Some very moving performances from last night’s CANADA’S GOT TALENT episode including a gospel choir, a gravity defying aerialist and surprise for grandma!

Key moments from last night’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent, include:

• Vocal group HEAVEN’S SOUND (Toronto, ON) blew everyone away with their pitch-perfect harmonies, turning their CGT performance into a powerful celebration of gospel music.
• FRANK MOYO (Toronto, ON) surprised his unsuspecting grandmother with a beautiful performance of an original song, dedicated to her, earning him a standing ovation.
• HUNISH PARMAR (Saskatoon, SK) (seen above) wowed the judges with a breathtaking, gravity-defying performance on aerial straps.
• ALISTAIR OGDEN (Port Moody, BC) showcased his clever stand-up routine, winning over the audience with his relatable humour and impeccable timing.
• Mathematician MIKAEL TAIEB (Kleinburg, ON) brought math to life through a captivating performance using Magic Cubes, turning complex concepts into a visual spectacle.
• JOEY ARRIGO (Toronto, ON) delivered a breathtaking performance that blended dance and emotion seamlessly, moving the entire audience and leaving the judges visibly touched.

Rogers is once again providing the winner of Canada’s Got Talent with a life-changing prize of $1M (plus $50 from Howie Mandel) – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that’s not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totaling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions.

Tonight’s Performances (Tuesday, April 22)

HEAVEN’S SOUND – Vocal Group

Toronto, ON
Check Out HEAVEN’S SOUND’s Performance

FRANK MOYO – Singer/Musician

Toronto, ON

Check Out FRANK MOYO’s Performance

HUNISH PARMAR – Variety

Saskatoon, SK

Check Out HUNISH PARMAR’s Performance

THE SECRET – Magic

Toronto, ON

Check Out THE SECRET’s Performance

ALISTAIR OGDEN – Comedy

Port Moody, BC
Check Out ALISTAIR OGDEN’s Performance

MIKAEL TAIEB – Variety

Kleinburg, ON
Check Out MIKAEL TAIEB’s Performance 

SAINT STELLA – Variety

Toronto, ON

MARCOS AND MARCEL – Variety

Georgia, USA

JOEY ARRIGO – Dance

Toronto, ON

Check Out JOEY ARRIGO’s Performance 

**COMING UP**

A Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Contestants (Tuesday, April 29)

WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING – Variety

Toronto, ON

CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

JULIANNA MOORE – Singer/Musician

St. Lazare, MB
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

BADUNKAFUNK – Singer/Musician

Norfolk County, ON

CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

AVA VAL – Comedy

Whitby, ON

CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

SANDRINE & ROBIN – Dance

Granby, QC
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS – Variety

London, UK

CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

FUNKYVERSE – Dance

Toronto, ON

CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube

Canada’s Got Talent is produced by MEM Inc., and Fremantle, in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports & Media based on the Got Talent format owned by Fremantle and SYCO Entertainment.

At long last we get a new Teaser for WEDNESDAY Season Two!

WEDNESDAY Season 2 Premieres on Netflix
August 6, 2025 & September 3, 2025

WEDNESDAY S2:
Part 1 Premiere Date: August 6, 2025
Part 2 Premiere Date: September 3, 2025
Logline: Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery. Creator/showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar return for the spine-tingling second season of WEDNESDAY, alongside executive producer and director Tim Burton.

MORE ABOUT WEDNESDAY S2:
Part 1 Premiere Date (episodes 201-204): August 6, 2025
Part 2 Premiere Date (episodes 205-208): September 3, 2025
Showrunners/Executive Producers/Writers: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Director/Executive Producer: Tim Burton
Executive Producers: Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Meredith Averill, Karen Richards, Gail Berman, Jonathan Glickman, Tommy Harper, Kayla Alpert, Kevin Miserocchi
Directors: Tim Burton (201, 204, 207, 208), Paco Cabezas (202, 203), Angela Robinson (205, 206)
Series Regulars: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, Noah B. Taylor, Hunter Doohan
Guest Stars: Jamie McShane, Joanna Lumley, Joonas Suatamo, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloyd, Thandiwe Newton, Heather Matarazzo, Frances O’Connor
Studio: MGM Television

Beloved Italian restaurant PIANO PIANO is bringing high-quality Canadian-Italian food and their signature charm to Toronto’s Bloor St. West. Co-founded by Chef Victor Barry, Nikki Leigh McKean and Brendan Piunno, PIANO PIANO has become a staple in the city’s dining scene, known for its innovative
approach to contemporary Italian classics and inviting atmosphere.

The new location is designed by award-winning Design Studio Future Studio, led by Ali McQuaid Mitchell, who were also the masterminds behind PIANO PIANO’s striking Mount Pleasant, Oakville, Colborne, and Piccolo Piano Pizzeria locations. Once again, this all-star team has brought PIANO PIANO’s creative vision to life.

The three-level restaurant combines indulgence and nostalgia, with eclectic & exotic mismatched fabrics, rich gemstone colours, and luxurious textures that transport guests into a vintage world of glitz & glamour. Signature PIANO PIANO touches including statement chandeliers, lush wall coverings, and custom animal print banquettes further elevate the space, all combine to create a unique and
memorable dining experience.

This time around, PIANO PIANO’s fifth location draws inspiration from old-school glamour and vintage aesthetics—from the neighboring restored Deco beauty of the Paradise Theatre to the luxurious ‘rolling palace’ feel of the Orient Express, to the opulence of Classic Hollywood.

“After walking through a new space, we always leave inspired by a new concept, and let it evolve into something bigger than we imagined. “ explains McKean, reflecting on shaping the new location’s signature look & feel. “The long, narrow, light-filled layout here at Bloor is perfect for embracing bold contrasts and showing off beautiful décor, hand-designed carpets, intriguing fabrics and textures, and evoking feelings of ‘wonders from the past’. We always desire to create a dining experience that is
comfortable, intimate, yet also vibrant, that feels like you have stepped into a fantasy – a special escape.”

PIANO PIANO Bloor is the perfect destination for a memorable night out, right next door to the iconic Paradise Theatre. Guests can enjoy the same beloved menu of classic PIANO PIANO dishes and seasonal specials alike, alongside a newly created Pre-Theatre Set Menu tailored for those dining on a tight timeline before catching a show next door at Paradise Theatre.

“Our menu has evolved from our signature pizza and pasta, to Ribeye, Rack of Lamb, Octopus, Lobster, Caviar, Truffles and more! This new restaurant feels like the ultimate setting for guests to feast on all of these tasty & f#kin’ delicious dishes!”says Co-Founder & Chef Victor Barry.

With its striking design, immersive atmosphere, and signature Italian dishes, PIANO PIANO Bloor is set to become a go-to destination for everything from casual dinners to celebratory nights out.

PIANO PIANO Bloor, the 5th location for the restaurant group, is located at 1006 Bloor Street West, Toronto, and will be open every day of the week from 12pm until later, serving lunch, happy hour, dinner, and everything in between.

ABOUT PIANO PIANO

Chef Victor Barry’s insatiable passion for pizza began at a young age, working at his uncle’s pizzeria in Niagara in the early 90s. In 2016, Victor and his wife Nikki Leigh McKean created the original PIANO PIANO on Harbord Street, serving up all things “tasty & f#kin’ delicious,” with re-imagined recipes from Nonna’s cantina with exceptional value, in beautifully designed spaces, keeping Toronto diners lined up for more. In 2017, Barry’s childhood friend Brendan Piunno joined the team, and now, together with Barry and McKean, they own and operate six restaurants: five PIANO PIANO locations (Harbord, Mount Pleasant, Oakville, Colborne Street, and now Bloor) as well as sister restaurant Piccolo Piano Pizzeria. Created in 2020, PIANO PIANO Frozen Pizza has grown to be the largest producer of premium frozen pizza in Canada. Up next for the team are two more PIANO PIANO restaurant locations, opening later in 2025. Stay tuned! For more information, please visit pianopianotherestaurant.com and follow them on Instagram: @PianoPianoTheRestaurant.

It isn’t every day we get an invite to Theatre, so it’s always a pleasure when it happens. Such an emotional experience seeing Britta Johnson‘s LIFE AFTER, a new Canadian Musical playing now till May 10, 2025 at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.

The Musical which has won multiple DORA Awards already, centers on a teen girl named Alice who is trying to make sense of her father’s sudden passing, beginning to question if she caused it all after they had a disagreement on her birthday. Some phenomenal performances from this Ensemble Cast which includes Isabella Esler in the lead role, supported by Jake Epstein, Mariand Torres, Chilina Kennedy, Valeria Ceballos and Julia Pulo. The story is told concisely at 90 minutes, no intermission, but packed with vulnerability and heart.

Tickets here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

The Red Carpet was rolled out at TIFF Lightbox last night as Fan Expo Canada and Walt Disney Studios Canada brought us a special fan screening of ANDOR Season 2. The first three episodes of the season are now available on Disney+!

This season sees relationships intensify and alliances get tested in this final season.

Stars Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael) and Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Motha) came out to celebrate and promote the season, walking the Red Carpet, greeting fans and doing a Q&A with Richard Crouse following the screening, which saw several fans costumed and dressed thematically. The Series continues to see rave reviews.

Also launching was Andor Season 2 Declassified: Time on Disney+ in the series’ Extras section and YouTube. The “Declassified” specials are behind-the-scenes looks and commentary with cast and crew that follow each block of three episodes every week.

Some highlights:

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/George Pimentel Photography)

By Amanda Gilmore

Documentaries are about to be front and center once again!

This year’s Hot Docs International Film Festival will screen 113 feature-length Documentaries. The Festival, which runs from April 24 to May 4, 2025 will also feature 169 live screenings on five screens at two venues in Toronto. The two venues this year is their Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and TIFF Lightbox.

The opening night film is one to keep your eyes on. It’s a Canadian made Doc about the complex history of the country’s 2SLGBTQ+. Other noteworthy docs are Come and See Me in the Good Light, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, and Ai Weiwei’s Turandot.

There’s many films to watch over the 10-day festival but the five titles we are most looking forward to viewing are:

The Dating Game: a revealing glimpse into modern China’s hidden demographic crisis, following three long-term bachelors as they attend a seven-day intensive dating camp—their perceived last chance at finding love in a country where millions of men face the unexpected aftermath of the one-child policy. Canadian Premiere. 86 Minutes

An American Pastoral: in small-town Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, a chilling political transformation unfolds as Christian nationalist candidates campaign for control of the local school board. Following the resignation of four moderate Republicans, a vacuum emerges that far-right activists fill eagerly, targeting LGBTQ+ literature and championing white-supremacist ideologies beneath a veneer of upholding religious values. North American Premiere. 120 Minutes

Deaf President Now!: a first-person account of the historical protests of the same name from the students-turned-organizers who came into their own and helped change the way the world saw the Deaf community, in turn advancing the disability rights movement. International Premiere. 100 Minutes

My Missing Aunt: A South Korean filmmaker uncovers the erased existence of her aunt who died by suicide before graduating college. As she confronts family secrets and dating violence, she exposes generations of patriarchal damage inflicted on women to live as “good daughters.” North American Premiere. 78 minutes

Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance: the opening night film allows Canadians to revisit the pivotal moments and courageous actions that ignited Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ movement. Through rarely seen archival footage and first-person accounts, audiences are brought to the frontlines of the struggle.

Hot Docs ’25 will take over Toronto from April 24 to May 4, 2025. More here.

Check back regularly as we will be sharing reviews of what we saw!

Mongrel Media x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of TIFF ’24 selection JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE, in Toronto (May 21, 2025) and Vancouver (May 22, 2025).

Synopsis
Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writers block. When her best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment…and is caught in a very unexpected romantic triangle.

To enter for a chance to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK and indicate in the comments which City you are in. Tag a friend in the comments for an extra chance and enter as many times as you wish!

Rules and regulations here.

Mongrel Media release JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE May 23, 2025.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)

THE RITUAL arrives June 6, 2025 via VVS Films and today we get a look at the new Artwork for it.

Synopsis:

Two priests, one questioning his faith and one reckoning with a troubled past, must put aside their differences to perform a difficult and dangerous exorcism.

Directed by David Midell and starring Dan Stevens, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patricia Heaton.

Sherry Media Group (“SMG”) have announced the launch of STEM on IMAX, a new limited film series that will showcase eight iconic original documentaries exclusively in IMAX locations across Canada. STEM on IMAX kicks off today on Earth Day, April 22, 2025, with the acclaimed A BEAUTIFUL PLANET and will continue through World Oceans Day on June 8, 2025.

Season One includes an all-star lineup of documentary features, each narrated by some of Hollywood’s most iconic voices, including Jennifer Lawrence, Morgan Freeman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Chris Evans and Michelle Williams.

The series will be shown in over 34 IMAX locations across Canada that include Cineplex Entertainment and Landmark Cinemas locations and is complemented by a dedicated educational website with classroom-ready resources at stemonimax.com “STEM on IMAX is an immersive visual learning tool that will be available to cities and communities across Canada that have historically had limited access to educational content,” said Jim Sherry, CEO of Sherry Media Group. “Through our partnership with IMAX and their national network of state-of-the-art cinemas, we’re bringing this imaginative and awe-inspiring educational experience to Canadians everywhere. It’s a premium visual journey that reflects the gold standard in global cinema today.”.

More here.

SUPER CHANNEL present their May 2025 Programming Highlights which include Series, Movies and also Documentaries as well.

SERIES

Into The Universe (Canadian Original)| Super Channel Quest Original | **PREMIERE**

Premiere: Friday, May 9 at 9 p.m. ET / Available on Demand same day

From dark matter to black holes, stellar explosions to the absence of alien life, this mind-bending docuseries explores some of the universe’s greatest enigmas.

When Hope Calls | Super Channel Heart & Home I Season 2 **FINALE **

Trailer

Finale: Sunday, May 11 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand next day

Set in the same world as When Calls the Heart, When Hope Calls follows sisters Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett to the western frontier town of Brookfield, circa 1916. The family drama centers around the town’s orphanage and residents who meet tremendous challenges while creating a hopeful, faith-filled community on the cusp of change while nurturing the children in their care. In the second season, viewers follow the romance of Lillian and Mountie Gabriel and meet new characters who are important for the orphanage and children, the sprawling farmlands, and of Brookfield. Plus, a new Constable from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mountie Michael comes to town.

Starring Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Nick Bateman, Wendy Crewson, Hanneke Talbot, Morgan Kohan and Ryan James (RJ) Hatanaka.

Nightsleeper | Super Channel Fuse I **FINALE**

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Finale: Thursday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET / Available on Demand same day

In this six-episode series, hackers send a train, going from Glasgow to London, hurtling towards death and destruction, two strangers try to stop it before it meets its final destination.

Starring Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Alexandra Roach, Lois Chimimba.

DOCUMENTARIES

Know Her Name (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Fuse | **PREMIERE**

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Premiere: Friday, May 2 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

Know Her Name delves into the legacy of filmmakers and uncovers the mystery of why women, especially from underrepresented communities, have been forgotten in discussions of film, erased through historical amnesia.

What We Inherit (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Fuse | **PREMIERE**

Premiere: Friday, May 30 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

After discovering his ancestors were both pioneers and enslavers, Kacim journeys through the complexities of his American and Algerian heritage confronting histories of conquests, slavery and the weight of an inherited legacy.

MOVIES

The Movie Star & the Cowboy (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Heart & Home I **PREMIERE** (Romance)
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Premiere: Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

When city girl and actress, Isabella, lands a dream role as a rancher, the studio sends her to live on a ranch to learn the ropes, but she soon discovers the rancher, Hunter, is busy trying to save his ranch from ruin. Starring MacKenzie Porter, Toby Levins.

A Royal Recipe for Love (Canadian Original) | Super Channel Heart & Home I **PREMIERE** (Romance)
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Premiere: Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

When Emma, a baker in NYC, is hired to bake for the king and queen of Sanovia’s anniversary party, she is convinced a good job will lead to her landing a cookbook deal. Starring David Lafontaine, Laura Miyata.

About Super Channel Entertainment Network:

Super Channel offers viewers exceptional entertainment value, uncut and commercial-free, with four diverse channels – Super Channel Fuse, Heart & Home, Vault and Quest – plus access to Super Channel On Demand where available by service provider. Super Channel is available via most cable providers across the country as well as streaming live and On Demand with Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV+ and Fubo, with Super Channel+ available to download and stream from anywhere in Canada. Super Channel offers two free ad-supported channels, Super Channel Uncovered and Super Channel Hearties, available on streaming platforms including Tubi, Plex, Xumo Play, LG,  Roku, Pluto and Samsung TV Plus. Super Channel is owned by Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., an Edmonton-based media company. For a list of service providers, please visit superchannel.ca/subscribe or learn more at superchannelplus.ca.