#SPOTTED: ZOEY DEUTCH + RY RUSSO-YOUNG IN TORONTO FOR THE TIFF NEXT WAVE FILM FESTIVAL WITH “BEFORE I FALL”
Right in time for Family Day weekend, Director Ry Russo-Young and actress Zoey Deutch arrived in Toronto for the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival. The weekend-long event features youth-centric programming and had the distinction of screening for us the Sundance selection, based on the Novel by Lauren Oliver.
The Teen Drama shot over 26 days in British Columbia with a half-Canadian crew, centers on a girl named Samantha (Deutch) who on her school's annual Cupid Day is set to take her relationship ...
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#NEWMUSIC: LANA DEL REY – “LOVE”
We absolutely adore Lana Del Rey and it's been a good minute since we've heard new Music from the queen of the cinematic. Check out her gorgeous, nostalgic new track LOVE from her upcoming fifth studio disc.
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(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)
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#BOXOFFICE: “THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE” STACKS THE TOP OF THE BOX OFFICE AGAIN
For a second straight week, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE takes the top of the Box Office with $41.9 million from 4,088 theatres for Warner Bros. In two weeks it has made $106 million domestically.
FIFTY SHADES DARKER is in second again in its second week out with $20.8 million for Universal Pictures. Thus far it has made $92.6 million in North America.
THE GREAT WALL debuts in third with $17.1 million from 3,325 theatres for Universal Pictures. The Matt Damon-starring epic gets a 36% on the ...
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#THEATRE: “THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL” AT ED MIRVISH THEATRE IN TORONTO
Running February 11 through April 9, 2017, THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL graces Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre after a smashing debut in London's West End from 2012-2014. Since then, the production based on the 1992 Blockbuster starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, has toured Seoul, the U.S., Netherlands, and Cologne, among other parts of Europe (including a London revival!) and it next is set to reach Australia. Reprising the lead role is award-winning British Soul Songstress Beverley Knight, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” CASA LOMA EXHIBIT FAMILY DAY WEEKEND
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
From the moment you step into Casa Loma for The Beauty and the Beast Exhibit, you feel as though you are immersed in the world of Belle and the Beast. The costumes that were used in the Film are on display, the memorable music is played through the main hall, and the rose is held in its case. Everything that's important from the original Film is back for the live-action version and it's all on display in Toronto Family Day weekend only!
There are events ...
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#PRODUCTWATCH: FORD CANADA AT THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
Taking place from Friday, February 18 though Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the Canadian International Auto Show is a must-attend event for any car lover. We had the pleasure of attending for the first time ever this year courtesy of our friends at Ford Canada and we even got to attend a private luncheon with Ford's in-house Futurist, Sheryl Connelly visiting all the way from the automaker's headquarters in Michigan. Now we must clarify, a Futurist ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “BIG LITTLE LIES” PREMIERES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 ON HBO CANADA
We admit a month ago having known v. little about HBO's new series BIG LITTLE LIES, based on the novel by Liane Moriarty. Since discovering it though, we're helplessly hooked. We have previewed the first six of seven episodes and cruelly were left hanging at the end of it. It consumed us fully this weekend and it’s been on our mind all day.
The seven-part series follows the lives of three mothers in Monterey, California as they cope with family-life balance, each facing their own unique ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT PASSES TO SEE “THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS” AND BOOK
Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see TIFF '16 selection THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS! You also will win a copy of the Novel on which it is based. It plays in the following cities:
Toronto / Yonge & Dundas
Vancouver / Park Theatre
Calgary / Eau Claire
Ottawa / South Keys
Halifax / Park Lane
Synopsis:
The near future; humanity has been all but destroyed by a mutated fungal disease that eradicates free will and turns its ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN PASSES TO THE 2017 TIFF NEXT WAVE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF “BEFORE I FALL”
We've got an exciting opportunity for those of you in Toronto! Premiering at the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival this weekend, BEFORE I FALL already has made a splash at Sundance! In town for the occasion is its star Zoey Deutch and Director Ry Russo-Young! Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to take you and a friend to the Premiere!
Synopsis:
A high school girl is stuck reliving the day of her death for a week and must untangle the mystery to discover everything she's in danger of ...
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#GRAMMYS: ADELE WINS TOP HONOURS AT 2017 GRAMMYS
The biggest night in Music took place this evening with the 59th annual GRAMMY Awards being held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Adele took home top honours garnering Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance (Hello), Record of the Year (Hello), Song of the Year (Hello) and Album of the Year with her 2015 third disc, 25.
Doing Canada proud is Toronto's own Drake who took home multiple awards including Best Rap/ Sung Performance and Best Rap Song with Hotline Bling.
An ...
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