Heartstopper season 3 is coming to Netflix on October 3rd! Netflix today announced the date that fans have been waiting for, along with a short clip from the upcoming season. The asset is accompanied by an exclusive snippet of the track BIRDS OF A FEATHER from the upcoming album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish.

Please see all Heartstopper S3 information at: Tudum.com

About Heartstopper S3
Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.

Launch Date: October 2024

Episodes: 8

Creator/Writer: Alice Oseman

Director: Andy Newbery

Based On The Book Series: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Executive Producers: Patrick Walters, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Alice Oseman, Euros Lyn

Key Cast: Kit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Rhea Norwood, Leila Khan

Production Company: See-Saw Films

Great news DOWNTON ABBEY lovers! A third film is on the way and we have some details!

-Focus Features and Carnival Films are thrilled to announce the third film in the beloved Downton Abbey franchise.
-The third film is written by Downton creator and Academy-Award® winner Julian Fellowes.
Produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Gareth Neame, Fellowes and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge.
-BAFTA and Emmy Award nominee Simon Curtis is returning to direct after helming 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.
-Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Douglas Reith return for the third film, alongside exciting new additions, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan, and many other fan favorites.
-Giamatti is reprising his role as Cora Grantham’s brother Harold Levinson. He joins the film on the heels of his Oscar® nominated performance in Alexander Payne’s award-winning comedy, The Holdovers.
-Dominic West will also reprise his role as Guy Dexter from Downton Abbey: A New Era.
-The film is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing. Carnival Films is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Paramount+ today debuted the official trailer and key art for the upcoming original South Korean psychological thriller series PYRAMID GAME. All 10 episodes will premiere on Thursday, May 30, 2024 on Paramount+ in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

In PYRAMID GAME, Seong Su-ji is a new student at the Baekyeon Girls’ High School. Between the bullies, her studies, and the fight for popularity, high school already feels like a game of survival for Su-ji. But when she’s introduced to a ranking system that chooses class outcasts via secret vote, Su-ji must decide whether to accept her status and its violent fallout or lead an uprising against the Pyramid Game.

PYRAMID GAME stars actors Kim Jiyeon (Twenty-Five Twenty-One), Jang Da A, RYU DA IN, Shin Seul Ki and Kang Na Eon. The series is directed by Bak So Yeon (The Heavenly Idol) and written by Choi Sui.

Following the critically acclaimed BARGAIN and A BLOODY LUCKY DAY, PYRAMID GAME is the next project developed by Paramount+ and TVING through a partnership between Paramount and the leading entertainment company CJ ENM. In Korea, Paramount+ is a branded zone within TVING, a CJ ENM-affiliated streaming platform with current operations in Korea. The deal also allows Korean content to flow to Paramount’s overseas streaming operations. PYRAMID GAME is produced by Film Monster and CJ ENM STUDIOS and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

About Paramount+

Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently live in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Caribbean, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latin America, South Korea, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.

If this doesn’t say OSCARS, I don’t know nothing. NIGHTBITCH is written for the screen and directed by Marielle Heller (A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD) and stars Amy Adams. Recently, we got confirmation the release date for this will be December 6, 2024 via Searchlight Pictures.

Today we get a new Poster!

NIGHTBITCH is based on the novel by Rachel Yoder and is about a woman who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn!

(Photo credit: Searchlight Pictures)

A huge opening for KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES debuting with a smashing $50 million from 4,075 theatres for 20th Century Studios. The Blockbuster starring Owen Teague, Kevin Durand and Freya Allan gets 80% on the Tomatometer. Best franchise opening still goes to 2014’s DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $72 million.

Second is THE FALL GUY with $14.5 million, a total $50.5 million gross over two weekends for Universal Pictures.

In third we have CHALLENGERS with $5 million, taking it to $38.3 million over three weekends for Warner Bros.

Fourth is TAROT with $3.4 million, a two week tally of $12 million for Sony Pictures.

Rouding this Top Five out is the resilient GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, with $3 million, a total run of $192 million domestically for Warner Bros.

Charli XCX today releases ‘360’ – the fourth track taken from her highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘BRAT’.

You can listen HERE and watch the Aidan Zamari-directed video HERE.

The blockbuster video stars an impressive all-star cast of friends and collaborators including Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, Gabbriette, Alex Consani, Rachel Sennott, Emma Chamberlain, A. G. Cook, Hari Nef, Isamaya Ffrench, Matisse Andrews, Quenlin Blackwell, Sakura Bready, Chloe Cherry, Greer Cohen, Anna Collins, Blizzy McGuire, Tess McMillan, Salem Mitchell, Peri Rosenzweig, Richie Shazam and Niki Takesh.

‘BRAT’, Charli’s eagerly awaited sixth studio album, will be released on Friday 7th June and promises to be an exhilarating club record built around high art references and social commentary. The album includes the hit single ‘Von dutch’ – the brash and synth heavy first taste of the record – alongside recent releases ‘Club classics’ and ‘B2b’.

You can pre-order ‘BRAT’ HERE and pre-save ‘BRAT’ HERE.

In support of ‘BRAT’, Charli will be embarking on her biggest ever headline shows in arenas throughout the UK in November and December. Charli is also teaming up with longtime collaborator Troye Sivan for their highly anticipated co-headline US arena tour ‘Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Present: Sweat’, including a newly announced second show at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets can be found HERE.

Charli threw a momentous Boiler Room in New York’s Brooklyn in February to launch the ‘BRAT’ campaign with A. G. Cook, George Daniel, Finn Keane and Doss. The show broke the record for the most ever RSVPs to a Boiler Room event, with over 40k people registering to attend. Featuring special guest appearances from the likes of Addison Rae and Julia Fox, the show has easily become one of the viral moments of the year. You can watch the full stream of ‘Boiler Room & Charli XCX Presents: PARTYGIRL’ HERE.

Alongside her new album, Charli has been working on multiple film & TV projects following the breakout success of her Barbie soundtrack contribution ‘Speed Drive’ last year. She is co-executive producing the score for the A24 film ‘Mother Mary’ with Jack Antonoff and also producing original music for Benito Skinner’s series ‘Overcompensating’ on Prime Video. In addition, Charli will star in the Daniel Goldhaber remake of 1978 cult horror film ‘Faces of Death’.

Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli XCX has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.

Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in March and the ASCAP Global Impact Award earlier this week.

‘BRAT’ Tracklist:

1. 360

2. Club classics

3. Sympathy is a knife

4. I might say something stupid

5. Talk talk

6. Von dutch

7. Everything is romantic

8. Rewind

9. So I

10. Girl, so confusing

11. Apple

12. B2b

13. Mean girls

14. I think about it all the time

15. 365

Charli XCX 2024 Tour Dates:

Sat 01/06/24 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera (Live) – Sold Out

Fri 07/06/24 – London, UK – Outernet (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out

Tue 11/06/24 – New York, NY – Knockdown Center (Live) – Sold Out

Wed 12/06/24 – Chicago, IL – Radius (Live) – Sold Out

Sat 15/06/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine (Live) – Sold Out

Wed 19/06/24 – Mexico City, Mexico – Club Loo Loo (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out

Fri 21/06/24 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Club Zig (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out

Fri 28/05/24 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival (PARTYGIRL DJ Set) – Sold Out

Sat 14/09/24  – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Mon 16/09/24 – Montreal, QC – Place Bell

Wed 18/09/24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Fri 20/09/24 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena

Mon 23/09/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Wed 25/09/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Thu 26/09/24 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Sat 28/09/24 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Mon 30/09/24 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Wed 02/10/24 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Thu 03/10/24 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Sat 05/10/24 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center

Sun 06/10/24 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center

Wed 09/10/24 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Fri 11/10/24 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Sun 13/10/24 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Tue 15/10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

Wed 16/10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

Fri 18/10/24 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena

Sun 20/10/24 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Tue 22/10/24 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

Wed 23/10/24 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Wed 27/11/24 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live Arena

Thu 28/11/24 – London, UK – The O2

Fri 29/11/24 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena

Mon 02/12/24 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro Arena

Telefilm Canada is supporting 24 film festivals, under the Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program (first round of decisions), for a funding total of $1.3 million.

Telefilm’s Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program provides financial support to long-established medium to large-scale Canadian film festivals that help promote Canadian films and talent and stimulate demand for our multiscreen content.

As a partner of choice, Telefilm is committed to advancing the development of the industry and reaching audiences where they are. Through this program, Telefilm supports film festivals across the country and remains committed to
equity, diversity, and inclusion to foster and support an industry that is representative of all communities in Canada. Further funding decisions will be announced later this year.

List of all Medium to Large-Scale film festivals supported by Telefilm (starting between October 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025):

·2024 Devour! The Food Film Fest

·2024 Forest City Film Festival

·2024 IFFSA Toronto

·2024 image+nation. festival

·2024 Reelworld Film Festival

·2024 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival

·2024 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

·2024 Vancouver Asian Film Festival

·2024 Whistler Film Festival

·2024 Windsor International Film Festival

·2025 Available Light Film Festival

·2025 Halifax Black Film Festival

·2025 Kingston Canadian Film Festival

·2025 Toronto Black Film Festival

·2025 Victoria Film Festival

·Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski 2025

·Festival de films francophones CINEMANIA 2024

·Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2024

·Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie 2024

·Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal 2025

·Festival International du Film sur l’Art 2025

·Festival REGARD 2025

·Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2025

·Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2024

These funding decisions were made as part of the promotion program modernization, which began in 2021 in collaboration with the industry, to allocate funding more efficiently and transparently. As
announced in September 2022, the promotion program has been segmented by the type of activity into different funding programs to better meet different needs and to meet clear criteria, and further refinements to the program have been done for this year’s program. For the Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program, internal representatives evaluated the applications with the input of external advisors to ensure fair and equitable evaluations.

Say hello to summer with a splash of our oh-so-cool new seasonal icon! Three new Starbucks- Refreshers® Beverages feature a cool combination of summer berries that is bright blue with new, juicy raspberry pearls!

Summer-Berry Starbucks Refreshers® Beverage features a sweet and summery blend of raspberry, blueberry and blackberry flavors shaken with ice and poured over a layer of new popping raspberry flavoured pearls.

Summer-Berry Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers® Beverage is bright and refreshing. The drink combines Summer-Berry Refreshers shaken with ice and lemonade and poured over a layer of popping raspberry flavoured pearls.

Summer Skies Drink is a dreamy sip that’s bursting with fruity flavour. The non-dairy beverage features Summer-Berry Refreshers creamy coconut beverage poured over ice and a layer of new popping raspberry flavoured pearls that bring a burst of raspberry flavour.

The new raspberry flavoured pearls add a pop of flavour and colour and will be a first for Starbucks menus in the U.S. and Canada. The beverage development team at Starbucks drew inspiration from drinks around the world, with Starbucks stores in Asia Pacific having tapped into the trend in recent years, offering a Dark Caramel Coffee Sphere Frappuccino with bursting coffee spheres and a Peach Plum Pearls Oolong with plum-flavoured pearls.

The new pearls build on Starbucks leadership and innovation in textured beverages, which has been on the menu since 2012 with the global debut of Starbucks Refreshers® Beverages, known for their real fruit pieces of strawberry pineapple and dragonfruit (which most recently got a spicy kick!).

Enjoy any of the new summer beverages with the new Pineapple Cloud Cake, an airy cake layered with a lightweight pineapple cream and pineapple spread, including whole fruit pieces, topped with a sweet drizzle, so every bite feels like a summer oasis.

Additionally, Starbucks is introducing a new line of vibrant, summer-inspired drinkware. From cold cups in a variety of trending colours and prints, to ever-popular iridescent bling cold cup, Starbucks summer merchandise is the perfect addition for any sun-soaked moment.

It was a star-studded evening at the highly anticipated Toronto premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s newest production, ECHO, presented by Sun Life. Last night, Cirque du Soleil welcomed more than 2500 VIP guests, stars of film, television and music, notable influencers as well as business and philanthropic leaders who converged under the Big Top for an unforgettable show.

Canada’s Got Talent judges Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall made it a family night out, as did some of the cast of Workin’ Moms: Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldo, Sarah McVie; and celebrity chefs Lynn Crawford and Claudio Aprile.

Music fans were abuzz with excitement and sightings of their favourite artists from the likes of pop sensation Shawn Desman, ‘90s icon SNOW, soul artist Karl Wolf, EDM DJ Frank Walker, and international Brazilian music star Naldo Benny was in Toronto to see ECHO.

R&B songstress turned entertainment host Keshia Chante mixed and mingled with fellow TV and media personalities such as Arisa Cox, Roz Weston, Scott McGillivray, and Sarah Richardson. Also enjoying the festivities were Law & Order Toronto’s Karen Robinson, K.C. Collins and Araya Mengesha.

A fun moment that was captured on the red carpet with Trish Stratus, Mary Berg (The Good Stuff) and Cheryl Hickey striking an acrobatic pose. But not to be outdone, Cirque du Soleil artists also made cameos on Red Carpet to pose with guests – all part of the revelry celebrating Cirque du Soleil’s 40th anniversary year which also included an Air Canada food truck serving what else, but poutine!

The ground-breaking, futuristic show mesmerized audiences under the Big Top, garnering laughter, awe, and some heart-stopping moments throughout the show. Highlights include a (literally) hair-raising duo hair suspension act – one of the many “firsts” in ECHO:

ECHO is Cirque du Soleil’s first new original Big Top creation since 2018’s BAZZAR.
ECHO is the first ever Cirque du Soleil show to feature 6 live vocalists, with most of the musicians also singing throughout the show.
ECHO uses an impressive 10 video projectors to cover the CUBE, the stage, and the artists, which marks the most ever for a Cirque du Soleil Big Top show.

ECHO is the 20th Big Top creation from Cirque du Soleil and its 51st overall, with a cast of 52 artists representing 19 different nationalities.

Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO runs in Toronto through to August 4th. Tickets for ECHO are on sale now, starting at $77. For visit https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/echo.

OFFICIAL PARTNER
ECHO is presented by Sun Life, principal partner of the Canadian tour. Cirque du Soleil also wishes to thank its official partners Air Canada,Mastercard and Olé Cocktails.

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is a world leader in live entertainment. In addition to producing world-renowned circus arts shows, the Company brings its creative approach to a large variety of entertainment forms, such as multimedia productions, immersive experiences, and special events. Going beyond its various creations, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group aims to positively impact people, communities and the planet with its most important tools: creativity and art. Since its creation in 1984, more than 378 million people have been inspired on 6 continents and 86 countries. The Canadian company now employs more than 4000 employees, including 1200 artists from 80 different nationalities. For more information about Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, visit www.cirquedusoleilentertainmentgroup.com.

We had a whirlwind past few weeks and prior to our trip to New York, we got to test drive the amazing 2024 Honda CR-V Sport in an elegant crystal black. This latest offering in the spacious Compact Recreational Vehicle family continues its family’s legacy of versatility and reliability. After a bit of a slow winter, events have picked-up around the City and as always we have a hard time saying “no”! The CR-V Sport was a trusty chariot, up for every challenge!

Powered by a 1.5 litre, 16-valve, Direct Injection, DOHC, turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with 190 horsepower and 179 -lb.ft. of torque, the CR-V Sport is none short on power. Honda has the market cornered, understanding that Canadian drivers have the need for three essential driving modes: Normal, Econ and Snow.

We’re big on Fuel Economy, especially when gas prices are … let’s just say it, exhorbitant! But a quick visit across the Border really proved how this might be something specific to us more in Canada! The CR-V Sport is value-focused offering a 9.1/7.6/8.4 L/100 KM (City/Hwy/Combined) fuel economy, giving us a ton of run for our money.

The CR-V Sport is intuitive and mindful of the passenger experience too. Our passengers appreciate its dual-zone automatic climate control with air-filtration system, plus seat warmers. For those cooler months, the Driver benefits from a heated leather-wrapped steering wheel as well.

Navigating the vehicle’s features is simple with its 7-inch colour touchscreen audio with 6 speakers is simple. While other trims of the CR-V Sport feature more elaborate bells and whistles, the Sport is functional and more than adequate for your daily drives. Driver and passenger have USB charging ports, though we do find ourselves missing the wireless charging plate that othr CR-V trims have.

Its Driver’s seat comes with 8-way power adjustment including 2-way power lumbar support and you’ll be pleased to know that you get proximity entry for those of you like me who are always fumbling for keys. Above this, it quickly locks as well within moments of stepping out of the car, an added protection in this era we’re living in.

The CR-V Sport isn’t just about function, it comes with some beautiful flourishes including 18″ aluminum-alloy wheels, black, rear privacy-tinted glass – which is perfect for our star, miss beanie. Also we love its one-touch power moonroof with tilt feature, which we finally can use now that we are experiencing some warmer weather! It also has front and back windshield wipers – the latter a must for visibility in rainy, slushy weather.

True to Honda form, this SUV is loaded with Driver-Assist Safety Technology including: Blind Spot Information (BSI) system, Rear Cross Traffic Monitor system, Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS^®), Forward Collision Warning (FCW) system, Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) system, 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA^®) with Traction Control, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA^®) with Traction Control. You can drive worry-free knowing Honda always has your back. We don’t remember life before having Honda’s multi-angle rearview cameras guiding us as we reverse and park.

Passive Safety features include coverage from all the angles: Advanced front airbags, side curtain airbags with rollover sensor system and SmartVent™ side airbags.

This is perfect for those of you looking for value and reliability with a heavy dash of style.

Click here for more. The 2024 Honda CR-V Sport begins at $44,211 CAN.

Some highlights from our Test Drive:

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)