eOne Films + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see one of this Awards Season’s brightest contenders, SPOTLIGHT. After a rousing reception at TIFF ’15, the Toronto and Boston-filmed Drama now is ready to keep the conversation going in theatres. Screenings take place on Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Toronto, Vancouver, and Monday, November 16, 2015 in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax and Victoria.

Official Synopsis:
SPOTLIGHT tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest crime stories in modern times.

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eOne Films release SPOTLIGHT in Toronto and Vancouver on Friday, November 13, 2015 and everywhere  Friday, November 20, 2015.

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It isn’t every year that Woodbine gets to host the richest, most prestigious night in Harness Racing, so we were incredibly lucky to be home to the 12 races totaling $6 million this year. These races often have a strong bearing on which horses will go on to be crowned champion year-end.

The best in the sport gathered for a shot at the huge purse money and the biggest winner tonight was driver Dave Miller who topped the night with a whopping five Breeders Crown wins tonight. Neither rain nor lightning could stop his A-Game.

Lucky fans were rewarded with $100 Betting Vouchers, while some where rewarded with limited edition collectible figurines of all-time richest standardbred of all time, the remarkable Foiled Again, who competed last night. Official Breeders Crown toques and free first bets also were handed out.

Winners of the evening were as follows:

D One winning the Open Mare Trot with Dave Miller

Pure Country winning the 2 y.o. Filly Pace with Brett Miller

Southwind Frank winning the 2  y.o. Colt and Gelding Trot with Yannick Gingras

Haughty winning the 2 y.o. Filly Trot with Dave Palone

Wild Honey winning the 3 y.o. Filly Trot with John Campbell

Boston Red Rocks winning the 2 y.o. Colt and Gelding Pace with Tim Tetrick

The Bank winning the 3 y.o. Colt and Gelding Trot with Dave Miller

Freaky Feet Pete winning the 3 y.o. Colt and Gelding Pace with Trace Tetrick

Colors a Virgin winning the Open Mare Pace with Dave Miller

Swedish invader Creatine winning the Open Trot with Johnny Takter

Always B Miki winning the Open Pace with Dave Miller

The racing season at Woodbine continues with the thoroughreds racing till the end of November and the race week being bumped up to five days. The standardbred season continues at Woodbine into the New Year.

There’s still a chance to Tweet your Woodbine Selfies for a chance to win $1k! Simply use the hashtag #OFFTOTHERACES and remember to follow @woodbineracing.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

This post was created in partnership with Woodbine Racetrack.

Yowza!  Despite a slew of newcomers at the Box Office this weekend, none could topple former champ THE MARTIAN, which reaches the top once again in its fourth week with $15.1 million for 20th Century Fox, from 3,504 theatres.  It has made $165 million in its North American run.

GOOSEBUMPS slips to second in its second week with $14.7 million for Sony Pictures, from 3,501 theatres. It has made $42.9 million thus far domestically.

BRIDGE OF SPIES is in third this weekend with $11.3 million for DreamWorks, bringing it two-week run to $32.5 million.

THE LAST WITCH HUNTER starring Vin Diesel debuts in fourth for Lionsgate Films/eOne Films with $9.5 million from 3,082 theatres. It gets a B- CinemaScore and a 15% on the Tomatometer from Critics.

Oscar-Contender STEVE JOBS expands to 2,493 theatres this weekend for Universal Pictures, not quite gaining momentum with $7.09 million in sixth. It has made $9.8 million in three weeks. Audiences gave it an A- CinemaSore and 86% on the Tomatometer.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: GHOST DIMENSION opens in seventh with $6.9 million for Paramount Pictures. Audiences gave it a C CinemaScore and Critics gave it a paltry 13% on the Tomatometer.

SICARIO continues to go well, rounding-out the Top Ten for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films with $2.7 million in its sixth week, bringing its tally to $39.2 million.

We’ve waited long now for MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES, and it’s hard to believe it’s only a month away on Netflix! A new Trailer just dropped today and we’re so excited for this!

Synopsis:
After a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases in New York City.

Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) is joined by an amazing cast including David Tennant (Kilgrave), Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Rachael Taylor (Trish Walker), Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty, and Wil Traval, among others.

See the Trailer:

Marvel‘s Jessica Jones streams on Netflix Friday, November 20, 2015.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

I think most of us who saw CINDERELLA will agree that we were enchanted by Lily James. Be prepared to see her like you’ve never imagined in PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ZOMBIES. Murderous.

Synopsis:
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen‘s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

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Sony Pictures release PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ZOMBIES February 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures)

Just like she did the first time around, Adele appears out of nowhere.  Her comeback single HELLO was just released earlier today and although it’s impossible not to think Lionel Ritchie when she sings the first two notes of the song, she whets out appetites with this dramatic tale of lost love.  And even more, she looks just stunning here.  We’ve missed Adele and are so happy to have her back. Canadian Actor/Filmmaker Xavier Dolan directs.

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As always, Adele releases her albums by age at the time of recording. 25 will be released on Friday, November 20, 2015.

Here’s the Tracklisting:
1. Hello
2. Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
3. I Miss You
4. When We Were Young
5. Remedy
6. Water Under The Bridge
7. River Lea
8. Love In The Dark
9. Million Years Ago
10. All I Ask
11. Sweetest Devotion

(Photo/video credit: Columbia Records/XL Recordings)

We’ve been obsessed since seeing the first Trailer for it! Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell reunite once again in dueling dads Comedy DADDY’S HOME, which sure will make our Christmas that much funnier!

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Paramount Pictures Canada release DADDY’S HOME on Christmas Day. We just might have some Passes in select cities. Stay tuned…

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

Fans of Emma Donoghue‘s novel Room have much to look forward to in this Film adaptation by Irish Filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson, premiering at TIFF ’15 last month.Proving to be the sleeper hit of the festival, going on to win the People’s Choice Award, now is your chance to enjoy the Film that is winning hearts throughout the festival circuit, while at the forefront in the Awards Season race.

Centering on Ma (Brie Larson) and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay), we quickly realize something is unusual within the confines of their cramped living space, lit by only a skylight. Little by little, pieces of the puzzle are unveiled and we realize they are being held captive in a small gardening shed, accessibly only by Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). Determined for her and her son to escape, Ma is eager to plot a way out, but is being free in the real world necessarily the end of their worries?

Many will be surprised by how heartfelt a story Room is and it is unafraid to go to dark places in exploring more the aftermath of a young woman abducted from an otherwise normal life and even more, the difficulty of re-integrating back to society again. We take for granted some things which are second nature to us and Jack‘s immersion into the real world as a child is even more fascinating a journey.

Larson and Tremblay both are a real revelation in ROOM – deserving completely of all the buzz – and many will come away genuinely affected by their outstanding performances, not to mention a wonderful Joan Allen as Ma‘s Mother. The mother-son chemistry between Larson and Tremblay is both complex and heartbreakingly-beautiful.

Elevation Pictures release ROOM, out now in Toronto and everywhere Friday, November 6, 2015.

It’s been a good while since we’ve been out to enjoy some harness races, so what better night to do it than this Saturday night, the Breeders Crown?  The championship night of standardbred racing – a little different from thoroughbred races, in that horses pull the rider on a two-wheel cart – is comprised of 12 races totaling almost $6 million – spaced quickly – often determining supremacy in each respective division. Although held annually, Woodbine Racetrack here in Toronto is lucky enough to host its 2015 edition, as hosting honours rotate track to track every year.

You’ll definitely want to come out Saturday night as there’s plenty of incentives to do so.  100 people will win betting cards with $100 loaded on them, so your chances of getting lucky are good! Your first best is on Woodbine and you also will get a free commemorative toque!

There are several stories to look-out for Saturday:

MISSION BRIEF competes in the Three-Year-Old Filly Trot.  In August she had the distinction of coming second in the prestigious $1-million Hambletonian.  She is expected to be a definitive favourite as she goes back against the girls.

FREAKY FEET PETE is coming to the Three-Year-Old Colt Pace race after an emotional win earlier this month in the $220,000 Indiana Super Final, defeating the winner of the historic Little Brown Jug and odds-on favourite that night, WIGGLE IT JIGGLE IT.

PURE COUNTRY comes undefeated into the Two-Year-Old Filly Pace and is expected to dominate again.

FOILED AGAIN is a hero of the sport with over $7 million in earnings, making him the richest standardbred horse of all time. At age 11, he’s still going strong and will be racing in the Open Pace, where ALWAYS B MIKI is the heavy favourite.

PINKMAN competes in the Three-Year-Old Colt Trot and after being victorious in the Hambletonian this Summer, he looks to seal his division authority Saturday night. He won Canada’s richest event for trotters, the $700k Canadian Trotting Classic in September at Mohawk Raceway.

BEE A MAGICIAN in September became the first mare in nine years to defeat the boys in the $680k Maple Leaf Trot. The great Canadian mare who was voted Horse of the Year last year, has earned almost $4 million lifetime and has won Breeders Crown events twice in her career. She competes against males again in the Open Trot.

Post time is 6:30 PM and believe me, time flies v. quickly in Harness Racing!

TSN 2 will be broadasting the Breeders’ Crown live between 9-10 PM EST.

If you’re coming out, rest assured, parking and admission are completely free.

For more details on the night and how to get there, all you have to do is click here!

Did you know Tweeting your Selfies could make you $1,000 richer? Simply post a photo of yourself with the hashtag #OFFTOTHERACES for a chance to get that cash!

(Photo credit: Woodbine Entertainment Group)

This post was created in partnership with Woodbine Racetrack.

“I don’t know why I cry, but I think it’s I ’cause I remembered for the first time that since I hated you, that I used to love you”.

These are lyrics I think we all can relate to. That sobering moment where you realize at one point you were happily in love with someone you’re no longer with.

Although there’s been a couple false starts (remember Baby Don’t Lie???), Gwen Stefani releases this new track in a clip directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller. Stefani reflects on lost love rather candidly and honestly here and we like it. But then again, we loved the last few comeback tracks… The Track was unveiled last weekend at an intimate show in NYC.

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(Photo/video credit: Universal Music Canada)