Archive for the ‘Video Interviews’ Category

“Canada AM” Web Exclusive: Richard’s interview with “St. Vincent” star Chris O’Dowd.

Screen Shot 2014-10-16 at 11.57.51 AM“Canada AM” Web Exclusive: Richard’s interview with “St. Vincent” star Chris O’Dowd.

A synopsis: Bill Murray plays Vincent, a Sheep’s Head, New York guy whose life is in as bad a shape as his jokes. He’s usually drunk or trying to get drunk. His house is second mortgaged to the hilt, his bank account in overdraft and his only friends are a Himalayan cat and the pregnant working girl he pays for company. His new neighbors, single mom Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) and ten year old Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) are a nuisance to him, until he discovers he can make a few extra bucks babysitting the boy. “Is that our new neighbor,” says Oliver when he first spies Vincent. “It’s going to be a long life.” The pair, however, form a bond. Vinnie passes along valuable life experience, like how to fight, bet on horses and order a drink in a bar, but when Oliver’s dad sues for co-custody it turns out Vinnie’s life lessons may have been ill advised.

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Richard’s “Canada AM” interview with “ST. Vincent” star Melissa McCarthy!

Screen Shot 2014-10-16 at 11.51.21 AMRichard’s “Canada AM” interview with “ST. Vincent” star Melissa McCarthy!

“[Bill Murray] is an icon. It’s less about him being one of the funniest human beings, and more about that he’s such a good actor. I thought this role was right in his wheelhouse because I knew he wasn’t going to overplay it. Then to see him do it so subtly and so underplayed, makes you love that character so much. It was a master class for me.”

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TIFF 2014: TELEFILM CANADA’S TALENT TO WATCH: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR DIRECTORS

Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch series of panel sessions is designed to spotlight the creative talents of our country’s emerging and established filmmakers. Whether it’s making the transition from shorts to features, the creative possibilities afforded by new technologies, or the cultural, artistic, and linguistic diversities of our landscape, a panel of young Canadian directors at various stages in their careers reflect on the art of storytelling and engaging audiences. Richard hosted this panel with Jacob Tierney, director Preggoland, Jeffrey St. Jules director Bang Bang Baby, Andrea Dorfman director Heartbeat and Mathieu Denis, director Corbo.

Canada AM: Errol Morris looks at Donald Rumsfeld’s unknown knowns.

Screen Shot 2014-04-10 at 7.47.10 PMRichard’s “Canada AM” interview with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris on his latest film ‘The Unknown Known’ – an in-depth look at the political career of Donald Rumsfeld.

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“Canada AM” One-on-one with “Delivery Man” co-star Cobie Smulders.

NYET533-1018_2012_000000_highRichard’s “Canada AM” interview with “Delivery Man” co-star Cobie Smulders.

“It’s a blown up version of something that happens in real life,” she says. “You had a relationship when you were younger and all of a sudden a woman contacts the father and, ‘Oh, by the way, you have a seven year old.’ Obviously there is room for comedy there but everyone wants him to step up and be the hero and watch him do that journey.”

“We were so lucky to have [original director] Ken Scott. He did it so well the first time that he was able to do it a second time and have those same sentiments in it and spoken in English.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!