#FIRSTLOOK: “BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY” NEW TRAILER
R.J. Cutler directs this Documentary about teen icon Billie Eilish, THE WORLD'S A LITTLE BLURRY.
Synopsis:
"Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” tells the true coming-of-age story of the singer-songwriter and her rise to global superstardom. From award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, the Film offers a deeply intimate look at this extraordinary teenager’s journey, at just seventeen years old, navigating life on the road, on stage, and at home with her family, while writing, ...
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#SUNDANCE: 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
By Amanda Gilmore
This year's Sundance Film Festival saw a wide range of films from a wide range of Filmmakers. There were some films that came into the Festival being bought, such as highly-buzzed Zola by Sony Pictures and A24, to Palm Springs starring now Andy Samberg, now distributed by Hulu and NEON. Winners at the Festival have been unveiled with films like MINARI and I CARRY YOU WITH ME getting top honours.
NEXT Innovator Award was chosen by a single juror this year and it was ...
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#SUNDANCE: “IRONBARK”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Based on the true story of businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) who, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was sent by MI6 and CIA operatives to the Soviet Union to work with a mole Oleg (Merab Ninidze) and bring back documents.
This unflinching Political Drama pays tribute to the ordinary yet unbelievably strong and brave hero of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Director Dominic Cooke managers to bring something unique to the old Political Drama ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “BAD BOYS” MAKES IT A THREE-PEAT
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE takes the top of the Box Office a third straight week, taking $17.7 million from 3,705 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings its run to $147.8 million domestically.
1917 earns $9.8 million from 3,987 theaters, a total $119 million for Universal Pictures.
DOLITTLE lands in fourth with $8.2 million from 3,749 theaters for Universal Pictures, a total $55.2 million in three weeks.
GRETEL & HANSEL debuts in fifth with $6.1 million from 3,007 theatres for United Artists ...
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#SPOTTED: ALFRE WOODARD IN TORONTO FOR “CLEMENCY”
Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Actress ALFRE WOODARD certainly is a veteran of the screen having produced a phenomenal résumé which includes St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, Scrooged, Desperate Housewives, Down in the Delta and of course, Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave. In addition to a celebrated career, she has been a vocal supporter in the fight against AIDS and LGBTQ rights.
Woodard made an appearance at TIFF '19 in September for her latest, ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “DOWNHILL”
Searchlight Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see Sundance selection DOWNHILL!
Screenings take place February 12, 2020 7:00 PM in:
• Toronto
• Montreal
• Vancouver
SYNOPSIS:
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell star in this biting ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: BIG GAME TV SPOT FOR DISNEY’S “MULAN”
Check-out first this new Big Game TV Spot for Disney's MULAN!
Synopsis:
Acclaimed filmmaker Niki Caro brings the epic tale of China’s legendary warrior to life in Disney’s “Mulan,” in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “A QUIET PLACE PART II” BIG GAME TV SPOT
Here's your first look at a new TV Spot to be seen during Sunday's Big Game for A QUIET PLACE PART II!
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
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#SUNDANCE: “THE NEST”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
After status-obsessed Rory (Jude Law) forces his wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to move from New York to 1980s Surrey, England, the family begins to fall apart.
Writer-Director Sean Durkin has finally followed-up on his Feature debut Martha Marcy May Marlene with this stunning study of the lengths one may go to get and/or appear wealthy in a capitalist society. His steady pace, impeccable dialogue and setting create an eerie ...
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#SUNDANCE: “SPREE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
For many years, Kurt (Joe Keery) has been unsuccessful at becoming a social media influencer, but he’s hoping his new killer plan that will change everything.
Spree is one adrenaline-fuelled ride from beginning to end that has a wholly committed performance from Keery. Writer-Director Eugene Kotlyarenko has invented an original Horror-Comedy that’s a social critique on the lengths one may go to get noticed on Social Media. Kotlyarenko’s ...
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