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Day 6 | Mar 1, 2013 | 11:38

Why did an Oscar winning visual effects company go bankrupt?

Visual effects company Rhythm & Hues won an Oscar for their work on Life of Pi. But they've also declared bankruptcy. The VFX industry says it's in crisis. Scott Ross, founder of Digital Domain and former general manager of Industrial Light and Magic, explains why.

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Day 6 - The questionable greatness of Gatsby: A debateMay 11, 2013 | 11:39Day 6 The questionable greatness of Gatsby: A debate Audio
Day 6 The questionable greatness of Gatsby: A debate May 11, 2013 | 11:39Is Gatsby, perhaps, not so great? Brent moderates a friendly debate between Kathryn Schulz, author of "Why I Despise The Great Gatsby," and Anne Margaret Daniel, a professor of literature at New York's New School and an F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar.
Day 6 - After Amanda Berry's escape, revisiting Sylvia Browne's track recordMay 11, 2013 | 12:52Day 6 After Amanda Berry's escape, revisiting Sylvia Browne's track record Audio
Day 6 After Amanda Berry's escape, revisiting Sylvia Browne's track record May 11, 2013 | 12:52After the disappearance of her daughter, Louwana Miller sought out psychic Sylvia Browne to find out anything she could. Regina Brett and James Randi talk about the cynical game of celebrity psychics.
Day 6 - 05/11/13 Psychic fails Berry | Hockey Superstitions | Abuse Allegations African Church | Cody Wilson 3D Gun | Despising GatsbyMay 10, 2013 | 54:00Day 6 05/11/13 Psychic fails Berry | Hockey Superstitions | Abuse Allegations African Church | Cody Wilson 3D Gun | Despising Gatsby Audio
Day 6 05/11/13 Psychic fails Berry | Hockey Superstitions | Abuse Allegations African Church | Cody Wilson 3D Gun | Despising Gatsby May 10, 2013 | 54:00Psychic fails Berry | Hockey Superstitions | Abuse Allegations African Church | Cody Wilson 3D Gun | Despising Gatsby
Day 6 - 5/18/13 Rob Ford | Jolie + Gene Patents | Dan Brown | No Lawyers | Victoria DayMay 18, 2013 | 55:00Day 6 5/18/13 Rob Ford | Jolie + Gene Patents | Dan Brown | No Lawyers | Victoria Day Audio
Day 6 5/18/13 Rob Ford | Jolie + Gene Patents | Dan Brown | No Lawyers | Victoria Day May 18, 2013 | 55:00Drug Allegations and Rob Ford | Gene Patents and Ethics | Should I Read It: Dan Brown's Inferno | Canadians Who Self-Represent | Victoria Day 2.0
Day 6 - Your day in court without a lawyer: why many Canadians have no choiceMay 18, 2013 | 14:47Day 6 Your day in court without a lawyer: why many Canadians have no choice Audio
Day 6 Your day in court without a lawyer: why many Canadians have no choice May 18, 2013 | 14:47More Canadians are going to court without a lawyer. Most can’t afford to hire counsel, and are forced to learn complicated law and procedure just to have their day in court. Why is this happening, and how are the courts adjusting?
Day 6 - Robyn Doolittle on Rob Ford crack cocaine allegationsMay 18, 2013 | 9:04Day 6 Robyn Doolittle on Rob Ford crack cocaine allegations Audio
Day 6 Robyn Doolittle on Rob Ford crack cocaine allegations May 18, 2013 | 9:04Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle on Rob Ford crack cocaine use allegations. She says the holders of the video have "gone underground", but she is still in contact with her source.
Day 6 - Riffed from the headlines 05/18/13May 18, 2013 | 1:06Day 6 Riffed from the headlines 05/18/13 Audio
Day 6 Riffed from the headlines 05/18/13 May 18, 2013 | 1:06Riffed from the Headlines is our weekly music-meets-the-news quiz. Can you guess the story that connects the three riffs? Listen below. Email us at daysix @ cbc dot ca with your answer. Don't forget to include your mailing address!
Day 6 - Very superstitious: Examining weird hockey ritualsMay 11, 2013 | 6:57Day 6 Very superstitious: Examining weird hockey rituals Audio
Day 6 Very superstitious: Examining weird hockey rituals May 11, 2013 | 6:57After The New York Islanders stopped shaving during their 1980s playoff run and went on to win four Stanley Cups in a row, it's become widely accepted: no beard, no cup. The playoff beard is one of the most cherished hockey rituals, but hockey players pra
Day 6 - Should I read it? Dan Brown's "Inferno"May 18, 2013 | 8:03Day 6 Should I read it? Dan Brown's "Inferno" Audio
Day 6 Should I read it? Dan Brown's "Inferno" May 18, 2013 | 8:03Dan Brown is back with a new thriller that's the odds-on favourite for beach book of the summer. "Inferno" features the return of Robert Langdon. But is Brown's latest worth the read? To help you decide, Brent speaks to Day 6 Books columnist Becky Toyne.
Day 6 - Angelina Jolie, Genes and PatentsMay 18, 2013 | 15:55Day 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents Audio
Day 6 Angelina Jolie, Genes and Patents May 18, 2013 | 15:55The gene that told Angelina Jolie she would likely develop breast cancer is patented. But can someone patent a gene that everyone has in their body? Brent discusses the ethics of gene patenting with Andrew Coen and Richard Gold.
Day 6 - Zach Braff on Kickstarter crowdfundingMay 4, 2013 | 9:19Day 6 Zach Braff on Kickstarter crowdfunding Audio
Day 6 Zach Braff on Kickstarter crowdfunding May 4, 2013 | 9:19After writing a new movie script with his brother, Zach Braff was worried he'd have to surrender too much creative control if he financed the film through Hollywood investors. Instead, he asked fans to fund the movie themselves on Kickstarter. We spoke to
Day 6 - 3D-printed gun plans trigger response by the US State DepartmentMay 11, 2013 | 9:08Day 6 3D-printed gun plans trigger response by the US State Department Audio
Day 6 3D-printed gun plans trigger response by the US State Department May 11, 2013 | 9:08Earlier this week, law student Cody Wilson fired a successful shot from the world's first 3D printed gun. After posting free design blueprints for the gun online, the US State Department asked Cody to take them down. We talk to Cody about his plastic gun.
Day 6 - Sex abuse in the African Catholic church: One priest's experienceMay 11, 2013 | 9:08Day 6 Sex abuse in the African Catholic church: One priest's experience Audio
Day 6 Sex abuse in the African Catholic church: One priest's experience May 11, 2013 | 9:08The Catholic faith has grown explosively in Africa over the last decade, and now the African church is being forced to confront an issue that has rocked Catholicism to its core elsewhere in the world: sex abuse. In March, Ugandan priest Anthony Musaala wr
Day 6 - Joe Sacco on Journalism and War Reportage ComicsJun 29, 2012 | 10:57Day 6 Joe Sacco on Journalism and War Reportage Comics Audio
Day 6 Joe Sacco on Journalism and War Reportage Comics Jun 29, 2012 | 10:57Joe Sacco is a pioneer of the genre of war reportage comics. He joins Brent Bambury for a chat about his new collection "Journalism".
Day 6 - 05/04/13 - Zach Braff | Out in the NBA | Edgy Ads | Defending Alleged Terrorists | Indian ElectionsMay 4, 2013 | 53:59Day 6 05/04/13 - Zach Braff | Out in the NBA | Edgy Ads | Defending Alleged Terrorists | Indian Elections Audio
Day 6 05/04/13 - Zach Braff | Out in the NBA | Edgy Ads | Defending Alleged Terrorists | Indian Elections May 4, 2013 | 53:59** Jason Collins Comes Out ** Mountain Dew Ad Controversy ** Lawyers Defending Terror Suspects ** What Indian Elections Get Right ** Zach Braff Raises Cash

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