#SUNDANCE: “NATIVE SON”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Native Son is based on the Novel of the same name written by Richard Wright. It follows Big (Ashton Sanders), who copes with racism on the daily in Chicago. His life begins to shift as he gets a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy white family.
The Film showcases a great Ensemble who get rich, complex characters to play. Two performances that stand out the most are from Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) and Margaret Qualley (Novitiate). Each woman ...
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#SUNDANCE: ROBERT REDFORD KICKS-OFF THE 2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival kicked-off today with its opening day Press Conference.
Founder Robert Redford started the Press Conference thanking the Press who have come out for the past 34 years and revealing that he'd be taking more of a behind-the-scenes role going forward. "Having done this for...God, it's 34 years now since the Festival started. I think we are at a point where, I can move on to a different place. Because the thing I've missed over ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN PASSES TO THE ADVANCE SCREENING OF ISN’T IT ROMANTIC
Mr. Will wants to give Readers a chance to win passes to an advance screening of ISN'T IT ROMANTIC. Screenings take place in the following cities:
VANCOUVER
Screening details:
Monday, February 11th 2019
Show Time: 7:00PM
Cineplex International Village
88 West Pender, 3rd Floor
Vancouver BC, V6B 6N9
MONTREAL ENGLISH
Screening details:
Monday, February 11th 2019
Show Time: 7:00PM
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal
977 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montreal Quebec, H3B ...
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#SPOTTED: NEVE CAMPBELL IN TORONTO FOR “BUY A CUP GIVE A CUP”
One in every five Canadian children is at risk of starting the day off on an empty stomach. Mott's Fruitsations and Breakfast Club of Canada have teamed-up for their BUY A CUP GIVE A CUP Campaign. From now till March 2019, for every Mott's Fruitsations cup purchased, Mott's will be donating one cup, up to a half-million to Breakfast Club of Canada.
In-town to raise awareness for the Campaign is none other than our v. own Neve Campbell, star of the Scream Franchise, Skyscraper and House of ...
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#OSCARS: “ROMA” + “THE FAVOURITE” LEAD OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Nominations for the 91st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning and the race still very much is wide-open without a clean-cut choice for Best Picture... and no host set for ceremony itself.
Tying at ten nods apiece are Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA and Yorgos Lanthimos' THE FAVOURITE. Best Picture nominees include:
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Continuing on its Golden Globes success, we see ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM”
Everyone's talking about how amazing John Wick: Chapter 3 - PARABELLUM looks, now here's your look at its brand-new Canadian Trailer!
Synopsis:
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “GLASS” IS A CLEAR WINNER IN OPENING
It's clear! GLASS tops of the Box Office decisively in its opening. The latest from M. Night Shyamalan which sees characters from his previous successes Unbreakable and Split, debuts with $42.8 million from 3,841 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets a 35% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.
In second is last week's champ THE UPSIDE with $15.3 million from 3,320 theatres, proving a highly-bankable venture from STX Entertainment/Elevation Pictures. In two weeks, it has made $46.9 ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME”
A new Teaser has surfaced for SPIDER-MAN and at long last we see Jake Gyllenhaal as Manifesto! We enjoy the light-heartedness these latest Films have captured about the spirit of Spider-Man.
See the Trailer:
Sony Pictures Canada release SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Friday, July 5, 2019.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures Canada)
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#CHINESENEWYEAR: YEAR OF THE PIG CHINESE HOROSCOPE
Chinese New Year falls on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 and this year we celebrate the Year of the Pig!
We don't know about you, but the Year of the Dog treated us pretty well. Being born in the Year of the Dragon, we were expecting it to be much worse with the Dog and Dragon notoriously not getting along well.
About those born in the Year of the Pig
While they don't often stand out in a crowd, pigs are blessed with beautiful personalities and fortunate lives. While often frugal, they at ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN “VENOM” ON BLU-RAY
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win VENOM on Blu-ray!
Synopsis:
Investigative reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is trying to expose Dr. Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), whom he believes recruits vulnerable people for tests that end up killing them. Eddie doesn't like the fact that his girlfriend Anne (Michelle Williams) works for him, or at least, the firm she works for does.
One night, Eddie discovers a woman (Jenny Slate) following him. She ...
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