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Christian Zyp interviews Kurtis David Harder (dir/prod/co-writer) and Cassandra Naude (actor) about the film INFLUENCER. This horror/thriller screens as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Apr 28th where Harder & Naude will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. INFLUENCER revolves around a social media influencer Madison (Emily Tennant) having a lonely and uneven...

Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies return with another edition of THANK TELEFILM, where they decide if this Canadian film is worth the investment. ALINE is a fictionalized biopic about a singer that has a life eerily similar to Celine Dion, even though Dion was not involved in the production of the film. When director Valérie Lemercier was asked if Dion had seen the film, she said, "I contacted Celi...

Christian Zyp Interviews film historian Jason Pichonsky about the 1989 Michael Ironside vehicle MINDFIELD. Jason cut the commentary track on the Blu-Ray release from Canadian International Pictures. MINDFIELD is a uniquely ambitious experiment in genre filmmaking that’s part explosive action movie, part MK-ULTRA-inspired conspiracy thriller, and part sleazy underworld crime saga. Purchase a copy a...

Lucas Anders interviews Colin Askey about this documentary LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL. It's an intimate, observational look beyond the stigma of people who use drugs, revealing the courage of those facing tragedy in a neighborhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crisis.

Christian Zyp interviews the co-founders of Brimstone Pictures, Preston Ewasiuk, David Heacock & Neil Chase. They discuss their new film SPIN THE WHEEL. It's an edge-of-your-seat dark-comedy supernatural thriller about a group of strangers in a dive bar whose faith and resolve are tested past their breaking points as the world ends around them.

Christian Zyp interviews Laura LaFrance (filmmaker) and Dan Smith (Executive DIrector) about KINO CONFIDENTIAL, a special mystery screening event at Metro Cinema. The event takes place Sun March 5th at 6 pm. It will also feature the premiere of Laura La France’s short film, “Long Live Little Cinemas”, stills of which appear on the label of Blindman Brewing's Super 8 Barrel Aged Porter. Get tickets...

Christian Zyp interviews Adam Bentley (Festival Producer) about the International Festival of Winter Cinema (IFWC). The IFWC has free screenings of local, Canadian, and international cinema in Hawrelak Park February 10 to 19, 2023 on a screen built of snow. It's family friendly and there are also ticketed special events. Find out more information at www.ifwc.ca/

Lucas Anders interviews Clay Tatum about his film THE CIVIL DEAD. It screens at Metro Cinema February 10 @ 7:00 pm, February 12 @ 3:15 pm & February 14 @ 9:30 pm. In THE CIVIL DEAD Clay is a loner photographer who happens upon his long-lost friend, Whit. After a night of catching up, Whit discloses an unsettling secret to Clay, which puts a strain on his marriage and causes him to question his...

Christian Zyp talks to the resident MOVING RADIO film expert Lindsey Campbell, because she sees everything... almost. It's Part II of the MR Oscar Roundtable discuss with a deeper dive on every major category for the 2023 Academy Awards.

Christian Zyp interviews Edmonton based filmmaker Scott Townend (director/co-writer/co-creator) about his series RUN THE BURBS on CBC and streaming on CBC GEM. The Calgary Underground FIlm Festival (CUFF) presents a special event to give people a sneak peek of two upcoming episodes of the CBC series RUN THE BURBS at Globe Cinema. Tuesday February 7th. Following a screening of RUN THE BURBS Season...

Christian Zyp, Lucas Anders and Mark Davies have a roundtable discussion about the Oscar Nominations for 2023. Instead of examining every category, they discuss favorite acting nominee, sound/visual effects, screenplay, best picture and the biggest oversight of the Oscars this year.

Christian Zyp speaks with Chelsea McMullen (co-writer/co-director) about the film EVER DEADLY. It weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with pain, anger and triumph—all through the expressions of Tanya Tagaq, one of the most innovative musical performers of our time. EVER DEADLY screens at Metro Cinema Wed Ja...

Christian Zyp gives you a sample of some of our favorite interviews from MOVING RADIO over the last year. Listen to segments of interviews from Gary Snow (FRIENDLY LOCAL GAME STORE), Joe Hunting (WE MET IN REALITY), Riley Stearns (DUAL), Fran Strine & Ray Parker Jr. (WHO YA GONNA CALL?), Brandon Rhiness (GROTESQUE), Omar Mouallem (THE LAST BARON) and Scott Lebrecht (JURASSIC PUNK).

For the annual CRUEL X-MAS watch, Christian Zyp punishes the eyes of Mark Davies and Lucas Anders by having them watch the animated Christmas special "Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa". Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa is a CGI musical Christmas special that aired once during the 2002 holiday season in syndication and on WB+ (a prepackaged channel for smaller markets). Since it never...

Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies examine another film funded by Telefilm to see if it worth appreciating. This time it's Sook-Yin Lee's film OCTAVIO IS DEAD. A cryptic tale with no lack of sexual undertones, Octavio is Dead! follows Tyler (Sarah Gadon) on an adventure of self-discovery. In OCTAVIO IS DEAD Tyler escapes her overbearing mother (Rosanna Arquette) and travels to the rich and surreal w...

Christian Zyp interviews Michael Patrick Lilly (Chief Creative Officer of FACTORY FILM STUDIO. Thye discuss the move to Edmonton and the project filming in Edmonton, RED PINE CITY. Frank A. Caruso helms the production with Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables), Rick Ravanello and Elise Muller star.

Christian Zyp interviews Bradley Berman (dir/cinematographer)about the documentary JACK HAS A PLAN. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs 2022 Sat. Nov. 26th at 12:00 PM at the globe Cinema in Calgary.  Jack Tuller has a plan. And in the final hours of that plan, Jack will have a party with his friends, tell his wife how much he loves her, and finally, he will take a cocktail designed to end his life pe...

Christian Zyp interviews Dave Rodden Short (dir/screenwriter) about his documentary THE EMPRESS OF VANCOUVER. You can see it as part of CUFF.Docs 2022 Sat Nov 26th @ 7:00 pm at the Globe CInema in Calgary. THE EMPRESS OF VANCOUVER is a cinematic and intimate collision of drag, queer history, and performance art, that follows trans icon Oliv Howe as she prepares for the 40th anniversary of her coro...

Christian Zyp interviews Brian D. Johnson (dir) about his documentary THE COLOUR OF INK. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Thurs Nov 24th @ 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary.    THE COLOUR OF INK uncovers the mystery and power of our oldest medium through the eyes of Jason Logan, a Toronto inkmaker. Harvesting colours from the natural world—weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust—he makes in...

Christian Zyp interviews Ted Stenson (dir/screenwriter) about his documentary LIVING WITHOUT MENACE. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs  Nov. 26th, 2022 @  2:15 PM at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. LIVING WITHOUT MENACE examines how for over 70 years, Alberta has been the only inhabited part of the planet without rats. But with the emergence of several ambitious, ecologically-focused rat eradication  e...

Christian Zyp interviews Rob Freeman (dir/screenwriter) about his documentary DROP THE NEEDLE. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs 2022 in Calgary at at the Globe Cinema Fri Nov 25th at 6;30 pm. The 10th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival takes place from Nov 23-27, 2022. DROP THE NEEDLE is is the story of Play De Record. In August 1990, a record store opened on Yonge St. in Toronto  that quickly beg...

Christian Zyp interviews Ry Levy (director) about his documentary OUT IN THE RING about LGBTQ+ professional wrestlers and representation in the sport. It screens as part of Rainbow Visions Film Festival Sun Nov 6, 2022 at 6:45 PM at the Metro Cinema. OUT IN THE RING uses a combination of interviews with LGBTQ+ wrestling talents (past and present), allies & historians, archival footage and rare...

Christian Zyp interviews Jason Karman (dir) about his film  GOLDEN DELICIOUS. It screens as part of the  Rainbow Visions Film Festival on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:45 PM ay the Metro Cinema. Jason will be in attendance for a Q&A. in GOLDEN DELICIOUS, Everyone wants something from high school senior Jake: his father ie pushing him to try out for the basketball team and his girlfriend want...

Christian Zyp interviews Beth Wishart Mackenzie (dir) about her documentary LANA GETS HER TALK. It screens as part the Broad View Film Festival Sat. Nov 12, 2022 at 2:30pm at the Metro CInema. An observation of Cree artist Lana Whiskeyjack as she works to complete "Lost My Talk", a mixed-media sculpture representing her uncle. This study of an artist and her work gives us some understanding of the...

Christian Zyp interviews Laura O'Grady (dir) about her documentary FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN. See is as part of the Rainbow Visions Film Festival November 5, 2022 @ 4:30 pm at the Metro Cinema.  It’s hard to become a drag superstar when you have to show up for your shift at the nursing home! Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino front line worker Francis “Kiko” Yutrago, as he t...