It’s that time of the year again and what better way to celebrate a birthday than freedom and mobility?

I had the pure joy of test driving a 2018 ACURA V6 TLX SH-AWD A-SPEC as an early celebration, empowering me to spend time with loved ones and get things done! Unforgettable memories were created and while we’ve driven many Acuras in the past, this absolutely takes the birthday cake! 🎂 It is a fusion of sport, technology and artistry together making for one of the most exciting experiences I’ve ever had with a car.

Unlike others in the Acura TLX series, the 2018 ACURA V6 TLX SH-AWD A-SPEC  boasts a magnificent 290 horsepower (SH4WD), 9-speed automatic transmission, with state of the art 3.5L Direct Injection SOHC, i-VTEC® V6 Engine. Above this, it has a unique All-Wheel Steer™ (P-AWS) which gives you extra maneuverability with its left and right rear-wheel toe angle control.

My adventures take me deep into Toronto’s downtown core, over to rural southern Ontario and all the way into the suburbs. This car was equipped to handle everything I threw its way and it did so with a sleek flare.

Upon first glance, I was impressed with its detailing and sophisticated lines, but it was when I stepped into it the car that my jaw dropped.  Red accent lighting, gorgeous red Milano leather front and rear seats (heated) and a heated steering wheel to boot. A tinted moonroof keeps things lit, but not too lit and we appreciate that.

It’s all in the detail and that’s what makes the difference in your day to let you be your best YOU. This isn’t the Acura NSX my mom loaned me with caution when I was back in school in the ’90s.

Staying connected was simple with multiple USB ports so loved ones can never complain about not being able to reach you with a charged phone, especially it being synced with HandsFreeLink™.  Better yet, connect your phone and see text messages on its LED display with Apple CarPlay™* and Android Auto™*, letting you enjoy playlists from your phone through 7 speakers including subwoofer.  What I love about this car is that it still has a CD player for those of us who refuse to go fully digital and love our physical copies of music.  I love Sirius XM too, which the car is enabled for, so happy as always listening to just that!

The vehicle runs on premium unleaded, hence fueling-up can come at an added cost. Its fuel economy is 11.4L (city)/ 7.7L (highway)/ 9.8L (combined) per 100 km.

If it weren’t already at the top of its game, safety features are abound in the 2018 ACURA V6 TLX SH-AWD A-SPEC. ACURAWATCH™ Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low-Speed Follow, Forward Collision Warning (FCW) System and Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS®), Blind Spot Information (BSI) System, Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System, Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) and Road Departure Mitigation (RDM™) System and Rear Cross Traffic Monitor are just some of the highlights featured to ensure you drive worry-free.

An Acura TLX’s pricing starts at $35,990 CAN.

More here.

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Geeking out how flawless this #AcuraTLX is! It’s gonna be an unforgettable weekend! Swipe left to see its jawdropping style!

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Created some fantastic memories this past weekend with the #AcuraTLX making time for some of those who mean the most! ❤ Everybody was impressed with its features from its styling to its heated leather seats. Cannot wait to drive it again! Swipe left for more. Lovely pic of @apicbymrwill and I taken by @starting.gate.

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Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto a chance to attend the Toronto Premiere of acclaimed TIFF ’17 selection LADY BIRD. It takes place this Sunday, October 22, 2017. Director Greta Gerwig will be in attendance!

Synopsis:
High school senior Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) — also known by the nickname she chose for herself, Lady Bird — is desperate to get out of California. She can’t wait to move to the East Coast, where she dreams of big city life and Ivy League universities.

However, because her grades are nothing spectacular and she has no connections, Lady Bird decides she needs to add extracurriculars to make her college applications stand out.

She considers joining Math Olympiad, but her math grades are terrible, so she joins the drama club. Meanwhile, her mother, who doesn’t understand Lady Bird’s aspirations and desire to move far away, has her hands full supporting the family by working double shifts as a nurse. She struggles to understand her self-centered daughter, who believes she deserves everything in life and that everyone should love her the way she is.

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Elevation Pictures release LADY BIRD Friday, November 10, 2017.

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 In celebration of its upcoming release, Sony Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers across Canada to win of two Posters signed by the Cast of ONLY THE BRAVE. Autographs include those of:

Jeff Bridges
Miles Teller
Taylor Kitsch
James Badge Dale
Brendan McDonough

Synopsis:
When a fire begins on Granite Mountain in Prescott, Arizona, a highly trained elite team of firefighters known as the Hotshots run towards it in an effort to get it under control before it threatens their community and their families.

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Sony Pictures Canada release ONLY THE BRAVE Friday, October 20, 2017.

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Exceeding all expectations, HAPPY DEATH DAY from Universal Pictures freaks its competition into submission. Who would’ve thought we’d be seeing this modest Horror topple a giant like BLADE RUNNER 2049? It’s almost Halloween so naturally people are craving this… The Film opens in 3,149 theatres with $26.5 million. It gets a decent 67% rating on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore from Audiences.

BLADE RUNNER 2049 after a quick reign in its debut, slips to second this weekend with $14.3 million in its second week. It has made $59.8 million thus far domestically for Warner Bros.

Opening in third is THE FOREIGNER starring Jackie Chan for STX Entertainment/VVS Films, with $12.4 million from 2,515 theatres. It receives 56% on the Tomatometer and an A- CineamScore.

In fourth is the over-performing IT with $6.4 million, totaling now $315 million over six weeks in North America for Warner Bros.

THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US finds itself in fifth with $5.6 million in its second week out, a total $20.5 million for 20th Century Fox.

MARSHALL, a Court Drama starring Chadwick Boseman and Kate Hudson, rounds-out the Top Ten with $3 million from 821 theatres for Open Road Films/Sony Pictures.  Critically it fares well with 86% on the Tomatometer.

SLASHER: GUILTY PARTY is about to premiere on Netflix in time for Halloween and here’s a first look at the eight-episode (one hour each) Thriller Series!

Season Synopsis:

Set in the remote Canadian winter wilderness, the story revolves around a group of former summer camp counsellors who are forced to return to an isolated campground to retrieve evidence of a crime They committed in their youth. Before long the group, and the camp’s latest inhabitants, members of a spiritual retreat with their own secrets to hide, find themselves targeted by someone out for horrific revenge. Starring Leslie Hope, Paula Brancati, Lovell Adams-Gray, Jim Watson, Kaitlyn Leeb, Rebecca Liddiard and Melinda Shankar.

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Netflix Canada stream SLASHER: GUILTY PARTY Tuesday, October 17, 2017.

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Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong

Toronto loves Harry Potter! We have the Lockhart, Curiosa and its Movies in concert at the Sony Centre. Earlier this year the Toronto Symphony Orchestra debuted their duet with Potter. In their return, the orchestra is led by Joshua Gersen of New York Philharmonic fame.Their performance of John Williams’ Score paces perfectly with the Film, and also sheds light on the charms of its instrumental complexities.

Gersen is a great conductor. Not only does he lead Toronto’s finest through the material brilliantly, he also begins it all by encouraging the audience to engage with the Film via cheers and household affection. Affection for the ever triumphant trio, and jeers for all things Syltherin rippled through the crowd. It’s an incredible experience, and not only for fans, but also packed to the rafters with them. You’re bound to see robes, scarves, and t-shirts galore adorned with icons from the wizarding world.

With two more dates left for the Chamber of Secrets, there are many in Toronto yet to attend in their regalia, and cheer for their household as they quest for the cup. If you are attending, there’s also a merch booth with Dobby tees, a well laid out program, and many other magical items… like wands! But if you’ve already got one, bring it. This is something every wizard should come prepared for, and enjoy.

You still have a chance to experience this magic as it runs through Saturday, October 14, 2017. More here.

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to take Readers to an Advance Screening of George Clooney‘s SUBURBICON, which premiered at TIFF ’17! Screenings take place as follows 10/26: Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary.

Synopsis:
Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) lives in the quiet family town of Suburbicon in 1959. The sleepy town is idyllic, until the Meyers family moves in. Despite the fact that the Meyers are hardworking, honest people with a well-brought up young son, because they’re black, the good people of Suburbicon become more and more outraged, putting up high fences to block out any view of the family and eventually protesting outside the Meyers‘ home.

This sets the scene for a brutal break-in to occur without anyone in the town noticing. Two violent men break into Gardner’s home and terrorize his young son, Nicky (Noah Jupe), Gardner‘s wheelchair-bound wife Rose (Julianne Moore) and Rose‘s twin sister, Margaret (Julianne Moore). The break-in not only ends in a death, but raises serious questions about the people of Suburbicon.

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Elevation Pictures release SUBURBICON Friday, October 27, 2017.

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Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see TIFF ’17 selection BREATHE, the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. Screenings take place: Toronto (10/18), Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Victoria (all 10/23).

Synopsis:
Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield) spots a beautiful young woman named Diana (Claire Foy) at a cricket match and even though his friends tell him he doesn’t stand a chance, they fall in love and get married.

In 1959, the Cavendishes are in Kenya with their first child on the way when Robin is struck down by polio. The doctors say he’s paralyzed and only has a few months to live. They return to Britain, where Robin is confined to a hospital bed day in and day out, staying alive only thanks to a ventilator that keeps him breathing.

Although Robin would rather die than lie in a hospital bed for the rest of his life, Diana refuses to listen, saying their son needs his father. In order to bring back Robin’s will to live, Diana has to figure out how to get him out of the hospital and home, where she plans to care for him herself.

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Elevation Pictures release BREATHE in select cities Friday, October 20, 2017 and wide Friday, November 3, 2017.

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eOne Films x Mr. Will want to take Readers to an Advance Screening of A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS!

Screenings take place Monday, October 30, 2017 in:

Toronto (VIP 19+)

Vancouver (VIP 19+)

Edmonton (VIP 19+)

Winnipeg (VIP 19+)

Ottawa (VIP 19+)

Calgary

Halifax

Victoria

Synopsis:

A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms (Amy, Kiki and Carla) as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of Christmas in hopes of creating a more perfect holiday for their families. And if that was hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their ultimate holiday foes: their own mothers. By the end of the journey, our moms have redefined how to make the holidays special for their families and it ends up bringing them closer to their own moms.

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eOne Films release A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

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Premering tonight during NFL Monday Night Football’s halftime, the new Trailer for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI finally has been unveiled!

Synopsis:
In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers.

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI in theatres on Friday, December 15, 2017.

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