I recently was invited to one of the tapings for Season Two of Canada’s Got Talent (returning Tuesday, March 21 on Citytv). When I took my seat inside the large auditorium at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont., Howie Mandel was just making his way to the judges desk. A row or two over, a
The premise of the new CBC drama Plan B is this: if you screw up, never fear. There is this mysterious organization that you can call for a do-over. For a few thousand dollars, they will travel you back in time so that you can avoid a costly mistake and solve all your problems. Well,
Born in Ottawa, trained at the National Film Board of Canada and winner of dozens of international awards, Peter Raymont has enjoyed a distinguished career as one of Canada’s top documentary filmmakers. His White Pine Pictures has been behind such acclaimed titles as Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire,Genius Within: The Inner
The pandemic forced some longer-than-usual delays between seasons of many of our favourite TV shows. Mark Little, for example, had to wait over four years to launch the second season of his animated adult comedy Gary and His Demons. The series, about an aging and very cranky demon slayer who wants to quit his job if
Early on in this week’s brioux.tv: the podcast episode with Dave Thomas the St. Catherines, Ont., native talks about his brief career in advertising. One of the things he learned in that business that helped his comedy career, he says, is the importance of brevity or “seconds.” So let me get straight to the point:
This Friday, The Spencer Sisters premieres on CTV. The mother-daughter detective series stars Lea Thompson, still best remembered for her breakout role in “Back to the Future,” and Stacey Farber (Degrassi: The Next Generation; Saving Hope). You can hear both of them now on brioux.tv: the podcast. Viewers were given a chance to see a
This Monday, February 6, the 100th episode of brioux.tv: the podcast will go live at 7 am ET. The episode will feature not one but two stars: from CTV’s new series The Spencer Sisters, Lea Thompson and Stacey Farber. The above link will take you directly to the 100th episode starting Monday morning. To listen
Hugh Dillon was sick with worry after hearing of Mayor of Kingstown co-star Jeremy Renner’s recent snow plow accident. The crushing mishap put the Avengers star in the hospital with critical injuries. Dillon’s fears were put to rest after speaking on the phone with Renner. “I knew he was going to be okay because he was just