#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILL FROM “VENGEANCE”
B.J. Novak directs, writes and stars in VENGEANCE, coming soon to theatres this Summer!
Story:
VENGEANCE, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with. With an ensemble cast that includes Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, and Dove ...
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#INSIDEOUTTO: 2022 INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL PREVIEW
The 2022 INSIDE OUT Festival brought to us by Lead Sponsor RBC, takes place May 26-June 5, 2022 in-person and online in Ontario. The Festival is comprised of 128 films from 28 countries, including 38 feature films, 3 episodic series, and 7 world premieres.
Now in its 32nd year, the Festival celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Film and Television, is highlighted by some high-profile programming, including Prime Video Series, THE LAKE starring Jordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles, plus ...
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#CANNES22: “DECISION TO LEAVE” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Visionary South Korean Director Park Chan-Wook is back with this visually stunning romantic Thriller Noir.
After a man falls to his death from a mountain, Detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) meets his widow Seo-rae (Chinese Actress Tang Wei). She seems to be unaffected by the death of her husband. This causes suspicion amongst the detectives in the precinct. All signs point to her as suspect number one. But Hae-joon doesn’t believe that this mysterious woman ...
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#CANNES22: “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
This latest effort from Auteur David Cronenberg takes place sometime in the future when the human species has adapted to a synthetic environment. In doing so, the human body undergoes new transformations and mutations. Saul (Viggo Mortensen) is a man whose organs metamorphosis. This leads him and his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux) to put on performance art shows where she operates on him, removing one of these mysterious organs at a time. ...
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#CANNES22: DAY 8 SIGHTINGS – KRISTEN STEWART, LÉA SEYDOUX, SCOTT SPEEDMAN, VIGGO MORTENSEN, JAMIE FOXX, SHAUN WHITE + NINA DOBREV
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival might have started a week ago, but the excitement continues to build as David Cronenberg's CRIMES OF THE FUTURE premiered tonight. In attendance were none other than Kristen Stewart, whom our Amanda Gilmore spotted at the Press Junket and Photo Call earlier in a pink Chanel suit. Also in attendance were Léa Seydoux, Scott Speedman and Viggo Mortensen.
Kristen Stewart
Léa Seydoux
Viggo Mortensen
Scott Speedman
The Horror centers on ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CANADIAN TRAILER FOR “ELVIS”
In advance of its Premiere at Cannes, comes this brand new Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS! Our Amanda Gilmore will be seeing it and sharing her thoughts later this week. Stay tuned!
Synopsis:
From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Elvis”, starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic ...
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#CANNES22: “TRIANGLE OF SADNESS” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore
Fashion Model-Celebrity couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are having problems…money problems. The main issue is that they have too much of it, which causes issues when it comes to bill time. The truth is, Yaya makes more than Carl but she’ll never pay. While in this rut in their relationship, Yaya’s influencer status gets them a free trip on a yacht. It’s there they meet their fellow uber-wealthy, upper-class, white privileged ...
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#CANNES22: “WAR PONY” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This impressive First-Feature Debut by Co-Directors Riley Keough and Gina Gammell follows two Oglala Lakota boys on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Bill (Jojo Bapteise Whiting) is a 23-year-old trying to make some money. When he finds an abandoned poodle, he starts his own dog breeding business. While Matho (Ladainian Crazy Thunder) is a 12-year-old desperate for his father's approval. When the unexpected happens, Matho sees no other way ...
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#SPOTTED: MAE MARTIN IN TORONTO FOR “SAP” TOUR
Toronto's Mae Martin continues to see their star rise. After serving as a Writer on the Baroness Von Sketch Show, you know Mae from acclaimed Netflix Series FEEL GOOD which garnered them a BAFTA Award nomination. Martin in addition to being seen in the current second season of THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, is currently touring with their Comedy Show "SAP", which brought them to The Danforth Music Hall, playing a packed house two nights at the venue.
See the Trailer for Season Two of THE FLIGHT ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “DOCTOR STRANGE” MAKES IT THREE-FOR-THREE!
For a third straight weekend Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS takes the #1 spot at the Box Office in North America, with $30 million from 4,534 theatres. Over three weekends it has grossed a stellar $340.5 million.
Second in its debut is DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA with $18 million from 3,820 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. It gets 85% on the Tomatometer. Its Predecessor film opened in 2019 with $31 million.
Third is THE BAD GUYS which has been quite ...
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