By John Corrado The Birder is one of those films that I feel like I have a long relationship with.  I’ve been championing the independent comedy for a while now, having first made note of it at the 2014 Canadian Film Fest, before offering a full review when the film opened in theatres this time… Read More Interview: Theodore Bezaire on The Birder

By John Corrado The acclaimed author of the classic children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst seemed to be having a good day when I spoke to her on the phone, and there’s no reason why she shouldn’t be enjoying herself. First published in 1972, her picture book has become a… Read More Interview: Judith Viorst on Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The Toronto Screenwriting Conference is an annual two-day event held in the early Spring that brings together professional writers with aspiring screenwriters looking to break into or expand their skills in film, TV, and video game writing.  I’ve attended the conference the last three years, and it is always fresh and interesting.   This year… Read More Interview: Michael Arndt, writer of Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3

By John C. This afternoon, I had the pleasure of talking to producer Clark Spencer about the awesome Disney film Wreck-It Ralph and the work he has done at the studio over the past 23 years.  The film was honoured with numerous accolades throughout the recently wrapped awards season, and is coming to Blu-ray this Tuesday. We talked… Read More Interview: Clark Spencer, Producer of “Wreck-it Ralph”

By Erin V. This weekend, the Toronto Screenwriting Conference took place at Ryerson University downtown.  From TV to film, screenwriters and authors took to the stage to talk about writing for entertainment. The one panel in particular that interested me this year was with Dean DeBlois – writer/director of How To Train Your Dragon.  After… Read More Interview: Dean DeBlois, director of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’

By John C. We were all big fans of the rousing sports movie Real Steel when it opened in theatres last October, and on Wednesday night I had the pleasure of interviewing the director of the film, Canada’s own Shawn Levy.  With the robot boxing saga set to hit Blu-ray on Tuesday, we discussed what fans… Read More Interview: Shawn Levy, Director of “Real Steel”

By Erin V. Enjoy this brief interview with Barry Monush, who is the editor of the book Screen World 62, which is a compiling of the films of 2010.  For more, you can read my book review of Screen World 62 here.   __________________________________________ The Screen World series compiles hundreds of films each year into… Read More Interview: Barry Monush, editor of Screen World 62

By Erin V. Last week I had the opportunity to interview composer Alexandre Desplat who recently scored the very good political-thriller The Ides of March.  The interview focuses mainly on that film, although a few questions near the end touch on his work on The Tree of Life and the final Harry Potter installment. Enjoy!… Read More Interview: Alexandre Desplat – The Ides of March

By John C. On September 19th, I had the pleasure of interviewing Robert Guillaume on his memories of voicing the wise and insightful Rafiki in The Lion King.  Although we only spoke on the phone for just under ten minutes, his warmth and aspects of the character always managed to shine through.  A close transcript of… Read More Interview: Robert Guillaume – Voice of Rafiki in “The Lion King”

By Erin V. Two weeks ago, I attended a panel at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference, which ran April 9th & 10th.  The one I attended was with author/script consultant Chris Vogler who gave a talk on story structure in film.  After the panel I had the opportunity to speak with him for about 15 minutes,… Read More Interview: Christopher Vogler, Author of ‘The Writer’s Journey’

By John C.   Canadian director Michael McGowan has been busy recently, as his film Score: A Hockey Musical opened TIFF on September 9th, and starts a limited release in Canadian theatres tomorrow.  I caught up with him over the phone to discuss everything from his hockey musical, to his little known first film, My Dog… Read More Interview: Michael McGowan – director of Score: A Hockey Musical

By John C. On August 6th, I had the chance to interview A.O. (Tony) Scott.  Film critic for The New York Times, and current co-host of At The Movies, he and Michael Phillips have done a great job of continuing the legacy of the show – which airs it’s last this coming Sunday. We talked… Read More Interview: At The Movies co-host A.O. Scott

By John C. Over the last year, Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune and A.O. (Tony) Scott of The New York Times have done a great job of continuing the legacy of At The Movies on TV.  This coming Sunday, the show will air its last.  On July 27th I spoke to Mr. Phillips on the… Read More Interview: At The Movies co-host Michael Phillips

By John C. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking on the phone with Vic Sarin, director of the upcoming movie A Shine of Rainbows.  We spoke about everything from getting the movie made, to why young filmmakers should experience life. I saw A Shine of Rainbows a few weeks back, and… Read More Interview: Vic Sarin – Director of A Shine of Rainbows