Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy, 2011 Directed by Rob Heydon. Starring Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd, Carlo Rota, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Natalie Brown, Olivia Andrup,  Stephen McHattie, Dean McDermott and Colin Mochrie. SYNOPSIS: A drug runner discovers true love and a whole lot of trouble as he attempts to become a dealer of ecstasy pills. The movie opens with Lloyd Buist (Adam Sinclair) narrating about the […]

Lincoln, 2012 Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Bruce McGill and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: President Abraham Lincoln attempts to amend the American Constitution to abolish slavery before the Civil War comes to an end. Long in development, Steven Spielberg finally brings his Abraham Lincoln […]

Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Rob Heydon about his feature length debut along with actors Adam Sinclair and Billy Boyd… Irvine Welsh and Rob Heydon “After seeing the film Trainspotting [1996] and The Acid House [1998] in cinemas in Canada with a Scottish writer friend, Paul McCafferty who eventually co-wrote the screenplay for Ecstasy [2011],” […]

Pitch Perfect, 2012. Directed by Jason Moore.Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Ben Platt, and Adam DeVine. SYNOPSIS: A feisty coed joins a collegiate a cappella group and upgrades their song selection for the 21st century during the run-up to a major competition. When I saw the initial […]

Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Nisha Pahuja as well as producers Ed Barreveld and Cornelia Principe about the tremendous effort required to bring The World Before Her to the big screen…  “I’ve always been interested in international stories,” explains Producer Ed Barreveld as to how he became involved with The World Before Her (2012).  “In 1997 […]

Jack Reacher, 2012. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When a military sniper kills five victims, homicide investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is brought in to crack the case. I can’t really think of a Tom Cruise film that I have disliked. There’s […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Jack Fisk, who was born 67 years ago today, about the craft of production design, and his collaborations with Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Paul Thomas Anderson… “My mother was artistic in a time that didn’t encourage women to take on a career of their own so she always had me […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Ramez Naam about the evolution of technology and his debut novel Nexus which arrives on North American bookshelves today… “I can’t remember ever not being fascinated by technology!” states Ramez Naam when recalling his childhood.  “I started learning to program when I was maybe 8 years old, on an antiquated Commodore […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Patrick Tatopoulos about his career highs and lows as well as the craft of production design… “My mission to come to the States to work was to create creatures and I’ve done that all the way through to I Am Legend [2007],” states French Production Designer Patrick Tatopolous who has frequently […]

The Rocketeer follows the high-flying adventures of ace stunt pilot Cliff Secord after he finds a mysterious jetpack and takes to the skies. On his action-packed adventures, Cliff must navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining a relationship with his knock-out girlfriend Betty, while continuing to battle evil and injustice – no easy feat! The first […]