Articles tagged with: film
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The author and columnist Susie Boyt discusses her critically acclaimed memoir, My Judy Garland Life with Joseph Planta, just as the book is published in soft cover. She discusses her admiration for Garland, what she’s learned about herself, and more; as well as how this book’s been received, including a meeting with a big fan of the book, Barry Manilow.
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The filmmaker Leah Mallen talks to Joseph Planta about the film cArtographies, which she produced and co-wrote. Directed by Brian Johnson, the film looks at British Columbia in relation to notable artists in various disciplines, who live here and whose work is influenced by this place. It debuts Monday night, 17 May 2010 on the Knowledge Network.
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The writer Graeme McRanor, music writer for the Vancouver Sun, talks to Joseph Planta about the Winter Olympic Games, music in Vancouver, the Oscars, and more.
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Stephen Hunt, the author (The White Guy) and journalist (Calgary Herald) talks about the Winter Olympic Games, movies, the Oscars, Alberta politics and Danielle Smith, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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A few weeks ago, Sean Holman, the talented and prodigious editor of Public Eye Online was on the program to discuss the year that was and the year to come in provincial politics. We got to talking movies, when I’d asked him if he’d seen State of Play, the fine American film based on the British miniseries of the same name. This got me thinking about what films had the best depictions of politics, media, journalism and the writing process. I came up with a few, and limited myself to twenty which seemed a workable number. Twenty favourites, as it were.
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George Froehlich, editor of the Savvy Insider, veteran journalist and former television executive talks to Joseph Planta about the Savvy Insider, the abrupt departure of Tony Parsons from Global BC, restaurants to go to, and movies to see this holiday season.
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The Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker John Zaritsky discusses his film The Wild Horse Redemption, which has its premiere on CBC Television, Thursday, 11 March 2009, as well as his career and winning an Oscar, with Joseph Planta.
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Author and journalist Stephen Hunt, an arts reporter for the Calgary Herald, discusses Sunday’s Academy Awards with Joseph Planta, looking at the race for gold, the film’s nominated, and tradition of the Oscar show.
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The acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta discusses her new film, Heaven on Earth with Joseph Planta.
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Oscar nominated filmmaker David Paperny talks to Joseph Planta about Confessions of an Innocent Man, a new docudrama he has produced, co-written and directed. Airing Saturday, 19 January 2008 on CTV, it tells the harrowing story of British and Canadian national William Sampson, who was arrested, tortured, and framed for a 2000 bombing in Saudi Arabia.
