Great news!  Fox Searchlight Canada and Mr. Will Wong are thrilled to give Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary Readers a chance to win a Double Pass to see Danny Boyle‘s Trance – yes the same Man who brought us Trainspotting and 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire. Screenings are set to take place the first week of April, final dates to be confirmed.

Trance centers on a Fine Art Auctioneer mixed up with an Underworld Gang joins forces with a charismatic Hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. As boundaries between desire, reality and hypnotic suggestion begin to blur the stakes rise faster and more dangerously than any of the Players could have anticipated.  The Crime-Thriller stars James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook before March 28, 2013, stating your City.  Double your chances by sharing this Post or Re-Tweeting the below:

http://www.mrwillwong.com/trance @MRWILLW wants me to win a Double Pass to see #TRANCE by #DannyBoyle in #Vancouver #Toronto or #Calgary! #win

Good luck!

Fox Searchlight Canada releases Trance on Friday, April 12, 2013.

(Photo/video credit: Fox Searchlight Canada)

With just about a month and a half to go to release date, this brand new Character Poster for Iron Man 3 has surfaced, capturing all the intensity and Drama of the Blockbuster in one.  This version merges previously seen individual character posters of all Principals in the Film: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle).  By far my favourite of the bunch so far!

Check it out below:

Iron Man 3 hits theatres May 3, 2013.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada/Marvel)

Right in-time for the release of The 20/20 Experience, a brand new video for Justin Timberlake‘s second Single Mirrors surfaces. Dedicated to his Grandfather and Grandmother William and Sadie, the former whom Timberlake also dedicated his Fashion Line William Rast to, the 8:21 minute Clip showcases various stages in the Couple’s relationship. The Woman, now a Widow, reflects painfully upon their happy and troubled times. Timberlake finally joins the Video late, seen in a dance sequence against a backdrop of you guess it, mirrors.

Directed by brilliant Toronto Director Floria Sigismondi who brought us amazing Feature The Runaways, I still am a firm Believer the Track and Video needs to be edited down just a bit. Although the emotions are there, there is a lot going on and the length takes away from its poignancy and that “Gotta see it again” impact a great Video should have.

A huge fan of the Track nonetheless, which continues its rise up the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 Charts.

Watch the Video below:

Read my Review of The 20/20 Experience, now in stores.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)

Between April 25 through May 5, 2013, Toronto will once again host the Hot Docs Film Festival, now in its 20th year.  The Festival is an annual staple for our City’s truest Film Lovers. This year’s Opening Night slot goes to The Manor, screening at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema on April 25, 2013.  The Documentary follows Filmmaker Shawney Cohen as he returns home to a small town in Ontario, reuniting with his 400-pound Father, 85-pound Mother and assisting his Brother in running their Family Business – a Strip Club adjoining a 32-room Motel. Unconventional.

Also walking-in with a bit of buzz are Alias, a Documentary about Toronto Rappers and  Last Woman Standing, which follows World Champion boxers and former Friends, Ariane Fortin and Mary Spencer, as they fight each other for an Olympic Dream.

The Hot Docs Box Office is situated at Hazelton Lanes Shopping Centre, lower level at 87 Avenue Road.

 Read more about this year’s Films right here.

(Photo credit: Six Island Productions)

Finally! Target has finally arrived in Toronto and was I ever ready!  Torontonians still have to venture a little outside the Downtown Core to witness the amazingness that is Target with two brand new locations: East York Town Centre and Centrepoint Mall doing their soft launches.  Shoppers World Danforth also will be welcoming its ownlocation on Thursday, March 28, 2013 too!

I had the pleasure of visiting the Centrepoint Mall location up in North York earlier today, which was all abuzz with Staff eagerly taking notes from Management as Shoppers’ eyes were filled with wonder, navigating its two floors.  Although many shelves were still empty with space, presumably to be  filled with more stock in coming weeks, the experience was pleasant even though a few questions about where to find specific items like Target‘s Roots Collection couldn’t be answered immediately by Staff.  I learned however, that Staff from other stores were there temporarily to gain experience for their own respective location launches. 

Fans of Target‘s Archer’s Farm line of Edibles might be slightly disappointed with a lack of selection up north (I could only find Fruit Snacks among the few offerings) , but hopefully this will improve soon.

Some Photos from my visit today:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Target Canada)

Spring Brea-ea-eak.  Spring Break forever, B*tches!  Part-Arthouse, part-Teen Fantasy, Director/Writer Harmony Korine‘s Spring Breakers has been winning accolades since it debuted last September at the Toronto International Film Festival.  With an All-Star Cast which includes Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine and of course, a blinged-out James Franco, I personally have witnessed its greatness and am so excited for you to discover the Film that Girls Creator Lena Dunham is raving about!

Here’s your chance Edmonton and Calgary to see Spring Breakers before everybody else!  VVS Films, Touchwood PR and Mr. Will Wong would like to give Readers a chance to see a special Advance Screening in both cities on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Watch the Trailer here.

To enter, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and share it on Facebook to double your chances, before Friday, March 22, 2013. Good luck!

Spring Breakers opens in select cities Friday, March 29, 2013.

(Photo credit: VVS Films)

Completely obsessed.  28-year-old British Singer/Songwriter Jessie Ware is just getting her break Stateside and after releasing her debut Disc Devotion in the UK last August, the accolades have come fast and furious with her garnering two nods at the recent BRIT Awards including the categories of British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough.

Critics are describing her as being the perfect median between Adele and Sade, although I’d say she leans a bit more towards the latter with the vocal timbre of Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys.  The Lisa Stansfield parallels are inevitable. It’s Soul/R&B without the excess.  If you haven’t yet heard of her, you must check-out her sublime Running and Wildest Moments.  You will be hypnotized and mesmerized.  She takes the best of another era and makes it into something which speaks to us.

Ware is scheduled to make her Toronto debut next month with a sold-out show at The Opera House. Clearly the fickle local Crowd know Ware it’s at.

Those of us who grew-up in the ’80s couldn’t avoid the influence of Depeche Mode, one of the Pioneers of Electronic Pop.  Back with what Critics already are calling their finest Album in quite some time, their 13th Studio Disc Delta Machine is due for release next week.  Pairing Dave Gahan‘s familiar vocals against a new era of Electronic Rhythms, Depeche Mode have evolved into their own and Fans cannot be more excited.

Sony Music Canada is offering a full streaming of Delta Machine on iTunes and you too can enjoy it a week in advance right here.

Delta Machine hits stores on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and will be available in Standard and Deluxe Editions.

North American Tour Dates are to be announced shortly.

Official Artwork below:

(Photo credit: Sony Music)

Hot on the success of Single Scream & Shout, comes news of will.i.am‘s fourth Solo Disc #willPower!  The Black Eyed Peas Frontman is poised to release the Album on April 23, 2013 via Universal Music Canada and it will be a star-studded affair, indeed.  In addition to that popular Track with Britney Spears, the Disc also includes collaborations with Hit-Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Skylar Grey, Juicy J, Nicole Scherzinger, Eva Simons, apl.de.ap, Baby Kaely and 2NE1.

His Track with Justin Bieber titled #thatPOWER has been chosen as the official first Single and can be heard in full below:

See the official Artwork below:

Buy #thatPOWER on iTunes here.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)

Taking place at The Royal Cinema this year, The Canadian Film Fest runs from Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 23, 2013. The Festival celebrates the promotion and advancement of Canadian Talent and included this year are a Filmmaking Master Class with Warren P. Sonoda (Servitude, Textuality) titled Ten Things They Don’t Teach You in Film School.

Screening Friday night is The Disappeared, which comes into the Festival highly-recommended, centering on a group of six Fishermen who become increasingly desperate, surviving on Lifeboats after losing their Vessel.

Click here to see the schedule for the Canadian Film Fest.

(Photo credit: Two Dories Film Inc.)