#SXSW: “ROGER J. CARTER: REBEL REVOLUTIONARY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
One of the great things about SXSW is the platform it gives to deserving voices. ROGER J. CARTER: REBEL REVOLUTIONARY is a Documentary Short by Justin Fairweather. It centers on its titular figure (pardon the pun), a Chicago-based Visual Artist who raises awareness of revolutionaries who are changing the narrative of the minority experience in America.
Over six minutes, we meet Carter briefly, who gives us a bit his own backstory. It is however when his craft is ...
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#SXSW: “NAI NAI & WAI PO (GRANDMA & GRANDMA)” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Up-and-coming Filmmaker Sean Wang is a name to look-out for as evinced by his heartfelt and funny meditiation of life in NAI NAI & WAI PO (GRANDMA & GRANDMA). Wang returns home to visit his two paternal and maternal grandmothers who happen to live together, sleep together and are BFFs.
The Documentary Short, spanning 17 minutes begins as a festive reunion. The energy of their playful banter between the two women is infectious - fart jokes, "making it rain" and ...
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#NEWMUSIC: RODERICK PORTER FT. JAY ISAIAH – “BITTERSWEET”
Emerging Canadian artist Roderick Porter has released his new single “BITTERSWEET” featuring Jay Isaiah.
The single has been teased on Porter’s TikTok for a few weeks now and was picked up by Genius in anticipation for the release. See the Official Music Video below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml89McqzdbA
"Bittersweet is a summary of a real letter I wrote to my ex shortly after she broke up with me. Although the song pulls less punches than the original paper copy, I ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR “THE NIGHT AGENT”
Netflix present to us the new offical Trailer for upcoming Series THE NIGHT AGENT, based on the popular book of the same name. Series arrives March 23, 2023.
Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, The Night Agent is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings -- until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy ...
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#SPOTTED: AMANDA SEYFRIED IN TORONTO AT COMEDY BAR FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Fresh-off her Golden Globe win for her superb performance in THE DROPOUT, Amanda Seyfried is back in-town and she reunits with Atom Egoyan on his latest film THE SEVEN VEILS, wrapping this month in Toronto.
The Drama centers on an earnest theatre director named Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried), who has been given the task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera "Salome". Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the ...
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#SPOTTED: ZACHARY LEVI & LUCY LIU IN TORONTO FOR “SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS”
Shazam's affinity with Toronto knows no limits! 2019's SHAZAM! exceeded all expectations both critically and commercially and though its followup wasn't filmed in Toronto like its predecessor, it still gets the red carpet treatment with a special fan screening, brought to us by Audi Canada, being held tonight at Scotiabank Theatre. Shouts of "Shazam!" could be heard throughout the theatre, fans ecstatic for this rare, exciting opportunity.
Stars Zachary Levi, who reprises the titular role ...
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#NEWMUSIC: “GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES” – “GREASE IS THE WORD” MUSIC VIDEO
Paramount+ today released the official music video for the single “Grease Is the Word” from the upcoming new original series GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES. The musical series will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, April 6, 2023 exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada and the U.S.. The series will premiere the following day in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. The premiere date in South Korea will be announced at a later ...
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#PRODUCTWATCH: CHLOE FINEMAN X SAMSONITE
Samsonite is excited to announce its latest partnership with actress and comedienne Chloe Fineman. The SNL mainstay brings her wit, style, and charm to a series of photos and videos as she takes the viewer on a journey of packing cheeky discoveries from her travels, and straight to camera moments that will bring a smile to even the most hardened traveller's face.
The series, launching on Samsonite and Fineman’s social channels, was shot at the TWA Hotel to capture the aura of the Golden ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “THEATRE CAMP” IN THEATRES JULY 14, 2023
After its Premiere at Sundance, THEATRE CAMP gets penciled-in for a release date! Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star.
Synopsis:
THEATER CAMP follows the eccentric staff running a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York. After its indomitable and beloved founder falls into a coma, they must band together with her clueless “crypto-bro” son to keep the thespian paradise afloat.
Searchlight Pictures release THEATRE CAMP July 14, 2023.
(Photo/video credit: Searchlight Pictures)
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#SXSW: SXSW 2023 PREVIEW
SXSW is set to kick-off Friday March 10, 2023 through March 18, 2023 in Austin. Team Mr. Will is here to bring you some of their top picks of the Film & TV component of the Festival, which is back again in-person fully. The Festival kicks-off this year with Opening Night selection DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES. The eagerly-awaited Blockbuster co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley stars an impressive Cast including Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, ...
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