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Confirmed guests attending the 2012 "Fan Expo Canada", @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, August 23-26, celebrating comic books, animation, science fiction and video gaming, will include actors Rose McGowan ("Charmed"), Gillian Anderson and William B. Davis ("The X-Files").

Also confirmed are actors Julie Benz ("Dexter"), LeVar Burton ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"), Jamie Bamber ("Battlestar Galactica") and Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead").

Screenwriter David Hayter ("Watchmen") will also attend with director John Carpenter ("The Thing") and more confirmed actors including Chris Sarandon ("The Night Before Christmas"), Kate Mulgrew ("Star Trek Voyager"), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate Atlantis"), Amanda Tapping ("Stargate"), Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk"), John Barrowman ("Doctor Who"), Alan Tudyk ("Firefly"), David Prowse ("Star Wars"), Sean Patrick Flannery ("The Boondock Saints") and Christopher Lloyd ("Back to The Future").

With more than 80,000 fans expected and 700 exhibitors/retail vendors covering over 400,000 square feet, the event will also present a special 'Masquerade Ball', the official...

Scott Speedman discusses his character Boogie in Barney's Version, working with Paul Giamatti, future projects, and more.

Scott Speedman was first introduced to American TV audiences with his role as Ben Covington on the hit TV series Felicity. He transitioned easily into film with roles in the highly underrated cop drama Dark Blue, the hit vampire adventure Underworld, and The Strangers. His latest movie is Barney's Version, which was released in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on June 28. I recently had the chance to speak with this talented actor over the phone. Here's what he had to say.

I was curious what are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you read for a character named Boogie?

Scott Speedman: (Laughs) Well, yeah, it sounds like a very fun part, right off the bat. I auditioned for that part specifically and I thought it would be a great part,...

This is the Pure Movies review of Barney's Version, directed by Richard J. Lewis and starring Paul Giamatti, Macha Grenon, Paul Gross, Atom Egoyan, Mark Camacho, David Pryde, Paula Jean Hixson and Mark Addy. Barney's Version is exactly what it claims to be, at least as far as the title goes - a highly partial 'version' of a life. What unfolds on-screen (or in the trailer, which gives away almost every plot point) is the self-justification of a maudlin, chauvinistic man who imaginatively recasts himself as both a hero and a victim. The film is billed as a heart-warming comedy, but perhaps this description only applies if one happens to be a male approaching his autumn years.