This month, Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky took to the stage to announce the 2017 Emmy Award Nominees and there’s sure to be much online discussion from now until the night of the awards, specifically about the slow and steady rise of subscription video on demand (SVOD) services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. …
This week, the BBC announced that their seminal science-fiction series would see the first woman star in its lead role. Earning the honour of becoming the first woman in the show’s 54-year run to play “The Doctor” is Jodie Whittaker (star of popular British series Broadchurch). Whittaker was ecstatic to be tapped, expressing, “It’s more…
While Torontonians have been soaking up the sun enjoying parks, music festivals and food markets, the good people at TIFF have been hard at work behind closed doors screening film submissions, sending out acceptances and programming the 2017 slate. This morning the world finally got a glimpse at what’s to come this September 7-17. …
[Images: Shudder] Instead of dealing with the negative temperatures this weekend, let Shudder give you a different kind of chill up your spine with ClutchPR’s top 3 wintry horrors. These films have embraced the frightful weather, so you don’t have to. Order in some takeout and get ready for a thrilling weekend under the covers.…
New year. Old you. Once again the Oscars have rolled around and this year you’ve only seen 2.25 of the nine Oscars 2017 Best Picture nominees. Don’t fret, ClutchPR has you covered. Sort of… Catch up on the one anecdote you need to know for your Oscars 2017 party of choice with our decidedly non-definitive…
Canadians are killing it this year at the Oscars – from the categories you might expect with Ontario-darling Ryan Gosling all the way to the Animated Short category with Theodore Ushev’s latest project. Keep your eyes peeled for these top Canadian talents you can root for on Sunday, February 26. Arrival Academy Award for…
It was an eventful weekend in the world of film; Toronto Film Critics Association held their annual awards luncheon where they announced the Best Picture winner ‘Moonlight’. The choice comes as no surprise as Toronto media have been abuzz with praise for Director Barry Jenkins and the coming-of-age story which follows a gay African American…
[Images: Shudder] It’s Halloween and you want to scare yourself senseless with a great Halloween movie (as one does). You hop on the old Google machine and click on that “397 SUPER SCARY HALLOWEEN MOVIES” article that inevitably pops up — great! This, of course, is before you literally feel your body aging as…
With #TIFF16 just around the corner, it’s important for PR professionals to be on their “A” game. During the rush of a live event, publicists often forget to take care of themselves too. Preparing the agendas, event schedules and contact lists is half the battle. Once the festival or event arrives it’s important to be…
So far, 2016 has been a hot year for discussions and news stories around inclusivity, diversity and cultural representation. The entertainment industry is slowly changing its ways and is finally responding to the audience demands for equality to be reflected in all of the content. In order to be inclusive, the industry must work on…
Binge-watching is the new norm. Reading a full book in one sitting has been upgraded to devouring a whole TV series in one day. With the launch of on-demand portals like Netflix and Spotify, consumers have been given the keys to unlimited amounts of content. They can retrieve award-winning shows at their earliest convenience and…
Why do we enjoy being scared? There’s nothing about being scared that should attract us, and yet people constantly line up and pay for that exact feeling. Between horror films, roller coasters, skydiving and everything else that makes your heart beat that much faster, there’s a question that needs to be asked: why…
The Toronto International Film Festival. It’s a celebration of celluloid, cinema and celebrity but for PRs and publicists it’s a full contact endurance sport. Ultra-marathons? Puh-leeze. Iron Man races? You know nothing. We’re up at 6 a.m. compiling audience feedback, confirming interview spots and sending out press breaks. Then it’s off to screenings, booking more…
The 40th Toronto International Film Festival is just around the corner. We at ClutchPR look forward to it like kids counting down the days till Christmas. TIFF will screen hundreds of films this year, so highlighting the ones we’re particularly excited about is difficult, if not impossible. But we were lucky enough to get a…
At the ClutchPR office, we’re all big fans of documentaries. We swap non-fiction film recommendations the way regular people recommend restaurants. Useful, because it can be difficult to learn about more obscure documentaries without word-of-mouth suggestions first. So here for your enjoyment, the top 7 documentaries you’ve never seen: 1. Mugshot This 2014 documentary traces…
Has the heat turned you into an indoor cat? Me too. While hiding from this unbearable heat – I have composed a list of must-see films at your fingertips (Netflix, Shomi, iTunes) that are sure to keep you entertained until our weather remembers that we live in Canada and it’s called the Great White North…
Picture this. You just got home from a long day at the office. You head to a party and you’re introduced to your friend’s boyfriend’s cousin’s best friend’s sister. You start talking and suddenly the ‘what do you do’ question arises, and before you even finish saying “public relations” the dreaded response escapes her lips……
This could not be a more important issue and one we come across all of the time. You’ve been asked by your PR agency for your publicity stills – what does that mean and how do you know what makes a great shot? Images are essential in making your story pop. They draw the eye…
Let us start by saying this – if you have a large-scale multimillion-dollar film with star power attached to it…this blog post is not for you. This blog post is for the other guys. You’ve made your film, you may or may not have distribution but the one thing you are lacking is a large…
