We absolutely adore Charlie Puth since he first graced our airwaves with Wiz Khalifa collabo See You Again. Â After hearing Marvin Gaye (ft. Meghan Trainor) we were sold and since discovering his debut disc NINE TRACK Â MIND last month, we’ve been obsessed. Â Equal parts Pop Idol and a fantastic Singer/Songwriter, we want to take give one of our Readers the full CHARLIE PUTH Experience in Toronto this coming Monday, March 28, 2016.
With over 100 million views already, Puth‘s latest single ONE CALL AWAY also is on its way to being a major smash hit!
For those of you in Toronto (or who can make it to Toronto), you are entering to win a wristband and a copy of NINE TRACK MIND which will be signed by Puth in-person. That’s right!  You’ll be meeting him! Above this, you also will get a ticket to see Puth live in concert at The Mod Club later that evening! BeyoncĂ©‘s protĂ©gĂ© Sophie Beem also will be opening!
To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK. Click “share” on this Post for an extra chance. You must physically be able to make it to Toronto Monday, March 28, 2016 in the afternoon. We will not be providing transportation.
Further details below:
To clarify, this contest is not directly affiliated with Warner Music Canada nor HMV Canada. Â We have an extra ticket to the show and also a wristband to meet him and out of the goodness of our hearts want to share with our Willionaire$! Â Also remember that event details are subject to change at the organizers’Â discretion.
Warner Music Canada release Charlie Puth‘s NINE TRACK MIND, now in stores and iTunes!
(Photo/video credit: Warner Music Canada/HMV)
Never mind those negative reviews and word of mouth, Warner Bros. reigns the Box Office this weekend achieving a record for best pre-summer opening with BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. The clash of the two superheroes plus Wonder Woman earns a smashing $170 million from 4,242 theatres! According to Deadline, this also is a record opening for the studio which had a prior best of $165 million with HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2. Critics gave it a 30% at Rotten Tomatoes, Audiences gave it a B CinemaScore.
A humbled second with $23.5 million is three-week champ ZOOTOPIA. In four weeks it has made $240 million for Disney.
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 opens in third with $17.8 million from 3,113 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets 25% from Critics at Rotten Tomatoes and a much better A- from Audiences at CinemaScore. Its predecessor opened with $597k back in 2002, via limited release.
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT lands in fourth in its second week out with a baffling $9.2 million in its second week out for Lionsgate Films/eOne Films. In two weeks it has grossed $46 million.
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is in fifth with $9.1 million for Sony Pictures benefiting from a market for moviegoers looking for faith-based Films this Good Friday/Easter.
DEADPOOL is in seventh with $4.7 million in its sixth week out, surpassing $350 million in North America for 20th Century Fox.
Rounding out the Top Ten is TIFF ’15 title EYE IN THE SKY with $958k, expanding to 123 theatres for eOne Films/Bleecker Street Films.
Based on the life of Oscar Wilde and his tragic condemnation, The Judas Kiss premiered in Toronto this week at Mirvish Theatre. Starring English star of screen and stage Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Shrek), the play runs in the City through May. The Show – which be warned –  features nudity and mature themes, makes its way here after a massively successful sold-out run in London’s West End.
Synopsis:
Rupert Everett plays Oscar Wilde in David Hare’s The Judas Kiss —a compelling drama about the power of all consuming love and the cruelty of betrayal. It is 1895 and Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, is playing in the West End after a triumphant premiere, but already the wheels are in motion, which will lead to his imprisonment, downfall and vilification.
Forced to make a choice between his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, and his freedom, the ever romantic Wilde embarks on a course towards self-destruction.
We caught-up with cast members Cal McAninch (Robbie Ross), Charlie Rowe (Lord Alfred Douglas), Elliot Balchin (Alfred)Â and Everett earlier as they head out for dinner break. The cast plays an evening show at 8 PM following a 2 PM matinee.
Everett despite being a bit unrecognizable at first, was kind and gracious to stop for Fans along with his cast mates. He next can be seen this September in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. He also is developing a Wilde Biopic, an extension of his longtime fascination of the Writer.
More on The Judas Kiss here.
See our Snaps:
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Dreams really do come true! I think when many of you think of Bloggers, you envision a Hipster tuckered away into the corner of a Starbucks sipping a grande in a venti cup – or better yet, an independent coffee shop – for hours on end. Unfortunately, that Blogger is not me as I am zipping from home with Billy through the City covering launches, spotting stars, attending screenings, at the racetrack visiting Princess, writing/editing reviews, drafting contests and posting news.
I actually enjoy the quiet time I get on the bus or the subway, allowing me time to my own thoughts on commutes, and more importantly, getting sh*t done!
One thing many don’t realize is that a vast majority of my blogging and Social Media are done through my Smartphone. Occasionally I need to do some formatting of posts through my Laptop, but my Brand very much has become dependent on my mobile device. I have always been a Samsung boy.  Several Apple-favouring friends give me that judgmental stare when I gush about my phone, but I recognize there are Apple people in this World, and also Android people. Perhaps people are just threatened by what they don’t know?  My last three phones in fact have been from the Galaxy series – the S4, the S5 and the S6. I love the large screen size, I love that they’ve improved the battery life, I love the free apps through the Google Play store, the camera is amazing and it’s simple to use.
Just having launched a couple weeks back, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge now are in stores and you can imagine my surprise coming home to find a fishbowl filled with gravel and aquarium plants. More importantly, a brand new S7 was plopped right onto the gravel. “Is this real life??”, I asked.
Accompanying the delivery was a card from Samsung Canada, daring me to immerse the gorgeous, unused device into a fish bowl of water as part of its commitment to the promise of being waterproof. Remember that viral video of that guy that queued for days to get an iPhone and then smashed it within minutes? That’s exactly how I felt. My smile turned to a worried frown. Always up for a challenge though, I’d fill the bowl in my sink, as I mustered the courage for what would come next.
In the phone went, sinking to the bottom of the bowl. Something in the back of my mind kept hoping the screen would start pixelating before fizzling-out just to prove my instincts right, but it never happened. The phone was functioning perfectly still after ten long minutes in the water. Apparently it can endure up to 30 minutes immersed. I’m guilty of having washed my phone before and this alleviates a lot of worry for me.
Watch my Snapchat Story about the Samsung Galaxy S7:
Let’s highlight some of the exciting features of the S7 in addition to water (and dust) resistance:
–KNOX Security solution protects you against hackers + malware
–Smart Switch allows you with the simple plug of a cable from your old Galaxy to the Galaxy S7, to transfer all your data and contacts in a breeze!
-Super-fast charge literally is as advertised. In fact as I wrote this post, the S7 gained 30% charge over a bowl of oatmeal and a coffee
-People were miffed about the S6 no longer having expandable memory, so once again the S7 has an SD memory card slot!
-powerful processor is perfect for gaming, i.e. STAR WARS: GALAXY OF HEROES!
–Dual Pixel Sensor and 12 MP camera enables clear pictures in the dark
-It looks gorgeous!!!
Learn more about the SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 + S7 EDGE here!
You deserve something this cutting-edge and perfect.
We recently helped ring-in the launch of the Galaxy S7 with Kygo! More about that here.
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Universal Pictures + Mr. Will want to take Readers to an Advance Screening of THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR! Screenings take place in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
Synopsis:
Discover the story that came before Snow White in The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles from Snow White and the Huntsman, joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain.
Theron stars as evil Queen Ravenna, who betrays her good sister Freya (Blunt) with an unforgivable act, freezing Freya’s heart to love and unleashing in her an icy power she never knew she possessed. Retreating to a kingdom far to the north, Freya raises an army of Huntsmen as her protectors, with the only rule that no two of them should ever fall in love.
As a war for domination escalates between the two queens, the hero standing between them is Freya’s most elite Huntsman, Eric (Hemsworth). Alongside fellow warrior Sara (Chastain)—the only woman who has ever captured his heart—Eric must help Freya vanquish her sister…or Ravenna’s wickedness will rule for eternity.
See the Trailer:
Artwork:
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G’luck Willionaire$!
Universal Pictures Canada release THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER”S WAR on Friday, April 22, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)
Directed by Peter Berg, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O’Brien, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson and John Malkovich, we’re expecting big things of DEEPWATER HORIZON. Maybe even a TIFF ’16 Premiere? We’ll see! We saw the Trailer a couple months ago and are happy to share it finally with you!
Synopsis:
Based on the true events that occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the story chronicles the courage of those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon and the extreme moments of bravery and survival in the face of what would become one of the biggest man-made disasters in world history.
See the Trailer:
Artwork:
Elevation Pictures release DEEPWATER HORIZON Friday, September 30, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)
SHE’S BACK! You’ll never know how big an impact Bridget Jones’s Diary had on my decision to blog. Upon hearing of Bridget Jones’s Baby being in production, our heart raced. We’re thrilled to share with you the first ever Trailer for the upcoming third installment of the beloved Franchise.
Synopsis:
Bridget Jones is back! In the third installment of the highly anticipated movie franchise, Renée Zellweger returns as the beloved Brit as she discovers she’s expecting, but with whom?
See the Trailer:
Universal Pictures Canada release BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Friday, September 16, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)
$20,000 doesn’t buy you a lot in this day and age, but at that price point you could own an economical, best-in-class take on Honda’s widely-popular CR-V, the HR-V. Yes, you read right. This is not a typo, as many of my friends thought when I posted on Social Media I was test-driving it this past weekend.
Style, performance, safety, connectivity and most importantly value are crucial to me in a car and the HR-V hits all those marks.  The four-wheel drive EX-L NAVI model I drove was nothing short of powerful with its 1.8L engine, 16-valve, SOHC, i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine, operating at 141 horsepower.  I drove one coloured a regal Misty Green Pearl which had ladies on the street literally stopping and admiring; the crème coloured leather-trimmed seats. With temperatures definitely below normal for spring, those front heated seats certainly came in handy. The dual-zone air filtration system also customizes temperatures for both passenger and driver because we’re not all the same and the HR-V respects that. The HR-V – keeping families and friends together!
Lane departure and forward collision warnings kept me focused and safe without being overbearing. The last thing we need is too much over-sensitive beeping every time a squirrel hops by when we’re trying to enjoy  Sirius XM on that six-speaker 180-watt audio system! Connecting music on my phone however, proved a bit troublesome though to the system. The HONDA Link system enables me safely to make phone calls through the car’s speaker system. Keeping my phone charged always is super-important and there are an array of outlets tucked out of sight under the ultra-stylish gear shift to stay connected.
The HR-V captures the comfort and roominess of the CR-V without the price and we love this. Also, a moonroof is requisite for us and the HR-V delivers this ambiance. We appreciate also the rear window wipers especially in our unpredictable weather. The rear-view camera and LaneWatch made reversing, parallel parking and backing-in a real breeze, its ease truly – pardon the pun – unparalleled.
A combined 8.1 L/100 km fuel efficiency makes driving affordable and we love the Econ button which works optimally in city driving, keeping money in our pockets.
My only critique is that the gas/brake pedal needed a bit more of an effort to be exerted in acceleration and slowing down versus other Honda greats (i.e. The Pilot!!!) but this is something that one can learn to work with.
To learn more about the HONDA HR-V EX-L NAVI, click here.
See our HONDA HR-V Snapstory:
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Every Spring, Documentary lovers focus their attention in one direction: The Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. The 23rd edition of the Festival boasts 232 documentaries including 71 Canadian or Canadian co-productions. With filmmakers from 51 countries, 40% of whom are women, Hot Docs remains a beacon of diverse programming.
The Festival will kick off on April 28th with the world premiere of Canadian Filmmaker Rama Rau’s League of Exotique Dancers. Over the 10 days that follow, an impressive schedule of Films will thrill festival goers with offerings from both first time Documentarians and masters of the craft. Here are a few titles to look out for when building your Hot Docs schedule.
Canadian music fans are sure to be enthralled with Spirit Unforgettable by Director Pete McCormack. The Film focuses on Spirit of the West frontman John Mann and his battle with early onset Alzheimer’s.
If there are still any outstanding questions abut the “trial of the century” Ezra Edleman’s five-episode, seven-and-a-half-hour Documentary series O.J. Simpson: Made in America intends to answer them. It will be screened both in its entirety and as of the Scotiabank Big Ideas Series, which will include an extended Q&A with special guests.
One man transformed television in the 70’s. In Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing’s Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, we meet the man who challenged the way American’s thought by bringing the difficult issues of the day into their living rooms on a nightly basis.
Sundance award winner Weiner will be making its Canadian debut at Hot Docs. Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg turn their lens on a political melodrama that has to be seen to be believed.
Toronto arts lovers are no doubt familiar with the beautiful multidisciplinary production Contemporary Color from last year’s Luminato Festival. Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross will bring this spectacular show to the big screen during Hot Docs.
True cinephiles will need no more than the title of Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s new Film to be convinced to line up this highly-anticipated Documentary: De Palma.
A few must-sees for hardcore Documentary fans include Joe Berlinger’s Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (also part of the Scotiabank Big Ideas Series), Unlocking the Cage by Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker, and of course, Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.
Finally, the new DocX program will feature a single screening Canadian Matt Johnson’s Operation Avalanche. This Mockumentary about the moon landing premiered to rave reviews at Sundance and is guaranteed to be a hot ticket.
Last year Hot Docs brought together over 200,00 Documentary enthusiasts. Thanks to the stellar work of the Hot Docs Programming Team, that number is only going to increase in 2016.
The Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival will run from April 28 to May 8, 2016. More here.
We adore GRAMMY Winner Meghan Trainor and always knew she’d go on to greatness! She’s back and primed for that crucial sophomore album and although many had their doubts, she struck back hard with this catchy Destiny’s Child-inspired throwback to the early 2000s. NO is YASSS. We love this Track, a complete diversion from what we were expecting of her.
Check out the brand new Video for NO below:
Sony Music Entertainment Canada release Meghan Trainor’s second album THANK YOU on Friday,  May 13, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music Entertainment)
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