And then there were none. The fifth and final Hot Docs podcast is coming up, this time with some very good friends flanking me post-screening. Friday night was all about SHADOWPLAY at The Bloor Cinema, and likewise it was about remembering that while seeing all these film festival screenings are fun, it becomes infinitely more…
Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor part iv
I’d really like to be recording episode five of this series right now as opposed to posting episode four, but something tells me I’ve been unwittingly stood up. Oh well, I’m just a small fry – can’t get that offended. Saw TEENAGE PAPARAZZO last night. While it wasn’t quite perfect, it certainly did entertain. Once…
Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor part iii
Another day, another director in conversation… This time out, it was a chance to speak with director Nick Sherman the morning his wonderful film SOUNDTRACKER premiered. As an unexpected treat, Sherman was good enough to invite the film’s subject- Gordon Hempton -along for the ride. Thus a very memorable discussion was there for the recording!…
Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor part ii
Pardon the interruption in service, but while mypodcast.com figures itself out, I’ve decided to move this series to podomatic for the time being. Part two of this series allows me to have my first face-to-face conversation with a film director. After watching Ken Wardrop’s stunning documentary HIS & HERS, Wardrop was nice enough to sit…
Midnight Radio: Life in Technicolor part i
We now interrupt this regularly scheduled blog to talk documentaries… Today begins a special series of my regular Matineecast, talking about all thing festival related. The format will be a little different than usual, namely episodes will be a bit shorter (though this one is normal length), and slightly more raw as I won’t be…
Episode 12
Takin’ KICK-ASS with Heather Roddy from Movie Mobsters. She and Ryan field listener feedback on summer movies, and rhyme off their top five comic book movies.
Episode 11
Talking HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON with Dylan Fields from Blog Cabins. He and Ryan also sift through listener feedback on young Hollywood, and rhyme off their top five desert island dvd’s.