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Someone Else's MovieTasha Hubbard on Winter's BoneDocumentarian Tasha Hubbard, whose first dramatic feature Meadowlarks opens across Canada this Friday, November 28th, credits Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone – the 2010 drama that introduced the world to Jennifer Lawrence as an Ozark teenager trying to save her family from ruin by finding her vanished father – as one of the reasons she became a filmmaker. Your genial host Norm Wilner is here to find out why.
2025-11-251h 00Someone Else's MovieTara Thorne on HustlersWith her first feature Compulsus opening across Canada this Friday – just as her second film, Lakeview, rolls through the festival circuit – writer-director Tara Thorne stops by to salute Lorene Scafaria’s 2019 true-crime picture Hustlers, in which Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez play exotic dancers who exploited their patrons right back. Your genial host Norm Wilner still doesn’t understand how the Oscars overlooked that one.
2024-10-0844 min
The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew WilnerOncologist and Novelist: an interview with Jennifer Lycette, MDDr. Wilner would love your feedback! Click here to send a text! Thanks!Many thanks to Jennifer Lycette, MD, a rural oncologist in the Pacific Northwest and author of two nonfiction feminist medical thrillers, “The Algorithm Will See You Now” and “The Committee Will Kill You Now.” I’ve just finished reading “The Algorithm Will See You Now.” Written with a physician’s expertise and through a women’s eye, it’s definitely a page turner. I can’t wait to read “The Committee Will Kill You Now,” which is actually a prequel.During our 30-minute discus...
2024-03-1731 minSomeone Else's MovieJennifer Cram on Reality BitesCasting director turned writer-director Jennifer Cram, whose first feature Sick Girl is in theaters and on demand this Friday, October 20th, tackles Reality Bites, the 1994 comedy that asked Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn and director Ben Stiller to represent all of Generation X. Your genial host Norm Wilner was there too.
2023-10-1735 min
Scott Radley ShowShould Hamilton ban right turns at red lights? Why is The Hub being served a bylaw notice for graffiti of all things? & The Blue Jays got swept by the Twins... how?Would Hamilton benefit from a ban on right turns at red lights? How enforceable would it be should a ban be implemented?Guest: Mike Field, Manager of Transportation Operations with the City of Hamilton-As the battle against homelessness rages on, why is one of the places that's actively helping the homeless being served with a bylaw notice for graffiti of all things?Guest: Jennifer Bonner, Executive Director of The Hub-The Toronto Blue Jays were swept out of the playoffs by the Minnesota Twins...
2023-10-0637 min
This Day in SportsJuly 31st - writer/broadcaster Mike WilnerSend us a textAfter a brief respite, the gruesome threesome return!! Our 21st episode drops today and it features the combo of fun and sports chat that you've come to expect from us. We've got lots of good stuff here about big names like Mark McGwire, Jennifer Capriati, Kevin Durant, Andre Agassi, Matt and Trey from "South Park", Rickey Henderson, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Martin St. Louis and Michael Phelps! Plus, as always we try to shed light on little-known factoids about folks like Betty Robinson (America's first female track & field Gold medalist); Ukrainian pole vault legend Se...
2023-07-311h 11
Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonShould Canada adopt an SAT like system?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:Scott Radley steps in on Hamilton Today. Top of mind for Scott: Should Canada pivot to an American SAT-like system for standardizing grades? Ancaster High has been pinpointed as the most egregious source of “grade inflation” by the University of Waterloo, where students have not met the expectations of their grades. A 94% may really be a 78%. Education expert Paul Bennett joins Scott for that. The Blue Jays are back, and Torontonians are still giddy with last night’s home opener win. Toronto Star’s Mike Wilner talks sports with Scott. A new po...
2023-04-131h 17Someone Else's MovieSarah Watts on BoundMontreal filmmaker Sarah Watts -- whose first feature You Can Live Forever, co-directed with Mark Slutsky, is now playing in theaters across Canada -- celebrates Bound, the 1996 debut that introduced the world to the Wachowskis, and to the sight of Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly as film-noir lovers. Your genial host Norm Wilner was wondering when someone would choose this.
2023-03-2840 min
NeuroFrontiersShedding Light on the Brain After COVID-19: Assessing the Spectrum of Neurological Risk
Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN
Guest: Jennifer Frontera, MD
Most commonly associated with respiratory symptoms, COVID-19 infections have led to a myriad of neurological symptoms such as encephalopathy and stroke. Dr. Andrew Wilner joins Dr. Jennifer Frontera, a neurocritical care specialist and professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to discuss obstacles that neurologists have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-03-2608 minNeuroFrontiersExpanding on the Neurologic Effects of COVID-19
Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN
Guest: Jennifer Frontera, MD
Although the impact of COVID-19 can be long-lasting, many have had similar effects, even if they aren’t diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Jennifer Frontera, a neurocritical care specialist and professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, shares some insight on the neurological symptoms that patients with COVID-19 are facing.
2021-03-2606 minThe Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew WilnerThe Art of Medicine, Episode #28, COVID-19 Neuro Databank and BiobankDr. Wilner would love your feedback! Click here to send a text! Thanks!Show NotesFebruary 17, 2021IntroductionMany thanks to Jennifer Frontera, MD, Professor of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, for discussing the new Neuro Databank-Biobank for COVID-19. Dr. Frontera is a neurocritical care specialist and has been caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City since the start of the pandemic. She has contributed to several important research publications on this topic found at www.pubmed.gov.“Disaster Medicine” in N...
2021-03-0724 min
Someone Else's MovieJennifer Abbott on They LiveFilmmaker Jennifer Abbott has two documentaries playing (virtually) at the Planet in Focus festival this week: The Magnitude of All Things and The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel. But she still made the time to talk about They Live, the subversive John Carpenter masterwork that only grows more prescient with every election cycle. Your genial host Norm Wilner packed extra bubblegum for this.
2020-10-1347 min
Rewatchability387- MIAMI BLUES with Norm WilnerThis week we've got the blues, specifically the MIAMI BLUES, starring Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward and Jennifer Jason Leigh! About a zany sociopath who robs criminals, Miami Blues is a '90s neo-noir that shows the "path not taken" in crime films after Tarantino came in and blew everything away. Norm Wilner, Now Magazine critic and host of Someone Else Movie joins us to champion this film from George Armitage, but what do we think of it?Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Also, follow us on Facebook or Twitter. And please consider supp...
2019-08-071h 07Someone Else's MovieJennifer Dale on I Am LoveActor, producer and now screenwriter Jennifer Dale — whose new movie Into Invisible Light opens in Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver this Friday, February 1st — drops in to celebrate the vivid environments and shattering emotional arcs of Luca Guadagnino’s 2009 breakout I Am Love. Your genial host Norm Wilner tries not to bring up the Suspiria remake. (And fails.)
2019-01-2953 minSomeone Else's MovieJennifer Baichwal on The Dead ZoneDocumentarian Jennifer Baichwal, whose new documentary Long Time Running captures the Tragically Hip on their heart-rending final tour, dives into The Dead Zone to unpack the philosophy and psychology of David Cronenberg’s terrific Stephen King adaptation. Your genial host Norm Wilner shows great restraint in only busting out his Christopher Walken impression once.
2017-11-141h 09Someone Else's MovieChristopher Warre Smets on Out of SightWith his short film This Is Not What You Had Planned just added to the National Screen Institute’s Online Short Film Festival, writer-director Christopher Warre Smets tackles Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight — the movie that saved George Clooney’s career, made people take Jennifer Lopez seriously and set a bar for cinematic Elmore Leonard adaptations that stands to this day. Your genial host Norm Wilner can’t believe neither of us could remember the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing.
2016-03-0158 minSomeone Else's MovieJennifer Liao on Scott Pilgrim vs the WorldWith her new movie End of Days, Inc. opening in Toronto on Friday, director Jennifer Liao brings Edgar Wright's 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World into the basement to celebrate its giddy spirit, its goofy romantic heart and its authentic Toronto locations. Your genial host Norm Wilner has garlic bread at the ready.
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