It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to have a stroke without knowing someone who’s been through one. The human brain is a tricky beast on the best of days, and it’s hard to put into words much less into visuals on a screen. But directors Edward Lovelace and James Hall get closer than anyone […]
Interview: Dan Harmon
We talked to Community creator and Harmontown subject Dan Harmon for 90 minutes. Here are those results.
Interview: Jason Reitman & Jennifer Garner
We talk to filmmaker Jason Reitman and actress Jennifer Garner about their work on the film Men, Women, & Children.
Interview: Andrew Scott and Ben Schnetzer
We talk to actors Andrew Scott and Ben Schnetzer about their roles in the British historical ensemble comedy-drama Pride.
Interview: Hemlock Grove’s Famke Janssen
Hemlock Grove star Famke Janssen on ripping out hearts, singing karaoke, and the transformative second season of the Netflix horror series.
TIFF 2014: Interview: Dave McKean
In comics and illustration, Dave McKean is a legendary creator of fantasy, which is both odd and apt, as you don’t see many elves, pixies or dragons in his work. Creating the haunting landscapes which appeared in Hellblazer, Sandman, and Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum, McKean not only set the style guide for DC’s Vertigo imprint, […]
TIFF 2014: Mavericks: Juliette Binoche
When we think about actors who have been mavericks for their entire careers, blazing their own trails and doing incredible work along the way, Juliette Binoche must come to mind. From her start in film, starring in legendary director Jean-Luc Godard’s Hail Mary through to present day, Binoche has been uncompromising in her quest to […]
TIFF 2014 Interview: Adam MacDonald
Actor and first time filmmaker Adam MacDonald is what I like to call a smart, badass, nerd. Chilling out on a rooftop patio in Downtown Toronto on one of the hottest days of the year, the warm , chatty, and enthusiastic MacDonald starts off by slightly nerding out about the bar’s choice of Interpol on […]
TIFF 2014 Interview: Jeffrey St. Jules
I am chatting with Bang Bang Baby director Jeffrey St. Jules on the day he’s actually completing his first feature length effort prior to its debut at TIFF this coming Monday. One would think that his film would have been completed by now since he has worked on it for the better part of a […]
Interview: Atom Egoyan
We talk to famed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan about his latest film, The Captive.
Interview: Hope Nicholson
We talk to Hope Nicholson about her efforts to bring forgotten Canadian comic hero Brok Windsor back into the spotlight.
The Dork Shelf Guide to TIFF 2014
All the latest news, reviews and interviews from TIFF 2014, right here.
Interview: Jeff Baena
Talking with Life After Beth writer and director Jeff Baena about crafting a grounded romantic comedy with zombies and empathy.
TIFF 2014 Interview: Colin Geddes
It’s a sweltering late July afternoon, but I’m still sitting down over a cup of warm tea at Canteen in the lobby of the TIFF Bell Lightbox and talking to Colin Geddes the day after most of his choices for the heavily watched and buzzed about Midnight Madness and Vanguard sections had been announced. (Really […]
Interview: James Rolfe and Kevin Finn
We catch up with James Rolfe about adapting his Angry Video Game Nerd personal to feature film length.