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Arrested Development star Tony Hale plays a socially challenged man who attempts to exploit a college friendship with the film star Elizabeth Banks

The 2021 Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’sGutsy Walk will be taking place virtually on Sunday June 6 and if you need to be inspired to support this cause look no further than local Honourary Chair Carl Miller. The Montreal West resident has overcome many obstacles and now he is about to enter law school at the Université de Montréal. “In 2016, no one would have believed I was going on 14 years old due to my low weight and height,” Carl explains. “One clue to my appear...

All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/05/14 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. May 14 Starring: Patti...

Tony Hall stars in this sweet, good-natured, Canadian-made comedy Author of the article: Chris Knight Publishing date: May 06, 2021  •  1 day ago  •  2 minute read  •  "No, you the man!" Tony Hale plays sad sack Sid Straw in Eat Wheaties! Photo by levelFILM /Screen Media Films Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content First, a wor...

All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/05/07 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. May 7 Starring: Andrew...

WRATH OF MAN: 3.5 STARS “Wrath of Man,” a remake of Nicolas Boukhrief’s 2004 French film “Le Convoyeur,” is a revenge heist flick that sees director Guy Ritchie reunited with his trademarked tricky storytelling style, Jason Statham, and the ruthless violence that made his early movies such eye poppers. Statham plays “’H’, like in bomb,” a man of few words with a mysterious past – big surprise there. They should call him Gazpacho because he is the coolest of cool cucumbers...

Also: Two more DOXA films (one of them Canadian), and a pair of amusing comedies. DOXA is the main attraction today. It kicked off yesterday, is on for another 10 days and offers all its titles to stream. Also, seven of its best in a drive-in format next week at the PNE Amphitheatre. Check out for details. The other big documentary festival, Toronto’s Hot Docs, is also still on. It ends Sunday and is also streaming. I review another film today that’s at both and a batch of others. Read on....

What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend: May 7-9 Including Almodovars English-language debut, Eat Wheaties! and season 3 of The Girlfriend Experience By Norman Wilner and Kevin Ritchie May 7, 2021 The Human Voice (Pedro Almodóvar) Spanish director Almodóvar’s English-language debut is a short film that strips the hallmarks of his oeuvre down to a few core elements: a high-strung woman engages in high drama while clad in high fashion. Based on Jean Cocteau’s monodrama of th...

‘Eat Wheaties!’ Review: Chasing Ms. Banks In this film, Tony Hale plays a man whose obsession with Elizabeth Banks almost ruins his life. Tony Hale in “Eat Wheaties!”Credit...Screen Media By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. With his debut film, “Eat Wheaties!,” Scott Abramovitch has wrangled the kind of cast that most first-time directors dream of: a who’s-who o...

The new film ‘Eat Wheaties!’ has a host of Penn connections. Film still from “Eat Wheaties!” featuring Tony Hale. (Image: Courtesy of Screen Media) In the new feature film “Eat Wheaties!,” Tony Hale—best-known for his roles in “Arrested Development,” “Veep,” and “Toy Story 4”—stars as a Penn alum trying to organize a class reunion and reconnect with a special classmate. Hale and Producer/Director Scott Abramovitch chatted...