Starring Matthew Goode x Toni Collette, the new Trailer for the Comedy, BIRTHMARKED has just surfaced for us to enjoy!

Synopsis:
Two scientists decide to raise their children (one natural, two adopted) in complete isolation as part of a large social experiment to see if they can shape their children’s personalities contrary to their genetic predisposition (a Nurture vs. Nature experiment). Eventually the children start to resist the conditioning set out by their parent’s “curriculum” and the relationship between the parents starts to deteriorate.

See the Trailer:

eOne Films release BIRTHMARKED May 2018.

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RAMPAGE, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, debuts at number one this weekend with $35.7 million for Warner Bros. It debuts with lukewarm reviews at 50% on the Tomatometer but gets a solid A- CinemaScore which will help propel its word of mouth in coming weeks.

It’s been a quick climb to the $100-million-mark for A QUIET PLACE in second with $32.9 million. Over two weeks it has made $101.8 million domestically for Paramount Pictures over 3,589 theatres this weekend.

BLUMHOUSE’S TRUTH OR DARE debuts in third with $18.6 million for Universal Pictures from 3,029 theatres. It gets 15% on the Tomatometer and a B- CinemaScore. The Horror stars Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey.

In its third week out READY PLAYER ONE slips to fourth spot with $11 million bringing its three week total to $114 million for Warner Bros.

In fifth is BLOCKERS with $10.3 million for Universal Pictures, bringing its two week total to $36 million.

CHAPPAQUIDDICK rounds-out the Top Ten for Entertainment Studios/D Films with $2.9 million, a total $10.9 million over two weeks.

International Supermodel Doutzen Kroes came to Toronto to raise awareness for an amazing cause and Fans were incredibly-lucky to get a chance to meet her today at Holt Renfrew! Having been voted Model of the Year by VOGUE Magazine, landing a record eight covers for that Fashion Bible, plus also being named Forbes Magazine’s #2-earning Model of 2014, the Dutch beauty has used her influence to lend a voice to philanthropic causes.  Between all that, she found time to be a mom and appear in both Justice League and Wonder Woman too!

One cause which Kroes has been vocal about is the Elephant Crisis Fund. Her campaign #KNOTONMYPLANET looks to bring awareness to ivory poaching, raising money which goes to SAVE THE ELEPHANTS and the WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK.  She partied for preservation last night at the Art Gallery of Ontario alongside husband Sunnery James Gorré and other Supermodels Winnie Harlowe, Constance Jablonski and Jordan Barrett also came out to have a bit of fun at the Save the Elephants Gala.

While scheduled for only an hour to meet Fans at Holt Renfrew in Toronto today, she accommodated everyone who came out to support her.  Fans had an opportunity to buy a limited edition T-Shirt with proceeds going to her #KnotOnMyPlanet initiative. Kroes also has a Save the Wild Elephant Brooch designed in collaboration with Tiffany & Co.

Barrett also decided to come out to meet some Fans and we were lucky to nab both him and Kroes together in a Photo Op… and even wound-up on her Instagram Story! How cool!

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Loved meeting supermodels #DoutzenKroes and #JordanBarrett at #HoltRenfrew today. They appeared in support of #KnotOnMyPlanet for the Elephant Crisis Fund. 🐘 They even stayed behind to ensure everyone got their photos! Beautiful people doing beautiful things. ❤

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A Photo Call was just held in Sweden for The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2011’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. The installment will see Golden Globe winner Claire Foy take over the lead role.

Synopsis:

Lisbeth Salander, the cult figure and title character of the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson, will return to the screen in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller written by David Lagercrantz. Golden Globe winner Claire Foy, the star of “The Crown,” will play the outcast vigilante defender under the direction of Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe; the screenplay adaptation is by Steven Knight and Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu.

Sony Pictures Canada release THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB Friday, November 9, 2018.

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TONY and GRAMMY Award Winner Ben Platt is a star on the rise. Originating the titular role in widely-acclaimed and Toronto-bound DEAR EVAN HANSEN on Broadway, he is getting plenty of buzz for his starring role in Writer/Director Ricky Tollman‘s RUN THIS TOWN. He also has starred in the successful PITCH PERFECT Franchise and also THE BOOK OF MORMON.

RUN THIS TOWN stars Damian Lewis (Billions, Homeland) as Rob Ford and also Nina Dobrev and Mena Massoud, the latter who recently wrapped Disney‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of Aladdin in which he stars in the title role.

Synopsis:

Run This Town follows a young journalist (Platt), desperate to prove himself, who catches wind of a scandal involving a flashy, unpredictable politician with no filter (Lewis). Political aides (Massoud and Dobrev) attempt to keep their boss in check – and the story under wraps – in order to save their jobs. The Film tells the story of the Millennial generation while spotlighting the power dynamics operating in today’s workplace.

Platt has drummed-up a bit of controversy being targeted with criticism online from some who have mistakened the Film as being a biographical account of Ford‘s life, not crediting the outstanding investigative journalism of Robyn Dolittle. It has been confirmed  that the Film is in fact fictional, set against the backdrop of a Ford-run Toronto.

We spotted Platt after a day of hard work in what is a compressed filming schedule, set to complete in under one month. He was awesome to stop for a Snap, as was Massoud, who just arrived from Los Angeles, greeted by hoards of fans and autograph seekers upon arrival. A hero’s welcome home for the Toronto talent.

See our Snaps:

An honour meeting Tony and Grammy Award winner #BenPlatt who now is at work on #RunThisTown. The Film about three young professionals and what it takes and means to succeed in a Millennial world, set against a #RobFord-run #Toronto backdrop. Platt in addition to originating the title role in acclaimed #DearEvanHansen, also has starred in #TheBookofMormon and the popular #PitchPerfect Franchise. People have been quick to form ideas about this Film, which is fictional and not the story of Robyn Dolittle’s amazing journalism. Perhaps one day that Film will be made? The Film is Canadian-written, directed and funded. Let Artists create.

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I think we’re all stoked equally for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of #Aladdin. Toronto’s own #MenaMassoud who stars in that Film’s titular role, gets a hero’s welcome home greeted by hoards of fans and autograph collectors upon arrival. He stars in #RunThisTown which now is filming in #Toronto till month’s end. Such an amazing guy!

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It is believed this Film is targetting a premiere at TIFF ’18 and we need to see this! Elevation Pictures will be handling its release in Canada.

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Many of us grew-up to the quirkly laughs of SCTV and in celebration of the legendary Comedy Sketch Series, Netflix will present an as-yet untiled Special to be directed by Martin Scorcese!

The Special reunites Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Dave Thomas in front of a live audience for An Afternoon with SCTV, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel. It will record Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Elgin Theatre, 3 PM.

UPDATE 5.10.18: Rick Moranis is confirmed to be in the Special now too!

A stream date has yet to be set, but we’re so incredibly-ready!

(Photo credit: Cara Howe/Netflix Canada)

An original member of the Canadian Tenors, many of us already know Joey Niceforo’s voice. The Sudbury-born Singer is priming the release of his debut Solo Disc, PRICELESS showcasing in true cinematic beauty his emotion and range on the collection of original work and covers. We chat with Niceforo about his process, the nerve-wrecking experience of recording at historic Abbey Road Studios in London, working with songwriting legend Dianne Warren and what we can expect on the Disc.

Q) Your cover of ABBA‘s “Winner Takes It All” has a cinematic beauty to it. Is this the type of sound we can expect on your album and what other surprises will you have in-store?

Thank you! Yes, you will definitely a few of the other songs with the same treatment. When we decided to record the full album with a full orchestral treatment we wanted to utilize every dynamic that would possibly could. Some songs like ‘Take It With Me’ and ‘Solitaire’ didn’t need the full ‘cinematic treatment’ so the results were a beautiful simple, yet, lush treatment.

Q) Tell us about your experience recording at historic Abbey Road!

In October of 2015 we flew to London to record. I didn’t sleep the night before at ALL! I was so nervous…hundreds of people counting on me. Self-doubt flooding my mind saying that I was crazy for thinking I could ever do this at this amazing studio. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone. I got up at about 4am the day of the recording when I realized/decided I wasn’t going to sleep. Had a shower then went for a walk to calm down and waited for the first coffee shop to open!

Nerves still getting the best of me, we were ready to go, grabbed a taxi (the ride itself is still a blur) and we pulled up to the studio and walked in. Abbey is more of a museum for people on the outside. Dozens of people outside taking pictures and you have to go through pretty heavy security before they’ll let you in. We walked into the lobby were hundreds of pictures of famous people who had recorded there from Maria Callas to Adele and Sam Smith, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Queen, The Beatles hung over my head as if to say ‘welcome and good luck’. I took out my phone to take pictures but was told to put it away by security. That didn’t help the nerves much.

When I finally walked into the studio, and heard the orchestra warming up, my fear turned to excitement. Tears filled my eyes, and I thought about HOW lucky I was to be there… most people in my industry would die for this experience. I thought of my dad who always wanted to hear me sing with an orchestra (he would never have believed I was with one of the best in the world).

The recording was a dream! Two full days at the most famous recording studio in the world. With the best orchestra I’ve ever sang with and the arrangements were incredible. I had to sing about 7-8 takes for each track (there were 11…it was a LOT of singing). With most tracks I got to go into the BIG room (Studio 1) with the orchestra and sing it LIVE off the floor, once or twice for each take. AMAZING!! But for the rest of the takes I was in an insulated/isolated room off to the side so that the orchestra sound was pure and so that I could perfect my vocals later. Everyone we met in studio were incredibly professional, the orchestra members being able to walk into the studio, sit down, take out their instrument having never heard or seen the music before and then play it PERFECTLY!!!

Q) How did you narrow down which songs you would cover on Priceless?

We spent around a year in the studio listening and trying out songs. I’m not the best songwriter in the world but I didn’t want to do an album of all popular covers.

There were a few of the pieces like ‘Winner Takes It All’ and ‘Solitaire’ hat I absolutely wanted to record because I knew we would try and make them our own.

One of the Producers, John Jones, was incredible. He came to the studio with loads of relatively obscure, but beautiful covers. If I liked them I would try them out right away and we would record them to see if it fit my voice and if I related to the piece. If it sounded right, we then made a mockup of the song and came up with a list of around 16 then picked the best 11.

Q) And your experience working with THE LEGEND Dianne Warren??

We floated around the idea of possibly getting a song from Dianne Warren (which would be INCREDIBLE) so John Jones had reached out to her office to see if it would be possible to do so. I was THRILLED when JJ (as we call him) called me and said they had some song suggestions and that we could go to her offices in LA and have a listen, also meet her. She was AMAZING! So nice, down to earth and interested in the project. A dream come true for me for sure! We have three of her songs on the album.

Q) Tell us about your love for horses. We see a gorgeous photoshoot you did with a white one.

I was lucky enough to meet some incredible friends. It was towards the end of my time with Destino (a crossover group I created) and I was planning on possibly returning to school to maybe be a teacher. I had always wanted to go ‘solo’ but having been in the business for years I knew how difficult it would be to start over. It was at around this time that I met some incredible people who owned horses and they quickly became my ‘family’ in Toronto. (I have an incredible family in Sudbury, ON). They knew I was thinking about quitting and decided to help me fulfill my dream of a solo career. But their one stipulation was that we record the best album with the best team and orchestra in the world. My love for horses grew and the first song I recorded in the pre-production process was ‘Live Like Horses’. An homage to Sonja Ucci the executive Producer. By chance, her and horses changed my life.

Q) What was your biggest challenge crafting this solo disc?

I would say building up the confidence to try singing on my own. My whole professional career from the ‘Canadian Tenors’ to ‘Destino’, I got to rely on other performers sharing the stage with me. Now I was alone and that was a VERY scary thing. But I’m so lucky to have amazing people in my life who lift me up through words and action. I couldn’t have done any of this alone.

Check-out Joey‘s latest Single, NOTE TO GOD, penned by Dianne Warren:

PRICELESS is in stores Friday, April 13, 2018.

More on Joey here:
www.joeyniceforo.com
Twitter: @joeyniceforo
Facebook: /joeyniceforomusic
Instagram: @joeyniceforo

In celebration of 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a special thank-you Video has been released for the Fans!

Check it out!

Don’t forget, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR hits theatres Friday, April 27, 2018.
Marvel’s BLACK PANTHER also arrives on Digital and Blu-ray Friday, May 15, 2018!

(Photo/video credit: Marvel Entertainment Canada)

Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto, Vancouver + Calgary a chance to attend an Advance Screening of the hilarious SUPER TROOPERS 2! Screenings are as follows:

TORONTO – Wed. April 18 / 7:00PM / Cineplex Yonge and Dundas
VANCOUVER – Wed. April 18 / 7:00PM / Cineplex International Village
CALGARY – Wed. April 18 / 7:00PM / Scotiabank Chinook

Synopsis:
Everyone’s favorite law enforcement team is back by popular demand with the long anticipated follow up to the cult comedy classic…SUPER TROOPERS. When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers– Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to set up a new Highway Patrol station in the disputed area. Unconventional police work follows, and the result is…SUPER TROOPERS 2.

Trailer (NSFW):

Artwork:

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Fox Searchlight release SUPER TROOPERS 2 on Friday, April 20, 2018 (of course!).

Stay tuned for our George Kozera’s Chat with the Cast!

(Photo/video credit: Fox Searchlight)

eOne Films x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to attend an Advance Screening of I FEEL PRETTY! Screenings take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax, Hamilton and St. John’s on Monday, April 16, 2018.

Synopsis:
In I FEEL PRETTY an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?

Cast: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips

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eOne Films release I FEEL PRETTY Friday, April 20, 2018.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)