I’ve waited for this moment for so long! OneRepublic currently are in Toronto doing Press for their forthcoming Universal Music Canada Disc Native, due in December. Frontman Ryan Tedder at just age 33 has accomplished what many Singer/Songwriters never will accomplish in a lifetime – cross-platform success in both realms including GRAMMY wins. He has written and produced for Pop Royalty including the likes of Adele, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston and so many, many more and even has sung his own Hits including instantly-recognizable Top 40 Radio-stapes like Stop and Stare, Good Life, Rocketeer (w/Far East Movement) and of course, Apologize. Tedder‘s Falsetto is sublime and his Vocals emotive.
OneRepublic started their day dark and early arriving 6:00 AM at CityTV‘s Breakfast Television for a two-song Performance before a lucky group of Fans, plus Hosts Brad Smith (The Bachelor Canada) and Dina Pugliese. Click here to see a Clip. The Band’s Rider was rather simple, requesting only bottles of Water and get this, Pizza from Pizza Hut… for Breakfast! Fans waiting outside were in for a shock to see the Boys walk on-foot along Victoria Street following their Performance, no Driver required!
In addition to their upcoming Release, the Band will be hitting the road in the near future, in addition to doing some work for Save the Children. Earnings generated from their latest Single Feel Again went to the Organization, drawing on their experiences working with Children in Malawi and Guatemala.
Check out the just-released Lyric Video to OneRepublic‘s Feel Again below:
Now for the fun stuff! Tedder and Bandmate Drew Brown (Guitarist/Keyboardist) were nice enough to sign a Photo for my Readers. Simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook to enter, before November 15, 2012. Everyone’s welcome to take part! You should also be following on Twitter.
Download OneRepublic‘s new Single Feel Again on iTunes here.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong | Video credit: Universal Music)
Lightning struck the tree twice as Irish-bred Joshua Tree (Ire) – a hunch bet for U2 Fans – won the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International a second time today at Woodbine Racetrack, keeping Dandino (GB) and Forte Dei Marni (GB) in second and third, respectively. Known as Canada’s richest Horse Race, the mile-and-a-half Turf Race brought together some of the World’s best Jockeys and Horses together for what was a fantastic Card of Racing this afternoon at the Toronto Oval.
Joshua Tree had won the prestigious Grade I race back in 2010 and finished a game second in 2011, but improved upon that again this year with a half-length score under the guidance of charismatic Frankie Dettori. Today’s Victory pushes the Bankroll of the five-year-old Son of Montjeu (Ire) and Madeira Mist (Ire), past the $3.15-million mark for Owners Mr. K. K., Al Nabooda and Mr. K. Albahou. The Final Time was 2:30.4 (five seconds off the Course Record) on a damp course listed in “Good” condition.
Dettori, who widely is regarded as one of the greatest Jockeys of all time, played-up his Celebrity in the Walking Ring, posing for Photographers before the E.P. Taylor Stakes where he was scheduled to ride Longshot Havant (GB). Racing Fans were ecstatic, swarming him for Autographs and Photos repeatedly, sparking Security to step-it-up a notch. Above this, Top Jockeys like Mike Smith, Javier Castellano, Ryan Moore, John Velazquez, Olivier Peslier and Ramon Dominguez – the latter who won the Nearctic Stakes aboard Next Question earlier on the Card – were accessible and more than happy to meet and interact with their Fans, who rarely get a chance to see them in these parts.
The Ladies also had a chance to shine today in the $1-million E.P. Taylor Stakes with favoured Siyouma (Ire) winning by about two lengths under French-born and Hong Kong-based Jockey, Gérald Mossé. The four-year-old Filly is peaking at just the right moment for Owner Robert Jeffcock, now earning $840k in just ten races. Pagera (Fr) and Dream Peace (Ire) finished closely behind Siyouma (Ire) in that exact order, while locally-trained Kissable (Ire) mustered a respectable fourth-place finish.
Although the Races at Woodbine continue up until the end of November, this is the last high-profile Fixture of the Season. There still is however, plenty of time left to check out the Races in 2012! Check their Schedule here.
Here’s a bit of Footage I got of Joshua Tree (Ire) and Dettori following their Win:
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Although hotly-buzzed Horror Sinister burst out of the gate running on Friday, alas it is last week’s Champion Taken 2 on-top again for a second week with $22.7 million from 3,705 theatres. Despite a competitive weekend with several new Films opening, the Liam Neeson-starring Blockbuster remains victorious, banking $86 million in two weeks for 20th Century Fox.
Following right behind in second is Warner Bros.’ Argo, directed by Ben Affleck. The Drama which premiered at TIFF last month has gained strong word-of-mouth and earns a stellar 94% at Rotten Tomatoes and is considered widely a real Contender to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
Sinister finds itself in third spot with $18.3 million for Lionsgate Films/Alliance Films, from 2,527 theatres. Earning positive reviews, the Scott Derrickson Film starring Ethan Hawke tallies-in at 63% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer. Made for a micro-budget of $3 million only, Sinister already is a major success based on brilliant marketing. I dare you to watch its Trailer and not get creeped-out!
Mixed Martial Arts Comedy Here Comes the Boom, starring Kevin James, opens in fifth for Sony Pictures with $12 million from 3,014 theatres, although reviews have been more mixed with a total 44% on Rotten Tomatoes. Musical-Comedy Pitch Perfect continues to do well in sixth with $8.8 million this weekend, earning $38 million overall after costing only $17 million to make.
Seven Psychopaths opens in ninth with $4.1 million for CBS Films/Alliance Films from 1,480 theatres, earning v. positive reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes). The quirky Dark Comedy which won the Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award at TIFF last month, stars Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Tom Waits and adorable Bonny the Shih Tzu. Although it admittedly is a bit of a challenge to sell to audiences, clearly is in the favourable books of the Arthouse Crowd and will expand in coming weeks, timed for Halloween.
Rounding out the Top Ten in North America is Atlas Shrugged Part 2 – not to be confused with Cloud Atlas – based on the Novel by Ayn Rand. The Film has yet to see a release in Canada, but pulled-in $1.9 million south of the Border.
Carrie Stars Julianne Moore and Chloe Moretz made an appearance on the Red Carpet at Javitz Center earlier today as part of New York Comic Con Festivities. The R-rated Remake directed by Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry) just wrapped in Toronto last month looks well on-target for its March 2013 release with a Teaser Trailer set to be unveiled Monday night on Yahoo! Movies. At once, the above Teaser Poster was unveiled – bloody horrifying.
A Panel took place earlier with Julianne Moore, ChloĂ« Moretz and Peirce, where Fans could watch live via Webstream. On having to be covered in blood for much of the Shoot, Moretz was a great sport about it saying, “I just got used to coming home every day covered in blood and the people at the Front Desk must’ve been, ‘Wow! She must’ve had a really hard day at work!'”.
Moore also has a bit of fun explaining her psychotic Margaret White explaining, “Her only Family and Community is this Child, Carrie. So for her it’s about keeping that as intact as possible, so the moment Carrie moves away from her, she senses real danger and wants to parent her.”.
Watch the Webstream here:
In the meantime, stay updated with the official Facebook Page for Carrie here.
Call-into 207-404-2604 to find out #WHATHAPPENEDTOCARRIE. Long Distance charges apply.
UPDATE: The superb-looking Teaser Trailer for Carrie has been unveiled. Watch below:
(Photo credit: Sony Screen Gems)
We all know him from Transamerica and Gossip Girl, but now’s your chance to win a Keepsake from him. Our v. own Kevin Zegers currently is hard at work in Toronto filming The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, starring as Alec Lightwood, and although eOne Films won’t be releasing the Cassandra Clare Adaptation until August 23, 2013, here’s a little something to give you your fix till then!
Zegers was gracious enough to sign this during TIFF 2012 for me and I’d love one deserving Fan or Shadowhunter to have it.
To enter to win the Photo, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook. You should also be following on Twitter here. All are welcome to enter and your deadline ins November 12, 2012.
Double your chances by Re-Tweeting the below:
.@MRWILLW wants me to win a Photo signed by #THEMORTALINSTRUMENTS Star KEVIN ZEGERS! http://tinyurl.com/9dhmd92
Good luck!
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
Chronicling the Mission by a NAVY SEALS Team which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty was just about on everyone’s Wish List to premiere at TIFF 2012. Although it wasn’t to be, we see good reason why this has been kept under wraps as really it looks that good a Film.
Jason Clarke‘s Monologue is perfect, paired over this intense two minutes and fifteen seconds.
Watch the brand-new Trailer in full below:
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Sony Pictures releases Zero Dark Thirty on December 19, 2012. This Oscars Race just got real.
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(Photo credit: Sony Pictures)
It’s a hit! CTV Two‘s Arrow nails the target, scoring a ratings record for the Network with an audience of 1.1 million Viewers across Canada in its Debut. Overall, the Series ranked number three last night. The Series which stars Toronto’s Stephen Amell, has the distinction of being the Network’s top rated Series Premiere ever. It also more than doubled the Viewers of Emmy and Golden Globe Winner, Modern Family at 8:00 PM.
An Encore Presentation of Arrow airs this coming Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 9:00 PM on CTV.
Check out some Snaps of Amell which I got at the CTV Upfronts this Spring here. And I just might have an Autograph of his to give away!
To enter to win a Signed Photo from Stephen Amell, simply click “like” on this Post on Mr. Will Wong on Facebook. All are welcome to enter. Your deadline is November 12, 2012. You must also be following on Twitter.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
I couldn’t be more excited – the one Race I live to see every year! Post Positions were drawn earlier today for Sunday’s $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International and thanks to our Friend TripleDeadHeat and his Photo above, here are our official Contenders.
Ten Gentlemen and one Lady will go head-to-head for fame and glory over Woodbine‘s gorgeous E.P. Taylor Turf Course, which is so close to the Grandstand you can almost reach-out and feel the action. Here are the Contenders:
1. Lay Time
2. Dandino
3. Forte di Marni
4. Scalo
5. Prince Will I Am
6. Wigmore Hall
7. Reliable Man
8. Joshua Tree
9. Al Khali
10. Imperial Monarch
11. Air Support
I know it’s disloyal of me to go against any other than Prince Will I Am as a proud Canadian and well, for namesake, my $2 is going on the lightly-raced Imperial Monarch. The three-year-old Irish-bred Colt might lack the experience of his Competitors, but he’s certainly got the Bloodlines, the Connections and the Preparation to make it happen. He’s coming off a Group I win in France back in July and rest assured (pardon the pun), he’s fresh.
Today’s Drawmaster was two-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and Champion Swimmer, Summer Mortimer. Click here to see which Contenders she likes!
Visit the official Website for the Pattison Canadian International here.
The Races start Sunday at 1:00 PM and run till 6:00 PM, with a stunning Undercard of Races including the World’s finest Turf Fillies and Mares fighting it out to the finish in the Grade I E.P. Taylor Stakes. Woodbine Racetrack is only minutes from Toronto Pearson International Airport and less than 30 minutes from Islington Station (Bus 37A). Get in!
Although they went quick, I still have one more $25 Gift Card to hand-out to one Reader who’s coming out on Sunday. To qualify, simply Tweet me @MRWILLW which Contender you think will the Pattison Canadian International before Friday, November 12, 2012! Readers must be 19 years of age to enter, but everyone is welcome at Woodbine!
(Photo credit: TripleDeadHeat)