Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see Salma Hayek in BEATRIZ AT DINNER. Screenings take place Wednesday, June 14, 2017 in Toronto and Vancouver as follows:

Toronto
Date: Wednesday, June 14th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Varsity (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M4W 1A5)

Vancouver
Date: Wednesday, June 14th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 5th Avenue (2110 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3H6)

Synopsis:
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Southern California. Don Strutt is a real estate developer whose cutthroat tactics have made him a self-made, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two polar opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.

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Elevation Pictures release BEATRIZ AT DINNER Friday, June 16, 2017.

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Right in time for Awards Season comes the release of the eagerly-awaited WONDER starring Mandy Patinkin, Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts and our v. own Jacob Tremblay!

Synopsis:
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to find their compassion and acceptance, Auggie‘s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

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eOne Films release WONDER Friday, November 17, 2017.

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This cast. You must check-out this moving new Trailer for THE GLASS CASTLE starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson!

Synopsis:
Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle follows the triumphant account of author Jeannette Walls’ unconventional upbringing, overcoming a difficult childhood with her dysfunctional family of nomads whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation.

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eOne Films release THE GLASS CASTLE Friday, August 11, 2017.

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Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see MY COUSIN RACHEL in Vancouver Monday, June 5, 2017 and Toronto and Ottawa on Wednesday, June 7, 2017!

Synopsis:
A dark and layered romance, MY COUSIN RACHEL tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious and beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. His feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling helplessly and obsessively in love with her.

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Fox Searchlight release MY COUSIN RACHEL Friday, June 9, 2017.

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ALIEN: COVENANT makes it a winning weekend for 20th Century Fox with an authoritative $40 million opening from 3,761 theatres. The latest in the Aliens franchise from Sir Ridley Scott, gets a 73% on the Tomatometer and an B CinemaScore. By comparison, Prometheus, the previous Film in the franchise, opened in 2012 with $51 million.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2 makes it a close match after two weeks atop the Box Office, with $35 million for Marvel/Disney this weekend from 4,347 theatres.  Thus far it has just surpassed $300 million over three weeks in North America.

In third in its debut is EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, adapted from Nicola Yoon‘s Young Adult Novel of the same name. It earns $12 million for Warner Bros. from 2,801 theatres and gets a 42% on the Tomatometer and an A- CinemaScore.

SNATCHED lands in fourth with $8.6 million in its second week out for 20th Century Fox. It has earned $32 million thus far domestically.

Opening in fifth is another release from 20th Century Fox, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: A WIMP WILL RISE with $7 million from 3,157 theatres. The second installment in the franchise in 2011 set an all-time best opening of $23 million for the series. Critics gave it a 19% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.1 million for Lionsgate Films. It is on the cusp of the $30-million-mark.

She continues to rule our world and are we ever proud of our Princess (A PIC BY MRWILL)!  In case you need a reminder how awesome she did in her last race April 29th at Woodbine, here it is!

We congratulate the winner, Fresh Princess, who is regarded as we were reminded many humbling times, as one with stakes potential and she was just too good that day in a field which included a few ‘Princesses’. Our Princess however, was well ahead of the rest and never quit trying. Her pilot Steven Bahen did a superb job keeping her at task and we feel her big day is coming real soon.  Will she be ‘victoryesssss‘ in her next start on Woodbine‘s Monday Victoria Day card? What could be more fitting than a Princess winning on the day honouring a Queen?

We’re of the belief that we would rather see Princess face tougher competition, which in turn provides her a better education, rather than breaking her maiden quickly. We are proud of her progress and it is a joy seeing her come into her own as an athlete.

Princess is set to go to post this coming Monday, May 22, 2017 Race 4 (2:33 PM EST) in her first ever test on the turf.  We’re beyond thrilled to see the grass races back and even more curious to see how she takes to it. With her beautiful stride, long, lean composition and turf feet, she could well enjoy it. Even if the race for any reason comes off the grass, she will be just fine on the standard Tapeta surface.

As a sidenote, Gertie T who won Princess’ first race on April 15th at Woodbine, already has stepped-up to Allowance company and won again, if that is any indicator.

In the meantime, Princess continues to be in a great place mentally and trains as well as we could hope.

Some recent Snaps of our girl:

Thanks to Miss Cosette and all the security who keep us safe at Woodbine!

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OMG! Thanks so much Sienna!! See you guys in an hour trackside!

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So touched. : @reddogcw

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See you Victoria Day!

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Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to attend an Advance Screening of MEGAN LEAVEY. The Screenings take place Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in the following cities:

Toronto
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Yonge and Dundas (10 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON, M5B 2G9)

Vancouver
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: International Village (88 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 6N9)

Winnipeg
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Polo Park (817 St James St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 3L3)

Calgary
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Eau Claire (200 Barclay Parade SW #200, Calgary, AB, T2P 4R5)

Edmonton
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: South Common (1525 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6N 1K5)

Ottawa
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Scotiabank Ottawa (2385 City Park Dr, Gloucester, ON, K1J 1G1)

Halifax
Date: Wednesday, June 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 3R4)

Synopsis:
While U.S. Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who is also a Military Police K9 handler, is stationed in Iraq. While there she befriends one of the aggressive dogs, Rex, and the two save countless lives in their missions to seek out hidden bombs and IEDs.

When Megan is injured and sent home to the States, she can’t bear to be separated from Rex as he is left to continue active duty. She fights to give him the hero’s welcome home he deserves and adopt him as her own. He’s saved her life countless times, so now it’s her turn to return the favor.

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Elevation Pictures release MEGAN LEAVEY Friday, June 9, 2017.

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We’ve been to New York City many times but never for #TVWeek and are we ever glad we did! Stars flocked to the cosmopolitan mecca this week to present the upcoming 2017-2018 programming lineups on behalf of their respective networks. Known also as the Upfronts, major networks like NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CW and several more this past week announced upcoming cancellations, renewals and brand-new Series coming to their programming slates.

The star power was explosive and several faces, familiar and new graced the Big Apple. While we were only able to stay for the first part of #TVWeek, we are thrilled at the caliber of talent we saw and met! I mean, Toronto hosts the Canadian Upfronts in early June which also is exciting, but this was another level!

Some highlights of the new and exciting shows we can expect to see this Fall on TV below!

SPLITTING UP TOGETHER (ABC) – stars Oliver Hudson and Jenna Fischer whose marriage is rekindled after their divorce.

S.W.A.T. (CBS) – Fan fave Shemar Moore heads this Los Angeles law enforcement unit.

SEAL TEAM (CBS) – David Boreneaz stars in this Series about a Navy Seals unit and their dangerous missions.

WISDOM OF THE CROWD (CBS) – Jeremy Piven stars in this Series about a man who invents an app which seeks to solve his daughter’s murder.

WORLD OF DANCE (NBC) – Reality Series with Ne-Yo, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Derek Hough and more.

GOOD GIRLS (NBC) – Mae Whitman and Retta star in this series about friends who rob a supermarket to make ends meet but get away with a lot more than they bargained for.

REVERIE (NBC) – Dennis Haysbert stars as a former detective who creates a virtual reality program which has unexpected consequences.

THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC) – Freddie Highmore stars as a young autistic doctor who relocates from quiet country life to a prestigious hospital’s surfical unit.

UNTITLED ZACH BRAFF PROJECT (ABC) – Zach Braff stars as a radio journalist who quits his job to start his own company.

THE MAYOR (ABC) – A young rapper runs for mayor of California to help draw attention to his music. Yvette Nicole Brown and Lea Michele star alongside Brandon Michael Hall.

THE GOSPEL OF KEVIN (ABC) – Jason Ritter stars as a man on the path to despair who is tasked with saving the world.

LIFE SENTENCE (CW) – Lucy Hale stars as a woman diagnosed with cancer, to find out she isn’t dying after all.

DYNASTY (CW) – The classic prime-time soap gets revived and stars Grant Show.

THE RESIDENT (FOX) – Matthew Czuchry and Emily Van Camp star as senior doctor who shows a young doctor the realities of modern medicine.

GHOSTED (FOX) – A skeptic and a believer in the supernatural are paired to look into unexplained activity in Los Angeles. Adam Scott and Craig Robinson both star.

THE GIFTED (FOX) – A spin-off Series of the X-Men franchise starring Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker and Jamie Chung.

RISE (NBC) – Josh Radnor stars as a teacher who takes over a high school’s lackluster theatre department.

10 DAYS IN THE VALLEY – Kyra Sedgwick stars as a TV producer who has to cope with her daughter going missing.

YOUNG SHELDON (CBS) – Focuses on The Big Bang Theory‘s Sheldon in his younger years.

WILL AND GRACE (ABC) – The beloved cast reunite for a special 10-episode revival of the Series.

ROSEANNE (ABC) – Popular Sitcom gets a revival with original cast members.

More to come. Stay tuned!

See our Snaps from #TVWeek!  Hover mouse over left and right of the albums to navigate slideshow.

(Swipe left!) Album 1 of Celeb Selfies at #TVWeek in #NYC. 📺 #Upfronts #AndyCohen #MikeVogel #YvetteNicoleBrown #SarahShahi #JasonBeghe #DennisHaysbert #NBCUUpfront

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(Swipe left!) Album 2 of #NYC’S #TVWeek Celeb Selfies. 📺 #CamilaMendes #Riverdale #13ReasonsWhy #Netflix #Gotham #CamrenBicondova #JudeDemorest #Star #JustinPrentice #CaseyCott #ChristoanNavarro #FreddieHighmore #BatesMotel #TheGoodDoctor #Upfronts #Teen

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(Swipe left!) Album 3 of Celeb Selfies from #NYC’s #TVWeek. #Upfronts #ThisisUs #JustinHartley #MiloVentimiglia #SterlingKBrown #ZachBraff #JoshRadnor #SteveYeun #BenFeldman #Superstore #JeffGarlin #ScottFoley #NatalieMartinez

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(Swipe left!) Album 4 of Celeb Selfies at #NYC’s #TVWeek. 📺 #Upfronts #ChicagoFire #TaylorKinney #OITNB #LeaDelaria #EmmaMyles #MinnieDriver #Nashville #OliverHudson #JesseSpencer #MinnieDriver #Speechless #JennaDewanTatum #WorldofDance #JamieAlexander #Blindspot #SusanKelechiWatson #ThisisUs

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(Swipe left!) Album 5 of Celeb Selfies at #NYC’s #TVWeek. 📺 #Upfronts #DaveChappelle #BellamyYoung #Scandal #SamanthaRonson #NeYo #WorldofDance #TheVoice #JenniferHudson

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(Swipe left!) Album 6! More Celeb Selfie goodness from #NYC’s #TVWeek! #Upfronts #GinaRodriguez #JaneTheVirgin #JackFalahee #MattMcGorry #HTGAWM #HowtoGetAwayWithMurder #TracieEllisRoss #Blackish

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(Swipe left!) Celeb Selfie Album 7 from #NYC’s #TVWeek. #Upfronts #KJApa #Archie #YvetteNicoleBrown #JasonRitter #JamieCampbellBower

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(Swipe left!) A final #TVWeek Celeb Selfie Album 9. 📺 #Upfronts #AdamScott #KevinRankin #MattMcCoy. #NYC

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#KJApa at #TVWeek for #Riverdale. #Upfronts #Archie

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#JustinHartley x #MiloVentimiglia with #ThisisUs at #TVWeek. #Upfronts

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The amazing #GinaRodriguez at #TVWeek for #JaneTheVirgin. The sweetest! #Upfronts

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#MandyMoore at #TVWeek with #ThisisUs. #Upfronts #NYC

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#QueenLatifah at #TVWeek with #Star. #NYC

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#GillianAnderson hobbles along in support of #TheXFiles Season 11 at #TVWeek. #NYC

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#DavidMazouz at #TVWeek for #Gotham. #NYC

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#JamieChung at #TVWeek for #TheGifted. #NYC

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#MattCzuchry of #GilmoreGirls and #TheGoodWife at #TVWeek. #NYC

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#BenjaminBratt at #TVWeek for #Star. #NYC

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#BryshereGray at #TVWeek for #Empire.

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The third Laughter is the Best Medicine Gala, presented by BMO, was held last night at the Canadian National Exhibition‘s Automotive Building, the previous bash held September 2014.  Sure to be a star-studded affair with blockbuster names like Jerry Seinfeld (2012) and Chris Rock (2014) having graced the stage in previous years, comedic icons Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live) headlined this edition of the black-tie affair.

Over 1,200 guests, who dined on culinary delights by restaurant mogul Susur Lee, filled the venue with proceeds of the Gala supporting the Michael Garron Hospital, known formerly as the Toronto East General Hospital. The Hospital received an historic gift of $50 million by Berna and Myron Garron in honour of their late son Michael.

In addition to the headliners in attendance, the likes of Ben & Jessica Mulroney, Sylvia & Robert Mantella, Connie & Bill Stavro, Gala Co-Chair and Invictus Games CEO Michael Burns, plus Mayor John Tory graced the red carpet.

Will Arnett hails from Toronto and still is at the top of his game with a leading role in this year’s Box Office smash The Lego Batman Movie and was named the Hospital’s first ever Honourary Doctor. Once again he filled hosting duties as Master of Ceremonies at the Gala. His father Jim, who also attended on a timely note with his mother Alix this Mother’s Day weekend, served on the Board for the Toronto East General Hospital between 2002 to 2009, serving as Chairman between 2006 to 2008.

Our Justin Waldman had the pleasure of chatting with Arnett on the Carpet and tells us about how he came to be involved with the affair. “Five years ago, they asked me to be a part of it. My dad worked with them so I was familiar with the hospital and they do such great things.”.  “It started kinda small and has managed to expand over the years into the Michael Garron Hospital.”. “I’m really excited to be a part of this.”.

Among the super-rare items and experiences up for auction were a chance to have an intimate dinner with Arnett himself, the lucky bidders topping all with a $25k winning bid. Trips to anywhere on the Air Canada network with luxurious accommodations in the south of France also were up for grabs, a top bid rising eventually to $30k.

See some Snaps from the evening below. Hover cursor over left and right of album to navigate slideshow:

Our Justin Waldman and Siobhán Rich at the star-studded Laughter is the Best Medicine III Gala last night with #WillArnett, #JimGaffigan + #KevinNealon. #MGHLaughter

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Check out highlights from previous editions of the Gala:

Laughter is the Best Medicine I

Laughter is the Best Medicine II

More on the #MGHLaughter Gala here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Siobhán Rich/Justin Waldman)

For a second week straight, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 takes the top spot at the Box Office with a stellar $61.9 million for Disney from 4,347 theatres.  Over two weeks, it has grossed $245 million in North America.

In second this weekend is Mother’s Day-targeted release SNATCHED starring a long-absent Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer.  It earns $16.5 million from 3,501 theatres for 20th Century Fox.  It gets 36% on the Tomatometer from Critics and a B CinemaScore.

Debuting in third is KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD with $14.3 million from 3,702 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets a 27% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

In its fifth week out THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS slips to fourth with $5.4 million for Universal Pictures. Over five weeks it has earned $215 million.

LOWRIDERS opens in eighth with $2.7 million from 295 theatres for Telemundo Films. It gets 57% on the Tomatometer and stars Melissa Benoist, Demián Bichir and Eva Longoria.

BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION rounds-out the Top Ten with $1.4 million for Great India Films.