theshawshankredemption

On this episode Jan & Zia take an in-depth look at Frank Darabont’s classic 1994 film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

On this episode Jan & Zia take an in-depth look at Frank Darabont’s classic 1994 film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.

I guess it comes down to a simple choice,
really. Get busy living or get busy dying.
– Andy, The Shawshank Redemption

Dr Mark Sinyor

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Staff psychiatrist, mood and anxiety disorders program, department of psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant professor, department of psychiatry, U of T

Research Foci:

• Suicide prevention
• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Placebos and expectation effects
• Randomized controlled trial design
• Public health

Research Summary:

The focus of Dr. Sinyor's research is in two areas within the field of mood disorders.

Suicide is a leading cause of premature death around the world and the second most common cause of death in young people in Canada after accidents. Dr. Sinyor is one of the founding members of PROGRESS (Program of Research and Education to Stop Suicide) at Sunnybrook. He is using coroner's records and other data sources to examine thousands of suicides that have occurred in Toronto and more broadly in Ontario to understand suicide better and to inform future efforts in suicide prevention. He is also conducting clinical trials that aim to prevent suicide in hospitalized patients.

There is growing evidence that expectations and the placebo effect have an important, under-recognized impact on mood and anxiety disorders both clinically and in research trials. Dr. Sinyor is working in this emerging field to understand how these factors influence outcomes and whether there are avenues to optimize expectations to improve patient care.

EPISODE 69 - TURNING THE TABLES - No Country for Old Men

Team Deakins has the tables turned on them! Cinematographer Greig Fraser and actor Josh Brolin ask the questions in this episode. We covered a lot about the movie and looked in detail at seven scenes in the movie. The conversation also went in some unplanned areas - we learned, among other things, how Greig hates the script slug line “evening”, what it was like working with Kelly McDonald, how important trust is when working on a film, and what the experience of shooting No Country for Old Men was like for Josh. Happy accidents, our favorite scene in the film, and the relationship between actor and DP were also talked about. And much, much more! There is a companion PDF for this episode that lists the clips we discussed and when they appear in the film. Don’t miss this special episode - there’s a lot in it. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF.

REQUIRED EPISODE VIEWING: No Country for Old Men