House Of Crouse

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for October 14, 2017! This week Richard welcomes comedian Danny Polishchuk, the host of a comedy event on November 4th at the Isabell Bader Theatre in support of the Canadian Civil liberty association, Michael James Regan writer, director and star of Recall and comedian Simon Rakoff.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week legendary theatre director Benedict Andrews calls in to chat up his first film, the controversial Una. He talks about presenting the complex story of a woman and her abuser and working with stars Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn. Then comedian Danny Polishchuk details the long strange journey his latest show took to get to the stage. It's great stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

In "Great Great Great" a young couple's decision to get engaged threatens to break them apart. Richard Crouse welcomes the film's stars Sarah Kolasky (also the co-writer), Daniel Beirne and Richard Clarkin to talk relationships, gun control, insults and the other big pop culture news of the week.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Canada is a huge country with a small population. Author Doug Saunders explains how we got here and why we need to increase the population if we are to survive. The author of "Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough" gives us a history lesson with an eye to the future on this week's House of Crouse podcast. C'mon in and sit a spell!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week Denis Villeneuve swings by to tell the HoC what advice Blade Runner director Ridley Scott gave him about reimagining the world for a new generation. Here's a hint, the answer is NSFW. Then The Mountain Between Us director Hany Abu-Assad describes why shooting his film in remote western Canada was "like having an orgasm." It's good stuff so stop by and sit a spell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for September 23, 2017! This week Richard welcomes Daniel Shehori author, with Stephen Shehori, of Media Whore: A Shockingly Simple Guide to Becoming Your Own Kickass Publicist, Ruth Burns of Culture Days and Antanas Sileika, author The Barefoot Bingo Caller.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. It's a packed show. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana, Miranda Richardson and Jeff Bauman, the real life inspiration for "Stronger" swing by to talk about their take on the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. It's is not the story of a bomb or the radical politics that saw it planted at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. It’s the story of the aftermath and one man's inspirational recovery. Then "Battle of the Sexes" directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton come by to talk about why Billie Jean King is such an important thread in our cultural fabric. It's all good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Howie Mandel is best known as a stand up comedian and game show host, but he also has a serious side. In our conversation he talks about "On My Way Out: the Secret Life of Nani and Popi," a film he produced about how secrets can be harmful and then reveals how sharing a secret changed his life. It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Richard Crouse and NewsTalk 1010 morning show host John Moore talk about Crouse's new talk show "Pop Life." More info: Set in a bar, the show features Crouse sharing a toast with celebrity guests and entertainment pundits each week. Guests on the show will include jazz musician Diana Krall, rock star Meatloaf, stand-up comedian and CNN host W. Kamau Bell and more. In addition to in-depth conversations, the show will also include panel discussions with actors, musicians, authors and journalists on hot-button topics of the week from the world of show business, pop culture and media.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. It's astounding. Time is fleeting. 42 years have zipped by since Patricia Quinn and Little Nell Campbell became cult heroes courtesy of their starring roles in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." They drop by and madness takes control of the HoC. Then author Claire Cameron talks about her fascinating book "The Last Neanderthal," a suspenseful, and profoundly moving book that asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human. It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Author and broadcaster Linden MacIntyre is a Giller Prize winner, a journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the CBC for almost 40 years and he's a hell of a story teller. He swings by the House of Crouse to chat up his latest novel The Only cafe. We talk about growing up with a tradition of storytelling and how he drew upon the violence he witnessed while reporting in Beirut in the 1980s to write this book. It's fascinating stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Patti Cake$, a story of big dreams and hip hop glory, stars Danielle Macdonald as a walking, talking attitude in plus size clothes; a woman with a way with words and a dream of bettering her circumstances through hip hop. We talk with her about dropping the Aussie accent to play Patti. Then Penelope Cruz drops by to chat up her new film The Queen of Spain, which sees her play Spain's most glamorous political heroine, Macarena Granada. It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. I wonder if, in 200 years, aliens will study all our dead Instagram accounts to gain insight into our way of life. If so, you could forgive them if they surmised that everyone in 2017 lived perfect, #blessed lives filled with the wonders of avocado toast and gorgeous sunsets. I got top thinking about that after my convo with "Ingrid Goes West" star Aubrey Plaza. It's a great movie and we had a lovely time discussing how social media affects each and every one of us. Then we dig into the vault to speak with Ryan Reynolds, which is always fun. C'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. It's a full house today, all aces and no jokers. Kim Coates stops by to describe how he landed the biggest role of his life playing Tig on "Sons of Anarchy." Then Ted Kotcheff talks about how and why he made "First Blood," the movie that gave us Rambo. To close things off the aptly named The Amazing Randi swings by to talks about his wild life and working with Johnny Carson. It's great stuff. C'mon in out of the heat and sit a spell with us.

NewsTalk 1010's Richard Crouse Show welcomes film critics Peter Howell and Andrew Parker. They talk about the discuss the state of film criticism in a bummer summer.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Last year Taylor Sheridan helped breathe new life into the western genre with the script to Hell or High Water. It was a hot and sweaty West Texas crime drama that earned four Oscar nominations. Before that he penned Sicario, the Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro drama about an idealistic FBI agent working with an elite task force to stem the flow of drugs between Mexico and the US. His latest film, this time as both writer and director, is another neo-western but feels much different. “Wind River” is a wintry murder mystery set on a First Nations Reserve. Listen in and find out why he wouldn't trust anyone but himself to direct this film. Then Wyatt Russell, son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell and star of the soon-to-be-released-on-DVD "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" swings by to talk hockey and having famous folks. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for July 29, 2017! This week Richard welcomes a special roster of guests. Ethan Hawke talks about his movie “Maudie,” Christopher Nolan chats about shooting his film “Dunkirk” on the beach where it actually happened, Matt Reeves talks about the scariest movie he’s ever seen and former Vice President Al Gore speaks about the environment and his new documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!: Each week on The Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Richard also lets you know what movies you’ll want to run to see and which movies you’ll want to wait for DVD release. The show

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week the late, great George A. Romero puts an end to one of the most enduring film legends of all time. Then the former Vice President of the United States drops by to discuss his new documentary "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" and what to do when it gets so hot the street starts to melt. Stop by and sit a spell, it's good stuff. Also, there is a great pun inhere somewhere about the pairing of the Zombie King and a man named Gore, but we are too tasteful to make it.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. We welcome two film directors to sit a spell at the HoC today. William Friedkin is a legend, the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection among many others. We don't talk about those. Instead I asked him about one the most trangressive movies ever made, The Devils. Listen in to hear his opinion on why naked nuns may have cost Ken Russell a box office hit. Then Christopher Nolan brings his big brain over to talk about Dunkirk and why cinema matters. It's good stuff, swing by.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. World War Z, Zombie Women of Satan and The Walking Dead owe a debt of gratitude to Night of the Living Dead. In 1968, the story of story of people trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse trying to survive an attack by reanimated ghouls dragged a bloody new horror genre into the marketplace. The film was directed by George A. Romero, man a kind and gentle man who became known as the King of the Zombies. He passed away this weekend at the too young age of 77. The House of Crouse pays tribute to the great man.