Archives for the ‘Interviews’ Category

Ben Hollingsworth: Keeping up with ‘The Joneses’

Ben Hollingsworth: Keeping up with ‘The Joneses’

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: Interviews

Canadian actor Ben Hollingsworth has a lot of favorite moments from working on director Derrick Borte’s The Joneses, and he has a hard time picking out just one part of making the film that tops them all.



‘Out There’ interviews the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trio

‘Out There’ interviews the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trio

By Out There with Melissa DiMarco • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Interviews

Out There interviews the stars of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.



Christopher Heard on his new book, ‘Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously’

Christopher Heard on his new book, ‘Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously’

By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 17th, 2010 • Category: Interviews

Kiefer Sutherland is easily one of Canada’s most well-known modern actors to ever take America by storm, and even though he’s lived the dream, he’s happily proven that he really doesn’t care what people think of him. Call him a bad boy if you like, but in author Christopher Heard‘s new book, Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously, we get a fresh look at one of the most interesting actors working in Hollywood today.



Ruba Nadda on her new film, ‘Cairo Time’

Ruba Nadda on her new film, ‘Cairo Time’

By W. Andrew Powell • Oct 9th, 2009 • Category: Features, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a tremendous annual event for a lot of different reasons, but one of the best parts of the festival is the chance to meet great Canadian filmmakers who often don’t get the attention they deserve. At this year’s festival, one of my highlights was the opportunity to interview writer and director Ruba Nadda, who was at the festival for her latest feature film, Cairo Time, which stars Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig in a drama about a married woman who finds love while on vacation.



Interview with actor Beau Bridges

Interview with actor Beau Bridges

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 28th, 2009 • Category: Features, Festivals & Events, Interviews

Fan Expo kicked off in Toronto this afternoon for three days of pop-culture fun that will bring swarms of science fiction, horror, gaming, and comic book fans together under one roof.



Kari Skogland discusses ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’

Kari Skogland discusses ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 31st, 2009 • Category: Features, Interviews

Late last year I had the opportunity to visit the set of CTV’s Toronto-based television drama, The Listener, and sat down for a few minutes to speak with director Kari Skogland.



Playing the bully: Tom Felton talks ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

Playing the bully: Tom Felton talks ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: Features, Interviews

Tom Felton was 12-years-old when he first won the role of Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. At the time, Warner Bros. had picked up the rights to the first four books from author J.K. Rowling, but it is hard to imagine that anyone realized then just how big the franchise would become.



Melanie Berry celebrates seventh year at the Junos

Melanie Berry celebrates seventh year at the Junos

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Features, Interviews, News

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking to Melanie Berry, president of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which is the organization responsible for the annual Juno Awards.



Harley celebration brings The Coyotes to Toronto

Harley celebration brings The Coyotes to Toronto

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Features, Interviews, Spotlight

All-girl band and reality series stars The Coyotes were in Toronto this week in preparation for their show on Sunday, August 24, at Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary event in the Distillery District.



Playing the Padawan: Ashley Eckstein talks ‘Clone Wars’

Playing the Padawan: Ashley Eckstein talks ‘Clone Wars’

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Interviews, Spotlight

Set between the second and third prequels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an animated adventure featuring some of the most popular characters from the original films and voiced by some of the best names in the animated business. In the upcoming movie, and the new television series that arrives this fall, there is one notable new face, and her name is Ahsoka Tano.