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Xperia X10 Launch Event interviews, available now at Rogers

April 15, 2010April 16, 2010 Doug Groves Anderson Teixeira, Android, interview, launch, Raj Doshi, Rogers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Windows Phone 7, Xperia, Xperia X101 Comment

Today Rogers launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android-packing phone, for $149.99 on a 3 year contract, $549 outright. It runs Android 1.6, with Sony Ericsson’s custom Timescape and Mediascape UI. It has 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4″ (480 x 854) screen and an 8.1 MP camera. Included in the box is a 16gb MicroSD card, charger and wired stereo headset, but sadly no carrying case. We should be getting an X10 to play with soon, and will post our in-depth hands-on review next week. You can buy phone today at…

Wind Mobile One Month In

January 18, 2010 Doug Groves angrychinesedriver, carrier, interview, smartphone, Wind Mobile3 Comments

In December, Wind Mobile’s launch promised to bring change to Canada’s mobile landscape. Second in line for that change was Kevin, who has also been vocal about the new carrier at his site angrychinesedriver.com . At the recording of the latest episode, he dropped by for a chat with Alex about Wind, where it stands today, and what he sees in the future. Once you’re done watching, check out his site for more viewpoints from, including this compelling rebuttal to a number of points.

Fan Expo 09: Dragon Age Origins

October 7, 2009October 9, 2009 Doug Groves Bioware, Chris Priestly, Dragon Age, event, Fan Expo 2009, interview4 Comments

Alex talks with Chris Priestly of Bioware about their upcoming game Dragon Age: Origins. It’s a wide ranging discussion about everything from sex in the game and refining moral choice options to developing the tool set for user generated content and discussing the dev team behind the new RPG. Some people have been having some issues with the Blip video frame rate so click more to see a YouTube version in 2 parts

Fan Expo 2009: Robert Duncan McNeill

September 21, 2009 Doug Groves event, Fan Expo 2009, interview, Toronto0 comment

Robert Duncan McNeill was kind enough to take a few minutes to talk with Ryan about both some of his past work, as well has his role as an exec producer and director on the fan fave show Chuck.

Fan Expo 09: James Duval

September 11, 2009 Doug Groves Donnie Darko, event, Fan Expo 2009, Frank The Rabbit, interview, James Duval2 Comments

James Duval, of Frank The Rabbit fame, sits down with Ryan for a few minutes to talk Donnie Darko and it’s growing cult following after a less than stellar theatrical run, as well as what the future holds.

Fan Expo 09: Psycho Charger

September 9, 2009 Doug Groves event, Fan Expo 2009, interview, Music, Psycho Charger1 Comment

First time Fan Expo/rgb’er Mona came up from Jersey partially to see the ‘horror rawkillbilly’ band Psycho Charger, who played at the Rue Morgue sponsored Fan Expo event ‘Dance of the Deadites’ Saturday night. Even though we were pretty tired from walking around the convention floor for two days straight, I’m glad we made it out, because the band put on an awesome, blood-soaked show.

Aaron Douglas or Mary McDonnell Interview

September 3, 2009August 29, 2011 Doug Groves Aaron Douglas, Battlestar, BSG, event, Fan Expo 2009, Galactica, interview, Mary McDonnell9 Comments

You decide. Hint: we interviewed this actor at Fan Expo last year as well. You can catch that interview here…

Max Brooks Interview: For Those Who Like Their Zombies Shambling

August 31, 2009August 31, 2009 Doug Groves Comics, event, Fan Expo 2009, interview, Max Brooks, survival guide, World War Z, zombie5 Comments

Alex sits down with Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z to talk about the WWZ movie, comics, Max’s previous “schticks” and much more, including his upcoming work on a G.I. Joe mini series. Finally, in the vein of “Hulk vs. Thing” and “Ninjas vs. Pirate” debates, Max lets us know where he stands regarding the “slow vs. fast zombies” debate.

Interview With Bill Pope

August 26, 2009August 26, 2009 Doug Groves Bill Pope, Edgar Wright, interview0 comment

After wrapping up shooting of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Edgar Wright’s mini film fest had one last night at the Bloor Cinema, with Pilgrim director of photography Bill Pope as the guest of honour. On tap were two movies that Pope worked on, Army of Darkness and Team America: World Police, and between the screenings Ryan got a chance to talk with Pope on a wide range of subjects.

rgbFilter @ TCAF 2009 – Cecil Castellucci & Miriam Libicki

July 16, 2009May 7, 2010 Doug Groves Comics, convention, event, interview, TCAF, tcaf 2009, Toronto1 Comment

We were at the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held on May 9th and 10th. We got the chance to talk to a lot of the artists at the show. This is the second video we’ve put out, and we’ll have more over the next few weeks. This episode is with Cecil Castellucci, writer of the graphic novels The Plain Janes and Janes in Love illustrated by Jim Rugg, which was the launch title for DC Comics Minx line of graphic novels for young adults. We also talk to Vancouver…

rgbFilter @ TCAF 2009 – interviews with Sketchkrieg! & Tom Scioli

June 3, 2009May 7, 2010 drsquid Comics, convention, interview, Jack Kirby, Sketchkrieg!, TCAF, tcaf 2009, Toronto1 Comment

We attended the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held on May 9th & 10th, and we got a chance to talk to a lot of the artists at the show – we will be posting more videos over the next few weeks. This episode is with the members of Sketchkrieg!, a band of comic artists based in Toronto, and Tom Scioli (a huge Jack Kirby fan), co-creator of the Image comic series Godland with writer Joe Casey, artist of the Freedom Force comic (based on the classic PC game by…

Edgar Wright at the Bloor Cinema

March 31, 2009July 28, 2009 Doug Groves Bloor Cinema, Edgar Wright, interview, Toronto10 Comments

Alex caught up with Edgar Wright, director of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, when he was at the Bloor Cinema during the Wright Stuff event, a series of films curated for the Bloor by Edgar Wright. The Wright Stuff wraps up Sunday April 12th.