House Of Crouse

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This weeks we opened the vault and John Lydon jumped out! It's an encore conversation with the Sex Pistol about life, perception and a movie called "Sons of Norway." then Ken Finkleman swings by to talk about his new movie "An American Dream" and share stories about working "as a hack" in Hollywood. Find out how he dealt with his crew's taste for cocaine on the set of "Airplane 2." It's good stuff. C'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. When Terry Jones announced, ‘I’ve got dementia. My frontal lobe has absconded,’ I immediately thought back to discussing the legacy of Monty Python with the comedy legend. He's a lovely man and I wanted to share a few minutes of that talk with you. Then "Degrassi: Next Class" screenwriter Courtney Jane Walker swings by to talk about how she finds inspiration everywhere from court rooms to the subway. Finally, we go long with "American War" author and former war correspondent Omar El Akkad. The Washington Post called the novel "poignant and horrifying" and El Akkad is a fascinating conversationalist. It's all great stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Five years after being offered the role of Emily Dickenson in "A Quiet Passion" Cynthia Nixon said, “I never thought it would come together. I thought, ‘Thank you for thinking of me, it is a good part for me but I don’t see how you are going to get this made.’” Find out how she and Terence Davies brought the film to the screen. Then sit back and let "First Blood" director Ted Kotcheff regale you with stories from his very entertaining life. It's all good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. In "Maudie" Ethan Hawke plays a gruff Nova Scotian man who learns how to love. How brusque is he? “You walk funny,” he says when he first meets her. “You a cripple? You sick?” Not exactly a charmer. We talk about the film and his love of Nova Scotia. Then we go long with Ann-Margret, talking about her life, career--including a twenty-two foot on-stage tumble that almost ended her career--and her new movie, Going in Style. It's all good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week Linda Thorson, star of the film The Second Time Around (in theatres now!) swings by the HoC. Thorson is a stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Tara King in the classic television series The Avengers alongside Patrick Macnee. She talks about getting her most famous role with a little help from John Huston and dancing with Paul McCartney! It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. First up, "Wilson" star Judy Greer stops by for a quick visit to talk about working with Woody Harrelson and signing the boobs of Archer fans. Then we go long with "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" star Kim Coates. He recites Shakespeare, talks about "Sons of Anarchy" and growing up on the Canadian Prairies. From boobs to Shakespeare, we cover it all, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

The Richard Crouse Show from NewsTalk 1010. This week Richard sits with Linda Thorson, the star of the film The Second Time Around (in theatres now!). Thorson is a stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Tara King in the classic television series The Avengers alongside Patrick Macnee. She also appeared in everything from the action-adventure series Return of the Saint, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Greek Tycoon, the Steven Seagal actioner Half Past Dead, Emily of New Moon and the long running British TV series Emmerdale… and let’s not forget critically-regarded stage turns in Noises Off, Equus and August: Osage County.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. It's a full house today. Dax Shepard and Michael Pena stop by to chat about doing the stunts in "CHIPS," their wild and wooly update of 70s television nostalgia. Wyatt Russell talks about his famous parents, Goldie and Kurt, and how playing a professional hockey player in "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" took him back to when he was a real life professional goalie. Then to round out the visit, "Personal Shopper" director Olivier Assayas calls Kristen Stewart the "best actress of her generation." It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Here is NewsTalk 1010's Richard Crouse Show for March 11, 2017. Guests include Ian Lake and Krystin Pellerin of the Stratford festival production of "Macbeth" and Dave Alexander from "Untold Horror."

Welcome to the House of Crouse. To me the still shot of two teens, one wearing an Edward Bear t-shirt, hitchhiking on a two-lane highway is a powerfully nostalgic Canadian image. I grew up in 1970s era Nova Scotia where hundreds of kids (me included) hitchhiked on roads big and small. The image is iconic, a sentimental picture of a simpler time brought to vivid life in “Weirdos,” Bruce McDonald and Daniel MacIvor's sweet new coming of age story. So pull up a beanbag chair, pull on your tie dyed t-shirt and listen to Bruce and Daniel as they transport us back to the 1970s. C'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. C'mon in, pull up a bean bag chair and enjoy photographer Chris Buck talking about taking portraits of everyone from President Obama and President Trump to Jay Z and Willie Nelson for his book Uneasy. Which world leader did he make spit out their gum? Listen in and find out. Then Logan star Hugh Jackman comes by to talk about finding the confidence to get up on stage in drama school. It's good stuff, so sit back, relax and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Put on your jumpers or your nicest frock! It's "Rule, Britannia!" Day around the HoC. Gemma Arterton pops round to talk about cannibal ants who can change species and her zombie movie "The Girl with All the Gifts." Then it's sit-back-and-listen-to-a-legend time as we raid the vault to bring you Michael Caine speaking about his revenge flick "Harry Brown." It's great stuff, so never mind the bollocks, drop in for a cuppa and take a load off.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. On Oscar weekend we celebrate actors and the craft of acting so it is with sadness we commemorate Bill Paxton who passed away yesterday at age 61. In this short podcast I speak with the director and cast of "Mean Dreams." They talk about what it was like working with Paxton and shooting one very difficult scene.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Today "Fist Fight" director Richie Keen talks about sneaking on to the sets of John Hughes films and how it made him feel like he finally found the place he belonged. Then Natalie Brown swings by to chat about making "XX," a new horror anthology film written, produced, directed and starring women! Pull up a beab bag by the fireplace and hang out with us. You're always welcome at the House of Crouse. No walls here.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. It's a sombre week around the HoC as we remember Rob Stewart, the environmentalist and filmmaker who passed away January 31, 2017 while filming a documentary. His movie Sharkwater won awards all over the world and shed light on the plight of sharks in the modern world. On a lighter note, Michael Cera stops by to chat about playing Robin in The Batman Lego Movie. C'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Elan Mastai wrote "The F Word." That should be enough to earn him a place of honour at the HoC but, as if that wasn't enough, he then wrote a wildly imaginative and entertaining book of humanistic sci fi called "All Our Wrong Tomorrows." Interested? Tune and hear him talk about it. It's a good listen so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Today around the old HoC we're thinking locally but acting globally. Joyce A. Nashawati’s pre-apocalyptic film "Blind Sun" sets xenophobia and alienation against the sunny backdrop of Athens, Greece. Jamie Kastner's documentary "The Skyjacker's Tale" tells the story of Ishmael Muslim Ali an American convicted of murdering eight people in the US Virgin Islands who hijacked an American Airlines plane full of passengers to Cuba on New Years Eve 1984, and got away with it. Until now. Great stories, so come on in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Today it's ripped-from-the-headlines day around the old HoC. Two documentary filmmakers drop by to chat up two very different films. Dilip Mehta's "Mostly Sunny" is a look at Sunny Leone, the Canadian born performer who made the jump from porn star and “Penthouse Pet of the Year” to Queen of Bollywood. Then Emmy Award winner Stanley Nelson drops by to discuss "Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities," his wide ranging look at how Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have helped shape the societal and cultural history of America for the last 170 years. It's fascinating stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week "Paterson" star Adam Driver expresses disbelief that his new film won't make $165 million on it's opening weekend and Don McKellar talks about why he has always found film restrictive. It's fun stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell with us.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. We're having a look back today at some favourite conversations from 2016. Jay Baruchel talks soccer, Moon Zappa chats about her dad Frank, exotic dancer and JFK mistress Tempest Storm talks about her life and comic book legend Stan Lee discusses alliteration. It's all good stuff, and it's all at the House of Crouse! C'mon in and sit a spell.