowing down!

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#Sundance star sightings by our @GilmoreAmanda! Swipe left for more! 1. #DenisOHare 2. #Common 3. #CraigRobinson 4. #ChloeSevigny 5. #HaleyJoelOsment

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Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

The Catcher Was A Spy follows the true story of Boston RedSox catcher Moe Berg (Paul Rudd) who also worked for the Office of Strategic Services and was sent to kill Werner Heisenberg (Mark Strong) for possibly making a nuclear bomb.

The Film brings together an impressive and talented Cast consisting of Rudd, Strong, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels and Paul Giamatti. They all do a great job of bringing their characters to life but none more so then Daniels who steals every scene he’s in. This is also Rudd like you’ve never seen him. Playing a character unlike he ever has before. And he effortlessly disappears into Berg. It’s a compelling story that Director Ben Lewin and Screenwriter Robert Rodat turn into a strong Film.

The Catcher Was A Spy screens at Sundance on Jan. 19 at 8:30PM at The MARC PC, Jan. 24 at 6:30PM at Eccles PC, Jan. 25 at 9AM at Eccles PC, Jan. 27 at 5:30PM at The MARC PC, and Jan. 28 at 6:15PM at The Grand SLC.