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Talent on Tap – Harry Killas – Greek to Me Joins Other Greek Films at Vancouver’s First Greek Film Festival June 16 – 19

May 30, 2022June 8, 2022InterviewGreek to Me, Harry Killas, Vancouver Greek Film Festival

It was Shakespeare that famously wrote ‘It all sounds Greek to me’. He was summing up how the Greek language had sounded to foreign ears. Greek is notoriously rich in expressions and meanings, so I

Talent on Tap – Sir Anthony Hopkins is On the Lamb Again in Zero Contact

May 27, 2022June 2, 2022InterviewAleks Paunovic, Rick Dugdale, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Zero Contact

Do you ever get the sensation that our mere existence as a civilization is frail and can crumble at any minute? Is there a true to life Doctor Evil out there somewhere, with enough of

Talent on Tap – Snake of the Nile – Ely Jackson Channels Cleopatra

May 23, 2022June 2, 2022InterviewCleopatra, Ely Jackson, Snake of the Nile

In 40 BC, they never had detailed records on the personal history of leaders. It was always about the battles fought, protecting and expanding land borders/power reach, death and taxes, plagues and marriage… so what

Talent on Tap – Mr. ESQ Launches Rich Problem with Madchild

May 20, 2022June 2, 2022InterviewMadchild, Mr. ESQ, Rich Problem

When you’re young, you’re going to make mistakes and you’ll learn from them. If those mistakes involve criminal activity, then incarceration might be your biggest teacher. Being locked up in a federal penitentiary will give

Talent on Tap – Lisa Rose Snow Changes the Narrative, Allowing Others To Be Seen

May 16, 2022June 2, 2022InterviewAFCOOP FILM5, Lisa Rose Snow, Two Penny Road Kill, Under the Christmas Tree

My, how times have changed and the momentum keeps gathering speed. I’m referring to films and television that recognize and foster diversity in their content. Entertainment has long been recognized as a platform for reaching

Talent on Tap – Pets & Pickers Combines Our Love For Pets With Bin Picking

May 13, 2022June 2, 2022InterviewDr. Marius Vasilescu, Eyal Lichtmann, Karen Kamachi, Pets & Pickers, Tyson Hepburn

When it comes to combining my two favourite things on TV, it’s hard to find a show that covers cooking and muscle cars or my other two interests – astronomy and poker… so one day