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Today’s trailers, part 2: The Sex Pistols series, Pistol

Johnny Lydon isn’t happy about it, but Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle has turned the memoir of Pistols’ guitarist Steve

In case you’ve forgotten, Kelsey Grammar’s Frasier Crane (from NBC’s Frasier, of course) was a stuffy psychologist who hosted a

Billie Eilish drops into Springfield as part of a Simpsons short. Lisa, looking for a place to practice her saxophone,

Canada’s most famous comedy ensemble, The Kids in the Hall, will return on May 13 thanks to Amazon Prime Video.

A couple of weeks ago, the Foo Fighters were set to perform at the Grammy Awards. But then… (Via Variety)

A big special was broadcast on ITV in the UK last night. So far, £13.4 million (CAD$22 million) has been

Pistol, Danny Boyle’s six-episode series based on a book by guitarist Steve Jones entitled Lonely Boy: Takes from a Sex

I’m going to guess that Arcade Fire‘s performance at the 2022 Junos was a done deal weeks or even months

There’s a lot to unpack in that headline, isn’t there? And there’s more. JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company has

It’s a well-known piece of Faith No More and Courtney Love lore that she was briefly the band’s lead singer

Remember when public access TV was the place to see some of the most subversive local stuff? LouderSound found this

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver