#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “ROOFMAN”

Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to attend an Advance Screening of TIFF ’25 selection ROOFMAN! Just wait till you see Channing Tatum‘s performance in this!

Screenings take place as follows:

TORONTO

Wednesday, October 8th | 7:00PM

Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP

MONTREAL

Wednesday, October 8th | 7:00PM | ENG

Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal

MONTREAL

Wednesday, October 8th | 7:00PM | FRE

Cineplex Cinemas StarCité

VANCOUVER

Wednesday, October 8th | 7:00PM 

Cineplex Marine Gateway

EDMONTON

Wednesday, October 8th | 7:00PM

Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton

Synopsis: 

Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move.

But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in. 

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Paramount Pictures Canada release ROOFMAN in theatres October 10, 2025.

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#TIFF25: “ROOFMAN” REVIEW

By Nicholas Porteous

In Derek Cianfrance‘s Roofman, the nicest robber you’ve ever met (Channing Tatum), makes a temporary home inside a Toys R Us, and manages to fall for one of the employees (Kirsten Dunst). How will he juggle a growing relationship with a single mom and avoid getting caught in her place of work? If you find the premise unbelievable, you’re wrong. It’s a true story.

Roofman is a joyfully unexpected genre hybrid. It’s a romcom about two divorcees starting over, it’s a true crime story about a one-of-a-kind criminal, and it’s a Mrs. Doubtfire-esque thriller, where the tension around Dunst discovering Tatum’s true identity grows as their relationship–and his relationship with her family–deepens. Tatum, as Jeffrey Manchester, is one of the most entertaining characters in recent memory. He’s so resourceful, so endlessly sharp and inventive, and it’s a pleasure to watch him outsmart virtually every situation he’s thrown into. It’s impossible not to root for the guy with his back quite literally against the wall, and to wonder where he’s going next, or how he can possibly reconcile his criminal status with his deep-rooted family man instincts. He’s also wonderfully goofy. Cianfrance, known for his dark and tragic lead male characters, has found a comic muse in Manchester, who also fits perfectly into his filmic lineage of complex and often contradictory personalities.

The ensemble is absolutely stacked. Peter Dinklage is a standout as an insufferable Toys R Us manager. Ben Mendelsohn is unexpectedly wholesome as the local church pastor. LaKeith Stanfield, Uzo Aduba, and Juno Temple all turn in memorable work. Kirsten Dunst brings warmth and dimension to Leigh Wainscott that feels all her own. She deserves a bit more development in the screenplay, but the chemistry between Dunst and Tatum largely fills in any gaps.

Roofman succeeds as a comedy, a romance, a moving story of found family, and an unpredictable crime saga. It’s a brilliant and surprising genre mashup for Cianfrance, and a worthy addition to your list of must-sees at this year’s Festival.

Roofman screens at TIFF ’25:

Sun. Sept 7 at 10:00 AM at Roy Thomson Hall

Fri. Sept 12 at 3:00 PM at TIFF Lightbox

Sat. Sept 13 at 9:20 PM at Scotiabank Theatre

Sun. Sept. 14 at 9:15 AM at Scotiabank Theatre

#TIFF25: DAY THREE SIGHTINGS – CHANNING TATUM, KIRSTEN DUNST, CHRIS EVANS, ANYA TAYLOR-JOY, RIZ AHMED, COOPER HOFFMAN AND MORE

sorry! we thought we posted this but it remained in drafts! these days have been rather long and exhausting!

Some sightings from day three!

•victor garber at tiff for you had to be there
•tom blyth and david jonsson at tiff for wasteman
•riz ahmed at tiff for hamlet
•kirsten dunst, channing tatum, and dwrek cianfrance at tiff for roofman
•diego boneta at tiff for killing castro
•andrew barth feldman, cooper hoffman, maude apatow and nico parker at tiff for poetic license
•imogen poots, tessa thompson, nina hoss, tom sturridge at tiff for hedda
•bobby deol at tiff for the monkey in a cage
•padma lakshmi, jeremy renner, andrew scott, toni collette (here fpr waywsrd) at tiff celebrating wake up dead man: a knives out mystery
•chris evans, anya taylor-joy, romain gavras, jade croot, m.i.a. and yung lean at tiff for sacrifice (chats coming soon).

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER AND POSTER FOR “ROOFMAN”

ROOFMAN IS ONLY IN THEATRES ON OCTOBER 10, 2025! Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) directs this Comedy, based on a true story. We just got a new Trailer, and now comes a new Poster!

Paramount Pictures Presents

In Association with Miramax / FilmNation Entertainment / Von Waaden Entertainment

A High Frequency / Hunting Lane / 51 Entertainment / Limelight Production

A film by Derek Cianfrance

“ROOFMAN”

SYNOPSIS

Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

Derek Cianfrance, Channing Tatum, Jonathan Montepare, Charles M. Barsamian, Chris Parker, Tyler Zacharia, Matthew von Waaden, D. Mark von Waaden, Jack Selby, Rick Covert, Sam Romano

PRODUCED BY

Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Dylan Sellers

SCREENPLAY BY

Derek Cianfrance & Kirt Gunn

DIRECTED BY

Derek Cianfrance

STARRING

Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang and Peter Dinklage

TIFF21: “THE POWER OF THE DOG” REVIEW

Review by David Baldwin

Cattle ranchers George and Phil Burbank (Jesse Plemons and Benedict Cumberbatch) have made a successful enterprise for themselves in Montana circa 1925. Phil rules the men they employ with an iron fist, while George is a bit more wholesome and understanding. George takes to widow Rose (Kristen Dunst) after meeting her at a restaurant stop and quickly marries her much to Phil’s chagrin. When she and her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) move into the Burbank family home however, Phil starts making things difficult for everyone.

Academy Award-winning Co-Writer/Director Jane Campion return to feature filmmaking after a decade long hiatus is a methodical and deliberately paced take on a Western. I would not call it revisionist as others have, yet it does very much feel like a deconstruction of a classic American genre. There are no real heroes and villains here – just troubled individuals trying their best to get on with their lives and not doing a great job of it. Campion’s pacing varies throughout the Film, with some scenes being particular zippy and others slowed to a crawl. She captures the intimacy and heartache of the old West (with gorgeous New Zealand vistas subbing in for Montana) but is more interested in the feelings of her characters than she is in anything else. I would never call THE POWER OF THE DOG boring, though will admit that it may be a great challenge for some viewers to get through.

The Production Design and costuming are sumptuous and Jonny Greenwood’s brooding score is absolutely brilliant, morphing from something soft and sweet to horrific and overbearing faster than you can snap your fingers. Plemons and Smit-McPhee are great in their roles, though they end up getting lost in the margins of some sections. Red hot Thomasin McKenzie (also at TIFF ’21 with Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho) pops-up as a house servant, yet really has no bearing on the story. And while Dunst gives it her all, transforming into a desperate and anxious alcoholic over the course of the Film’s running time, THE POWER OF THE DOG belongs entirely to Cumberbatch. Never have I hated a character so thoroughly and viscerally within seconds of seeing him pop up on screen. He is an absolute monster here, spewing acidic and vile remarks carelessly and genuinely toxifying everything around him just by being present. Cumberbatch’s performance feels lived-in, with even his most tender moments still coming off as repulsive. This is easily a career best performance for the Oscar-nominated thespian, whom Doctor Strange fans will not recognize whatsoever. Do not be surprised if he becomes the front-runner for Best Actor.

THE POWER OF THE DOG screens at TIFF’ 21:

Fri, Sep 10 Princess of Wales 5:00 PM

Fri, Sep 10 VISA Skyline Drive-In at Ontario Place 8:30 PM

Fri, Sep 10 digital TIFF Bell Lightbox 9:00 PM

Fri, Sep 17 digital TIFF Bell Lightbox 1:00 PM

Sat, Sep 18 TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 3:00 PM

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE SOFIA COPPOLA’S “THE BEGUILED”

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver a chance to see Sofia Coppola‘s THE BEGUILED on Monday, June 26, 2017.

Synopsis:
World-premiering at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival. “The Beguiled” is an atmospheric thriller from acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola. The story unfolds during the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school. Its sheltered young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

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Universal Pictures Canada release THE BEGUILED Friday, June 30, 2017.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “ANCHORMAN 2” TRAILER

Paramount Pictures are giving Anchorman 2 their full confidence with a Christmas release date to compete with some real heavyweights. Just released is this brand new Trailer for the long-awaited Sequel to the 2001 Box Office Hit.  The antics continue once again as San Diego’s favourite Newsman gets himself into more trouble here!

Watch the Trailer below:

Anchorman 2 boasts an All-Star Cast chalk full of Cameos including Nicole Kidman, James Marsden, Kristen Wiig, Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst, Meagan Good, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kanye West, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, plus returning Cast Members Paul Rudd, Vince Vaughn, David Koechner and of course, Will Ferrell in the Titular Role of Ron Burgundy.

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