Ephraim Ellis
@ephraimellis.bsky.social
Actor, playwright. Yes, I was on Degrassi.
My first play, "On The Air" is now available for digital purchase through Canadian Play Outlet dot com! If you missed either productions this summer, you can now experience my play... with your mind's eye! Reading is cool!
On The Air by Ephraim Ellis
CJLN 'The Loon' is the fourth most popular local radio station in Northlamburton county, and it has only one problem... no one is listening.Station manager Alice Kerwin has her hands full dealing with...
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January 23, 2024 at 3:10 AM
My first play, "On The Air" is now available for digital purchase through Canadian Play Outlet dot com! If you missed either productions this summer, you can now experience my play... with your mind's eye! Reading is cool!
"Made me think too much about deepfakes and misinformation when I just wanted to enjoy Arnold shooting and punching things."
Review of ‘The Running Man’ (1987) ★★★★
A thrilling and hysterical satire that is unfortunately as relevant today as it was in 1987. Made me think too much about deepfakes and misinformation when I just wanted to enjoy Arnold shooting and��...
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January 13, 2024 at 4:02 AM
"Made me think too much about deepfakes and misinformation when I just wanted to enjoy Arnold shooting and punching things."
Can we please get a remake of this by someone like Matt Reeves? Really lean into the genre-jumping and make the first two-and-a-half acts pure Fincher 'True Detective' before an abrupt left turn and the last 25 minutes are more 'Godzilla (2014)'?"
Review of ‘Q’ (1982) ★★★
What a delightful piece of trash. So sad I missed the screening of this at the Revue few months back. Can we please get a remake of this by someone like Matt Reeves? Really lean into the…
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January 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Can we please get a remake of this by someone like Matt Reeves? Really lean into the genre-jumping and make the first two-and-a-half acts pure Fincher 'True Detective' before an abrupt left turn and the last 25 minutes are more 'Godzilla (2014)'?"
"When I put this on, I didn't know it was a John Woo movie until his name came up in the opening credits and when it did, I yelled "John Woo?! Buckle up!" out loud to myself, alone in my living room."
Review of ‘Broken Arrow’ (1996) ★★★★
When I put this on, I didn't know it was a John Woo movie until his name came up in the opening credits and when it did, I yelled "John Woo?! Buckle up!" out loud to myself, alone in my living room.��...
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January 8, 2024 at 3:01 AM
"When I put this on, I didn't know it was a John Woo movie until his name came up in the opening credits and when it did, I yelled "John Woo?! Buckle up!" out loud to myself, alone in my living room."
"David Mamet has crafted a masterful script that contains all the basic conflicts of storytelling... man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, and man vs bear."
Review of ‘The Edge’ (1997) ★★★★
David Mamet has crafted a masterful script that contains all four basic conflicts of storytelling... man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, and man vs bear.
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January 5, 2024 at 3:25 AM
"David Mamet has crafted a masterful script that contains all the basic conflicts of storytelling... man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, and man vs bear."
I have a lot of very positive thoughts on #TheGiggle, but first and foremost - that was a really good Q episode, huh?
December 11, 2023 at 4:55 AM
I have a lot of very positive thoughts on #TheGiggle, but first and foremost - that was a really good Q episode, huh?
The new Peter Gabriel album is pretty great eh
December 5, 2023 at 12:25 AM
The new Peter Gabriel album is pretty great eh
Hello from the Paradigm Jewellery booth at the One Of A Kind show! Come check out my mum's fine handcrafted jewellery and say hi (to me, her, or poster-me)!
November 25, 2023 at 11:47 PM
Hello from the Paradigm Jewellery booth at the One Of A Kind show! Come check out my mum's fine handcrafted jewellery and say hi (to me, her, or poster-me)!
as Kool A.D. once said;
I got a leather jacket
I got a little hat on
I'm drinking carbonated water by the quarter gallon
I got a leather jacket
I got a little hat on
I'm drinking carbonated water by the quarter gallon
November 19, 2023 at 3:44 PM
as Kool A.D. once said;
I got a leather jacket
I got a little hat on
I'm drinking carbonated water by the quarter gallon
I got a leather jacket
I got a little hat on
I'm drinking carbonated water by the quarter gallon
Happy day the flux capacitor was invented to all those who celebrate
November 6, 2023 at 2:05 AM
Happy day the flux capacitor was invented to all those who celebrate
So, having just finished the Starfield main quest... they were clearly going for a 2001 vibe but it ended up feeling a lot more like a mix of Doctor Who and... Highlander? Of all things? 🤷♂️
November 4, 2023 at 1:17 AM
So, having just finished the Starfield main quest... they were clearly going for a 2001 vibe but it ended up feeling a lot more like a mix of Doctor Who and... Highlander? Of all things? 🤷♂️
Me when I'm casually watching What We Do In The Shadows and Lauren Collins appears
October 31, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Me when I'm casually watching What We Do In The Shadows and Lauren Collins appears
Top 3 favourite Canadian bands whose lead singers sing with a British accent for some reason
Spirit of the West
Platinum Blonde
Stars (Torq not Amy)
Spirit of the West
Platinum Blonde
Stars (Torq not Amy)
October 30, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Top 3 favourite Canadian bands whose lead singers sing with a British accent for some reason
Spirit of the West
Platinum Blonde
Stars (Torq not Amy)
Spirit of the West
Platinum Blonde
Stars (Torq not Amy)
Turns out my decision to NOT dress in costume for the @danmanganmusic concert was good because @megbluedawn DID and therefore I got to take photos of her being gleeful when all the costumed folks were called up onstage during the finale 😍🎃🎸
October 29, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Turns out my decision to NOT dress in costume for the @danmanganmusic concert was good because @megbluedawn DID and therefore I got to take photos of her being gleeful when all the costumed folks were called up onstage during the finale 😍🎃🎸
Apparently the view count on your unlisted YouTube video self tape is a good indicator of whether you're gonna book the job or not and now I'm depressed
October 28, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Apparently the view count on your unlisted YouTube video self tape is a good indicator of whether you're gonna book the job or not and now I'm depressed
*self-taping for a video game*
WIFE: ...
ME: What?
WIFE: Those were some weird choices.
ME: Right, so, the breakdown was vague to prevent leaks, but like... this scene feels like it's from a new [REDACTED] game so...?
*beat*
WIFE: ...okay nevermind that was the right kind of weird then
WIFE: ...
ME: What?
WIFE: Those were some weird choices.
ME: Right, so, the breakdown was vague to prevent leaks, but like... this scene feels like it's from a new [REDACTED] game so...?
*beat*
WIFE: ...okay nevermind that was the right kind of weird then
October 27, 2023 at 9:29 PM
*self-taping for a video game*
WIFE: ...
ME: What?
WIFE: Those were some weird choices.
ME: Right, so, the breakdown was vague to prevent leaks, but like... this scene feels like it's from a new [REDACTED] game so...?
*beat*
WIFE: ...okay nevermind that was the right kind of weird then
WIFE: ...
ME: What?
WIFE: Those were some weird choices.
ME: Right, so, the breakdown was vague to prevent leaks, but like... this scene feels like it's from a new [REDACTED] game so...?
*beat*
WIFE: ...okay nevermind that was the right kind of weird then
Okay, you can make the red mana pancakes strawberry because strawberry is red but if you have the gall to name them PYROBLAST PANCAKES they've gotta be slathered in Tabasco come on I don't make the rules
are you okay hun you've hardly touched your chandras pyroblast pancakes
October 24, 2023 at 1:38 AM
Okay, you can make the red mana pancakes strawberry because strawberry is red but if you have the gall to name them PYROBLAST PANCAKES they've gotta be slathered in Tabasco come on I don't make the rules
A few weeks ago I was my Dad's entourage on the set of an upcoming documentary about his former co-worker, the late great John Candy. He did so great in the interview!
October 23, 2023 at 8:45 PM
A few weeks ago I was my Dad's entourage on the set of an upcoming documentary about his former co-worker, the late great John Candy. He did so great in the interview!
I'm beyond pleased to announce that my latest play, 'Bigfoot!' will premiere in August 2024 at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre!
Get your tickets now!
psft.ca/event/bigfoot/
Get your tickets now!
psft.ca/event/bigfoot/
October 18, 2023 at 9:04 PM
I'm beyond pleased to announce that my latest play, 'Bigfoot!' will premiere in August 2024 at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre!
Get your tickets now!
psft.ca/event/bigfoot/
Get your tickets now!
psft.ca/event/bigfoot/
My buddy Kevin just saved the latest episode of my podcast from my old hard drive, and while doing so he unironically said "I'm gonna have to hack into this" and folks, I gotta say, it was really fuckin badass
October 12, 2023 at 4:12 PM
My buddy Kevin just saved the latest episode of my podcast from my old hard drive, and while doing so he unironically said "I'm gonna have to hack into this" and folks, I gotta say, it was really fuckin badass
Hold up hold up so Charles DIDN'T push Ben down the elevator shaft, despite being set up to have selective, stress-induced amnesia SEVERAL TIMES earlier in the season?!
October 11, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Hold up hold up so Charles DIDN'T push Ben down the elevator shaft, despite being set up to have selective, stress-induced amnesia SEVERAL TIMES earlier in the season?!
I did a dance call last week and at the end the director called all the he/hims up and said "okay now do the first 16 counts of the 'bye bye bye' choreo" and I hate dance calls so much I believed him for a good two seconds
September 26, 2023 at 4:03 PM
I did a dance call last week and at the end the director called all the he/hims up and said "okay now do the first 16 counts of the 'bye bye bye' choreo" and I hate dance calls so much I believed him for a good two seconds
Just submitted an audition tape for a role that is, as per the breakdown, 'NAMES ONLY' soooo fingers crossed my reach has not exceeded my grasp
September 26, 2023 at 2:54 AM
Just submitted an audition tape for a role that is, as per the breakdown, 'NAMES ONLY' soooo fingers crossed my reach has not exceeded my grasp
"I have been in the [trying to platinum this game] business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
September 6, 2023 at 4:47 AM
"I have been in the [trying to platinum this game] business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
I'm playing an online TTRPG and because of a bug all our attack modifiers have been replaced with "NaN," so I've been yelling "I'm about to go NaN!" when I attack and none of my friends are getting my very good joke about one of the best albums of 2011
September 4, 2023 at 11:56 PM
I'm playing an online TTRPG and because of a bug all our attack modifiers have been replaced with "NaN," so I've been yelling "I'm about to go NaN!" when I attack and none of my friends are getting my very good joke about one of the best albums of 2011