#HOTDOCS: 2016 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW PART II
By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Our extensive coverage of Hot Docs continues with reviews on more great Documentaries.
HOTEL COOLGARDIE
In director Pete Gleeson’s Hotel Coolgardie, we meet Finnish backpackers Lina and Steph who are forced to look for work after having had their credit cards stolen and their accounts emptied on a trip to Bali. When they arrive in Coolgardie, a mining town in Australia, Lina and Steph are not thrilled about being thrown into the local bar scene but ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA + ROGERS AWARD GRANTS FOR THEATRICAL DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
With $1.6 million in funding awaited to be distributed, some familiar and emerging names were granted support through Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group of Funds' Theatrical Documentary Program. To date the program has provided funding for over 60 Films with $12 million granted. Rogers alone has handed out over $29 million in grants over the last 22 years. These are the Films that will come to grace the Festival circuit and potentially go on to Awards Season glory for Canada.
The ...
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#HOTDOCS: 2016 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW
By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Documentary Films
It’s the most nonfictional time of the year.
With the kids all Hot Doc’ing
And everyone tell you to watch a Documentary.
It’s the most nonfictional time of the year!
Well, while they haven’t started writing carols to celebrate North America’s largest Documentary Film Festival, it’s only a matter of time. Starting on April 28th and running through May 8th, the Canadian International Documentary Festival is eleven days ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES: APRIL 2016
A lot happens in a month and since our last installment of PRINCESS DIARIES, our girl A PIC BY MRWILL (aka "Princess") has continued to amaze us! She keeps-up with her weekly workout regimen under jockey Sheena Ryan at Woodbine like a true professional. Her Owner/Trainer John Ross and Cathy Wong, along with the team, are doing an amazing job getting her in top shape for her forthcoming first race.
Princess just keeps growing and growing and growing. I quite literally have to reach-up ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “WARCRAFT”
Universal Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to take you to see on the big screen the live action 3D adaptation of global phenomenon, WARCRAFT. Screenings take place in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
Synopsis:
From Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures comes Warcraft, an epic adventure of world-colliding conflict based on Blizzard Entertainment’s global phenomenon.
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “THE JUNGLE BOOK” READS MOVIEGOERS’ MINDS A SECOND WEEK
For a second straight week THE JUNGLE BOOK reads the minds of Moviegoers at the top of the Box Office with a whopping $60 million from 4,028 theatres. It has made $195 million already for Disney.
Debuting in second is THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR with $20 million from 3,791 theatres for Universal Pictures. Its 2012 predecessor by comparison made $56 million when it opened. It gets 17% on the Tomatometer and a B+ Cinemascore.
In third with $10 million this weekend is BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TRAILER FOR “THE FOUNDER” STARRING MICHAEL KEATON
Now this we’ve always wanted to know about. THE FOUNDER tells the story of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc and how he helped transform it to the worldwide success it is. It’ll be hitting theatres this summer!
Synopsis:
The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of ...
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#TAAFI: THE 2016 TORONTO ANIMATION ARTS FESTIVAL KICKS-OFF THIS WEEKEND!
By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) kicks off today with a slew of incredible workshops, talks and new Animated Movies to be screened. The Festival starts Friday, April 22, 2016 and goes until Monday April 25, 2016. With a diverse and incredible line up of talks, workshops and film premieres there is plenty of things to do and excite oneself with at TAAFI this year.
Starting right off on Friday morning is a workshop with the ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN”
We love a good Thriller. Bestseller THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is about to hit the big screen and from this first look, we think we're gonna love it.
Synopsis:
Each day, Rachel Watson takes the train to work in the city, heading past the town of Witney. The train passes her old house where her ex-husband, Tom, and his new wife, Anna, live. She can also see the home of another married couple a few houses down. Rachel becomes endeared to this couple, whom Rachel nicknames 'Jess and Jason'. They ...
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#SPOTTED: NINA DOBREV IN TORONTO FOR “XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE”
People LOVE Nina Dobrev. Believe us, she legit has a People's Choice Award to prove it. The beautiful Scarborough native has been in and out of the City the past couple months working on xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, in which she stars as Becky. Known best for her work as Elena Gilbert on The CW's The Vampire Diaries, she just came back to Toronto after a wild weekend at Coachella partying it up with the likes of Scott Eastwood and Josh Hutcherson - the former just in Toronto visiting Vin ...
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