Posts Tagged ‘interview’

Missed it by that much

By W. Andrew Powell • Dec 10th, 2008 • Category: Rants

Imagine my surprise last night after I posted the enrty about Tom Cruise when, only a few minutes later, the PR person handling his visit contacted me about a possible interview opportunity today.



Geek week: Xbox, Renée O’Connor, and Brent Spiner

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Festivals & Events, Photography, The GATE

This week has been a total geek’s dream come true.

On Monday I spent the night playing Too Human.

On Tuesday there was a pre-Toronto Film Fest screening of Control Alt Delete (I’m itching to post the review, but you’ll have to wait).



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.



Juno nod opens doors for God Made Me Funky

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Features, Festivals & Events, Interviews, Spotlight

Their name practically says it all. Toronto’s God Made Me Funky have been wowing audiences since 1996 with their extremely danceable, high-energy style. And now they’re headed to the Junos. [Video]



Kaybe’s drum solo

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: Music & CDs, The GATE

Had a little interview with the Juno-nominated God Made Me Funky yesterday, before they did their show at the Opera House here in Toronto.
With a little help from Peter, Kaybe (with some encouragement from PHATT al) got up and did a drum solo for us. More video to come on Monday, March 17.
Check it out [...]



Tongue-tied at Canada’s Top Ten

By W. Andrew Powell • Dec 11th, 2007 • Category: Festivals & Events, Movies & DVDs, Photography, Toronto Film Fest

Okay, what is wrong with me?
Tonight was the launch of Canada’s Top Ten 2007 in Toronto and for the first time I actually made it out to the event. It was a fairly large reception at 1 King West, with a number of filmmakers and stars in attendence, plus industry folks, press, and I don’t [...]



Model Spotlight: April Ireland

By W. Andrew Powell • Nov 14th, 2007 • Category: Babes, Features, Spotlight

Her name is April Ireland, and she’s a hot, up-and-coming model who has been featured in numerous Playboy publications, including Wet ‘n’ Wild 2006, Lingerie 2007, the Model of the Day, and Cyber Girl, just to name a few. She was also a semi-finalist in Maxim’s Hometown Hotties 2006, and was featured in Umm Magazine.
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‘Young People’ in photos

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Movies & DVDs, Photography, Toronto Film Fest

It seems like a long time ago now that I promised to post a bunch of photos from my interviews with the gang from Young People Fucking. Well, I’m finally delivering on my promise. A few great pictures in here (the one of Martin Gero and Aaron Abrams is pretty awesome), and still more on [...]



Mickey Rourke rising

By Christopher Heard • Sep 17th, 2003 • Category: Features, Interviews, Spotlight

Just ask Johnny Depp or Sean Penn or Brad Pitt about Mickey Rourke and you’ll get an earful of animated praise for Rourke and his work.

From the time Rourke announced his presence on the movie map with a very cool supporting role in Body Heat as an ex-con named Teddy who is teaching his lawyer how to build an incendiary device for an arson the lawyer is planning to commit through his role as the mysterious John in the erotic 9 ½ Weeks Rourke displayed that kind of detached cool that every two-bit punk actor in Hollywood has been trying to imitate for the past twenty years.



Interview with Emm Gryner

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 1st, 1999 • Category: Interviews

Hailing from Forest, Ontario, Emm Gryner has launched her third album, Science Fair, and is already receiving critical acclaim for her best work yet. Some people may have wondered what would happen after she lost her record deal to the Universal take-over of Mercury Records, but they needn’t have worried. She’s going to do it herself.