Strombo this week May 6 - 10

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week
The show plays at some point after the hockey games are done. You just have to find it. Good chance it's preempted at 7 PM EST but may be found at 7 in other Canadian time zones.

Monday May 6

Judd Apatow and his wife Leslie Mann talk about the movie they did together 'This is 40' 

Panel guest Mark Forward of the Mark Forward Podcast also appears on Mr. D

Tuesday May 7 


Film maker Quentin Tarantino  directed 'Django Unchained'

From Air Farce, panel guest the very funny Don Ferguson

Wednesday May 8

Talking about his movie Central Park Five, film maker Ken Burns

On the panel comedian John Wing

Thursday May 9
From Montreal, an old crush for many, singer Corey Hart

Executive producer of shows like The Sopranos and Northern Exposure David Chase

Comedy panel features Matt Baram.

Friday May 10

Best of the Week

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight: Feb 18-22, 2013

As we enter into encore week and awards season, I thought it would be nice to focus this post on awards trivia. For more information on the guests bios this week, please read George's official site here.

MONDAY

Quentin Tarantino recieved an Oscar nomination for for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen. "Django: Unchained" is also up for  Best Picture, Cinematography, Sound Editing and Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz . The film recently won the AFI Award for Movie of the Year.

Tarantino also recieved Oscar nominations for Best Directing and Best Writing, Original Screenplay in 2010 for "Inglorious Basterds". He also recieved an Oscar nomination for Best Directing for "Pulp Fiction" in 1995, but ended up winning an Oscar for Best Writing, Written Directly for the Screen.
Tarantino has recieved 73 nominations and 80 awards in his career.

Xavier Dolan is a 23 year old filmmaker with 19 film nominations and 29 wins. He most recently won the Queer Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Laurence Anyways". The same film won TIFF's Best Canadian Feature Film Award and was featured in TIFF's Canada's Top 10. It is also one of the leading awards for the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards.

TUESDAY

William H Macy  recieved 31 nominations and won 30 awards in his career. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1997 for his supporting role in "Fargo". He recently starred in "The Sessions" which recieved an Oscar nomination this year for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

Giovanni Ribisi recieved 13 nominations and won 3 awards in his career. He starred in "Avatar" and "Saving Private Ryan" along with a recurring role in "My Name is Earl" and "Friends"; all of which have recieved numerous awards.

WEDNESDAY

Marisa Tomei recieved 27 nominations and won 17 awards in her career. She won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1993 for "My Cousin Vinny". She recieved an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2002 for "In The Bedroom" and 2010 for "The Wrestler."

Margot Kidder recieved 4 nominations and won 2 awards in her career. She will always be best known for her role as Lois Lane in Superman along with creating awareness for people who live with paranoia and are bipolar.

THURSDAY

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau recieved 4 nominations in his career. Although Nikolaj is a movie star in his homeland, he is most known for his role as Jamie Lannister in "Game of Thrones". The show has recieved 66 nominations and won 25 awards.

Richard Armitage recieved 2 nominations in his career. He recently starred as Thorin in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" which recieved three Oscar nominations this year for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects.

FRIDAY

Spike Lee recieved 46 nominations and won 35 awards in his career. He was nomainted for an Oscar  for Best Writing, Written Directly for the Screen in 1990 for "Do The Right Thing" and Best Documentary, Features in 1998 for "4 Little Girls."

George A Romero recieved 4 nominations and won 12 awards in his career. He is often credited for creating the zombies that we now think of and use in films along with his legendary work in the horror genre.

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight: December 17-21

George will be speaking to some intriguing people from the world of film and television this week.

Monday 17 December 2012

Judd Apatow and his wife Leslie Mann will be on to discuss their upcoming film This is 40. The writer, director and producer has also worked with his wife in 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Freaks and Geeks. He is also the Executive Producer of Girls and produced other great comedies such as Bridesmaids, Get Him to the Greek, Superbad and Anchorman.





Tonight's panel includes Mark Forward who plays Mr. Leung on CBC's Mr.D.

Tuesday 18 December 2012

Quentin Tarantino is in the red chair tonight to discuss his upcoming film Django: Unchained. Quentin has won an Oscar for Pulp Fiction in 1994 for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen. He's also been nominated for an Academy Award for Inglorious Basterds in 2010. His 77 award nominations include prestigious institutions such as BAFTA, Cannes, Golden Globes, and suprisingly the Grammy's (Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture - Kill Bill Vol 2) and an Emmy (Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - CSI).

Tonight's panel includes Don Ferguson who appears on CBC's Royal Air Farce. 

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Ken Burns is an Oscar nominated director (Brookly Bridge, The Statue of Liberty). You can see his documentary, The Central Park Five, this month at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto and other theatres near you. Ken has also won an Emmy in 2010 for Outstanding Non Fiction Series National Parks: America's Best Idea. 

Tonight's panel includes John Wing. John has written for the Halifax Comedy Festival and Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

Thursday 13 December 2012

Corey Hart is our first guest this evening. The Canadian 1980s hearthrob was best known for his songs Sunglasses at Night and Never Surrender, but now he's back with some interesting stories to tell.

David Chase is best known for his work as a Producer for everything from Rockford Files to The Sopranos. Join him as he talks about his new film, Not Fade Away, a love letter to sixties rock and roll.

Tonight's panel has a special connection with another panelist. Matt Baram lived with Naomi Snieckus and Ron Pederson. The three co-founded The National Theatre of the World. He has an upcoming series, Seeds, and has starred in Take This Waltz. 

Friday's episode will feature the best of the week.