Interview: Steve Niles
We chat with Steve Niles about man vs. monsters in his new series Breath of Bones.
Interview: Alexis Denisof
We talk with actor Alexis Denisof about re-teaming with Joss Whedon for the low-key Shakespearean adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, getting back to his acting roots, and how the on set friendship of everyone involved informed the characters.
Interview: Nick Robinson
We talk to Nick Robinson, star of this summer's coming of age comedy The Kings of Summer, about relating to being an angsty teenager, his own lack of survival skills, working with Nick Offerman and his exceptional beard, and what he was most surprised to see in the final cut of the film.
Interview: Brit Marling & Ellen Page
We sit down with writer and actress Brit Marling and Canada's own Ellen Page to talk about their work on the new thriller The East, the importance of a strong sense of family, how much preparation went into to playing anarchists, the semantics behind dumpster diving, the best way to make a subversive narrative, and the real inspiration behind some of the ideas shared in the film.
Interview: Kris Booth
We talk to Canadian filmmaker and Halifax resident Kris Booth, one of the participants in the fan-supported CineCoup competition to get people to vote on a film to be granted a one million dollar budget and guaranteed theatrical distribution. We talk about his project Red Horizon, his own coup of landing legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey as his DP, and why he thinks CineCoup is vital to the future of Canadian cinema.
Interview: Inside RAID Studio
Somewhere in our fair city of Toronto is a studio filled with some of the most talented illustrators in comics — and beyond. Welcome to the RAID studio.
Interview: Liz Marshall
We sit down with The Ghosts in Our Machine director Liz Marshall to talk about documenting her friend Jo-Anne McArthur's efforts to advocate for animals caught up in the machine of modern life, how the two friend's stories paralleled each other, steeling herself to look at animal abuse, and why you don't need to be a vegan to help in the lives of animals.
Interview: Noah Reid and Melanie Leishman
We talked to Noah Reid and Melanie Leishman, the leading actors behind the Canadian indie comedy Old Stock, about almost method acting in auditions, wearing sweater vests, dancing terribly, scooter envy, and creating likeably flawed characters. We also asked what they’re up to in the future, and talked to Leishman about the status of the Todd and the Book of Pure Evil animated film.
Interview: Ken Jeong
We talk to the former doctor turned comedic character actor Ken Jeong about reprising his role as the wildman Chow for Todd Phillips' The Hangover Part III, why he's nothing like the characters he plays, why he's grateful to Judd Apatow, Michael Bay, and his time on Community, and his chemistry to his co-stars.
Interview: Morgan White
As Morgan White's documentary The Rep - which looks at the lifespan of the Toronto Underground Cinema, the people who ran it, and the current state of reparatory cinema in general - gets set for it's Toronto premiere this Wednesday night, we sit down with the director to talk about how the film evolved from a web series, his travels to other theatres, and how hard it was to let the film go when he stopped filming and things at the Underground started to get worse
Interview: J.J. Abrams and the Star Trek Crew
Director J.J. Abrams and actors Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, and Karl Urban share their thoughts on working together on the long awaited sequel that aims to boldly go where no franchise film has gone before, Star Trek Into Darkness.
Interview: Rob Stewart
We talk to Canadian actor, documentarian, and unlikely celebrity (in Serbia, anyway) Rob Stewart about his autobiographical Slaughter Nick for President. He talks about what it was like to be welcomed as folk hero to many people who had nothing for playing a character on a show he never liked doing that much to begin with, and how he would never, ever take that love for granted.
Interview: David Petersen
We talk to Mouse Guard creator David Petersen about Legends of the Guard Volume Two: A new chapter of epic tales, told by some of the most talented people in comics.
Interview: Justin McConnell
We talk to filmmaker Justin McConnell about following around his buddy Greg Sommer, creator of the battle-tastic Box Wars for his documentary, Skull World, opening in Toronto this weekend.
Interview: Sean E. Williams on Fairest
There’s no way to talk about Sean E. Williams’ arc on Fairest (the spinoff title of the hugely popular Fables series by Bill Willingham), without talking spoilers. Consider yourself warned.
