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In The Seats with...

Where we sit down with industry professionals and talk about their latest projects, influences, the state of the industry and all things under the sun...

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Episode 616: In The Seats With....Dave Boyle and...

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2024/03/13

Great TV can truly come from anywhere....On this episode we dive into a compelling new series that is streaming on Netflix now from the other side of the globe. It's time for 'House of Ninjas'.Ninjas have fascinated the world with their mysterious and fearsome physical abilities, and have been brought to the screen countless times.What if these ninjas still operated in the shadows in modern Japan?The answer to this question can be found in Netflix's unconventional ninja spectacle, fusing

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22:01

Episode 615: In The Seats With...Nick Canfield, Vince...

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2024/03/12

'Faith' can be considered an offensive word, but when you are talking about the 'Dirty Gospel" maybe not so much....On this very special episode we jump into a fantastic documentary that is streaming now on the Criterion Channel. It's time for the story of 'The Reverend'.This film follows New York gospel-rock icon and activist Reverend Vince Anderson. After coming to New York in the 90's to enter seminary, Vince dropped out to follow his second calling - music. With his band The Love

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Episode 614: In The Seats With....Phil Allocco and '5...

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2024/03/12

It doesn't take much to change a life...In limit theatrical with our friends to the south and on VOD everywhere now, we get the unique pleasure of diving head first into a gritty little piece of character work. It's time for '5 Lbs of Pressure'.In this gripping action-thriller, Adam (Luke Evans), an ex-con back in his old neighborhood after serving a 16-year stretch for murder, walks a rocky path of forgiveness toward the son who grew up without him, while the bitter, volatile brother of

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23:40

Episode 613: In The Seats With....Louise Palanker and...

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2024/02/19

In this racket, everyone is always working on multiple fronts....On this special episode we get time with a fellow creative who is a filmmaker, a journalist, an author, a comedian and everything else in between. It's time we sit down with Louis Palanker.Louise Palanker is a writer, director, producer, filmmaker, author, photographer, comedian, podcaster, musician/songwriter, teacher, and co-founder of Premiere Radio Networks as well as the current host of the Media Path Podcast where along

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Episode 612: In The Seats With....Keir O'Donnell and...

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2024/02/16

It's important to get a little eccentric once in a while....On this episode we are diving into something that is on VOD now which certainly has some eccentricities to it, is still a hell of a lot of fun to watch. It's time to enjoy some 'Marmalade'.Recently incarcerated Baron (Joe Keery) strikes up a friendship with cellmate Otis (Aldis Hodge), a man with a well-versed history of prison breaks. As the pair hatch an escape plan together, Baron recalls the story of how he met Marmalade

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15:57

Episode 611: In The Seats With....Rachel Lambert,...

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2024/02/14

The idea of actually opening yourself up to another human being....can be terrifying....On this episode we get ourselves into the head space of a movie that is in limited theatres now across the country. It's time to embrace that 'Sometimes I Think About Dying'.Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran (Daisy Ridley) finds solace in her cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates and occasionally daydreaming to pass the time. She is ghosting through life, unable to pop her bubble of

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17:15

Episode 610: In The Seats With....Lonzo Nzewke and...

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2024/02/08

When it comes to family...you gotta do what you gotta do...On this very special episode we dive into a thrilling piece of Canadian cinema that is in theatres tomorrow. It's time for 'Orah'.Orah is the story of a Nigerian immigrant taxi driver in Toronto, agrees to launder dirty money for her boss in exchange for bringing her son over from Nigeria. When the plan goes horribly wrong, Orah takes matters into her own hands to settle the score.This tightly wide thriller is not only a compelling

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21:39

Episode 609: In The Seats With...Felipe Galvez and...

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2024/02/02

Sometimes movies hit you just a little differently....On this special episode we go head long into a fantastic new movie that is in theatres now. It's time for 'The Settlers'.At the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, tasked with securing a wealthy landowner's vast property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is mestizo marksman Segundo, who comes to realize, amidst rising tensions

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30:30

Episode 608: In The Seats With....Charles-Olivier...

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2024/02/01

The immigrant experience is always unique and incredibly complex....On this episode we dive head first into a vibrant piece of French Canadian that perfectly encapsulates the experience of moving to another country. It's time for 'RU'Based on the Governor General's Award-winning novel by Kim Thúy, Ru is the story of the arduous journey of a wealthy family fleeing from Vietnam, before landing in Quebec.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with director Charles-Olivier Michaud to talk

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Episode 607: In The Seats With...Alex Pettyfer and...

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2024/01/29

Getting invested in revenge takes real character work....On this episode we're going back to the new film 'Sunrise' starring Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer which is on all VOD platforms now.A man, Fallon (Alex Pettyfer) roams the land as a creature of the night as he comes to terms with tragic loss of his family at the hands of a brutal demagogue, Reynolds (Guy Pearce).While it's playing in a genre space with vampires, at the end of the day 'Sunrise' is a brutal and compelling revenge

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Episode 606: In The Seats With....Andrew Baird and...

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2024/01/29

Sometimes the scary bits come out of pure human brutality...On this episode, we dive into a fascinating little piece of genre cinema that is available now on VOD Platforms (and playing in some select US cinemas). It's time for 'Sunrise'.A man, Fallon (Alex Pettyfer) roams the land as a creature of the night as he comes to terms with tragic loss of his family at the hands of a brutal demagogue, Reynolds (Guy Pearce).This is an underrated little piece of genre cinema that takes the shine off

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Episode 605: In The Seats With...George Siougas, Josh...

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2024/01/17

We are so much more then what we are assumed to be on the surface....On this very special episode we dive into the realm that is short film and take a look at a piece that was shortlisted for the BAFTA's and the Academy Awards. It's time for 'The One Note Man'.A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.In our increasingly dour, serious and stressful

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Episode 604: In The Seats With....Ane Crabtree and...

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2023/12/28

You heard me right....we are In The Seats once more....First off I have to thank my loyal listeners who have been missing us these past few weeks. My mother recently lost her battle with Lung Cancer at the age of 76 and as you'd expect it threw me for a loop as I have and am still processing a myriad of things going on in my life. That being said she was also my most ardent supporter and reminded me every day of what a joy it is to be able to talk with people and support the arts in all

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Episode 603: In The Seats With....Sebastian Back and...

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2023/11/03

Sometimes you just need to let moments sit....On this very special episode we dive head first into a new and incredibly thoughtful piece of Canadiana which is in theatres now at various Cineplex locations and having a one night only screening on Nov 6th at select Landmark cinema locations. It's time for Verona.Verona is the story of a young girl struggling to find her way in the world and even in her own family when she is confronted with the death of her grandfather.A unique tale about

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Episode 602: In The Seats With.... Christos Nikou and...

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2023/11/03

Trying to quantify, the unquantifiable can cause complications....On this episode we find ourselves back in the saddle with films that bowed at TIFF as this entry looks at a film that tries to simply that ever complicated emotion of love. It's time for 'Fingernails'.Anna (Jessie Buckley) increasingly suspects that her relationship with her longtime partner may not actually be the real thing. In an attempt to improve things, she secretly embarks on a new assignment working at a mysterious

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Episode 601: In The Seats With Jessica Yu and 'Quiz...

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2023/11/03

Sometimes funny just hits a little differently....On this episode we harken back to some cinema that made it's bow at the last edition of the Toronto International Film Festival and drops on Disney+ here in Canada today(Hulu in the States). It's time for Quiz Lady.Anne (Awkwafina), a brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny (Sandra Oh), must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog

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Episode 600: In The Seats With...Stephen Cornwell,...

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2023/10/27

The sheer joy of an anecdote can be downright cinematic....On this very special episode we dive into a fascinating documentary that gives us a glimpse into the mind of one of the 20th Centuries great storytellers, by one of the greatest documentarians of our time. On Apple TV+ now, it's 'The Pigeon Tunnel'.Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The

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Episode 599: In The Seats With...Luke Higginson and...

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2023/10/17

Time is even more of an abstract construct then we give it credit for,,,,On this very special episode we're hip deep in even more quirky Can-Con which is in theatres everywhere now. It's time to 'Relax, I'm From The Future'.Casper (Rhys Darby) is a charming, but embarrassingly underprepared time traveler, now trapped in the past. When he befriends Holly (Gabrielle Graham), a jaded drifter, she helps him exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts, oblivious to

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Episode 598: In The Seats With... Ariane Louis-Seize,...

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2023/10/16

When you're a vampire, those moral complications we all face can get a little...complicated.On this special episode we go back to this last edition of the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about a surprisingly charming film that just might have the best title ever. It's time for 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'.Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha's life is

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Episode 597: In The Seats With....Norm Wilner and...

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2023/10/06

Getting the keys to a movie theatre is pretty much the dream....On this very special episode we dive headfirst into a love of our hosts with a long time friend of the show. It's time talk about 'The Disreputables".Kicking off tonight and running through the month; The Disreputables is an 8 film series that dives into the social commentary that many of the pulp B-Movies of the 80's had and still rings true to this day. Programmed by friend of the show, Norm Wilner we get the opportunity to

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