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| Friday, February 20th 2015 |
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For your consideration: Hollywood Oscar campaigns the public never sees. The Academy Awards are this weekend and the wins and losses on Oscar night change the fortunes of actors, directors and films. But what the public never sees is how movie studios — and some actors — campaign to win those Oscars. The strategies used to influence Academy voters are fascinating, involving millions of dollars,
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trade advertising, parties, swag, the White House, law suits, and even trips to old age homes to sway elderly voters. And Terry O’Reilly exposes it all. Grab a bag of popcorn and tune in to Under the Influence, Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 12 noon NT.
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Raziel Reid has had the kind of success that most writers dream of. His debut novel, When Everything Feels Like the Movies, won a Governor General's Award for children's literature and it's one of the books in this year's Canada Reads competition.
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When Everything Feels Like the Movies is about a gay teenage boy named Jude who lives in a small town. Jude has a crush on a straight boy in school and he wants to ask him to the Valentine's Day dance. The novel is a work of fiction but bears a close resemblance to real life. Hear Raziel Reid in conversation with Shelagh Rogers on The Next Chapter, Monday at 1 p.m., 1:30 NT.
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As the FBI’s futurist-in-residence, Marc Goodman's job was to imagine how criminals around the world would adapt to technological innovation. Now, in his new book Future Crimes, Goodman explains how hackers will no longer be confined to computers, but will target your body itself. He’ll talk to Anna Maria Tremonti on The Current, Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. NT.
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Calling all writers! The deadline for submissions for the CBC Creative Non-Fiction Prize is March 1st. The grand prize winner will receive $6000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, publication on CBC Books and in Air Canada’s En Route magazine, and a 10-day writing residency at The Banff Centre. Visit Canada Writes at CBC Books for regulations and more details.
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Is fighting a necessary part of hockey? Dan Quinn thinks fights are all right, but his opponent, Graham Clark, says “Scrap ‘em!” And Rebecca Kohler and Charlie Demers debate whether we’ve all become excessively picky eaters. Join host Steve Patterson for The Debaters, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. NT.
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