Archive for April, 2019

RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FOR APRIL 26.

Richard sits in on the CTV NewsChannel with news anchor Marcia MacMillan have a look at the weekend’s big releases including “Avengers: Endgame,” the message-movie “The Public,” written, directed, produced and starring Emilio Estevez and the Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!

CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

Richard convinces Bill to take his kids to see “Avengers: Endgame” this weekend and then talks about two smaller but worthy films, “The Public,” starring Emilio Estevez and the Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

CTVNEWS.CA: THE CROUSE REVIEW ON “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” AND MORE!

A weekly feature from ctvnews.ca! The Crouse Review is a quick, hot take on the weekend’s biggest movies! This week Richard looks at “Avengers: Endgame,” a movie that could become the biggest of all time and two more modest but worthy films, “The Public,” starring Emilio Estevez and the Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

POP LIFE: FULL EPISODE FROM SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2019 WITH Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Oscar winning “Dear Evan Hansen” composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, stop by the “Pop Life” bar to speak about their songwriting process, how they got started, their creative process and their attempt at becoming triple threats. Then, the “Pop Life” panel, Molly Johnson, Shaw Festival actor Jeff Irving and actress Lisa Berry, share stories about growing up on stages.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

Film critic and pop culture historian Richard Crouse shares a toast with celebrity guests and entertainment pundits every week on CTV News Channel’s talk show POP LIFE.

Featuring in-depth discussion and debate on pop culture and modern life, POP LIFE features sit-down interviews with celebrities from across the entertainment world, including rock legends Sting and Meat Loaf, musicians Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman, comedian Ken Jeong, writer Fran Lebowitz, superstar jazz musician Diana Krall, stand-up comedian and CNN host W. Kamau Bell, actors Danny DeVito and Jay Baruchel, celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Nigella Lawson, and many more.

THE POP LIFE PANEL: ON growing up on stage in the theatre.

The “Pop Life” panel, Molly Johnson, Shaw Festival actor Jeff Irving and actress Lisa Berry, share stories about growing up on stages.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

Film critic and pop culture historian Richard Crouse shares a toast with celebrity guests and entertainment pundits every week on CTV News Channel’s talk show POP LIFE.

Featuring in-depth discussion and debate on pop culture and modern life, POP LIFE features sit-down interviews with celebrities from across the entertainment world, including rock legends Sting and Meat Loaf, musicians Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman, comedian Ken Jeong, writer Fran Lebowitz, superstar jazz musician Diana Krall, stand-up comedian and CNN host W. Kamau Bell, actors Danny DeVito and Jay Baruchel, celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Nigella Lawson, and many more.

 

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POP LIFE: ‘DEAR EVAN HANSEN” COMPOSERS ON their songwriting process.

Oscar winning “Dear Evan Hansen” composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, stop by the “Pop Life” bar to speak about their songwriting process, how they got started, their creative process and their attempt at becoming triple threats.

“Ideally, nobody can separate it out, like the music really works but the lyrics don’t work. If we’ve done our job we’ve created something that really functions as one voice and it’s not even our voice it’s the characters,” says Paul. “Ultimately our job is to be as invisible as possible and just have it be believable that the character is expressing this emotion and these words in this way,” adds Pasek.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

Film critic and pop culture historian Richard Crouse shares a toast with celebrity guests and entertainment pundits every week on CTV News Channel’s talk show POP LIFE.

Featuring in-depth discussion and debate on pop culture and modern life, POP LIFE features sit-down interviews with celebrities from across the entertainment world, including rock legends Sting and Meat Loaf, musicians Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman, comedian Ken Jeong, writer Fran Lebowitz, superstar jazz musician Diana Krall, stand-up comedian and CNN host W. Kamau Bell, actors Danny DeVito and Jay Baruchel, celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Nigella Lawson, and many more.

NEWSTALK 1010 LISTEN IN!: THE RICHARD CROUSE SHOW FROM APRIL 27, 2019!

This week on the Richard Crouse Show director Larry Weinstein stops by to discuss his latest documentary “Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies.” A timely look at what activist Astra Taylor calls, “political brainwashing,” the film details the reasons why we are so often sucker punched by the use and abuse of the media.

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!:

Each week on the nationally syndicated Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to hear in-depth interviews with actors and directors, to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favourite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Recent guests include Ethan Hawke, director Brad Bird, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, Eric Roberts, Brian Henson, Jonathan Goldsmith a.k.a. “The most interesting man in the world,” and best selling author Linwood Barclay.

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RICHARD’S WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FROM CP24! FRIDAY APRIL 25, 2019.

Richard joins CP24 anchor Nathan Downer to have a look at the weekend’s new movies including the all -powerful “Avengers: Endgame,” the message-movie “The Public,” written, directed, produced and starring Emilio Estevez and the Sretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!