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Portrait of a National Canadian Film Day Icon: Mary Walsh talks Gordon Pinsent

Portrait of a National Canadian Film Day Icon: Mary Walsh talks Gordon Pinsent

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekApril 18, 2023National Canadian Film Day, Gordon Pinsent, The Forest Rangers, Quentin Durgens, M.P., John and the Missus, Newfoundland heroes, Mary Walsh, This Hour Has 22 MinutesComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Catherine Hardwicke on directing Toni Collette in Mafia Mamma

Original-Cin Q&A: Catherine Hardwicke on directing Toni Collette in Mafia Mamma

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekApril 16, 2023Catherine Hardwicke, Twilight, Mafia Mamma, Crime comedies, Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Hollywood movies shot in Italy, Eat Pray Love, Under the Tuscan SunComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Simulant Stars, Director Weigh AI Versus Humans

Original-Cin Q&A: Simulant Stars, Director Weigh AI Versus Humans

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2023Simulant, Sci fi, April Mullen, Jordana Brewster, Simu Liu, Robbie Amell, Films shot in Toronto, AIComment

Original-Cin Q&A: You Can Live Forever Filmmakers Locate the Humanity in Misunderstood Religion

Original-Cin Q&A: You Can Live Forever Filmmakers Locate the Humanity in Misunderstood Religion

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 22, 2023Anwen O'Driscoll, Liane Balaban, Antoine Yared, June Laporte, You Can Live Forever, Sarah Watts, Mark Slutsky, Canadian, Drama, Gay, Jehovah's WitnessComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Riceboy Sleeps Director, Star on Capturing the Immigrant Experience

Original-Cin Q&A: Riceboy Sleeps Director, Star on Capturing the Immigrant Experience

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 15, 2023Riceboy Sleeps, Anthony Shim, TIFF 2022, TFCA, Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Korean cinema, Immigrant experienceComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Talk Spies, Lies and A Spy Among Friends

Original-Cin Q&A: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Talk Spies, Lies and A Spy Among Friends

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 10, 2023Prime Video, Mini-series, Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, A Spy Among Friends, British, espionage, Thriller, 1960s, adaptation, Ben Macintyre, Q&AComment

Original-Cin Video Q&A: Hopper Penn Talks About Devil's Peak and His Famous Parents

Original-Cin Video Q&A: Hopper Penn Talks About Devil's Peak and His Famous Parents

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2023Real-life mother-son performances in movies, Hopper Penn, Robin Wright, Devil’s Peak, David Joy's 2015 novel Where All Light Tends to Go, Ben Young, Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Earle HaleyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Luther's Nemesis, Andy Serkis on Idris Elba and playing minus mo-cap

Original-Cin Q&A: Luther's Nemesis, Andy Serkis on Idris Elba and playing minus mo-cap

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 8, 2023Luther: The Fallen Sun, Idris Elba, Andy Serkis, Cyber-criminals, Motion-capture performances, Toronto ComiconComment

Original-Cin Q&A: I Like Movies Director, Stars on Recreating the Video Store Experience

Original-Cin Q&A: I Like Movies Director, Stars on Recreating the Video Store Experience

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 6, 2023I Like Movies, Chandler Levack, Isaiah Lehtinen, Krista Bridges, Romina D’Ugo, Canadian film, Coming-of-age stories, Blockbuster, NostalgiaComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Eric McCormack on Zamboni-Driving in Drinkwater, and his Will & Grace-based podcast

Original-Cin Q&A: Eric McCormack on Zamboni-Driving in Drinkwater, and his Will & Grace-based podcast

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 16, 2023Eric McCormack, Will & Grace, Drinkwater, Canadian stars coming home from Hollywood, Daniel Doheny, Will & Grace podcast, Steven CampanelliComment

Original-Cin Chat: Picard's New Captain Todd Stashwick is a Bigger Nerd Than You

Original-Cin Chat: Picard's New Captain Todd Stashwick is a Bigger Nerd Than You

By John Kirk

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 13, 2023Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Todd Stashwick, Last reunion of the Star Trek TNG cast, Captain Liam Shaw of the USS Titan, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Trek actors who are also nerds Comments

Original-Cin Q&A: Alice, Darling Star Anna Kendrick on Learning to Trust Her Gut

Original-Cin Q&A: Alice, Darling Star Anna Kendrick on Learning to Trust Her Gut

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 1, 2023TIFF 2022, Alice Darling, Anna Kendrick, Mary Nighy, Drama, Toronto, Movies set in Toronto, Domestic violenceComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Veep's Matt Walsh on Unplugging with Eva Longoria, and his Veep Podcast

Original-Cin Q&A: Veep's Matt Walsh on Unplugging with Eva Longoria, and his Veep Podcast

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJanuary 20, 2023Movies about going off the grid, Unplugging, Matt Walsh, Veep, Eva Longoria, Brad Morris, Lea Thompson, Nicole ByerComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Patrick J. Adams on Secrets and Lies in The Swearing Jar

Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Patrick J. Adams on Secrets and Lies in The Swearing Jar

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 21, 2022The Swearing Jar, TIFF 2022, Patrick J. Adams, Lindsay MacKay, Kathleen Turner, Adelaide Clemens, Canadian, Canadian dramaComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Matthias Schweighöfer on the Syrian women refugee athletes who inspired The Swimmers

Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Matthias Schweighöfer on the Syrian women refugee athletes who inspired The Swimmers

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 21, 2022Toronto International Film Festival, The Swimmers, Yusra and Sara Mardini, Syrian refugees women athletes, Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer, Sven Spannenkrebs, Manal Issa, Nathalie IssaComment

Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: Ingrid Veninger on the Beauty of Brevity and Filming with Family

Shorts Not Pants Film Festival: Ingrid Veninger on the Beauty of Brevity and Filming with Family

By Jim Slotek

Interview, PreviewJim SlotekNovember 17, 2022Short film showcases, Shorts Not Pants Film Festival, Ingrid Veninger, Jacob Switzer, Hannah Bussiere, If You Were MeComment

Original-Cin Q&A: My Father's Dragon's Jacob Tremblay on voicing animated films as his voice changes

Original-Cin Q&A: My Father's Dragon's Jacob Tremblay on voicing animated films as his voice changes

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 13, 2022Jacob Tremblay, Child actors growing up, The Little Mermaid, My Father’s Dragon, Netflix movies, Gaten MaterrazoComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Henry Cavill on Enola Holmes 2, and His Return to the Cape as Superman

Original-Cin Q&A: Henry Cavill on Enola Holmes 2, and His Return to the Cape as Superman

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 31, 2022Enola Holmes 2, Henry Cavill returns to Superman role, The Witcher, Millie Bobby Brown, Sherlock Holmes' siblings, Harry Bradbeer, Sam ClaifinComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Wendell & Wild’s James Hong on Animation and the Enduring Genius of Seinfeld

Original-Cin Q&A: Wendell & Wild’s James Hong on Animation and the Enduring Genius of Seinfeld

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2022James Hong, Wendell & Wild, Henry Selick, TIFF 2022, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele, Animated film, Animated movie voice starsComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Decision to Leave's Park Chan-wook on Noir, Hitchcock and Femmes Fatale

Original-Cin Q&A: Decision to Leave's Park Chan-wook on Noir, Hitchcock and Femmes Fatale

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2022Park Chan-wook, Vengeance Trilogy, Decision to Leave, Park Hae-il, Wei Tang, Noir, Hitchcock, Mikio Naruse, Obsession, Femme fatalesComment