This totally made my morning!  Coffee and Comedy – two of my favourite things, together in a Parody Trailer!  Official Comedy have just released this hilarious Video poking-fun at the over-saturation of the Pumpkin Spice Craze. Whether it be in your Coffee, your Muffins, your Doughnuts or even your Soup – basically the World goes Pumpkin every Fall.

I admit though, it does make me do a double-take when it’s like the middle of March and someone asks for a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks… and they actually still have it!  Some just have to have their Pumpkin even when it’s not seasonally-appropriate.

But what happens when the Pumpkin Spice Craze gets turned into a Horror Movie? Hilarious. If you love Pumpkin Spice Lattes, this is a Drama. If you can’t stand Pumpkin Spice Lattes or have had enough of them, this is pure Comedy!

Official Synopsis:
It happens every Fall. The world is plagued by a substance so scrumptious, so seasonal, so sinister, no one can escape it. Check out this new terrifying trailer from Official Comedy. If. You. Dare.

See the Trailer below:

Besting its 2009 Predecessor by about $5 million in its debut, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 gave Families a clear-cut choice at the Movies this weekend and they responded huge, placing it on-top of the Box Office for Sony Pictures this weekend with an astounding $35 million from 4,001 theatres. Made for $78 million, the Animated-Feature received a coveted A- CinemaScore, although Critics overall weren’t as responsive with 58% on the Tomatometer.

Debuting in second and certainly not disgraced is Ron Howard‘s Racing Drama Rush, which premiered here a couple weeks back at TIFF ’13. Expanding to 2,297 theatres in its second week for eOne Films/Imagine/Universal Pictures with $10.8 million, the Oscar Contender has received critical praise with 88% on the Tomatometer and above this, Audiences loved the Film starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel  Brühl just as much with an A- CinemaScore.

Prisoners after debuting on-top last weekend, slips to third with $11.2 million for Warner Bros., grossing $38 million to-date. Following closely behind in third in its debut is Don Jon. The Comedy, written, produced, directed and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, opens with $9.5 million from 2,422 theatres for Relativity Media and Remstar Films in Canada.

Baggage Claim, starring Paula Patton, debuts in fifth for Fox Searchlight with a decent $9.5 million also from 2,027 theatres. Critics panned the Romantic-Comedy with 14% on the Tomatometer, but Audiences praised it with an A- CinemaScore.

Debuting Documentary Metallica: Through the Never 3-D, another TIFF ’13 Film, opens in ninth with $2.9 million from only 308 theatres. Rounding-out the Top Ten is We’re the Millers, still going strong in this its eighth week of release with $2.8 million.

Timed together with the Premiere of its celebrated twelfth Season tonight, FOX‘s Family Guy came direct to Toronto today as part of the Just For Laughs Festival.  Toronto Fans got not one, but full two servings of Peter, Lois, Chris and Meg Griffin as Stars Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis flew-in from Los Angeles for back-to-back Live Performances of their beloved Animated-Comedy Series.  A 40-piece Orchestra accompanied the Cast even.

By surprise, Attendees witnessed seeing Kunis’ Partner Ashton Kutcher enjoying the Show together in the Audience with them.  The Couple flew in this afternoon as Fans and Paparazzi stared in awe as they quietly exited the Terminal and right into their SUV.  Repeated pleas of “Ashton, please can I get a Photo with you?” came and dissipated into thin air as the City received an encore serving of major Starpower.  TIFF ’13-Goers will remember that Kunis was just here a couple weeks back for Paul Haggis’ Third Person.

Audiences were treated to two-plus hours of Entertainment from the Stars of Family Guy and even got a chance to interact with them afterwards, in a rapidfire Q&A at both Shows.  Some Fans successfully were able to get MacFarlane to role down his Window upon exiting the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts as generously he signed Autographs from his Vehicle.  Kunis and Kutcher however were quick to exit, opting for privacy.  The Cast head over to Barberians Steakhouse for two hours of post-Show Celebrations.

I was one of the few who were lucky enough to get up-close and personal with MacFarlane and he was amazingly nice, stopping to take a Snap despite clearly having had a long day.  “It’s only a couple of you. Why not?”, he said to me and another.  I couldn’t resist bringing my own TED Doll (the famous foul-mouthed Teddy Bear whom he voiced/created in the 2012 Blockbuster) out and he was happy to pose with us!  His Castmates Green and Borstein (a ’90s Icon in her own right as recurring Character Ms. Swan on FOX‘s In Living Colour) also were amazingly nice.   “Oh, how nice!  A real Camera instead of a Cell Phone for once!”, she said to me after our Snap.

Family Guy Season Twelve premieres on FOX at 9:00 PM EST tonight!

More Snaps below:

Quickly becoming an important annual fixture in the City, the Bliss Ball took place Midtown at The Estates of Sunnybrook tonight.  Now in its second year and put-on by The Dilawri Foundation, proceeds from the Ball go to The Patient Amenities Fund at SickKids Hospital, aiding those Families requiring Financial Aid.

Among the amazing Talent here in support of the Event this year were the likes of Carly Rose Sinclair of The Voice, Katharine McPhee, Chris Noth, David Blaine and the Headliner, Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls.  Popular Television Personality Mario Lopez hosted the Event which saw Sex & the City Star Noth auction off a stay in his Apartment, in addition to a private Dinner with Mr. Big himself.

We spotted Lopez flying-in from Los Angeles earlier today on the same flight as Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, who were in-town for the Just for Laughs Festival‘s presentation of The Family Guy Live.  The Host of Popular Entertainment Staple EXTRA Tweeted, “Taking off to Toronto.. Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis sitting next to me.. Cool couple.. Ashton tackled me on the plane. Both wrestlers..”.  Although Fans had to ask a few times, Lopez finally agreed to take Photos and was nice about as he awaited his Vehicle’s delayed arrival.

Learn more about the Bliss Ball here.

See my Snap with Lopez below:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Is it safe to assume we’ll all be seeing this Christmas 2014?  Production for Disney‘s upcoming Live-Action Adaptation of the Musical Into the Woods is well under way in London and just released is this first Still featuring MERYL STREEP!

Into the Woods merges Characters from our favourite Brothers Grimm Stories and together they are taught a lesson by a Witch (Meryl Streep), with an original Story centering on a Baker and his Wife whom are cast under her Spell.  The Witch hopes to reverse a Curse so that her beauty can be restored. Characters include Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and Little Red Riding Hood.  

Johnny Depp, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Lucy Punch, Tracey Ullman and Christine Baranski also star.  Yes, it will be that good.

Academy Award-winning Director Rob Marshall (my favourite!) who has time after time stuns our senses with Films like Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha and NINE, helms the Musical.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures releases INTO THE WOODS on Christmas Day 2014.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures have just released a brand new Trailer for what surely looks like an ice-cold Hit this Holiday Season, FROZEN! The Comedy-Adventure features the Voicework of a versatile and talented Cast.

Official Synopsis:

Fearless Optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged Mountain Man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal Reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the Kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious Snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the Kingdom.

Watch the Trailer below:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release FROZEN in theatres in 3D on November 27, 2013!

(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

After making – pardon the pun – splash at the TIFF ’13, Co-Directors Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal are set to release their breathtaking Documentary, WATERMARK. Mongrel Media and Mr. Will Wong not only want you to see the Directors in-person this weekend, but we also want you to win a Signed Poster from the Film!

Official Synopsis:

Every living thing needs Water to survive. Humans use with it in a variety of ways, numerous times a day. But how often do we consider the complexity of that interaction? And, unless we’re confronted by a lack of Water, when do we think about how important it is in creating, sustaining and enriching life?

This Documentary brings together diverse stories from 10 Countries around the globe about people and their relationship with Water. What they use it for, what they learn from it, and why they’re drawn to it, as well as the consequences from overuse.

The Film focusses on massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian Coast and the construction site of the biggest Arch Dam in the World – the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover. It also takes a look at the barren Desert Delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the Ocean, and the Water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka.

Watch the Trailer below:

Timed right as Breaking Bad Fandemonium is at an all-time high with its impending Finale, comes this brand new Teaser Trailer for Need for Speed. Based on the 140 million-copy-selling Video Game of the same name, the upcoming Film  Adaptation directed by Scott Waugh, stars both Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots.

Official Synopsis:

The Film centers around Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), a blue-collar mechanic who races muscle-cars on the side in an unsanctioned street-racing circuit. Struggling to keep his family-owned garage afloat, he reluctantly partners with the wealthy and arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). But just as a major sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) looks like it will save Tobey‘s shop, a disastrous race allows Dino to frame Tobey for a crime he didn’t commit, sending Tobey to prison while Dino expands his business out west.

Two years later, Tobey is released and set on revenge — but he knows his only chance to take down his rival Dino is to defeat him in the high-stakes race known as De Leon—the Super Bowl of Underground Racing. However to get there in time, Tobey will have to run a high-octane, action-packed gauntlet that includes dodging pursuing cops coast-to-coast as well as contending with a dangerous bounty Dino has put out on his car. With the help of his loyal crew and the surprisingly resourceful Julia, Tobey defies odds at every turn and proves that even in the flashy world of exotic supercars, the underdog can still finish first.

Watch the Teaser Trailer below:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada releases NEED FOR SPEED on March 14, 2014.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)

We loved Justin Timberlake‘s The 20/20 Experience, released earlier this year and next week, the second of two discs in the Collection will hit stores.  In tandem, a Compliation Disc featuring the Best of both, also will be released, titled The 20/20 Experience: The Complete Experience.

For those of us who can’t wait any longer, you can stream The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 right here!

The Disc consists of eleven Tracks:

1. Gimme What I Don’t Know (I Want)
2. True Blood
3. Cabaret
4. TKO
5. Take Back the Night
6. Murder
7. Drink You Away
8. You Got It On
9. Amnesia
10. Only When I Walk Away
11. Not a Bad Thing

Official Artwork below:

Check-out Timberlake‘s brand new Single TKO in full here:

Sony Music Canada releases The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 on Tuesday, September 30, 2013.

(Photo credit: Sony Music)

Miley Cyrus covers the October 10th issue of Rolling Stone and would you believe she got her feet tattooed with the name of the Magazine? One foot now reads, “ROLLING”. The other, “$TONE”.

Writer Josh Eells follows a day in the life of the controversial Pop Star who is a self-proclaimed “Rapunzel” in that she rarely ever leaves home. The Interview touches upon the controversy following her much-talked-about VMAs performance and the support encouragement which Producers/Moguls Pharrell and Kanye West have given her.

Cyrus says, “I wasn’t trying to be sexy. If I was trying to be sexy, I could have been sexy. I can dance a lot better than I was dancing.”.  “People are like, ‘Miley thinks she’s a black girl, but she’s got the flattest ass ever. I’m like, I’m 108 pounds! I know! Now people expect me to come out and twerk with my tongue out all the time. I’ll probably never do that shit again.”.

Eells also joins her out as she parties at a Club with her Friends, sipping Malibu and also as they go on a Sushi Run. At one point they even go Skydiving together!

Cyrus has an interesting relationship with the Paparazzi who wait outside her Home daily, making deals with them to stop and pose on the condition they leave her alone and not be in pursuit of her the entire day. “I’ll usually give them a picture and they’re pretty cool. I actually don’t really get the point of Paparazzi anymore. It’s not like back in the day where they sold pictures to Magazines. Now they just put them online. I don’t really know how they make money.”.

Read the full Interview here.

(Photo credit: Rolling Stone)