#NEWMUSIC: JESSIE J ON CHINA’S “SINGER 2018”
Some of you might remember us going bonkers last year for Series SINGER from China where our beloved Songstress Sandy Lam took home top honours.
The Show is back on Hunan Television and fortunately, YouTube also. While the Series pits on-stage, professional and signed Recording Artists for audience votes, we'd expect competitors to be Chinese or at least from Asia. We were however thrown for a loop when we read Jessie J - yes, "Price Tag" Jessie J - had agreed to sign-on!
While we'd expect ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “I Like Girls” (Short) REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
I Like Girls is a touching testament to falling in love.
The Film tells multiple short stories of girls falling in love with other girls. Each story is uniquely different but all are endearing. What makes this animated short special is that its multiple narrators speak as though they are giving authentic testimonials. This gives each story a documentary feel. There is a realism to this cartoon animation that makes this short unique.
I Like Girls ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “HEDGEHOG’S HOME” (SHORT) REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Hedgehog’s Home is a stop-motion animation delight.
The Film follows the story of a hedgehog and his friends in the forest. All have homes but only one is happy to have it, the hedgehog. The other animals are unable to understand why the hedgehog can love being in his own home. The animation is visually stunning, the moral is heartwarming and the narration brings back a feeling of childhood fairytales.
Hedgehog’s Home screens before White Fang ...
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#SUNDANCE18: SUNDANCE 2018 JANUARY 20, 2018 DAY THREE RECAP
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
It’s day three at the Sundance Film Festival and the snow has come, hard. Roads were backlogged and the temperatures hit below zero but that didn't stop anything from happening at the Festival. The Films were still playing, the stars were still out and most important fans were flocking to theatres.
Some of the Films having their premieres tonight in Park City are Colette, TYREL, Sorry To Bother You, Yardie and Wildlife. Colette is about a young woman, ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “THE CATCHER WAS A SPY” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Catcher Was A Spy follows the true story of Boston RedSox catcher Moe Berg (Paul Rudd) who also worked for the Office of Strategic Services and was sent to kill Werner Heisenberg (Mark Strong) for possibly making a nuclear bomb.
The Film brings together an impressive and talented Cast consisting of Rudd, Strong, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels and Paul Giamatti. They all do a great job of bringing their characters to life but none more so ...
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#SUNDANCE18: NICOLAS CAGE, LINUS ROACHE + PANOS COSMATOS ON “MANDY”
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Mandy is one of the Films in the Midnight cateogory at Sundance this year. Its directed by Panos Cosmatos and stars Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough and Linus Roache. It follows outsiders Red Miller (Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Riseborough) who live a loving and peaceful life. But when their haven gets savagely destroyed by cult leader Jeremiah Sand (Roache), Red seeks bloody vengeance. Director Cosmatos and both stars Cage and Roache were on hand at the Sundance ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
You Were Never Really Here follows traumatized veteran Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) whose job of tracking down a missing girl goes bad and a conspiracy is uncovered.
Phoenix is a force of nature as the tormented and violent Joe. With minimal dialogue Phoenix is forced the used his expressions and body language to display what Joe is feeling. And the range he displays in this Film is a tremendous feat. From being a caring son taking care of his mother, to a ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “BEAST” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Beast is a compelling Thriller about a young woman (Jessie Buckley) who falls for a mysterious outsider (Johnny Flynn) who becomes a suspect in a series of violent murders.
Writer-Director Michael Pearce crafts an ambitious and impressive first Feature. He creates steady suspense throughout with his direction until the explosive climax. Pearce writes extremely complex characters that swerve in and out of protagonists and antagonists.
These ...
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#SUNDANCE18: “KAILASH” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Kailash tells the inspiring story of Kailash Satyarthi who had made it his life’s mission to end child slavery. The Documentary follows the work of Satyarthi from the beginning stages up until last year. But what makes this Doc so special is that it also tells us first-hand the stories of survivors of Child Slavery.
Director Derek Doneen balances facts, Kailash’s life and the lives of children equally. This Documentary educates and will affect ...
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#BOXOFFICE: “JUMANJI” UNSTOPPABLE IN THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK AT #1
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE is showing no signs of stopping! It stays on-top a third straight week with $20.8 million from 3,704 theatres for Sony Pictures, a total $317 million grossed domestically over five weeks.
In second in its debut is 12 STRONG with $15.4 million from 3,002 theatres for Warner Bros. Starring Michael Shannon and Chris Hemsworth, the post-9/11 Drama gets a 56% on the Tomatometer but an A CinemaScore.
In third also is another new release in DEN OF THIEVES with $13.5 ...
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