The death Wednesday of actor Walter Koenig at 90 marked a sad passage for the many fans of the original Star Trek series. He was cherished as Ensign Pavel Chekov, joining the series in its second season and reprising the role in six original cast Star Trek feature films. His death leaves just two members
Blue Ant Media CEO Michael MacMillan calls the company he co-founded in 2011 “the little engine that could.” On Wednesday in Toronto, he welcomed a crowded floor full of “partners and friends who help bring our stories to life” to celebrate 15 years as a company — the past year as a venture gone public.
Does it not seem that not a day goes by without somebody famous passing away? I try to write about the ones I have met in the course of covering television for over 40 years. Eric Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and so many other classic cartoon characters, was a delight
One of the kicks of welcoming Eric Bauza as a guest on brioux.tv: the podcast in 2022 was being able to talk to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester and Tweety and many other classic Warner Bros. cartoon stars all in the same person. That he was born and
We all know Jimmy Kimmel stands up for the First Amendment. Now there is also joy in Mellonville for he has done what not even Martin Scorsese could do — complete a documentary about SCTV. Kimmel is the executive producer of SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of. The 90-minute documentary premieres Friday, October
The Tale of Norm Macdonald, streaming now on Netflix, is two hours of clips you’ve watched and laughed out loud at a dozen times or more on social media. We see all the Hall of Fame moments: the final Letterman appearance; the time Macdonald ridiculed Carrot Top and Courtney Thorne-Smith on Conan O’Brien; the relentless,
My guest on this episode is an award-winning Canadian I’ve been hoping to interview since I started podcasting seven years ago – Jayne Eastwood. Back when the fabled Toronto production of Godspell burst on the scene in 1972, it made stars of its incredible cast – including Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Victor Garber,
The death Wednesday of actor Walter Koenig at 90 marked a sad passage for the many fans of the original Star Trek series. He was cherished as Ensign Pavel Chekov, joining the series in its second season and reprising the role in six original cast Star Trek feature films. His death leaves just two members
Does it not seem that not a day goes by without somebody famous passing away? I try to write about the ones I have met in the course of covering television for over 40 years. Eric Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and so many other classic cartoon characters, was a delight
One of the kicks of welcoming Eric Bauza as a guest on brioux.tv: the podcast in 2022 was being able to talk to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester and Tweety and many other classic Warner Bros. cartoon stars all in the same person. That he was born and
Screen legend Eva Marie Saint passed away October 6 at 102 years of age. The Oscar and Emmy winner was an enduring star, celebrated at TCM Classic Film Festivals and at many other Hollywood occasions. Her death also provided an opportunity for me to test something I’ve been requesting for years as a member of
Sad to hear of the untimely death of the Toronto’s Sun’s iron man of editorial art, Andy Donato. The man spent a lifetime drawing cartoons. I met Andy many years before I worked as the Sun’s television columnist from 1999 to 2007. Back when I was a student at the University of Toronto I used
The last person I thought I’d run into at a festival of early “talkie” films in upstate New York was George Chuvalo. This was an annual event which ran for 35 years in Syracuse, N.Y., and showcased films – sometimes with live music accompaniment – projected on 16mm film. The guy who founded the festival,
