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Gamercamp: Dean “Rocket” Hall Interview

Our uncut 24-minute interview with DayZ creator and Gamercamp keynote speaker Dean Hall. We discuss the origins of the wildly popular zombie mod, the standalone version set to launch later this year, his first and only player kill, the trouble with the game industry, and more.

Interview: Deepa Mehta

We talk to award winning Canadian filmmaker Deepa Metha about her most ambitious project to date: a sprawling, epic adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children.

Interview: Jack McBrayer

He can fix it! We talk to the voice of Fix-It Felix from Wreck-It Ralph and 30 Rock stand-out Jack McBrayer about his memories of video games growing up, always playing a nice guy, why he's afraid of playing a villain, and a little bit about where the hit TV show he's on might end up at the end of its final season.

The Minds Behind 360 Screenings

We sat down with Ned Loach and Robert Gontier, the minds behind the Toronto based immersive movie-going experience 360 Screenings about their secret upcoming Halloween screening, the challenges of blending cinema and live theatre, and some hints as to what some of their future projects might be.

Interview: Zac Efron & David Oyelowo

We talk to the dreamy Zac Efron and British actor David Oyelowo about their latest film, the controversial The Paperboy, working with director Lee Daniels, acting period appropriate for the 1960s, and the whole "getting peed on thing" that everyone has been talking about.

Interview: Colin Farrell & Martin McDonagh

We talked to Seven Psychopaths writer and director Martin McDonagh and its star Colin Farrell about their second collaboration following In Bruges, metafiction, the dark side of Los Angeles, and working with Christopher Walken and Tom Waits.

Interview: Bart Layton

We talk to director Bart Layton about his intense and mysterious new documentary The Imposter and the challenges of finding truth in a bunch of liars.

Interview: Sarah Gadon

We talk to Toronto native and actress Sarah Gadon about her upcoming role in Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral, the creation of one's perceived image, and what role she initially wanted to play in the film.

Interview: Brandon Cronenberg

We talk to writer and director Brandon Cronenberg about his debut feature Antiviral and how illness informs creativity, how celebrity obsession becomes a form of sickness, and his film's impressive production design.

Interview: Martin Short & Catherine O’Hara

We talk to Canadian comedy icons and SCTV alums Martin Short and Catherine O'Hara about playing the parents of Victor Frankenstein in Tim Burton's stop motion animated Frankenweenie, what it's like doing voice work, some of their career highlights, and much more.

DayZ designer Dean “Rocket” Hall coming to Gamercamp

Toronto's Gamercamp is set to announce another stellar addition to their already rad local and international lineup today. Get your hatchets and beans ready, because we've learned that one Dean "Rocket" Hall, creator of the wildly popular ARMA 2 mod DayZ, will be coming to TO for the two day game celebration running November 3 - 4.

Interview: Heidi Ewing

With the Sundance and Hot Docs favourite documentary Detropia about to open at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, we got a chance to chat with co-director Heidi Ewing about the origins, production, challenges, and self-distribution process about what is sure to be one of the finest documentaries of the year.

Interview: Emily Blunt

We talk to Looper actress Emily Blunt about working within the action genre, the vision of director Rian Johnson, working with kids and accents, and her own thoughts on time travel.

Interview: Andrew Bush and Kayla Lorette

We talk to Roller Town director and co-writer Andrew Bush from Picnicface and his leading actress Kayla Lorette about the making of the film, learning how to skate, and crafting the film's undeniably catch fake disco tracks.

Interview: Alex Garland

We talk to Dredd writer Alex Garland about his life long love affair with Britain's favourite futuristic judge, jury, and executioner and his trial and error process of finding the perfect story to tell.