#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “STEPHEN KING’S THE DARK TOWER” + OFFICIAL PRIZE PACKS

Sony Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Toronto + Vancouver Readers a chance to see first Stephen King‘s highly-anticipated THE DARK TOWER.

Screenings take place Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Toronto at Cineplex Yonge-Dundas and Vancouver at Scotiabank Theatre.

Not in Toronto or Vancouver but still in Canada?  We’re also giving away official THE DARK TOWER Prize Packs which include T-Shirts and Tattoos!

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Synopsis:
There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen. The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

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Sony Pictures Canada release THE DARK TOWER Friday, August 4, 2017.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE DARK TOWER”

Just call it the summer of Stephen! With two big hits about to come to theatres later this year, the world is about to fall in love again with the mind of Stephen King! See this new Trailer for the upcoming adaptation of The Dark Tower.

 

Synopsis:
There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen.  The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

See the Trailer:

Sony Pictures Canada release THE DARK TOWER Friday, August 4, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures Canada)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “GOLD”

Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see GOLD starring Matthew McConaughey. Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Varsity (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M4W 1A5)

 

Ottawa

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa (3090 Carling Ave, Nepean, ON K2B 7K2) *TBC

 

Vancouver

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Vancouver (900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5)

 

Victoria

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: SilverCity Victoria (3130 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6T2)

 

Halifax

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Dartmouth Crossing (145 Shubie Dr, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0C3)

 

Edmonton

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW #3030, Edmonton, AB T5T 4M2)

 

Calgary

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Eau Claire (200 Barclay Parade SW, 200 Barclay Parade S.W., Calgary, AB, T2P 4R5)

 

Winnipeg

Date: January  25, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Polo Park (Polo Park Shopping Center, 817 St James St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3L3)

 

Synopsis:
GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story. GOLD also stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Rachael Taylor, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Michael Landes, Bruce Greenwood and Stacy Keach.

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Elevation Pictures release GOLD on Friday, January 27, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “SING”

Universal Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see SING! The Animated Feature with an all-star cast was a huge hit at TIFF ’16! Screenings take place in the following cities:

Toronto 12/19 7:00 PM Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Montreal 12/19 7:00 PM Cineplex Forum Montreal
Edmonton 12/19 7:00 PM Cineplex Odeon South Commons
Vancouver 12/19 7:00 PM Cineplex International Village
Calgary 12/19 7:00 PM Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum
Ottawa 12/19 7:00 PM Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa
Winnipeg 12/19 7:00 PM Silvercity St. Vital

Synopsis:
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal—some might even say delusional—optimist who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now faced with the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Five lead contestants emerge: Mike (Seth MacFarlane), a mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons; Meena (Tori Kelly), a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright; Rosita (Reese Witherspoon), an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets; Johnny (Taron Egerton), a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and Ash (Scarlett Johansson), a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.

Each arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life. And as Buster coaches each of his contestants closer and closer to the grand finale, he starts to learn that maybe the theater isn’t the only thing that is in need of saving.

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Universal Pictures Canada release SING on Friday, December 21, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS”

eOne Films + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto – Wednesday August 17 – Yonge-Eglington – 7:00 PM
Vancouver – Wednesday August 17 – Marine Gateway – 7:00 PM
Calgary – Wednesday August 17 – Crowfoot Crossing – 7:00 PM
Edmonton – Wednesday August 17 – Windermere – 7:00 PM
Winnipeg – Wednesday August 17 – St. Vital – 7:00 PM
Ottawa – Wednesday August 17 – Cineplex Ottawa – 7:00 PM
Halifax – Wednesday August 17 – Scotiabank Halifax – 6:30 PM

Synopsis:
In a mythical, ancient Japan, kindhearted Kubo (Art Parkinson) finds himself on the run from gods and monsters, igniting an age-old vendetta. His only chance for survival rests on finding the magical suit of armor once worn by his fallen father, the greatest samurai the world has ever known.

With Monkey (Charlize Theron) by his side, as well as his father’s former student Beetle (Matthew McConaughey), Kubo confronts his family’s past and fights the evil forces that seek to destroy his people.

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eOne Films release KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS on Friday, August 19, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE SCREENING PASSES TO SEE “FREE STATE OF JONES”

Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Victoria to see Matthew McConaughey in FREE STATE OF JONES, starring Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha Raw. Screenings are on Thursday, June 23, 2016.

Synopsis:
Based on Oscar®-nominated writer/director Gary Ross’ original screenplay, the epic action-drama Free State of Jones tells the extraordinary story of a little known episode in American history during which Newt Knight, a fearless Mississippi farmer, led an unlikely band of poor white farmers and runaway slaves in an historic armed rebellion against the Confederacy during the height of the Civil War.

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Elevation Pictures release FREE STATE OF JONES Friday, June 24, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT PASSES TO SEE “INTERSTELLAR”

Paramount Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want to take Readers to see INTERSTELLAR with Run-of-Engagement Passes!  After a smashing debut at the Box Office, this latest Sci-Fi/Drama from The Dark Knight Trilogy Helmer Christopher Nolan continues to rattle up a debate among Moviegoers and now we want YOU to join the conversation!  You can even use the Passes where there is IMAX!

Official Synopsis:

Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a widower, is a former NASA test pilot who still dreams of flight. He and his two children, Tom (Timothée Chalamet), 15, and Murphy (Mackenzie Foy), 10, struggle to survive.

Meanwhile, Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant physicist, and his team, including his scientist daughter (Anne Hathaway) have two potential plans to save mankind, but only one involves saving the six-billion plus people on Earth.

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Paramount Pictures release INTERSTELLAR, now in theatres!

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(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

 

#FIRSTLOOK: SEE THE TRAILER FOR “INTERSTELLAR”

There are few Films we’re more excited about the INTERSTELLAR this Fall!  The Trailer goes straight for the gut with an emotionally-charged highlighting of the Father-Daughter Storyline between Matthew McConaughey and Mackenzie Foy.

The Sci-Fi-Drama follows a group of scientists travel through a wormhole in outer space into another dimension. Director by the brilliant Christopher Nolan, the Film stars Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Ellen Burstyn and Matthew McConaughey.

Watch the brand-new Trailer below:

Paramount Pictures release INTERSTELLAR on Friday, November 7, 2014.

 Excited yet?

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)

#OSCARS: “12 YEARS A SLAVE” WINS TOP HONOURS AT THE 86TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

The World of Cinema Elite made their way to Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles tonight for the 86th annual Academy Awards.  Praised as both a  strong year for Red Carpet Fashion and Film with a heated battle between American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave and Gravity, among others for Best Picture, ultimately 12 Years a Slave would prevail with top honours tonight.

The Drama based on the Memoir by Solomon Northrup, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September, before going-on to sweep a litany of accolades this Awards Season including victories at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Broadcast Film Critics Association  and the Independent Spirit Awards just yesterday. In addition, to winning coveted Best Picture, it won also for Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Alfonso Cuarón‘s Gravity, which has grossed over $700 million worldwide, also premiering at TIFF this last Fall, won the most Oscars this evening, tallying-in at seven wins, primarily in technical categories including Cinematography, Score and Visual Effects. Cuarón himself went-on to win for Directing.

AIDS Drama Dallas Buyers Club won the important Actor and Supporting Actor Categories with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto respectively.  Both brought along their Mothers to the Awards, the latter making a heartfelt tribute to his Mother who overcame great odds to provide for both him and his Brother.

As predicted by many, Cate Blanchett now is a two-time Oscar Winner, her first win coming for her work in 2004’s The Aviator. The Australian Actress won for her empathetic portrayal of a Woman coping with mental and addiction issues in Woody Allen‘s Blue Jasmine.

The Fashion on the Red Carpet tonight was a huge draw as several Fans via Social Media sounded-off on the tasteful styles of Kate Hudson in Versace, Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé, Amy Adams in Gucci, Angelina Jolie in Elie Saab and perhaps the most-talked-about was a Princess-like Lupita Nyong’o in what is now being called a “Nairobi Blue” Prada Dress with a Hairband.  The light pastel blue Creation was chosen by the eventual Oscar Winner, who told Ryan Seacrest on the Red Carpet that it reminded the Kenyan Native of Nairobi.

Ellen DeGeneres once again did a bang-up job, making herself right at home with the A-List Audience, poking fun at everything from welcoming Liza Minnelli as a Female Impersonator, to some of this year’s Nominees who didn’t attend College (the Camera panned on Amy Adams nodded her head, admitting she too didn’t attend) to bringing out Pizza to some of the Evening’s famous Guests.  Meryl Streep was one of the first to help herself to a slice.  In addition, DeGeneres was out to set a record for the Most Re-Tweeted Selfie and helping her along were the likes of Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyong’o, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey. Quickly, the Photo received over a million Re-Tweets (overtaking a previous Tweet from President Obama upon his Re-Election) and could’ve received more if it weren’t for reported technical difficulties likely due to the onslaught of traffic.

See it below:

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(Photo credit: Getty Images/Ellen DeGeneres)

 

#SAGAWARDS: “AMERICAN HUSTLE” WINS TOP HONOURS AT 2014 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

The domination continues!  American Hustle continues to solidify itself as a major threat to its Competitors to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in March with a win at tonight’s Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.  The Dramedy from acclaimed Writer/Director David O. Russell won Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. Although there is no actual Award for Best Picture at the Ceremony, with Actors recognizing exclusively the work of their Peers, the Cast of Argo last year also won the same Honour before going-on to win at the Oscars last year.  The Ensemble Cast of American Hustle includes: Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.

Also getting recognized tonight in Film Categories were: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club (Outstanding Male Actor), Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (Outstanding Female Actor), Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave (Outstanding Supporting Female Actor) and Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (Outstanding Supporting Male Actor).

Winning tonight in the Television Categories were: Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad (Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama), Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey (Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama), Ty Burrell for Modern Family (Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep (Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy).

The Oscars air Sunday, March 2, 2014 on CBS.

In Canada, you can watch the Screen Actors Guild Awards at 8:00 PM EST on Global Television Sunday, January 19, 2014.

Photos at Zimbio.

(Photo credit: Getty Images)