Good Time - Win Advance Screening Passes!

Enter for a chance to win a pair of advance screening passes to go check out Elevation’s Good Time! A total of one double pass each for Toronto & Vancouver = 2 winners! Thank you Elevation!

The screening will happen in Toronto & Vancouver!

TORONTO

Date: Monday, August 14

Time: 7pm (NOTE: Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. I suggest arriving early, at least an hour to reserve seats, as all advance screenings are overbooked to ensure capacity.)

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas (10 Dundas St E #402, Toronto, ON M5B 2G9)

VANCOUVER

Date: Wednesday, August 23

Time: 7pm (NOTE: Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. I suggest arriving early, at least an hour to reserve seats, as all advance screenings are overbooked to ensure capacity.)

Location: Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas (88 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9)

Synopsis: After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine "Connie" Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother Nick (Benny Safdie) out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Connie finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.

Theatrical release date: Friday, August 18 in Toronto and Friday, August 25 across Canada.

To enter, simply go visit David Chiu’s Stuff Facebook page, ‘Like’ this post and comment which city you’ll like to attend the screening: Toronto or Vancouver.  A LIKE to my page & sharing of the post would greatly be appreciated! Contest closes midnight on Friday, August 11. Good luck

LANDLINE – Enter to Win Advance Screening Passes!

Enter for a chance to win a pair of advance screening passes to go check out Elevation Picture’s LANDLINE! A total of THREE pairs of passes = 3 winners! Thank you Elevation!

The screening will happen in TORONTO!

Date: Thursday, August 3^rd

Time: 7pm (NOTE: Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. I suggest arriving early to reserve seats, as all advance screenings are overbooked to ensure capacity.)

Location: Cineplex Odeon Varsity & VIP Cinemas (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M4W 1A5)

Synopsis: When two sisters suspect their father (John Turturro) may be having an affair, it sends them into a tailspin that reveals cracks in the family façade. For the first time, older sister Dana (Jenny Slate), recently engaged and struggling with her own fidelity, finds herself bonding with her wild teenage sister Ali (Abby Quinn). The two try to uncover the truth without tipping off their mother (Edie Falco) and discover the messy reality of love and sex in the process. Set in 1990s Manhattan, LANDLINE is a warm, insightful and comedic drama about a family united by secrets and lies, co-written and directed by Gillian Robespierre (OBVIOUS CHILD).

To enter, simply go visit David Chiu’s Stuff Facebook page, ‘Like’ this post and comment who you’ll bring to the screening.  A LIKE to my page & sharing of the post would greatly be appreciated! Contest closes midnight on Sunday, July 30. Three winners will be selected randomly from all the entries. Good luck! Thank you again Elevation Pictures!

The Big Sick

I know, there are lots of big blockbuster movies coming out this summer for example, Spiderman: Homecoming. However, I'm also very excited for the smaller movie, The Big Sick! I've heard lots of great things for it too - so, I can not wait to see it. What movie are you excited to see this summer?

CAST STARRING: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano

DIRECTOR: Michael Showalter

PRODUCER: Judd Apatow

SYNOPSIS: THE BIG SICK tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents.

When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) who he's never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart. THE BIG SICK is directed by Michael Showalter (HELLO MY NAME IS DORIS) and produced by Judd Apatow (TRAINWRECK, THIS IS 40) and Barry Mendel (TRAINWRECK, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS).

In select theatres June 30 and everywhere July 14.

Win Passes to go see The Founder or Gold

I love films and going to the theatre, so I'd love to share it with you guys! Starting this year, I'll try to do some more film related post here and giveaway some passes too! Definitely stay tuned!

Let's get this GIVEAWAY started? Thank you to Elevation Pictures - you can enter to win a ROE (Run of Engagement) passes for two to go see either The Founder or Gold. There will be a total of TWO ROE passes for each film to be won.

You can simply enter through the rafflecopter widget below, if you leave a comment, don't forget to include your email address. When you're visiting David Chiu's Stuff Facebook page, a LIKE to my page would greatly be appreciated. FOUR lucky winners will be randomly chosen with random.org - TWO for each film and they will have 24 hours to reply back to my email/direct message. Giveaway is open to ONLY GTA residents and closes midnight Feb. 4, 2017. Good luck!
 
The Founder 
Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch
Theatrical release date: Jan. 20th 2017

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Gold
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard
Theatrical release date: Jan. 27th 2017 

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Holidays Movies - Posters

Happy 2015! So, who went to the theatre during the holidays? I saw Into the Woods and Big Eyes and enjoyed both! They both had a great cast & story - I'd recommend both.

I also really liked their posters too, especially the ones for Into the Woods - the background is moving! It's very subtle, but it's there, just look closely - the only movement is in the form of shifting shadows and reflected moonlight! Neat, eh?

After seeing Big Eyes, I fell in love with Margaret Keane's paintings! I want one of those big eyes artwork! I guess the poster will have to do for now : )

What movies did you watched?

 

 

 

The Last Exorcism Part 2 Poster

Check out this very cool visual for The Last Exorcism Part 2 one-sheet. You see it? It's the number 2!

These type of movies is not really my cup of tea, however I do appreciate the design of the poster. I really like the image featured on the poster. What do you think of it? Scarey but so cool!!

New 'Man of Steel' Trailer

I am very looking forward to seeing "Man of Steel". Check out the posters above, the most recent one on the left. To be honest, I am not too crazy about it. I prefer the 'look' of the one on the right.

I can not wait for June 14, 2013!

The Amazing Spider-man

 

One of the summer blockbusters will be coming up in a couple more days. I got a chance to check it a few days early : )

The Amazing Spider-man wasn’t  ‘A-mazing’, I thought it was ‘alright’.

Maybe because I was a little overly excited: felt lucky winning passes to the advance screening, and plus it was on IMAX 3D!! So, I kind of expected a lot.

Don’t get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Spider-man and would recommend it. It was indeed, an entertaining film. I had a great time!

I liked the story, showing a more of a back-story with Peter Parker learning the secret behind his parents’ deaths. I enjoyed Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-man, (probably more than Tobey Maguire) I felt he did a great job and was believable playing a younger Peter.  I also really liked Emma stone! They both had great chemistry on screen. The new villain was cool. And all that web-swinging action (in 3D) was amazing.

NOTE: don’t bother staying to the very end of the credits, there’s no extra scene. However, do stay for a bit after when the film finishes. Looking forward to the sequel : )

The Amazing Spider-man definitely worth checking out. Watching the film in IMAX 3D was very nice, but I think 2D would be just as good. Comic fan or not – you’ll have a swinging good time. Opens July 3^rd.

Check out some of the film posters – love them all!

Teaser poster

 

 

 

Target store's campaign for The Avengers

Check out this very cool looking campaign from the retail chain Target, for the anticipation of Marvel's The Avengers. The film will open May 4th, 2012.

The campaign titled 'A Superhero in Every Aisle' features Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and the logo all made from stuff you can find at Target. There are Dr.Pepper cans, pencils, toys, toaster among other things. What else do you see?

These images looks great!!

My thoughts on Bully

Last night I was lucky enough to attend an advance screening of the documentary film Bully. The director, Lee Hirsch was also there, which was pretty cool. He and a group of panelists spoke and answered questions at the end of the film.

Bully follows a year in the life of American’s bullying crisis through five kids and their families. The film offered insight into the often-cruel world of children, as teachers/administrators and parents struggle to find answers to stop bullying.

It's a great and very powerful movie. An important film, I think EVERYONE needs to see - especially schools and families. I really hope that this film will bring more attention to the issue of bullying. As one of the panelist pointed out which I agree, the film will definitely be a ‘conversation starter’, a much-needed first step.

Bully opens Friday April 6 at Varsity Cinemas.

The Avengers & LEGO - Movie Poster

Check out LEGO's version of The Avenger's movie poster - neat, eh?!

LEGO is coming out with mini-figures from The Avengers - part of the new Marvel Super Hero Collection -very cute!

So, which version of the poster do you prefer?? FYI, The Avengers will be in a theatre near you on May 4th.

Movie: Man on a Ledge

I know, first thing that comes to mind: what an odd title for a movie, thinking it won't be any good. But don't judge the movie by its title.

I was lucky enough to win advance passes to go check out this movie about 3 weeks ago, thanks to Entertainment One. It comes out this weekend.

Man on a Ledge stars Sam Worthington along with some strong supporting cast, like Jamie Bell ( the boy from Billy Elliot).  I wasn't expecting a lot going into the theatre, thinking cheesy title = a not so good movie, however I was wrong. I actually really enjoyed the movie! It had a good story and was very entertaining! It was funny at times, and exciting - kept me on the 'Ledge' of my seat : ) Worth checking out!

The Dark Knight Rises - New Movie Poster

Check out these posters for The Dark Knight Rises - opening July 2012. Excited?

Poster features Tom Hardy's character, Bane.

Love this visual - the Batman logo carves out into Gotham's skyline.