Chinese retailer MINISO in less than a decade, has stamped itself a household name in these parts with their economical, stylish and practical household and consumer goods including cosmetics, stationery, toys, and kitchenware. Tonight at their flagship Queen Street location, they unveiled their MINISO x MARVEL Collection including adorable Miniheroes.  The Collection brings consumers adorable superhero-themed houseware and lifestyle products right in time for the Holidays. Prior, the products were available exclusively at their Vaughan Mills location and over the next weeks, select locations also will be launching the Collection.

Check-out some of their offerings:

Marvel Plushies (large, smaller options also available)

Water Bottles

Mugs

Neck Pillows

Fragrances

Wireless Mouse

Baseball Caps

Wireless Speakers

Umbrellas

Pouches

We’ve waited a while for this, so be sure to *grab* your MINISO x MARVEL Collection items before they’re gone!

  #BEYOUROWNHERO

It is expected that MINISO will expand to 6,000 locations around the world by 2020. Check here to see if the MINISO x MARVEL Collection is coming to a Miniso near you!

We don’t believe in leaving you guys out, so courtesy of us, here’s a chance to win a MINISO x MARVEL Tote Bag!

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(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

He’s back with a splash! Check-out the new Trailer for THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN!

SYNOPSIS:
This Memorial Day weekend, SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick Star and the rest of the gang from Bikini Bottom hit the big screen in the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event. After SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home. As they navigate the delights and dangers on this perilous and hilarious rescue mission, SpongeBob and his pals prove there’s nothing stronger than the power of friendship.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN May 22, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

She’s a Pop Icon and we’re thrilled to get the opportunity not only to see her in concert tonight at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, but we got to introduce her and meet her again!  TIFFANY rocked our worlds as kids of the late ’80s with smash hits like I Think We’re Alone Now, I Saw Him Standing There, All This Time and of course, Could’ve Been.  Her coming our way has long been awaited after a stint on New Kids on the Block‘s Mixtape Tour earlier this year.

While she’s been out of the public eye for a bit, Tiffany has been hard at work making great music and her 2010 Disc The Color of Silence garnered several raves breaking her out of her Pop Star labeling into a Singer-Songwriter.

Her current single Waste of Time is available to stream and download now!

Our friends were awesome enough to tape our intro. We will NEVER forget this!

See an Album from tonight. Hover cursor right to navigate!

The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts has a great programming lineup year-round. Check it out here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Opening its 40th location, EATALY officially opens in Toronto. The Italian Food Hall/Marketplace with locations allover the world including America, Japan, South Korea, UAE and more calls Manulife Centre its home, spanning over 50,000 sq. ft.  Eataly Toronto will feature pizza, pasta, gelato, seafood, cheese, chocolate, a brewery, a cafe, a bakery and several more options to thrill the City’s discerning tastebuds. This has created over 400 jobs in the City, plus also given top local sourcers a chance to showcase their products on a world-class platform.

In attendance to ring in the occasion at today’s official pasta ribbon cutting ceremony, were the likes of Toronto Mayor John Tory, Italy’s Ambassador to Canada H.E. Claudio Taffuri and Executives from Eataly including Nicola Farinetti (below on the left) and The Wittington Group of Companies.

Tory took to the stage to thank the Italian community for their contributions to Toronto. “I’ve said this before, but back when I was much younger, Toronto was boring and it was boring in a nice way, but it really started to change when we had our first wave of immigrants from Italy, Peru and Portugal”. “The Italian community grew so big and so fast here that all the sudden there was a food culture here. Before, you could go downtown to a place and the idea of a night out was to get a piece of roast beef, mashed potatoes and peas. And that was fine, it filled your stomach but it wasn’t exactly great cuisine. But it started to change culturally and food wise when we began to have a big wave and it was the beginning of our great embrace of diversity. The Italian community here has made a massive contribution to the well-being of the City.”.

It was an exciting day, with Eataly Toronto opening officially to the public, with the first 100 guests getting a special gift! People were wrapped around Manulife Centre for a chance to be first to shop and dine!

Before shopping, it is an Italian tradition to gather at the Piazza, a common area where shoppers and diners can convene for a drink or snack before heading to the market. You will be dazzled by the sensory delights to be taken-in.

May we recommend some our favourites and must-sees of Eataly Toronto?

House-made Pasta by Pastaio Luca Donofrio with 400+ (!) pasta shapes to be found.

The Macelleria, or Butcher, where meats are dry-aged on-site.

Here you can try their outstanding tartare, Carne Cruda Con Tartufo Bianco D’Alba, Piedemonte – untampered, sensational.

Arrosto Di Manzo – Roasted Porcini-rubbed Top Sirloin from PEI with ROI Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Sea Salt on Homemade Bread. Simple, clean and delightful!

Pizza!  While there are a variety of Pizza options to be found at Eataly Toronto, our favourite was that of Rossopomodoro! We tried both their Prosciutto and Margherita Pizzas, both great on an exquisite thin crust, the latter getting the edge. No, unfortunately the gorgeous man doesn’t come with the order!

The Pescheria by local favourite, Diana’s Seafood. Oysters, fresh fish and seafood of several varieties.

The Gelato Lab, which features gelato made fresh every day with milk from Sheldon Creek Dairy.

Fresh handmade Mozzarella Cheese by Quality Cheese. We’re in love. The Cheese section contains some rounds valued at thousands of dollars!

The Bakery – over 1,000 loaves are baked a day here!

You also can take home some Eataly-branded merchandise, which are perfect for any Foodie in your circle of friends and family. See below for a chance to win a tote!

Cooking classes also are available at Eataly Toronto. Today they made a Parmigiano Risotto. Superb.

There also is a Mercatto (market) for you to buy products to go and try your hand at making some Eataly favourites at home! You won’t believe the produce! I’ve never seen anything more vibrant!

Enoteca (wine and cocktail bar) – if you look carefully you see each glass is branded. Details.

Birroteca Brewery (located in basement)

Cannoli – piped fresh on-demand.

Chocolates by Venchi

La Pasticceria – while there were several sweet treats to beheld, the Tiramisu reigns. The best we’ve had. EVER.

Follow Eataly Toronto on Instagram and on Facebook for more inspired eating.

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(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Check it out! The new and improved Sonic the Hedgehog gets unveiled in this brand-new Trailer for the Valentine’s Day release!

Synopsis:
Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.

See the Trailer:

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Paramount Pictures Canada release SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Friday, February 14, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

Mongrel Media x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see KNIVES OUT on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in the following cities:

TORONTO // Cineplex Yonge & Dundas
VANCOUVER // Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
MONTREAL (ENGLISH) // Scotiabank Theatre Montreal
MONTREAL (FRENCH) // Starcite Montreal
CALGARY // Scotiabank Chinook
EDMONTON // Scotiabank Edmonton
WINNIPEG // Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
HALIFAX // Scotiabank Halifax

SYNOPSIS:
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fresh, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death. With an all-star ensemble cast including Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell, KNIVES OUT is a fun, witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.

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Mongrel Media release KNIVES OUT Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)

MIDWAY takes the top of the Box Office this weekend in a shocker with $19.2 million from 3,242 theatres for Elevation Pictures/Lionsgate Films. The Roland Emmerich film centering around its namesake battle, gets 40% on the Tomatometer and an A CinemaScore.

In second is Stephen King’s DOCTOR SLEEP with $17.2 million from 3,855 theatres for Warner Bros. The Shining‘s Sequel gets 75% on the Tomatometer and a B+ CinemaScore.

LAST CHRISTMAS starring Emilia Clarke, debuts in third with $14.5 million for Universal Pictures. The Holiday Rom-Com gets 49% on the Tomatometer and a B- CinemaScore.

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE lands in third this weekend with $13.4 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its two week run to $37.6 million domestically.

In fifth is JOKER with $8.5 million, taking its run to $304 million for Warner Bros.

PLAYING WITH FIRE opens in sixth with $8 million for Paramount Pictures from 3,125 theatres. It gets 25% on the Tomatometer and B+ CinemaScore.

Rounding things out is ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP with $4.5 million for Sony Pictures.

TIFF x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see TIFF ’19 selection, MARRIAGE STORY.

Synopsis:
Revisiting some of the themes that made his Oscar-nominated TIFF 2005 selection The Squid and the Whale so resonant, writer-director Noah Baumbach digs deep into divorce with Marriage Story. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson deliver some of their richest work as a couple whose once enviable union crumbles under the weight of mounting resentments and divergent needs.

Charlie (Driver) is a playwright who wants to stay in New York. Nicole (Johansson) is an actor who’s landed a coveted television role that requires her to relocate to Los Angeles. Their geographical dispute tests an already strained relationship. As Marriage Story begins, the couple’s divorce is already underway, with each enlisting legal squads deploying various tactics.

Yet Baumbach’s elegant narrative goes back and forth through time, showing how Charlie and Nicole fell in love and built a life together alongside a detailed, blow-by-blow chronicle of their marital dismantling.

Baumbach‘s wise script goes from Bergmanesque drama, to dark comedy, to surges of suspense, and is complemented by the intimate 35mm camerawork of Robbie Ryan (who also shot Baumbach‘s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)), and by the precise, lived-in performances not only of Driver and Johansson, but also of Laura Dern, Alan Alda, and Ray Liotta.

Marriage Story may have an ironic title, but its divorce proceedings double as a moving post-mortem. Sometimes our most profound life choices begin to cohere only in retrospect.

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Contest rules and regulations here.

MARRIAGE STORY opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox Friday, November 22, 2019.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

eOne Films x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see QUEEN AND SLIM in Toronto, Scarborough, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Halifax on November 25, 2019.

Synopsis:
Costco worker Slim (Daniel Kaluuya) and criminal defense attorney Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) go on a first date after meeting on Tinder. They hit it off, even though she tells him she picked him because he looked sad in his picture, which made her feel sorry for him. As they’re chatting on the drive home, Slim forgets to put his turn signal on and is pulled over by a white police officer.

The officer takes offense when Slim makes a comment about how cold it is outside and angrily tells Slim to put his hands up and get on the ground. Queen gets out of the car to ask why Slim is being arrested. She tells the police officer she’s an attorney and informs him she’s going to take out her cell phone. However, the police officer reaches for his gun. In the ensuing chaos, the police officer is shot dead and the entire incident is captured on his dashcam video.

Rather than turn themselves in and face a bigoted police force, Queen and Slim go on the run and are dubbed “the black Bonnie & Clyde.” Thrown together, the two begin to fall in love as they try to elude the authorities.

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eOne Films release QUEEN AND SLIM Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

We are thrilled to give Readers across Canada a chance to win Advance Passes to see THE GOOD LIAR. Screenings take place as follows!

TORONTO
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
259 Richmond St W
Toronto ON, M5V 3M6

VANCOUVER 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:30 PM
Cineplex International Village
88 West Pender, 3rd Floor
Vancouver BC, V6B 6N9

MONTREAL EN 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:30 PM
Cineplex Odeon Forum Cinemas
2313 St. Catherine St. W. Suite 101
Montreal Quebec, H3H 1N2

MONTREAL FR 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:30 PM
Cineplex Quartier Latin
350 Rue Emery
Montreal QC, H2X 1J1

EDMONTON 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
8882 170 St Suite: #3030
Edmonton AB, T5T 4M2

OTTAWA 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa
2385 City Park Drive
Ottawa ON, K1J 1G1

CALGARY 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Cineplex Odeon Westhills
165 Stewart Green SW
Calgary Alberta, T3H 3C8

WINNIPEG
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
817 St. James Street
Winnipeg MB, R3G 3L3

HALIFAX 
Screening details:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Show Time: 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax
190 Chain Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 1C5

Synopsis:
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And Roy means to take it all.

From their very first meeting, Roy begins plying Betty with his tried and true manipulations, and Betty, who seems quite taken with him, is soon going along for the ride. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes—revealing more insidious deceptions that will take them both through a minefield of danger, intrigue and betrayal.

Legendary actors Helen Mirren (Oscar winner, “The Queen”) and Ian McKellen (two-time Oscar nominee, “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “Gods and Monsters”) star together on screen for the first time, in this smart and suspenseful thriller from New Line Cinema about the secrets people keep and the lies they live.

“The Good Liar” was directed by Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Gods and Monsters,” from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”), based on the widely acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle. The main cast also includes Russell Tovey (“The History Boys,” “Quantico”) and Jim Carter (“Downton Abbey”).

The film was produced by Greg Yolen and Bill Condon. Richard Brener, Andrea Johnston, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Anjay Nagpal, Jack Morrissey and Nick O’Hagan served as executive producers.

The creative filmmaking team included director of photography Tobias Schliessler (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Mr. Holmes”), production designer John Stevenson (“Burton and Taylor”), editor Virginia Katz (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Dreamgirls”), and costume designer Keith Madden (“Patrick Melrose,” “Mr. Holmes”). The music was composed by two-time Oscar nominee Carter Burwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Carol”).

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Warner Bros. Canada release #GOODLIARMOVIE is in theatres Friday, November 15, 2019.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros.)