Interviews

Documentarian Alex Gibney goes on a ‘Magic Trip’
Posted on April 28, 2011 | No Comments
With just under ten projects that he has worked on in the past five years, Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney shows no real signs of slowing down and it doesn’t seem...
Audio Interview: From ‘Entourage’ to ‘Prom’ with Jonathan Keltz
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No Comments
If you’re an avid viewer of the HBO show Entourage you’ll recognize Jonathan Keltz as Ari Gold’s (Jeremy Piven) most recent assistant, Jake. The young, good-looking kid, who grew up...
Carly Pope flaunts her ‘Textuality’
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No Comments
Textuality, a sly and of-the-moment romantic “techno” comedy stars Carly Pope as Simone, an artist who is caught up in an impossible situation. She juggles four boyfriends, while waiting for...
Interview: Animator Glen Keane talks ‘Tangled’
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No Comments
You might not recognize the name Glen Keane, but you will surely know his work if you’ve seen an animated Disney film over the last 30 years. Glen is an...
Stephen Simon ‘Bringing Back the Old Hollywood’
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 16 Comments
Stephen Simon was born and raised in Hollywood’s elite circles. The biggest stars of the day came to his home for dinner and relaxation. His father and adoptive fathers were...
Director David Lickley was ‘Born to Be Wild’
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No Comments
Born to Be Wild 3-D director David Lickley is no stranger to the world of nature documentaries or to the world of IMAX (the exclusive viewing format of his latest...
Audio Interview: Writer and actor Leigh Whannell talks ‘Insidious’
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No Comments
Leigh Whannell is best known as the guy who was trapped in a room with Cary Elwes in the 2004 thriller Saw. He also wrote the movie, along with his friend...
Q&A With Actor, Comedian, and Geek Scott Thompson
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No Comments
Scott Thompson is universally known as the “gay guy” on both the iconic Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall and the HBO sitcom The Larry Sanders Show....
Film School Confidential: Adam Nayman’s movie course returns to the JCC
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
If you follow film there’s a good chance at some point you’ve read a review by Adam Nayman. A critic for EYE Weekly, Cinema Scope and with contributions in The...
Audio Interview: ‘Amazon Falls’ Director Katrin Bowen
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments
Katrin Bowen’s Amazon Falls is a dismal tale about broken dreams and not knowing when to quit that tells the story of Jana (April Telek), a struggling and aging B-movie...
Q&A With Peter Behn, Voice of Thumper in ‘Bambi’
Posted on March 12, 2011 | No Comments
Peter Behn was only 4 years old when he got offered the chance to voice the adorable rabbit Thumper in Walt Disney’s Bambi. By the time he was done his...
The Genies, aesthetics and the Leafs: An Interview with rising Canadian filmmaker Kazik Radwanski
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments
Kazik Radwanski is a filmmaker to keep your eye on. Only a few years after finishing film school at Ryerson his shorts have screened at TIFF, the Edinburgh International Film...
Audio Interview: ‘Small Town Murder Songs’ Director Ed Gass-Donnelly
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No Comments
Small Town Murder Songs is the second feature film from Canadian writer-director Ed Gass-Donnelly. The film follows Walter (Peter Stormare), the sheriff of an Ontario Mennonite town, as he investigates...
Audio Interview With ‘Cactus’ Director Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No Comments
Cactus, the story of a man who is hired to kidnap someone and then goes on a wild journey in the Australian outback with the hostage, is Jasmine Yuen Carrucan‘s...
11 Questions: Filmmaker Ingrid Veninger
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
With her latest film MODRA opening this week in Toronto and Vancouver, we thought it would be a good time to kick-off our 11 Questions profile feature with Canadian actress...