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This week on End Credits, we're hitting the high notes! We know that this show is not necessarily high brow, but this week we're going to the opera with the new Atom Egoyan film Seven Veils. Along with that, we're going to look at the film's star, who's enjoyed a successful and varied career, and talk about all the times she's made an impression.  This Wednesday, April 2, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Candice Lepage will discuss: Mandy! This week's movie stars Amanda Seyfried, who is an actress that's been around for nearly 20 years now after her first big screen appearance as one of the titular Mean Girls. Since then she's done drama, she's done action, she's done scary, and she even got an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, but before digging into her new role in Seven Veils, we're going to talk the best of Amanda Seyfried. Seven Veils (2025). In Atom Egoyan's latest movie, a theatre director is called back to the opera company where she go her start at the request of her former mentor and lover, it was his final wish that she stage a revival of the opera Salome. Egoyan revisits some of his old themes about unhappy families and sexual power, but it's also done through a #MeToo lens and against the background of Egoyan's own production of Salome at the Canadian Opera Company. So there's a lot going on, and we will try and sort it all out! End Credits is on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca Wednesday at 3 pm.

Filmmaker Atom Egoyan ("Exotica", "The Sweet Hereafter") returns after 9 years for his third appearance on the podcast. He has a new movie that is currently in theaters called "Seven Veils" starring Academy Award® nominee Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls", "Mama Mia"). The film follows theater director Jeanine (Seyfried) who, after years away, re-enters the opera world to stage her former mentor's most famous work. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as her personal and professional lives begin to unravel. Renowned director Atom Egoyan sees "Seven Veils" as operating within a trilogy alongside his other critically acclaimed works "Exotica" and "The Sweet Hereafter". In "Seven Veils", he also reunites with Seyfried, who he worked with on the 2009 film "Chloe", in this visually stunning, propulsive work, filmed on location during the staging of his acclaimed production of "Salome". Egoyan directed the opera "Salome" in 1996, the first opera in what would be many to come over his career. Best known as a prominent film director since the 1980s, Egoyan has proven he is a master of both mediums, and "Seven Veils" is his way of bringing both together. Also on this episode the Canadian filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules ("Bang Bang Baby") discusses his new film "The Silent Planet". The film stars the great actor Elias Koteas ("Exotica", "Crash") who joins us in this conversation. Serving a life sentence alone on a distant planet, an aging convict must confront his past when a new prisoner arrives and forces him to remember his life on Earth.

Written and directed by Atom Egoyan, Seven Veils tells the story of Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried), a theatre director who has finally re-entered the world of opera. Tasked with staging her former mentor's most famous work, Salome, Jeanine finds herself increasingly haunted by her past experiences. Battling repressed trauma, Jeanine's world begins to unravel, threatening both her professional and personal lives in ways that she could have never imagines. In this 1on1, we speak to Egoyan about whether or not stories are live and his attraction to SALOME.

Writer and director Arshile Egoyan joined me for #CarolynTalks during #TIFF2024 to discuss his short film BEFORE THEY JOINED US in which he depicts how war and immigration changes the ways children look at their parents and the choices they're forced to make in unimaginable circumstances.#BeforeTheJoinedUsFilm #ArmenianFilm #CanadianFilm #TIFF24 #TIFF #Interview Images courtesy of TIFFFind me on Twitter and Instagram @CarrieCNH12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don Mckellar's second movie is a bit of a masterpiece. Hold onto your hats, its time for The Adjuster! Atom Egoyan tells a story of an insurance adjuster who bones down all the people he's helping file claims and they all stay at a hotel run by some religious people who just love the adjuster. Who is the adjuster? ELIAS KOTEAS! I bet you thought I was gonna say Don McKellar, but you were wrong... Don McKellar plays a real dork who works with the adjusters wife at a censorship center? This movie is gorgeous to look at. It's got that specialized Egoyan tragedy/trauma party cookin. Everyone acts their butts off. You should watch this. Don't believe me? Well I guess you should listen to this episode for more proof.

In this episode, host Marriska Fernandes uncovers the story of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, celebrated for his diverse contributions to cinema. With internationally acclaimed films like "Exotica," "The Sweet Hereafter," and the upcoming film, "Seven Veils," Egoyan has consistently pushed cinematic boundaries, focusing on themes such as memory, isolation, identity, and more. His work has earned accolades at Cannes, TIFF, and the Oscars, solidifying his reputation as a master storyteller.    Beyond filmmaking, Egoyan has also directed several operas, including Salome, Così fan tutte, and Jenůfa, for the Canadian Opera, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, and elsewhere.    Join Marriska in conversation with Atom Egoyan, where they discuss his creative process and recall when Atom and Bruce McDonald screened their short films on a wall during TIFF. They also talk about the best ending he's ever written, and more insights into his incredible journey.   ***TW: Atom Egoyan's films often explore the universality of trauma, and in discussing his work, there are mentions of sexual assault, child abuse and violence. Listener discretion is advised.   A podcast hosted by Marriska Fernandes, produced by The Brand is Female and powered by Telefilm Canada. Follow Telefilm Canada on Instagram Follow The Brand is Female on Instagram Watch the video of this episode

Amanda Seyfried's film Seven Veils, directed by Atom Egoyan, is set to premiere at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival. The plot follows Seyfried, portraying a director organising an opera revival of Richard Strauss's Salome, intertwining reality and fiction. With a runtime of three hours and 29 minutes for its Netflix release, the extended cut will feature a scene between Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna not included in the theatrical version. A newly released image teases Seyfried's shocked expression, hinting at the film's exploration of complex relationships. Egoyan, impressed with Seyfried's performance, notes her portrayal of a woman dealing with intricate relationships in her past, present, and future. Boasting an 83% approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes, Seven Veils has generated positive buzz, and its festival success may pave the way for a wider theatrical release. The Berlin Film Festival, scheduled from February 15 to 24, will provide a platform for the film to compete alongside other industry heavyweights.

Musician and film writer Soraya Sebghati joins from Los Angeles to venture into the lurid, strange world of...Toronto, ON, Canada and its mesmerizing underbelly of desire, longing, and grief in Atom Egoyan's 1994 breakout feature, 'Exotica'.We discuss Atom Egoyan as director - his keen sense for the uncanny amongst the mundane, and the ways 'Exotica' plays with artificiality, performance, and facade. Then, we discuss the film's musings on routine and the rippling effects of grief, and praise Egoyan's (relatively) non-judgemental curiosity with regard to the habits we all adopt as a means of coping with loss and alienation. Finally, we consider the film's much-mulled over ending and how it offers both a quietly devastating moment of catharsis and a hopeful message of emotional solidarity. Follow Soraya Sebghati on Twitter.Read and subscribe to Soraya's Substack.Listen to and support Night Talks on Bandcamp. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

This week we're focusing on a pair of films that feature many missed connections, giving our title a touch of irony. In this first half we're featuring Exotica, from 1994, directed by Atom Egoyan. It's a film where two parallel storylines are tied together by a third one which, oddly enough, isn't concurrent with the other two. Egoyan plays fair, though: he leaves the clues there for you; it's up to you to pick them up and put the pieces together. In Part Two, we'll travel from Canada to Turkey, to review 2007's The Edge of Heaven. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wordsandmovies/support

"Remember" is a 2016 A24 suspense-thriller starring Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau about a Holocaust survivor with dementia on a mission to seek vengeance before he can no longer remember his life. Directed by Atom Egoyan and written by Benjamin August, we follow Zev Guttman throughout the U.S. and Canada as he rereads a letter to remind himself exactly who he must lay his vengeance upon. Does this film reach the heights of such amnesia thrillers as Memento or The Bourne Identity? Will these acclaimed actors be enough for these A24-fanatics to look upon this film favorably or will this be similar to Egoyan's last film that they reviewed? Tune in to find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a24otr/support

Watch With Jen started 2022 with an episode featuring fan favorite S.A. Cosby, so as we begin wrapping up our third season, it's only fitting that we bring Shawn back to discuss more movies he loves. As kind and genuine as he is knowledgeable and gifted, the first time I ever chatted with Shawn was one week before he released the book that would become a smash success and put him on the map.The remarkable Blacktop Wasteland won an avalanche of well-deserved praise and awards, including the Anthony and the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Fiction Novel. Impressively, his follow-up title Razorblade Tears met and/or exceeded all expectations, becoming a runaway New York Times bestseller, earning Shawn another boatload of accolades, including repeat honors from organizations that celebrated Blacktop Wasteland the previous year. Perhaps the most staggeringly awesome achievement for Razorblade Tears, however, was when it was included as one of the titles on former President Obama's list of summer reads! Yet still as gracious as ever and well-loved among his colleagues, we're all so very proud of Shawn, and, considering that he was working intensely on the final edits of his next novel All the Sinners Bleed (out June 2023), I appreciated all the more his taking the time to tackle a filmmaker that fascinates him in this roughly one hundred minute conversation.While the first part of our chat is devoted to his own work because fans always want to know what's going on with the screen adaptations of his books and all other news (including my attempts to make him blush with questions from his best friend Nikki Dolson), we then venture north to Toronto to look at the weird, wild, kinky, yet morose filled world of Armenian-Egyptian-Canadian writer-director Atom Egoyan.Drawn to stories of tragedy, regret, alienation, isolation in modern society, and our struggles to connect with one another, in this episode, we look at his two career high-water marks of the 1990s with Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter, as well as his biggest box office hit from 2009 in Chloe. Analyzing the films' rich characterization, performances, and our impressions of what Egoyan is trying to say, while we do get deep, we also entertain, whether it's in the tale I share about this time in college when this woman in the quad tried to recruit me to join her escort agency (she had the wrong girl!) or Shawn talking about the beauty of ambiguous endings while touching on his own work. Cinephiles will dig this episode.Logo: KateGabrielle.comTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music ArchiveOriginally Posted on Patreon (11/14/22) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74615939

Welcome to the return of Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, foreign, or experimental film of their choice. For the fourteenth episode, I talked to the editor-in-chief/co-founder of The Film Stage, Jordan Raup, about Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan's 1994 erotic melodrama Exotica (available on a new Criterion Collection disc and alongside Calendar, The Sweet Hereafter, and The Adjustor on the Criterion Channel). At first blush, Egoyan's film defies easy categorization with its recursive structure, multiple central characters, and the director's own penchant for throwing viewers into previously defined relationships. Exotica's dizzying construction only amplifies those sensations with the characters' winding stream-of-consciousness monologues, DP Paul Sarossy's furtive camerawork, and Mychael Danna's Egyptian-influenced score. The plot isn't easily described, but it can be distilled down to the intersection of initially undefinable relationships of clientele and employees at the namesake's strip club. These oddballs range from lovelorn MCs to closeted bird egg collectors and Freudian father figures. Nearly every one of these characters meshes into a diagrammatic arc to reach the mosaic-esque climax, but those intricacies are a means to an end. Exotica (and arguably, Egoyan's body of work) traffic in the claustrophobically intimate, introducing dynamics that act as conduits for hard emotional truths. To remove the film from its obtuse contexts, consider instead that Egoyan's two primary influences for writing Exotica were being audited in real life and learning about the no-touch rule at strip clubs. Alike, today's podcast could be seen as an attempt to find a middle ground between these two perceptions of Exotica––one as a psychosexual nesting doll and the other as an emotionally linear inquiry into personal trauma and its ensuing repercussions. Along the way, we discuss the film's unexpected reception (one of two films to ever win awards at both the AVN Awards and Cannes), the shortcomings of its contemporary parallels, and Elias Koteas. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films. Intermission is supported by MUBI, a curated streaming service showcasing exceptional films from around the globe. Every day, MUBI premieres a new film. Whether it's a timeless classic, a cult favorite, or an acclaimed masterpiece — it's guaranteed to be either a movie you've been dying to see or one you've never heard of before and there will always be something new to discover. Try it for free for 30 days at mubi.com/filmstage.

Screenwriter Abdul Malik (Peace by Chocolate, CTV's Transplant) joins us to talk about Atom Egoyan's 1997 film, The Sweet Hereafter, one of Canada's most celebrated movies and the pinnacle of the Toronto New Wave moment. We revisit the melancholic, majestic, and morally compromised town of Sam Dent, a fictional community in BC's interior that has lost almost all its children to a school-bus crash. Ian Holm plays a carpet-bagging lawyer who's got his own personal baggage, while Sarah Polley portrays a young girl who survives both the bus accident and her father's abuse. In this stark winter landscape, we warm to Egoyan's elegant filmmaking but are left cold by his moralizing vision. Should The Sweet Hereafter still be celebrated 25 years later? If you enjoy Sweater Weather, consider supporting the show on Patreon. Patrons get early access to new episodes and other perks. And with your support, you'll help Sweater Weather last all year round! Prefer watching Sweater Weather as a video podcast? Visit our website to find links to the show on all major audio, video and social media platforms.

Here it is! Our final episode covering Artisan Entertainment and we close out with FELICIA'S JOURNEY (1999)! We discuss Egoyan, TV's Felicity, "Mambo No. 5," CROSSROADS, our lasting impressions of Artisan and what our next miniseries will be. Twitter: @AlmostMajor Kevin: @kevbonesy on Twitter/Letterboxd Bryden: @BrydenDoyle on Twitter + @JDoyle on Letterboxd Charlie: @ctnash91 on Twitter/Letterboxd

This week, the guys have their most focused and on-topic discussion yet when they discuss Atom Egoyan's masterpiece The Sweet Hereafter. They talk about their misconceptions before watching the film which were based on reputation and Oscar nominations, Egoyan's use of a fractured narrative and very selective plot details, Sarah Polley's real life informing her ability to reach certain emotional and maturity peaks at such a young age, the plot tying into the Pied Piper of Hamelin and much, much more.   Next week: the guys rally towards the top of the list by discussing the 2nd best Canadian film of all-time (according to TIFF) - Mon Oncle Antoine. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2015/04/29/check-10-best-canadian-films-time/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) The Sweet Hereafter stars Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinee Khanjian, Alberta Watson, Maury Chaykin and Bruce Greenwood; directed by Atom Egoyan. Is It Streaming? USA: Roku Channel, Criterion Channel, IMDB TV and available to rent on Amazon Canada: Criterion Channel and CBC Gem (for free) UK: Mubi and available to rent on Amazon, Google Play, Chili, YouTube, iTunes and Curzon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Representation of People with Disability on Screen: A Work in Progress Filmmaker Atom Egoyan is an icon of the Canadian film industry and has seen a lot of changes in the past 35 years. When he began making movies in the mid-'80s, his early features were perceived as examples of a country coming to terms with the complex reality of diversity and multiculturalism. Many awards and two Oscar nominations later, Egoyan came to the podium of the Empire Club to take a closer look at how the discourse around diversity had shifted. Highlighting the importance of authentic representation and inclusivity vis-a-vis people with disabilities in media and the arts, Egoyan sat with co-panelists Christine Hill, Stakeholder Engagement – Office of the CEO, at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, and George Alevizos, an ACTRA/Equity professional actor. Also joining this panel was Atom's son Arshile, whose recently completed first film, Absence, that centred around a character who is differently abled. This event was moderated by Tenny Nigoghossian and was a not-to-be-missed event for anyone following how the arts are dealing with diversity with a special focus on how people with disabilities should be portrayed in cinema. Panelists: Atom Egoyan - Canadian Filmmaker Christine Hill - Stakeholder Engagement - Office of the CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation George Alevizos - ACTRA/Equity Professional Actor Arshile Egoyan - Canadian Filmmaker *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

Eve Egoyan internationally celebrated artist and pianist with Director Su Rynard share insights into their film project "Duet for Solo Piano". Plus, the host of "Stories From The Land" Ryan McMahon talks about going from podcast to CBC Gem for the new season

Film Director Atom Egoyan joins for a discussion about his new and old films.

This week on the show we're diving back into the world of true crime discussing a movie centered around the enigmatic and heartbreaking case of the West Memphis Three. A film that's sure to make you as sleepy as the actors on screen seem to be, 2013's Devil's Knot offers nothing of interest if you're familiar with the case in any capacity, but our episode is sure to give you a shot in the arm as we discuss some wild topics such as Dustin's “bomb scare” story, fan casting a Tiger King movie, the now infamous “eagle sound effect”, and a hell of a lot more.Devil's Knot stars Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Mireille Enos, Dane DeHaan, Stephen Moyer, Kevin Durand, Collette Wolfe, Elias Koteas, Bruce Greenwood, Amy Ryan, Alessandro Nivola, and Martin Henderson. Directed by Atom Egoyan.If you enjoy what we do, please subscribe to our show, and leave us a rating and some feedback as well!Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterCatch up with us on InstagramJoin the discussion on our subredditBrought to you by HOLY Propaganda

In this podcast Dr Khalid Ali talks to acclaimed Canadian director Atom Egoyan at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) where Egoyan's latest film 'Guest of honour' screened. Egoyan reflects on prominent themes in his films such as isolation, estrangement and alienation of human beings, and how communication or lack of communication can result in long-term trauma and suffering. Story-telling and narrative are key elements in Egoyna's films through which his characters can absolve their guilt and achieve redemption particularly at end of life situations.

In his latest film, GUEST OF HONOUR, iconic director Atom Egoyan tells the story of Jim (David Thewlis), a father who is committed to seeing his incarcerated daughter go free. In a special roundtable conversation, we speak to Egoyan and Thewlis about balancing justice and grace, the religious sacraments that shape the film and the relationship between the filmmaker and his audience.

Summary: The letter E has Martin and Georgia talking about the idea of Experimental, Brian Eno, Eva-Maria Houben, Ennio Morricone, Eve Egoyan and Mark Ellestad. Array to Zed is a monthly podcast exploring experimental music by way of the alphabet. Hosts Martin Arnold, Artistic Director of ArrayMusic, and Georgia Carley chat about the ideas, procedures, composers and music that make up that nebulous beautiful thing we call “Experimental Music.” Music Credits: For more information on Contact Contemporary Music go to www.contactcontemporarymusic.org/ ; go to their “RECORDINGS” page for more info on their version of Eno’s Discreet Music. Brian Eno is all over the internet and it’s easy to buy various versions of Discreet Music at various online retailers. Discreet Music includes Eno’s Three Variations on the Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel that you heard in this episode. Eva-Maria Houben is a member of the Wandelweiser collective. Go to: www.wandelweiser.de and http://www.evamariahouben.de/ for more information and to purchase recordings. Ennio Morricone is another creator whose information and purchase options are all over the internet. The piece you heard on the show is "Come Maddalena" from the 1971 film Maddalena written and directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. For more information on Eve Egoyan go to www.eveegoyan.com. And certainly search out more information on Judith Weir on the internet or wait for W on Array to Zed. For more on and from Mark Ellestad go to: markellestad.bandcamp.com/releases

In seinem narrativen Herzen ein Science-Fiction-Film, der alles, was kausal SciFi ist, fallen zu lassen scheint, ist Nicolas Roegs Literaturverfilmung eine fragile Konstruktion, der es um menschliche Abgründe und Bedingtheiten, Abhängigkeiten und Sexualität geht. Er bindet seinen Kamerablick an das von David Bowie gespielte Alien, einen Mann, der sich in die Gesellschaft einpasst, aber dennoch immer verzerrt von außen auf die Welt schaut. Gleichzeitig bleibt auch sein Charakter für uns ein Außen, und so doppelt sich das Filmbild zu einem wenig verlässlichen Spiegelbild. Roeg, gerade leider verstorben, ist ein Großmeister des 70er Jahre Arthouse-Films, versteht sich auf ein Kino fern von absichernden Kausalketten, dem es um Fragen von Zeitlichkeit und subjektive Erinnerungsbilder geht - ein Potential des Mediums Film, das er wie kaum ein anderer untersucht. Dabei ist sein Film selten emotional, aber immer faszinierend, und zutiefst einflussreich. Wir schauen darauf, wie er mit seinem Erzählen und seiner Ästhetik den Weg für Lynch, Cronenberg, Egoyan oder Nolan ebnet, aber auch wie seine Erzählstrategie um den Nukleus einer Figur andere Geschichten zu arrangieren, Comic-Autor und Film-Vorlagengeber Alan Moore tief beeinflusst hat. Auch wenn dies nicht sein bester Film ist: Roeg, den man irgendwo etwas vergessen hatte, hat unsere Kultur verändert.

Jonathan Romney, author and film critic for "Film Comment", and Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan, president of the International Jury at Luxembourg City Film Festival 2018, in conversation about the latter's career, the inspiration behind and approach to his work ("Speaking Parts", "Calendar", "Captives"), his Armenian heritage, how filmmaking evolved in the digital era, seeing films in a cinema vs. the small screen, Harvey Weinstein and abuse as a theme in Egoyan's oeuvre. Recorded in front of a live audience on 24th February 2018 at the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg during the 8th Luxembourg City Film Festival.

One of the most respected filmmakers of his generation and a true artist, Atom Egoyan is the director behind modern classics such as Exotica, the Oscar-nominated The Sweet Hereafter, Ararat, and Chloe. A master of visual and verbal storytelling, Egoyan takes bold non-linear routes through complex psychological terrain in his films. Hear from Atom Egoyan as he shares how he tells compelling stories in Canadian film and a rapidly changing industry, and why bold film-making has never been more important than it is in our current global political climate.

https://twitter.com/watchalonepod Your devoted servant gets into the shit again. Where angels dare not tread, there goeth he. Fantastic Fest is over, and while I didn't go, I poked around the edges of the Harry Knowles controversy, earning me a block on Twitter from Scott Weinberg of 80s All Over podcast, which is funny as hell. Their podcast is good! Listen to it! The story is on the podcast and it digs into Harry Knowles (formerly) of Ain't It Cool News, Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Film and Scott the egghead whiner. Twitter rules! Movies I watched! mother! (2017) -it sucks in so many ways but rules in so many others, go see it! Three women fled the theater and I laughed my ass off throughout it! Funny movie about trauma, and life dogpiling on you. Bleak Street (2015) - Mexican surreal true-crime story about dwarf twin wrestlers who get murdered, and the black-and-white oddity leading up to it. Fans of Hard To Be a God are sure to love it! Gerald's Game (2017) - MORE STEPHEN KING! On Netflix! I didn't like it! Baskin (2015) - Netflix Turkish horror about scumbag cops who get it good by Lovecraftian terror cults living in a Resident Evil mansion! This shit ruled! Watch it! Brainstorm (1983) - skip Flatliners 2017 and just pick this up at your local videomart. Christopher Walken does science for the sake of learning, and nothing will stop him from experiencing a colleague's death caught on a psychic recording machine! This movie ruled! A Dark Song (2016) - Netflix supernatural drama-horror about a mom hellbent on asking for God's aid in killing her son's murderers, but the price is high: a year in a big manse with a bald working class occultist locked from the outside world and trying fiendishly to invoke an avenging angel! Was good! Watch it! Catfight (2016) Onur Tukel's last feature boasts sharp dialogue, good gay humor, woman-on-woman coma-inducing battery (x2!) and other remarks on the insipid, futile world we occupy! Good shit! WAY better than Summer of Blood, which you can safely skip! lol forgot about Chloe (2009) - awful Egoyan film but lush and full of juicy lesbian / masturbation shots of beautiful Julianne More and the voluptuous Amanda Seyfried, who's no stranger to lesbian shots (2009's Jennifer's Body with Megan Fox for a long makeout scene). So watch it for any reason you want, or skip it. It's a bad movie. But it's got some great scenes. The conflict! The debate! Damn you Egoyan. I'm on a roll baby.

Over some incredible dishes from Armenian-influenced Michelin starred chef, Carrie Nahabedian of Naha, Director Atom Egoyan and I discuss our food heritages, the plethora and difficulty of Armenian dishes, how food is woven into identity, and the incredibly powerful performance of a vibrant Christopher Plummer, now 86, in Egoyan's newest movie, "Remember."

Hey guys!  Jim here.  Well, I'm nowhere to be found in this episode other than the ad and parody song. I had to take a couple weeks off, so I enlisted the help of two of my favorite previous guests to take the helm for an epic examination of a favorite Canadian filmmaker of theirs.  Bill Ackerman and Al Kwiatkowski took it upon themselves to discuss the entire filmography of one Atom Egoyan, whose two films EXOTICA and THE SWEET HEREAFTER were highly acclaimed in the late 90s and well worth your time.  But what about the films prior to those two as well as his latter work?  Listen in on an incredibly enlightening discussion on a filmmaker you should definitely become more familiar with, if you're not already!   Much gratitude to Bill and Al for their hard work and for their terrific conversation that you won't want to miss.  Once again, this episode is sponsored by Freshbooks, please support the show with a 30-day free trial:  http://gofreshbooks.com/directorsclub*in case you're one of the earlier downloaders of this episode, you'll notice there was a little gap right around the discussion around Felicia's Journey. thankfully that has since been edited out. apologies for missing it before!00:00 - 03:02 - Introduction03:03 - 04:36 - Director Song04:37 - 01:16:51 - Next Of Kin, Family Viewing, Speaking Parts, Adjuster, Calendar01:16:52 - 01:39:53 - Exotica01:39:54 - 01:40:33 - The Sweet Hereafter Score01:40:34 - 02:16:02 - The Sweet Hereafter, Felicia's Journey, Ararat02:16:03 - 02:58:33 - Where The Truth Lies, Adoration, Chloe02:58:34 - 03:17:15 - Devil's Knot, The Captive, Remember03:17:16 - 03:23:04 - Top 3 Lists / OutroI will be returning in two weeks to talk M. Night Shyamalan with a brand new guest.  We'll definitely be covering as much as we can, and then in May, two very big episodes indeed will be coming your way.  Please visit http://nowplayingnetwork.net subscribe to all of the great shows on the network.  Keep those emails coming:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com

We have a special treat this week. The Critic and the Referee conducted their first interview with award-winning and Oscar-nominated director/screenwriter, Atom Egoyan, whose new movie, "Remember," is being released in the U.S. on Friday, March 11, 2016. It stars Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, both giving riveting performances in this drama/thriller. Atom gives us inside details about what it’s like to work with Plummer, Landau, and first-time screenwriter Benjamin August in this unexpected tale of a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor suffering from memory loss. Listen as Egoyan walks us through how he developed his phenomenal storytelling chops, as well as his technique in working with the industry’s most talented actors and actresses. Finally, Atom shares what he’s watching, as well as what you should be watching. Yes, he ultimately takes the Critic and the Referee back to school—film school, that is.  We told you it was a special treat! Show Notes Here some fun facts about Atom Egoyan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000382/ & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_Egoyan): Attended Film School:  Nope (Hitchcock/Truffaut Conversation was his film school.)Break Out Feature: "Exotica"Most Notable Work: "The Sweet Hereafter" (received tons of awards including two Oscar nominations)Other Big Wig Stars He’s Directed: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds, Colin Firth, Victor Garber, Rosario Dawson and…wait for it…Kevin Bacon. (Yes, we at Why Watch That were officially one degree away from Kevin Bacon. Major accomplishment, folks!)Current Small Screen Favorites: "Ray Donavan," "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men"Current Big Screen Favorite: "Tangerine"What to Watch: "Vertigo," "The Conversation," "Taxi Driver," "The Godfather," and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"  Remember (A24) http://a24films.com/films/remember/Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutesSynopsis: "Remember" tells the story of Zev Guttman (Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer), a 90-year-old struggling with memory loss who is living out his final years in a serene retirement home. A week following the death of his beloved wife Ruth, he suddenly gets a mysterious package from his close friend Max (Academy Award® Winner Martin Landau), containing a stack of money and a letter detailing a shocking plan. Both Zev and Max were prisoners in Auschwitz, and the same sadistic guard was responsible for the death of both their families – a guard who, immediately after the war, escaped Germany and has been living in the U.S. ever since, under an assumed identity. Max is wheelchair-bound but in full command of his mental faculties; with his guidance, Zev will embark on a cross-continental road-trip to bring justice once and for all to the man who destroyed both of their lives. Pick of the Week: "The Conversation" by Francis Ford Coppola http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We have a special treat this week. The Critic and the Referee conducted their first interview with award-winning and Oscar-nominated director/screenwriter, Atom Egoyan, whose new movie, "Remember," is being released in the U.S. on Friday, March 11, 2016. It stars Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, both giving riveting performances in this drama/thriller. Atom gives us inside details about what it’s like to work with Plummer, Landau, and first-time screenwriter Benjamin August in this unexpected tale of a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor suffering from memory loss. Listen as Egoyan walks us through how he developed his phenomenal storytelling chops, as well as his technique in working with the industry’s most talented actors and actresses. Finally, Atom shares what he’s watching, as well as what you should be watching. Yes, he ultimately takes the Critic and the Referee back to school—film school, that is.  We told you it was a special treat!   Show Notes   Here some fun facts about Atom Egoyan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000382/ & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_Egoyan):   Attended Film School:  Nope (Hitchcock/Truffaut Conversation was his film school.) Break Out Feature: "Exotica" Most Notable Work: "The Sweet Hereafter" (received tons of awards including two Oscar nominations) Other Big Wig Stars He’s Directed: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds, Colin Firth, Victor Garber, Rosario Dawson and…wait for it…Kevin Bacon. (Yes, we at Why Watch That were officially one degree away from Kevin Bacon. Major accomplishment, folks!) Current Small Screen Favorites: "Ray Donavan," "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men" Current Big Screen Favorite: "Tangerine" What to Watch: "Vertigo," "The Conversation," "Taxi Driver," "The Godfather," and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"     Remember (A24) http://a24films.com/films/remember/ Rating: R  Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes Synopsis: "Remember" tells the story of Zev Guttman (Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer), a 90-year-old struggling with memory loss who is living out his final years in a serene retirement home. A week following the death of his beloved wife Ruth, he suddenly gets a mysterious package from his close friend Max (Academy Award® Winner Martin Landau), containing a stack of money and a letter detailing a shocking plan. Both Zev and Max were prisoners in Auschwitz, and the same sadistic guard was responsible for the death of both their families – a guard who, immediately after the war, escaped Germany and has been living in the U.S. ever since, under an assumed identity. Max is wheelchair-bound but in full command of his mental faculties; with his guidance, Zev will embark on a cross-continental road-trip to bring justice once and for all to the man who destroyed both of their lives.   Pick of the Week: "The Conversation" by Francis Ford Coppola http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/

Photo By: Tina RowdenToday’s conversation covered a lot of ground. Listen in as Atom speaks about his approach to understanding the human condition, remorse and reconciliation, national self-determination and the stories he tells.BiographyWith fifteen features and related projects, Egoyan has won numerous prizes at international film festivals including the Grand Prix and International Critics Awards from the Cannes Film Festival, two Academy Award® nominations, and numerous other honours.  His films have won twenty-five Genies – including three Best Film Awards – and a prize for Best International Film Adaptation from The Frankfurt Book Fair.  Egoyan’s films have been presented in numerous retrospectives across the world, including a complete career overview at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, followed by similar events at the Filmoteca Espagnol in Madrid, the Museum of The Moving Image in New York and the Royal CINEMATEK in Brussels.His body of work – which includes theatre, music, and art installations – delves into issues of memory, displacement, and the impact of technology and media in modern life. His latest feature, REMEMBER, stars Christopher Plummer.Egoyan’s art projects have been presented around the world including The Venice Biennale and Artangel in London. Steenbeckett became part of The Artangel Collection, an innovative alliance with the Tate. His installation, Auroras, was recently on view at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, in a program commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.Egoyan directed the North American premiere of Martin Crimp’s Cruel and Tenderfor the Canadian Stage theatre company in early 2012. His adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s Eh Joe was presented by The Gate Theatre in Dublin, where it won The Irish Times/ESB Award for Best Direction before transferring to London’s West End and The Lincoln Center Festival in New York.Egoyan directed the contemporary Chinese opera Feng Yi Teng for the 2012 Spoleto Festival in Charleston and the Lincoln Center Festival, New York. It was performed at the Luminato Festival in 2013, following the remount of Richard Strauss’s Salome with the Canadian Opera Company. Egoyan directed a new production Mozart’s Così fan tutte for the COC in 2014. His award-winning production of Wagner’s Die Walküre was performed in early 2015.Egoyan is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of America, and the Royal Canadian Academy of Art. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.Egoyan is honoured with a 2015 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.Ego Film ArtsNational past article.Trailer for Remember See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s the return of The Not 100 Project! No AFI movies need apply. This week we review 3 Canadian flicks: The Sweet Hereafter, Cube and The Barbarian Invasions. We even have an interview with the co-writer of Cube, Andre Bijelic! Tune us in, eh!

Tre ragazzi provano ad uscire dalla desolazione della loro vita tentando una difficoltosa marcia dal Guatemala agli Stati Uniti. E come ogni viaggio si troverà qualcosa di diverso da ciò che si cercava all'inizio. E' il motivo de "La gabbia... dorata" di Diego Quemada-Diez, in Italia per la presentazione del suo film al festival di "Internazionale" a Ferrara. Di tutt'altre temperature cinematografiche ed esistenziali si nutre invece il cinema Atom Egoyan.