Benjamin Ayres on ‘Saving Hope’ season 3 finale
Benjamin Ayres co-stars in Saving Hope, a drama where his character is often arm-deep in blood, but the actor loves comedy, or as he admits, “it’s just in my bones.”
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Rachel Skarsten talks ’50 Shades of Grey’, ‘Lost Girl’ and Suetables
Rachel Skarsten is one of the kindest, smartest and most interesting people I’ve been lucky enough to interview. When I recently spoke to her over Skype from her home in Los Angeles, she was relaxed and very, very funny.
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This is what’s keeping me busy in February
Compared to some of my media friends, I’m not really all that busy (Bryan, I’m looking at you), but there is a lot going on these days and I thought I should take the time to post a little update, especially considering it will give you an idea when you may want to check back here for stories and more updates.
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A few of The GATE’s best video interviews of 2014
This has been a great, great, great year for me and The GATE. I think I can safely say that 2014 set all sorts of records for me and the site. From week to week there was always a lot going on, and even when it was hard keeping up, it was wonderful.
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Benedict Cumberbatch on the life of Alan Turing and ‘The Imitation Game’
Alan Turing is one of the geniuses who helped bring an end to the Second World War, thanks to his efforts with early computer science that were used to decrypt Nazi communication, but his life was a mix of troubles and triumphs, to say the least. During an era when society was fanatically homophobic almost universally around the world, as a gay man–even one serving great science–Turing was ultimately given radical treatment as a punishment for his sexuality just a few short years after he helped serve his country.
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Anna Silk talks about the fifth and final season of ‘Lost Girl’
The fifth and final season of Showcase’s hit series Lost Girl kicked off on Sunday with Bo, played by Anna Silk, trying to find out what happened to her dear friend Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), after the season four finale where Kenzi sacrificed herself to close a portal to the afterlife. Bo’s search will take her to Hel and back again as she tries to save the people she cares about, but there will be consequences and decisions for all of Bo’s friends to make as the series draws to a close.
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John Cho and Kal Penn on ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
To celebrate “Throwback Thursday” in our own way, and to start getting ready for the holidays, here’s a trip back to 2011 when I interviewed John Cho and Kal Penn in Toronto for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.
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‘Wolves’ interview with writer and director David Hayter
Although you might not expect it, there’s a little bit of David Hayter’s life story living inside of his action-horror film, Wolves, and it’s right on the surface of the main character’s story. David Hayter took to the director’s chair for Wolves, his first feature-length film that he also wrote, to tell the story about […]
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Jayma Mays talks ‘The Millers’ season 2, television family and ‘Glee’
Jayma Mays is as friendly in person as you would expect. Mays is inviting and it seems like she is always smiling, and despite having a long day of interviews while she was visiting Toronto, she was in a great mood when I met her to talk about the second season of The Millers.
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Lucas Bryant on Nathan’s hope and troubles in ‘Haven’ season 5
Lucas Bryant has a flair for the dramatic. “I’ll pretend that you just discovered me,” he says off-camera before we start the interview.
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