After premiering at TIFF ’14, Jon Stewart‘s directorial debut certainly left a strong impression on audiences. Now’s your turn Vancouver, Montreal (both Monday, November 10th) and Toronto (Wednesday, November 12th), to see just how well the Funnyman fares as a Director in the poignant and gripping Political Drama, ROSEWATER!

Official Synopsis:

The true story of the imprisonment and torture of Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal), who was imprisoned for five months in Iran following an appearance on director Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.

He named his interrogator “Rosewater” because he smelled of the familiar fragrance. Rosewater beat him and used methods of psychological torture in order to obtain information. His segment on The Daily Show, a satirical sketch in which an actor posed as an American spy in Iran and interviewed Bahari, was played for him and he was accused of being a spy and of working for Zionists.

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Search Engine Films release ROSEWATER Friday, November 14, 2014 in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.

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(Photo/video credit: Search Engine Films)

Certainly one of the sexiest Tracks of 2014, Scarborough’s The Weeknd and Ariana Grande team-up on the bouncy LOVE ME HARDER, from the latter’s latest Disc My Everything. The Video for the Track, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was just released and it’s cinematic and mysterious just like it sounds.  Grande might drop a few jaws with the racy movements!

The Song is co-written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, Ahmad Balshe and The Weeknd.

Watch the Video below:

Official Artwork:

Download LOVE ME HARDER on iTunes here.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)

We love it when the ’80s are depicted the way we remember it in Cinema. Gritty and grimy. This Trailer for J.C. Chandor‘s A MOST VIOLENT YEAR has us truly excited!

Official Synopsis:
Set in 1981, which was statistically New York City’s most violent year. Immigrant Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) and his wife Anna (Jessica Chastain) try to expand their business and make their American Dream come true but find it difficult as they’re surrounded by rampant violence, decay, and corruption.

Watch the brand-new U.S. Trailer:

Elevation Pictures release A MOST VIOLENT YEAR on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. What better way to ring-in the New Year?

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

Cars on parachutes, literal cliffhangers, buses rolling over, guns and explosions! This is just about what we’d expect of FURIOUS 7 and this hot new Trailer absolutely delivers nothing but pure adrenaline. Fans of the franchise will be ecstatic and it makes us so happy to see the late Paul Walker featured so prominently here.

See the action-packed Trailer here:

Official Synopsis:
Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of Fast & Furious 7. James Wan directs this chapter of the hugely successful series that also welcomes back favorites Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. They are joined by international action stars new to the franchise including Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel and Michael Fottrell return to produce the film written by Chris Morgan.

Also, check-out the brand new Poster for FURIOUS 7 below:

Universal Pictures Canada release FURIOUS 7 on Friday, April 3, 2015.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures)

Coming absolutely out of nowhere, NIGHTCRAWLER springs to the top of the North American Box Office this Halloween weekend with a tepid $11  million opening from 2,766 theatres for Open Road Films/Elevation Pictures, just edging-out OUIJA.  Reviews are astoundingly good for the TIFF ’14 Selection at 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from Critics, although it didn’t test as well with Audiences with a B- CinemaScore.  This the latest in a long line of Box Office successes for Star and Producer Jake Gyllenhaal, with three of his last four releases topping North America.

OUIJA after debuting on-top last weekend slips to second this weekend, quenching the thirsts of the Horror-hungry with $10.9 million from 2,899 theatres for Universal Pictures. In two weeks, the Film has grossed approximately $35 million.

FURY sits in third spot with $9 million for Sony Pictures this weekend  in its third week out. To date it has grossed $60.5 million domestically.

JOHN WICK slips to fourth spot in its second week out with $8 million for Lionsgate Films/eOne Films, nearing the $30-million mark so far.

GONE GIRL continues to be a Box Office smash for 20th Century Fox in fifth with $7 million in its fifth week.  The David Fincher Thriller is edging closer towards that $150 million mark and likely will do so in the next week.

ST. VINCENT settles in seventh for The Weinstein Co. and eOne Films with $6.5 million, closing-in on $20 million in its four-week run.

DRACULA UNTOLD bottoms-out the Top Ten with $2.5 million in its fourth week for Universal Pictures.

Let’s be honest now. The Films being made in Toronto of late haven’t been all that enticing, but when we hear of something with substance being made we’re the first to give credit where it’s due.  SPOTLIGHT from acclaimed Director and Actor Thomas McCarthy has been under production here in our City and although we’ve met most of the Cast already, we actually were rather excited about meeting the Man helming the Project.  Although he was in-town during TIFF promoting The Cobbler, which stars Adam Sandler, McCarthy himself has been a bit illusive to us!  SPOTLIGHT stars Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery, Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and more.

We were so happy today that we saw him out and about heading off for a day of filming.  We recognized him right away Flags of our Fathers, The Wire, Law & Order, The Lovely Bones and Little Fockers. Surely at some point in your Television or Movie viewing, you’ve seen McCarthy!  Production wraps in Toronto shortly so we’re so happy we got a chance to meet him, although we had no luck spotting Tucci, who’s been busy in the U.S. promoting his Cookbook.

Official Synopsis for SPOTLIGHT – believe me, it’s highly intriguing:

In 2001, the Boston Globe began an investigation that would rock the city and shock the world. SPOTLIGHT tells the story of that investigation, the story of Marty Baron (Schreiber), Ben Bradlee Jr. (Slattery) and the four members of the Globe‘s investigative Spotlight team – Walter Robinson (Keaton), Mike Rezendes (Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (McAdams) and Matt Carroll (James) – who would sacrifice everything to expose the Boston Archdiocese‘s systemic cover up of sexual abuse of children by ordained priests. For years, whispers of scandal were ignored by society, the media, by police and by the legal system. Silenced by shame, victims of sexual abuse often became victims of suicide. For their commitment to truth, the Spotlight team received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

SPOTLIGHT sheds new light on the investigation and the men and women who were integral to uncovering the story. It points to the necessity of good, local journalism, the type of journalism that has been decimated over the past fifteen years by the decline of the newspaper industry. Spotlight explores the larger themes of complicity and deference, attempting to grapple with the question of how an evil so widespread could go undetected for so long.

Our Snap:

eOne Films release SPOTLIGHT, release date to be determined.

(Photo credit: Fox Searchlight/Mr. Will Wong)

After rocking the airwaves with Chandelier this Summer, brilliant Australian Songwriter/Singer SIA releases this brand new Video for Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile from the upcoming Remake of ANNIE. Although SIA doesn’t appear in the Video, be prepared to have your hearts warmed by this footage of the Cast of the Musical including Star Quvenzhané Wallis running about New York City, bringing smiles to the faces of New Yorkers abound.

Watch the Video below:

And did you know there’s now an ANNIE Karaoke App enabling you to sing along to some of the Classic Tunes from the Film? Download it here!

Sony Music release the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to ANNIE on Tuesday, November 17, 2014!

ANNIE hits theatres Friday, December 19, 2014!

(Photo/video credit: Sony Music/Sony Pictures)

NETFLIX is prepping the release of gorgeous new Series MARCO POLO. A new Teaser Trailer has just surfaced and you must witness the scandal!

Official Synopsis:

In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, Marco Polo, starring newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy, is based on the famed explorer’s adventures in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th century China.

The sweeping drama’s ten episodes were shot in Italy, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. The global Cast includes Olivia Cheng, Benedict Wong Claudia Kim, Mahesh Jadu and Rick Yune.

John Fusco, who wrote the Academy-Award nominated feature Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, created the series and is executive producer and showrunner along with Dan Minahan, whose previous work includes Homeland and Game of Thrones. Academy-Award nominated directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) directed the first two hours and serve as executive producers.

Netflix Canada stream MARCO POLO on Friday, December 12, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: Netlfix Canada/The Weinstein Co.)

We’re all for supporting Canadian Talent and Air Canada‘s enROUTE Film Festival does just that! Toronto, this is your chance to see this year’s Finalists from the eighth edition of this Festival for up-and-coming Canadian Filmmakers! It’s a free screening and everyone’s welcome to attend Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM.

Details:

Filmmakers featured this year include:
Yassmina Karajah for Light
Renaud Lessard for The Wild Kids
Russell Ratt-Brascoupe for The Hearing
Raquel Sancinetti for Cycle

Seating is first come, first serve.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award continues into December 31, 2014 and here‘s where you can learn more!

(Photo credit: enRoute)

Marvel certainly knows how to do it big and this morning at L.A.’s El Capitan Theatre we learned through President Kevin Feige not only that Breakout Star Chadwick Boseman (42, Get on Up) has confirmed what we’ve known all along – he’s a Megastar –  the brilliant Actor has been announced to star as BLACK PANTHER!

In addition, several release dates have been confirmed on their Blockbuster Marquee Slate including:

5/1/15 –     AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

7/17/15 –   ANT-MAN

5/6/16 –     CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

11/4/16 –   DOCTOR STRANGE

 5/5/17 –     GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 (previously dated 7/28/17)

7/28/17 –   THOR: RAGNAROK

11/3/17 –   BLACK PANTHER

5/4/18 –     AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART I

7/6/18 –     CAPTAIN MARVEL

11/2/18 –   INHUMANS

5/3/19 –     AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART II

Impressive, right?  We’re so waiting on DOCTOR STRANGE casting news, although we certainly aren’t alone in wanting Benedict Cumberbatch to get the assignment!  The thought of 2019 actually kinda scares us on some levels!

Dates of course are subject to change.  Are we excited?

(Photo credit: Marvel Canada)